Hi Folks, I have decided to delay releasing DX4WIN.CTY #34 until late this week or early next week. This will allow me to process the October, 2006 spots file, as well as lookup QSL managers from this past weekend's CQWW Phone contest. The current release notes can be found here:
http://www.country-files.com/dx4win/history.htm#34 I should have the callsign mappings updated with some new data (mostly ZK1/North) in the next day or two. I won't start processing October spots until Wednesday, 1 November at the earliest. For those of you who have sent me callsign exceptions, thanks! See: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/dx4win/2006-October/008928.html http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/dx4win/2006-October/008929.html It's not too late to get that information to me. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Oct 30 11:12:36 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Mon Oct 30 11:19:39 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] USB-Parallel adaptors In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Tony Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has any one had any experience of using USB parallel adaptors? Just brought > a brand new Dell computer and it hasn't got any COM or LPT ports!! COM is OK > I have a 4 com port - USB adaptor, but LPT ports ............ I tried one once for a printer with a parallel interface, but it never seemed to work right. - if your printer doesn't have a USB port, throw it out and get one that does. - if you are using the LPT port for CW, switch to COM port CW keying. The USB-to-COM devices seem to be be more reliable. Search the RTTY reflector archives ( http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty/ ), I think there's a Belkin device that people seem to like (and it does FSK keying as one would expect). 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Oct 30 11:30:52 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tony Lord) Date: Mon Oct 30 11:38:00 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] USB-Parallel adaptors In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for your comments Jim, I am using 2 LPT ports, one for Guy's band decoder and the other for ARSWIN. Both only work under LPT's. I cannot rely on the signal being read directly from my Pro II to the band decoder, the voltages aint right, so it has to be parallel. Looks like I'll have to use up one (of only 2!) PCI expansion slots with a double LPT ports. Regards Tony -----Original Message----- From: Jim Reisert AD1C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 October 2006 16:13 To: Tony Lord; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dx4win] USB-Parallel adaptors --- Tony Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has any one had any experience of using USB parallel adaptors? Just brought > a brand new Dell computer and it hasn't got any COM or LPT ports!! COM is OK > I have a 4 com port - USB adaptor, but LPT ports ............ I tried one once for a printer with a parallel interface, but it never seemed to work right. - if your printer doesn't have a USB port, throw it out and get one that does. - if you are using the LPT port for CW, switch to COM port CW keying. The USB-to-COM devices seem to be be more reliable. Search the RTTY reflector archives ( http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty/ ), I think there's a Belkin device that people seem to like (and it does FSK keying as one would expect). 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
