Well I just tried the 8 possible combinations or the DTR, RTS, and CTS for my radio and none of them allowed it to read the radio. I was looking at the log and I had a QSO on May 27 with China and it worked then. The next one was June 22 and it didn't work then, because I remembered having to type in the frequency after I left the station I had to go back and find him to get the correct frequency. I didn't think anything about it because I had found that if I turned on the radio after starting DXBase that sometimes they may not talk to each other and thought that is what I had done. Didn't even turn on the radio on until the end of August when my brother-in-law was visiting to show him the radio and logging program. I typed in my call and everything was filled in except the correct mode and frequency, but I was able to show him how I could click on an internet spot and it would move to the right frequency and mode.
Has me totally lost since I have the same problem with two different radios and two differnt COM ports. I checked and later on May 27th I installed PalmOne software which uses a HotSync program through a COM port. It was set to COM5. The only other software installed before June 22 was software for my Microsoft keyboard. The HotSync has been turned off because the Palm that I had died, but I still use the software because I have all my contacts and other information stored in it. Even turned on HotSync to see if it might be set to COM1, but it was still set to COM5, so that isn't it. Even if it was that is only one COM port that would be affected, not two. Sure wish there was a program that would scan the computer to see what programs used what ports. 73 Bob From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 11 13:03:52 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Main) Date: Sun Sep 11 13:10:12 2005 Subject: [Dxbase] Some Findings on my COM ports Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joseph, you gave me an idea. In the DXBase folder off the Start Menu is DXB Driver Setup. So I checked that and found that the addresses for some of the ports were not the same as in the device manager, they are now, but it didn't matter. I also went into the Device Manger and made sure the settings for ports 1 and 3 matched what I had in DXB, including speed, flow control (hardware) and everything else. Rebooted and still no difference. One thing I am not sure of is the FIFO setting and didn't get any hits in the Help file about it. I just went through checking the DTR, RTS and CTS settings on the second rig. Found out that if CTS is turned on that DXBase fusses big time about it, so it didn't take long to check the 4 possibilities of the DTR and RTS switches. Again same old thing. What still doesn't make sense is that fact that I am having the same problem with two different rigs on two different ports. Bob From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Sep 11 15:17:29 2005 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jack) Date: Sun Sep 11 15:23:58 2005 Subject: [Dxbase] Some Findings on my COM ports References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bob, Both of your radios most likely should have the cts box checked. If something is "fussing" when you do that, it is because some other device on your machine is also seizing the same port. The DXB driver setup has no bearing on your comports for radio use. Regards, Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Main" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "DXBase" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 1:03 PM Subject: [Dxbase] Some Findings on my COM ports Joseph, you gave me an idea. In the DXBase folder off the Start Menu is DXB Driver Setup. So I checked that and found that the addresses for some of the ports were not the same as in the device manager, they are now, but it didn't matter. I also went into the Device Manger and made sure the settings for ports 1 and 3 matched what I had in DXB, including speed, flow control (hardware) and everything else. Rebooted and still no difference. One thing I am not sure of is the FIFO setting and didn't get any hits in the Help file about it. I just went through checking the DTR, RTS and CTS settings on the second rig. Found out that if CTS is turned on that DXBase fusses big time about it, so it didn't take long to check the 4 possibilities of the DTR and RTS switches. Again same old thing. What still doesn't make sense is that fact that I am having the same problem with two different rigs on two different ports. Bob ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
