The only time I have gotten the error about not being able to communicate with the radio has actually been when the radio was on. Then DXB unchecks the interface and I have to go recheck it. Then it continues to work properly. I have, like you, started DXB a number of times without the radio being on and had no problem. Go figure.
Sure would be nice that DXB would give us the option whether or not to uncheck the interface. If we choose not to and DXB attempted to talk to the radio again and couldn't, then re-issue the error. Bob -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Pelham Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Start Sequence I'm also missing what you're missing Gary. I see the same behavior as you. Since I began using DXbase for Windows (1998?), I've never had a problem with starting DXbase with the radio off. DXbase tries to QSY the radio and waits for a timeout, so log entries take a little longer, but no error messages occur at any time. When I turn the radio on later in a DXbase session, the radio interface just starts working. If the radio is on the next time I start DXbase, it just works. I never have to go into Tools | Options | etc. to turn anything back on. This behavior has been the same across every version of DXbase I've used (that would be all of them except 2006, which I skipped), including 2007. I wonder what's different about our setups compared to K2GN's? Also, over the years I've used DXbase with three different computers that I can recall and have had the same good behavior from all of them. One thing to note: I'm not using a USB serial port adapter, but a "real" 9-pin serial port on my PC. For a while I used two radios with DXbase. The second radio was hooked up with a USB serial adapter, and I recall getting K2GN's error message, and problem, when I started DXbase if the USB adapter wasn't connected. 73, W1JA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Hatzakis Jr MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:55 AM Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Start Sequence >I may have missed something here, but for what it's worth... > > I'm running DXBase 2006 and constantly start the software with my > radio off and never see any error message. Under Tools/Options/Radio1 > I have the Connect HF Radio 1 Serial Interface checked and under > Tools/Options/LogDefaults I have Load Band/Mode from HF Transceiver > checked. Both boxes remain checked the next time I start DXBase after > using it with the radio off. If the radio is on and I start DXBase, > the serial connection works ok. If I start DXBase with the radio off, > then turn the radio on, the serial connection works. Under both > conditions, I don't get any error message. > > I have seen an error message under DXBase 2005 (I think) if I forget > to turn the power on to my CT-17 level converter. That produced an > error message and cleared the checked boxes. I cannot reproduce this > action with DXB 2006. > > Gary AL9A > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry - K2GN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Michael Hatzakis Jr MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: January 15, 2007 9:39 AM > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Start Sequence > > >> That's the option that DXbase turns off. Then I have to turn it on. >> Thanks, but not a fix. >> de K2GN >> >> >> From: "Michael Hatzakis Jr MD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "'Larry - K2GN'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 11:39 AM >> Subject: RE: [Dxbase] Start Sequence >> >> >>> Tools --> Options --> User Options --> Radio 1 --> Uncheck Turn On >>> HF Radio >>> Serial Interface. >>> >>> Same with CW. >>> >>> Michael >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Dxbase mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dxbase mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ Dxbase mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected]
