Please join me in commending K8UT for the extensive testing and analysis of the CI-V PW1 issues. I have been a DX4WIN user and loyal fan since its introduction at Dayton many years ago. I am using DX4WIN with an ICOM 756PRO3 and a recently purchased PW1. My main issues have been described by K8UT: Random errors in frequency reporting to the software and the annoying clacking relays in the PW1 while rotating the PRO3 frequency knob. Fortunately, I have not had a hot switch catastrophe. I am currently running TRANSCIEVE=OFF in the PRO3 as a temporary stopgap measure. However, if one changes bands from the PRO3 front panel and does not wait to transmit (sometimes up to 10 seconds) there could be a band mismatch between the transceiver and amplifier. Not good. Be Careful! My sincere hope is that Paul would be kind to us and implement some or all of K8UT's suggestions. Yes, I am convinced that this is a PW-1 design fault and not the responsibility of logging software providers to implement patches to correct ICOM's deficiencies. However, I doubt that ICOM will retrofit the existing firmware in all our PW1 amplifiers. In that light, Paul, your loyal fans need and would greatly appreciate your kind help! I believe that at least one of the patches recommended by K8UT would not be difficult. That patch would involve having the software send out the broadcast command which would reset the PW1's asynchronous ten second timer before it fires. Sending this along with the DX4WIN two second poll would certainly correct many of our problems. Paul, Thank you for considering this request from your appreciative user/fans. DX4WIN is great!
73, Bill W8NN (W8HVX when DX4WIN was introduced) ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Dx4win@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
