Dick, I have just finished testing for this problem, here is my setup.
Mac Mini with Snow Leopard 10.6.1 Fldigi 3.13AN FT817 5 watts Miracle Antenna (used this to set close to the Mac Mini so as to induce some RFI, it does on the Mini) Rascal Interface USB to Serial Converter (listed as /dev.cu/usbserial<http://dev.cu/USBserial>on my system) Tested All modes Results: I can not duplicate the problem on this setup. The capturing QSO Data works as it should per the instructions. Tried same test setup using Virtual Machines with Ubuntu 9.04, Windows XP, Windows RC beta. No problem found using Virtual Machines but the same hardware setup. I am wondering if some feedback or RFI is getting into the interface which might cause this to happen. By chance are you and Jeff using the same interface? This is a very curious phenomena you have observed. I can confirm the problem does not exist using FT857 in the Shack with Linux Mint or Ubuntu 9.04 using Rig Blaster M8 with 25 watts into Inverted V or the Mystery Antenna using MFJ Autotuner. I will try and set up to test on the Mobile later this week. That will be using a Macbook with 10.6.1 the FT857 in the car and Hustler antenna setup. Again this will be using a Rascal Interface as I use those in my portable and mobile operations. Will let everyone know the results of that when completed. 73's Mike On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 5:26 AM, Dick Kriss <aa5vu at att.net> wrote: > I made a few QSO?s using fldgi-3.13AN in the Makrothen > RTTY contest where the exchange is the grid square. Fldigi > did fine but I noticed one item and I am not sure if this is > normal or an RFI issue with my setup. > > Reference: Capturing QSO data > <http://www.w1hkj.com/FldigiHelp/Logbook.html> > > One of the fldigi Contest Long Menu items is the ability > right-click on the received report (in this case the grid > square) and select Exchange in and fldigi will log the > exchange. > > The item I noticed was this option would not work while > I was transmitting. I don't know if that is a limitation > of fldigi or if it was due to RFI? > > I was mostly using Search and Pounce mode and I > would sent my call Macro (hiscall DE mycall mycall K) > and he would ACK my call and send his grid twice. I > then would use my Report macro (hiscall EM10 EM10 mycall > TU) and while I was transmitting I would try to select > and log his report using the right-click/Exchnage in > option. This was when I observed I could not use the > capture data option when I was transmitting. I had > to wait until my Report macro finished sending before > I could select and log his report. I gave up trying to > use the capture data option and just typed in the > data - it was much faster. > > Is the fldigi capture QSO data option blanked (or > locked out) while fldigi is sending data? > > 73 Dick AA5VU > > > _______________________________________________ > fldigi-alpha mailing list > fldigi-alpha at lists.berlios.de > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/fldigi-alpha > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://lists.berlios.de/pipermail/fldigi-alpha/attachments/20091013/ecb147b8/attachment.html
