Re: [Dx4win] CW with PowerSDR not working

2009-09-23 Thread Mel
It sounds like the Virtual Port software is not passing through the RTS/DTR state. Is there a setting for this? Rick Hambly (W2GPS) wrote: Mel, No, I don't need PTT. I can use PowerSDR's break-in mode as I do for the iambic paddles. However I tried eliminating PTT from the equation and

Re: [Dx4win] CW with PowerSDR not working

2009-09-23 Thread Rick Hambly (W2GPS)
Mel, No, there is no setting in the VCP software. As far as I know it always passes the control signals. Note that I said that when I substitute MixW in CW mode for DX4WIN, without making any other changes, the PTT and kelines work fine through the VCP software. Rick W2GPS -Original

Re: [Dx4win] CW with PowerSDR not working

2009-09-23 Thread Rick Hambly (W2GPS)
All, As a follow-up to the problem below I found a way to temporarily free up some lower numbered ports and had some degree of success. First, I switched from VCOM to the more full featured com0com. This did not help. Then I changed COM ports around a bit... DX4WIN = COM24 = com0com = COM25 =

[Dx4win] Questions about Vista and DX4WIN

2009-09-23 Thread Karl Oyster
Had a failure of the motherboard in my Dell computer so had to replace it (with an HP this time). Unfortunately, I think, it came with Vista as the operating system. I have access to a free upgrade to Windows 7 (as soon as I figure out what I have to do to get it) but in the mean time, I

[Dx4win] FW: Questions about Vista and DX4WIN

2009-09-23 Thread Gary E. Jones
-Original Message- From: Gary E. Jones [mailto:garyejo...@cmaaccess.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:19 PM To: 'Karl Oyster' Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Questions about Vista and DX4WIN Karl; For some reason, Microsoft figured that people did not need telnet capabilities in