Wes, maybe I read your email wrong, but you implied that setting up the com0com pairs was a PITA. You used the acronym PITA and I assumed you were talking about com0com. That's why I commented that you actually do not need to look at the device manager because it appears that confused you. Like anything, it isn't a PITA after you understand how it works. I showed that in the video because it would be a natural question for guys to look at. But again, you do not need to look at the device manager unless you are curious. I find it humorous you are using a 12 year old logging program that is no longer supported. ;) wink, wink. Wow. :) DXBase must really be something special. ;) I doubt I'll be switching to DXBase any time soon.
You said you were using Omni-rig with WSJT... there is no reason for that with Win4K3Suite. You could probably use LP-Bridge too and avoid using Omni-Rig. You could if you needed to (use Omni-Rig with Win4K3Suite) but I see no reason for it unless you like to complicate your setup... that's what I said in my previous email. The mis-mash of LP-Bridge and Omni-Rig etc... gets ugly. And if you were using NaP3 with LP-Bridge you would see the instability issues much more often... the dreaded red X in the NaP3 screen. But again, it doesn't sound like you are doing that. You are using SpectraVue?? and I'm not familiar with that, but if it directly supports the K3 CAT feed connection you could simply setup a virtual com0com pair there and SpectraVue would think it was directly connected to the K3. If you leave your computer running all the time, I'm not sure why the UAC and or start up of software is a concern either. That seemed like a big deal for some reason in your email I replied to. If auto start of DXBase from Win4K3Suite is a show stopper, you better stick with LP-Bridge, but I see no reason why you couldn't setup a batch file for that and have Win4K3Suite start up the batch file that runs DXBase. You can see that when you select an auto start program, .bat is one of the options. Anyway, good luck... if you want to keep this discussion going, I would suggest we take it off the list here and send direct email. You asked for input on sharing the K3 CAT feed and if you wanted my opinion on Win4K3Suite you certainly got it... :) I won't be replying on the elecraft list again related to our discussion. Send me an email direct. Max NG7M Max, I'm not necessarily set on using LP-Bridge, although it is suiting my needs. As to its age, my logging program hasn't been updated in 12 years and it still works fine. I don't have a problem with the start up time, generally, the computer is on all of the time and my programs are all loaded. I don't really care about CAT commands as long as 1) my logging program can read the K3 frequency and mode, 2) SpectraVue can communicate with the K3 and vice versa, 3) a couple of other programs can do the same. I never said I was using Omni-rig with Win4K3, that I found necessary to run FT8 using LPB at someone's suggestion. I find it a bit humorous to have you tell me that I didn't need to look at Device Manager since I got the idea by watching your video @29:30 (Yes, I did watch it and it was helpful). I launch DXBase using a Windows task to avoid the UAC prompt. I have a desktop shortcut that points to that task. I can run that script in LPB to autostart DXBase but AFAIK it won't autostart in Win4K3. Wes -- M. George ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
