[Dx4win] Error messages
When keying CW, I sometimes had consecutive two error mesages as follows: a. Could not open COM8 for keying:ie_Open - device already open. and then: b. Radio time out. Radio interface has been disabled To restore it, I must re-open the software in my notebook. I am using ver 8.04 with Windows 7 as the OS. I used a homemade interface made of two pcs of transistors 2N and two resistors 1.2k to my Icom 746Pro with cable USB 2.0 to serial that has FTDI chipset. Could someone help me to explain what would be the cause, please? Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] Error messages
I also have noticed this but occasionally. I believe that usb to serial driver is not loaded so quickly because our computer are not so fast. If you wait for a while or open another program first, there will not be a problem. 73 Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - From: Jo, YC0LOW yc0...@gmail.com To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:19 PM Subject: [Dx4win] Error messages When keying CW, I sometimes had consecutive two error mesages as follows: a. Could not open COM8 for keying:ie_Open - device already open. and then: b. Radio time out. Radio interface has been disabled To restore it, I must re-open the software in my notebook. I am using ver 8.04 with Windows 7 as the OS. I used a homemade interface made of two pcs of transistors 2N and two resistors 1.2k to my Icom 746Pro with cable USB 2.0 to serial that has FTDI chipset. Could someone help me to explain what would be the cause, please? Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] Error messages
Hi Kostas and Dave, Many thanks for your responses. Dave, it happened only in the middle of the usage i.e: when the programme is running. Booting up process is always going fine. I never had problems whatsoever when using the software in my older laptop which its OS was Windows XP. Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Dave Sharred g3...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: To be clear in Jo's initial email; are you talking about start up of DX4Win or when the program is running? If you are talking at start up; I have seen the same sort of behaviour on 2 PC's (Win XP and WIN7). IN the past (XP, older PC, earlier DX4Win) I also concluded that the driver was not installed correctly on a newly booted PC. I still see this sometimes on my new WIN 7 laptop. I will install the driver at start up, which I think will provide the answer; later today. (BTW - I am using MicroHam USBII as my rig interface) 73 Dave G3NKC --- On Wed, 15/9/10, Kostas Stamatis sv1...@otenet.gr wrote: From: Kostas Stamatis sv1...@otenet.gr Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Error messages To: REFLECTOR dx4win dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, 15 September, 2010, 15:40 I also have noticed this but occasionally. I believe that usb to serial driver is not loaded so quickly because our computer are not so fast. If you wait for a while or open another program first, there will not be a problem. 73 Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - From: Jo, YC0LOW yc0...@gmail.com To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:19 PM Subject: [Dx4win] Error messages When keying CW, I sometimes had consecutive two error mesages as follows: a. Could not open COM8 for keying:ie_Open - device already open. and then: b. Radio time out. Radio interface has been disabled To restore it, I must re-open the software in my notebook. I am using ver 8.04 with Windows 7 as the OS. I used a homemade interface made of two pcs of transistors 2N and two resistors 1.2k to my Icom 746Pro with cable USB 2.0 to serial that has FTDI chipset. Could someone help me to explain what would be the cause, please? Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] Error messages
Well Jo, I did wonder when it failed , from your 1st note! Kostas was referring only to start up. Does it only fail when you TX; in which case it could be RF that is causing the interface to fail ? If so, you may need to filter/screen your leads? Maybe ferrites or decoupling capacitors? The other thing I have seen is failure when the PC is idle for a long time; parts of your PC may go to sleep when not in use; if you think it could be this then you would need to check your power save options. This happened on my older XP PC. 73 Dave G3NKC -Original Message- From: dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jo, YC0LOW Sent: 15 September 2010 16:13 To: REFLECTOR dx4win Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Error messages Hi Kostas and Dave, Many thanks for your responses. Dave, it happened only in the middle of the usage i.e: when the programme is running. Booting up process is always going fine. I never had problems whatsoever when using the software in my older laptop which its OS was Windows XP. Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 9:50 PM, Dave Sharred g3...