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Subject: [WriteLog] FWD: WL RTTY experience
From: w2le@hotmail.com (Paul Franson)
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 10:03:20 EST
I've had the same problem, WL crashes with the rtty window open - whether I 
use the sound card or the PK232. No other programs running (at least that I 
know about) - only other active com port in use is the FT1000MP interface.


>From: Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
>To: WriteLog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com>
>Subject: [WriteLog] FWD: WL RTTY experience
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
>Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:17:09 -0500
>
>I reported crashing problems with WL during the RTTY contest last weekend.
>After spending much of yesterday troubleshooting the problem, I found that 
>the
>cause was most likely related to a serial device connected to the machine. 
>This
>device was sending data to another application running on the system. 
>Somehow,
>WL was being affected by this other activity. Disconnecting the offending
>device has eliminated the crashes.
>
>Jim K1IR
>---------- Forwarded Message ----------
>
>FROM:   Jim Idelson <k1ir@designet.com>
>TO:     WriteLog Reflector <writelog@contesting.com>
>DATE:   Sun, 13 Feb 2000 22:04:53 -0500
>
>RE:     WL RTTY experience
>
>I had a blast this weekend! I made my first RTTY contact ever, and then 
>made
>165 more!
>
>WL was a lot of fun to use in the RTTY contest. I did, however, experience 
>many
>system crashes. Usually, it would crash when I left the machine running
>unattended for a while. When returning to the room after a break, I would 
>see
>the Windows message saying that a fault had occured in WriteLog. Everything 
>was
>pretty much hung and a system reboot was required. This was 10.14E on a 
>Windows
>95 P200MX. Packet spotting, rig control and RTTY connections were in 
>active.
>When I just run packet and rig control, there don't seem to be any crashes 
>like
>that.
>
>In spite of having to reboot, I still had the time of my life. In RTTY 
>contests
>you can make QSOs and talk to your wife at the same time.
>
>73!
>
>Jim K1IR
>
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