Well I did do some more tests now The microham router doesn´t consume much memory When it is NOT accesed by a program, it is only Waiting in the background like so many other programs Just check the list in taskmanager.
I see no reason why the urouter can not run all the time in background Guy ON4AOI > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: AC0W [mailto:[email protected]] > Verzonden: maandag 16 november 2009 18:04 > Aan: ON4AOI > Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] dx4win crashes when microham router not run > > I do similar to Kostas. Wondering, if I start the router on start-up as > suggested, but do not power the microHam MK2R+ will there still be the > problem that Kostas mentions? > > With v7.03.16 (or something like that) I can use DX4Win without the > router or microHam running. When starting DX4Win, I do get error > message alerting me that ports were not found, one for each port I have > assigned. I click okay and everything works fine. I just ordered and > downloaded v8.xx yesterday. So is this a problem I can look forward to > having once I get the new version setup? > > Bill > AC0W > ---- ON4AOI <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kostas, > I just installed on my test setup a microHAM MKII + Stationmaster, > It did setup quiet easy except for FSK with FT920, there seems to be a > Problem in the rig. CW-PSK31-AFSK etc is working perfect. > On my test pc the microham router is started minimized when booting up > And I think this is the way it should be, not starting it up then can > give > You problems when you connect via USB another device that uses a > comport > It takes what is available, since your router isn´t running then it may > conflict > With your settings later on. Don´t compare the behavior of DX4WIN with > WRITELOG > because it is written in a different Code and acts different on > comports > being > there or not. > BTW the microham router doesn´t consume very much memory at all so it > can be > Started like you know when your computer starts. > > Problem of USB comports not being there is a known problem but can´t be > changed > > Guy ON4AOI > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > Van: [email protected] [mailto:dx4win- > > [email protected]] Namens Kostas Stamatis > > Verzonden: maandag 16 november 2009 16:44 > > Aan: REFLECTOR dx4win > > Onderwerp: [Dx4win] dx4win crashes when microham router not run > > > > I use a microham mk2r+ for interface between dx4win and my rig. I > have > > assigned some com ports for rig control, ptt, fsk and one port for > > winkey. > > If i run dx4win without to load the microham router, dx4win gives me > > some > > messages that com ports are not there and finally opens. But when i > try > > to > > save the log or to simply close the dx4win gives me a message like > "an > > exception occured! Thread Error: access not allowed (5)". I can not > > close > > dx4win except i terminate it via windows manager. This happens only > if > > i > > have winkey selected and not if i have a (usb or normal) com port for > > cw. I > > had the same behaviour with k1el original keyer also and this happens > > in > > ver.7 also. > > > > How Writelog acts? Well when i start Writelog and i have not router > > running, > > it will open normally (without any message) and simply i have not rig > > control, ptt, cw, etc. When i run the router all come back normally. > > > > I would like to know if this happens for you also ( i am not sure > that > > this > > happens in all computers) and second if you prefer a similar to > > writelog > > behaviour. For example i would like dx4win says that com ports are > > closed > > but continues to work and when i start the router the com ports start > > functioning (almost like writelog). > > > > Many times i want just to check the clusters spots and i want to run > > dx4win > > only for this. So i don't want to run the router every time i start > > dx4win. > > Sometimes also i forget to run the router before to run dx4win. It's > > not a > > big problem but an everyday problem for sure. I don't like to see > > dx4win > > crashes. By the way i know that i can have router start with Windows > > but > > because my computer is rather old and i use it for other work also, i > > don't > > like to load many things during startup. > > > > Kostas sv1dpi > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

