Re: [Dx4win] DX4Win and USB Ports
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 11:38 PM, John Shaw ZL1BYZ wrote: Buy a MicroHam micro KEYER II and be done with it. One USB cable to the computer, no other cables to the computer needed for sound etc, fully configurable virtual com ports, winkey, FSK, adjustable inputs/outputs, other outputs to solve amp and antenna switching/timing issues. Check it out for yourself. It's not a cheap solution, but reliable. I have had a microKEYER (original version) for over 5 years, no problems. If you do decide to go the USB-to-serial route, I have heard that you want the FTDI chipset in the converter. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ 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] PSK31 + DX4WIN + Elecraft K3 NO JOY!
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Re: [Dx4win] Unique call count
On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, John Balsillie gi...@xtra.co.nz wrote: I've seen this posted before but cant find it. How can I get a count of unique calls from a log? I did play around with the Master Calls conversion which deletes all duplicate callsigns, but couldn't get a count from the resulting file. John, this application note tells you how to do it: http://dx4win.ad1c.us/appnotes/master.htm Find Master Calls from your log. See the end, I tested with 8.05 and I still pops up the window showing the count of calls. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ 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] DX4Win and USB Ports
Hi Byron! I use a ByteRunner USB2-4COM-M to create 4 real COM ports from one USB port. http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/product_name=USB2-4COM-M/user- id=/password=/exchange=/exact_match=exact I use the ByteRunner to control my radio, rotator, and power meter, with one port left over for whatever. The ByteRunner uses the FTDI chipset, and is fully functional for just about anything. So, if you are happy with your peripherals, but are lacking COM ports as I was, the USB2-4COM-M is a reasonable solution. 73 - Dave N3RD On 16 Mar 2011 at 23:29, Byron Peebles wrote: It's time to update a ten year old shack, and the new computer has one real serial port and the rest are USB (serial bus) ports. So, I want to connect my TenTec Orion II to this. Are there any tricks to doing CAT Radio Control, CW keying or the TenTec USB-sound-card interface through USB? How do I map the COM ports listed in DX4WIN to USB? Thanks! 73, Byron __ 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] PSK31 + DX4WIN + Elecraft K3 NO JOY!!!!!
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[Dx4win] DX4Win and USB Ports
Thanks for the feedback, Everyone. Very helpful. 73, Byron __ 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] 9N1AA via PA5CW for 2011
Please note that 9N1AA starting 1 March 2011 is via PA5CW. N4AA was the manager for the previous operation. This will be fixed in the April database release. - Jim -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us __ 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] PSK31 + DX4WIN + Elecraft K3 NO JOY!!!!!
So John, What are you trying to say??? . I used to be indecisive. Now I’m not sure - Original Message From: John Scott sco...@sandycove-ns.ca To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Thu, March 17, 2011 5:36:18 PM Subject: [Dx4win] PSK31 + DX4WIN + Elecraft K3 NO JOY! __ 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] DX4WIN 8, Windows 7 and Pure USB
I just built a very small computer to replace the giant workstation that has been heating my shack for more than a decade. That old Dell was a workhorse and held a compliment of extra serial boards for all those old serial connections we once used: packet, transceivers, etc. But, the Dell doesn't sound as good as it once did, and both the radio and the amp have been replaced, so it was time for the computer to go. I selected a very small case, the 7x7x3 M-350 case you see everywhere and the Zotac IONITX-A-U that was available used at a great price. I decided to use Windows 7 so I didn't have to change that for another ten years, and I could continue to use DX4WIN to control everything. The Zotac is a mini-iITX form-factor and uses very low power. It is quiet and cool and takes up little space. This motherboard doesn't have any of the old serial ports, so I was taking a gamble that all my equipment would interface over USB. Almost all of it worked, often with workarounds. The first USB-serial cables that I bought from a seller on eBay were failures. They seem to just be wire with connectors on the end, with not real circuit for adapting the USB bus to a serial port. Well, I didn't risk much on them. The second USB-serial cables were interesting. The Windows 7 system recognized them immediately and assigned them COM ports, but the system didn't seem to want to use both COM5 and COM6 at the same time, so neither my rotor nor my radio CAT worked with any stability. Turn off one or the other and it seemed better, but never use both. But I stumbled on a workaround. If I connected the USB-Hub in my monitor and then connected the USB-serial cable to that, things were more stable. The COM ports were higher, but they worked. In the end, I have the M2 rotor, Tentec Orion II CAT and Keyer working through USB. There is an occasional delay in first-character keying, but I think that might be Windows and not USB. I'll keep testing that to see how to improve it. One thing I haven't worked out is the USB-USB connection for the Alpha 9500. The Alpha Windows software is pretty sad and I didn't have time to try something useful, but in the end I really doubted I cared about talking computer-to-amp for something that was sitting on my desk. I know there are other solutions, like external keyers, hubs, etc, but this seems like a great first step. I'd also comment that the new look of DX4WIN 8 frames is nice. I don't see much different in the software yet, but things were familiar enough for me to work 4A4A pretty quickly tonight. 73, Byron __ 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
