John,
Yes, indeed, it was an IRQ conflict! The problem has been fully
resolved, thanks to your suggestions. 9.74 works very well now, and I
might just try version 10.02.008 again!
Thanks very much, my friend!
Bill N1AU
John Bednar wrote:
> Bill,
>
> My previous radio was a TS-850. There were versions of CT that had
> problems with this radio.
> Since you are using true Dos and not a Win98 Dos window, I would try
> these things next.
>
> - Make sure the IRQ for the com port that you are using for the
> radio is not used for another device or port. CTDos needs a
> dedicated IRQ for the COM port. Internal modems use IRQ 3 or 4 so
> they overlap with the COM1 and COM2 IRQ.
> - Make sure you are using the latest COMTSR's from the CT website.
> - Download older versions of CTDos and try them to eliminate the
> possibility of a program problem. CT9.27 was a stable version and I
> think it worked well with my TS-850. CT9.45 and CT9.49 seem to be
> familiar also.
>
>
> John
> k3ct@verizon.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Santelmann [mailto:n1au@rcn.com] Sent: Wednesday, February
22, 2006 8:37 PM
> To: John Bednar
> Subject: Re: [ct-user] CT can't read frequency from radio
>
> John,
>
> Yes, that is how I have activated DOS. But I can experiment with
> other ways of starting DOS too.
>
> Thanks for the new idea!
>
> Bill N1AU
>
> John Bednar wrote:
>
>> Bill,
>>
>> Since you are running CTDos, did you exit Win98 and restart in
>
>
> DOS?
>
>> If not, try that.
>>
>> John
>> k3ct@verizon.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ct-user-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:ct-user-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
>
>
> Santelmann
>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 7:17 PM
>> To: CT-USER@CONTESTING.COM
>> Subject: [ct-user] CT can't read frequency from radio
>>
>> I am using a Pentium-class computer, that normally runs WriteLog
perfectly, with CT for DOS under Windows 98SE and using a Kenwood
TS-940. I started with the current version 10.02.008 but noticed
>> that:
>>
>> 1) When logging a contact, CT would first shift to 20 meters and
>> then log the call, power, and time on 20 meters. I had to correct the
>> logged entry band and then shift CT to my actual operating band to
>> continue. Each logged entry would repeat this process.
>> 2) While Alt-F1 worked to shift band down, Alt-F2 had no effect at
>> all.
>> 3) My TopTen antenna switch operating from LPT1 would not follow
>
>
> the
>
>> chosen band.
>> 4) A frequency could be written to my TS-940 from a spot or the
>
>
> log
>
>> entry, but neither the band or frequency could be read from the
>> radio to CT.
>> 5) Log entries simply show the lower band edge, such as 7.000 or
>> 14.000, regardless of actual radio frequency, unless a frequency has
been previously read into the radio, in which case that frequency shows
>> in the log or on an Alt-F3 packet spot regardless of the radio
>> frequency.
>>
>> I could find no way to alter this behavior by adjustments to the
>> BIOS or to the batch files or to the CT setup data.
>>
>> In desperation, I installed an earlier version of CT, 10.02.002
>
>
> but
>
>> found no improvement. Trying still earlier versions, I found that
>> 9.74 did not have the most serious problems (1) (2) and (3) although
>
>
> the
>
>> remaining problems persisted. The contest was in progress, so I
continued this way.
>>
>> Can anyone tell me the cause and cure of this problem?
>>
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>> Bill N1AU
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