On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 10:56:50 -0400, KF9YL wrote: >?Today when I tried sending cw, I heard >?the cw clearly through my computer's speakers, but it sent one >?solid, continuous cw tone to the radio (Kenwood TS-850). ?The tone >?would continue until I restarted the computer. ?When I then >?restarted the computer and DX4WIN and began trying to send cw, the >?same thing happend. CW ok on the computer's speakers, solid >?unstoppable cw tone to the rig. ?I tried another cable and had the >?same results. > >?I also tried sending cw use my straight key and the rig worked >?perfectly.
I came into my shack one evening to find that my TS2000 was being continuously keyed on 40m. Luckily, I had been using PSK31 before and had the power dailed back to about 40 watts instead of full power or the rig might have been melted down, though I really don't know how long the transmitter had been keyed. After checking to make sure the bug wasn't being pressed (yeah, I know, if the bug was depressed it should have been sending dashes or dots instead of a solid tone)., and powering down the radio a couple of times, I thought to pull the manual key plug (which is connected to the LPT port on my computer to send CW) and the keying stopped. Like you, I tried closing down DX4Win (which was the only app running except for Tardis, which sets the clock's time). No joy. Rebooted several times, and it finally stopped. I never could determine exactly what inside the computer was bringing the LPT line down to key the rig - it happened about a month ago, and has not happened again. I pulled the CW key plug line from the rig - and only plugged it in when I would test or use it. After a while, my confidence has grown to the point where I'm leaving it in, now, but still keep the radio power dialed down (mostly, since I'm using PSK31 a lot, that's not a problem for me). As Grace Hopper once explained... it must be the bugs. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- R. Wayne Day N5WD [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fort Worth, Texas USA ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Sep 16 18:52:18 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Reisert AD1C) Date: Sat Sep 16 18:54:49 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] QRZ online Database In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:15 PM 9/7/2006, Phillip Walker wrote: >How do I make QRZ on Line Callsign Database mesh with DX4win or will it. http://dx4win.ad1c.us Find the QRZ.COM application note. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us
