In an earlier post I asked for help from the collective wisdom of this group.
In response I received a lot, some via the reflector, some privately. I would
like to thank all for the assistance.
Some of what I learned I'll repeat.
1) WSJT-X can be run using port sharing despite the common wisdom. I found
that Omni-rig was the answer, in my case anyway.
2) LP-Bridge will work, if Omni-rig is used and WSJT-X is "connected" to the
first virtual port.
3) Contrary to popular belief, LP-Bridge was stable. (I've been running it for
years without WSJT)
4) I'm trying the trial version of Win4K3Suite. If com0com is used, it too
works, with one caveat so far.
5) Setting up the ports is a PITA and one secret is to "Save" things that you
think are configured.
6) Looking at com0com ports in Windows Device Manager only the last pair will
show the two comport IDs. The way my brain works this made it appear that the
previously setup pairs were broken; they're not.
7) LP-Bridge will autostart programs flawlessly. It does take longer than
Win4K3 to initiate because it creates the virtual ports at runtime.
8) It seems that Win4K3 will not autostart programs unless they are .exes. The
way I have DXBase installed (recommended) is in the root directory. Windows UAC
will prompt for permission to run the .exe, so I use a Windows task to start the
program. LP-Bridge will execute the task, Win4K3 will not, so I have to start
it manually answering to UAC before Win4K3 will start. If this can be fixed, I
might be inclined to buy the program.
Comments welcome.
Wes N7WS
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