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Re: [WriteLog] CW keying on LPT1 with XP

To: stan.staten@verizon.net
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW keying on LPT1 with XP
From: k2qmf@juno.com
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 18:10:14 -0500
List-post: <mailto:writelog@contesting.com>
Why don't they use some of the funds from
the sale of the program to reinvest in a new compiler???????

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:17:33 -0500 "Stan Staten" <stan.staten@verizon.net>
writes:
> I have been told that their compiler is not the latest.  I offered 
> and
> if others do likewise, we can buy them the latest and greatist
> compiler/program package.  They are not that expensive if a number 
> of us
> chip in.
> 
> 73 Stan, N3HS
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wayne
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:56 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW keying on LPT1 with XP
> 
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> I tried this with two different computers, one AMD 3200+, the other 
> P4 
> 2.4G, and after 3 days of adjusting addresses, playing in 
> writelog.ini, 
> trying both of the free external programs, going through reading all 
> the
> 
> older post on this and any help files I could find, I failed to make 
> it 
> work. The only common factor was WL software and trying to get LPT 
> port 
> keying of CW which works fine without any add-ons with 2 other 
> programs.
> 
> My bottom line is if the authors of the program call it a Windows
> program 
> and have it working in Win9X, then it should be made to work in 
> WinXP as
> 
> this IS a Windows operating system. You shouldn't need to spend any 
> more
> 
> time or effort getting something to work that has been shown to be
> readily 
> available in other programs. LPT port keying of CW is seamless in 
> other 
> programs with WinXP.
> 
> By the amount of posts on this subject, it is obvious that this
> "feature" 
> of WL needs attention.
> 
> I also wonder if anyone else has noticed that after installing WL, 
> if
> the 
> radio, FT1000MP in my case, is on while the computer is booting up, 
> the
> rig 
> tries to transmit 2 or 3 times during the bootup process. This seems 
> to
> be 
> occurring after I tried to get MMTY integrated with WL. If I pull 
> the 
> comport attached to the interface for sound card RTTY the problems 
> is
> not 
> there.I now have to be sure the rig is off when booting the 
> computer. 
> Anyone else come across this? Is there something I've done wrong to
> cause this?
> 
> If nothing else, I've learned more about LPT port addresses than I 
> ever 
> wanted to know! <G>
> 
> 73,
> 
> Wayne WA1PMA
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 09:23 AM 2/3/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >After reading there comments on the cw keying I decided to try it 
> last
> >night.  I had recently upgraded to Win/XP from Win98SE and I had 
> been 
> >keying cw with WL on a comport.
> >
> >Looking at the Port setup on WL all the LPT ports where grayed out. 
>  
> >After
> >I ran the program Userport and re-booted I now have LPT1 and LPT3 
> open
> and 
> >both work fine CW keying my rig.
> >
> >One note, the Writelog.ini file address for LPT1 ~ 3 need to be the 
> 
> >same
> >as what Windows has listed.
> >
> >So bottomline is that it works fine.
> >
> >But my other problem is that in DXBase2005 I can't get it to send 
> CW 
> >from
> >the LPT port, go figure??
> >
> >Joe K0BX
> 
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