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: To be clear in Jo's initial email; are you talking about start up of DX4Win or when the program is running? If you are talking at start up; I have seen the same sort of behaviour on 2 PC's (Win XP and WIN7). IN the past (XP, older PC, earlier DX4Win) I also concluded that the driver was not installed correctly on a newly booted PC. I still see this sometimes on my new WIN 7 laptop. I will install the driver at start up, which I think will provide the answer; later today. (BTW - I am using MicroHam USBII as my rig interface) 73 Dave G3NKC --- On Wed, 15/9/10, Kostas Stamatis sv1...@otenet.gr wrote: From: Kostas Stamatis sv1...@otenet.gr Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Error messages To: REFLECTOR dx4win dx4win@mailman.qth.net Date: Wednesday, 15 September, 2010, 15:40 I also have noticed this but occasionally. I believe that usb to serial driver is not loaded so quickly because our computer are not so fast. If you wait for a while or open another program first, there will not be a problem. 73 Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - From: Jo, YC0LOW yc0...@gmail.com To: Dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 2:19 PM Subject: [Dx4win] Error messages When keying CW, I sometimes had consecutive two error mesages as follows: a. Could not open COM8 for keying:ie_Open - device already open. and then: b. Radio time out. Radio interface has been disabled To restore it, I must re-open the software in my notebook. I am using ver 8.04 with Windows 7 as the OS. I used a homemade interface made of two pcs of transistors 2N and two resistors 1.2k to my Icom 746Pro with cable USB 2.0 to serial that has FTDI chipset. Could someone help me to explain what would be the cause, please? Tnx es 73 de Jo, YC0LOW __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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 __ 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
[Dx4win] can't send Paul an EMAIL?
Anyone know how to ask Paul a question. I sent him an EMAIL and it bounces back to me. George W2YJ __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] anyone help with rig files?
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 4:13 PM, george goofy...@rochester.rr.com wrote: I'm trying to stop the frequency updating in the QSO window to stop the problem I have with my Icom 7600/PW1/computer CI-V data clashing. Do you have transceive turned off on the 7600? That can cause problems with collisions, and is not necessary when using DX4WIN. I would like to open up the rig file for the Icom 7600_500hz which is a .rig extension but I cannot open it.I know in older DX4WIN versions I could open up the various rig files but since they have been changed to .rig I can't open them. They're just text files. Assuming Windows 7: Right click, then choose Open. Pick Select a program from a list of installed programs then click OK. Choose Notepad, click OK, and Bob's your Uncle. 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] anyone help with rig files?
You can't fix the problem in the rig file, you have to turn of CI-V transceive in the radio's interface. DX4Win polls... that's the way it's written. You can't normally open a .rig file by clicking on it unless you set up a file association between notepad and the .rig extension. Just open Notepad then open the file. Or you can rename the .rig file to .txt and when you are finished editing it, rename it to .rig On 2010-09-15 16:13, george wrote: I'm trying to stop the frequency updating in the QSO window to stop the problem I have with my Icom 7600/PW1/computer CI-V data clashing. I would like to open up the rig file for the Icom 7600_500hz which is a .rig extension but I cannot open it.I know in older DX4WIN versions I could open up the various rig files but since they have been changed to .rig I can't open them. Any help? George W2YJ __ 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 __ 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
Re: [Dx4win] anyone help with rig files?
On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 7:55 PM, Mel ve...@videotron.ca wrote: You can't fix the problem in the rig file, you have to turn of CI-V transceive in the radio's interface. DX4Win polls... that's the way it's written. I've done some research on this and think I understand the problem. The PW-1 requires CI-V transcieve to be turned on. It should be able to detect the DX4WIN polling and do the right thing, but George may be trying to follow the documentation. If you turn off transcieve, the amp will follow the rig only when DX4WIN is polling. That may be OK, but it's an additional hassle. When you turn off the rig, DX4WIN will time it out and stop polling. That means that your amp won't tune properly until you start up DX4WIN. Bad combination. 73, -Rick -- Rick Murphy, CISSP-ISSAP, K1MU/4, Annandale VA USA __ 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
