[Dx4win] Winkey Problems
Hi Lee, Sorry to hear that from you. The problem I had was the one I described in earlier mails. Dx4win seems memories on wish COMPORT it was installed the first time and has problems when it is moved to another port If you remember where it was connected the very first time then you probably can also correct the problem. The other possibility I just think of is that you have The BAD update from WINDOWS XP where many things went Wrong with port communications e.o. This was posted a few months ago here on this reflector, I will try to find It back in + 18000 dx4win mails I have here hi 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm -Original Message- From: Lee, N5PO [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 2:43 PM To: ON4AOI Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems Not SoI have my Winkey hooked directly to a pci card..COM4 and it does not work. I also have COM1 and COM3. Does not work there either...I have used 2 different computers, same results.. Lee, N5PO --- ON4AOI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok Paul, That is the problem You first have to disable the winkey with the USB to serial converter CONNECTED and normally WORKING in dx4win Next close dx4win normally, (maybe you need to reboot also) unplug the USB to serial attach to the pci serial card and then restart DX4WIN and select where winkey is attached now. It will work then 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm -Original Message- From: Paul Pescitelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:08 PM To: ON4AOI Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems Yes, I did have a USB to serial converter... However, I took it out this morning and replaced it with a new pci serial card. I still have the same problem. regards, Paul On 10/23/06, ON4AOI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep Paul, You have probably unplugged or plugged in the winkey via a USB to serial converter and then you get this problem. Check if winkey is on com1 or has a good connection you only can end DX4WIN with CTRL+ALT+DEL and then stop the program 2 or 3 times 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Pescitelli Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:15 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems Running version 7.02.15 When I try to open the CW keying window I get an error on the title bar of the window that says could not open winkey port 1. So then I try to close the window and then a modal dialog box appears with An exception occured! ThreadError:Access is denied(5) With only an OK button, so I click it..the box goes away, but you still cant do anything in the program. At this point you can't even quit the program, so there is surely a bug or 3 in there somewhere. I have tested the com port setup with Logger32, so I know everything works from a hardware perspective. Any ideas ? -- 73 - PaulK4UJ / FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com http://www.openhsmm.org == ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage
I am running DX4WIN on two computers, practically identical with the same amount of memory. One of them runs about 4-7% CPU usage with several windows open, including WriteLog, along with DX4Win. The other computer goes to 99% CPU usage as soon as I open DX4Win. I don't even have to open a log file to see the problem. Packet windows were opening, but I turned them off, and that was not the problem. Has anyone seen this problem? 73, Dennis-K5YA -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006
[Dx4win] IC7OOO
--- Gary Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need help setting up dx4win with an IC7000, the program will not accept a letter in the address . It will accept 0-9 and the hex digits A-F (or a-f). It always has. You must be doing something else wrong. 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863 USA +978-251-9933, [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.ad1c.us From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Oct 24 11:49:47 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (David Kozinn - K2DBK) Date: Tue Oct 24 11:56:18 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] IC7OOO In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unfortunately, I don't have the original message, but if Gary was trying to put in an h into the field, that could be the issue. Gary, the h just means the value is in hexidecimal, you can leave that off what you're trying to enter. At 10:30 AM 10/24/2006, Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: --- Gary Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need help setting up dx4win with an IC7000, the program will not accept a letter in the address . It will accept 0-9 and the hex digits A-F (or a-f). It always has. You must be doing something else wrong. 73 - Jim AD1C 73, David, K2DBK
[Dx4win] IC7OOO
Gentlemen Dx4WIN is **Talking** to my 7000 just fine now,and works as advertised! :-) Thanks to you all for the reply's and help. 73 Gary W4GNS I don't think the field accepts more than 2 characters, so it would have been hard to type in the 'h' regardless.
[Dx4win] RTTY pop up window
When the RTTY pop up window is UP. When the KEYS at the bottom are populated with X%M KR4DA %D why does only the X%M KR is all that showes. BUT the KEY can be expanded wider YET the text remains the same X%M KR WHY does the rest of the TEST 4DA %M not show up? -- de KR4DA Bob Middleburg, FL HK0/KR4DA J79DA FG/KR4DA
[Dx4win] Winkey Problems
Guy, Thanks for your assistance. However, it still does not work. Unfortunately at this time this software does not meet my needs and until some of the bugs get worked out I will be forced to use another package. Bugs: 1) There is no reason that failure to open a com port should ever prevent a program from gracefully exiting. Using an equivalent to force kill (CTL+ALT+DEL) to end a task is not good error handling code. 2) To say that USB to serial converters can't be used is one thing, but telling me to hook it up, disable the config, reboot, then uninstall the converter...etc etc. This is not acceptable. I have written several protocols all over serial and never encountered anything like this. In addition, I have not received input from anyone else in the community, not even the author. Guy, please do not take any of this personally and you are doing a wonderful job at supporting something that you believe in, but apparently it is just not for me at this time. regards, Paul K4UJ On 10/24/06, ON4AOI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok Paul, That is the problem You first have to disable the winkey with the USB to serial converter CONNECTED and normally WORKING in dx4win Next close dx4win normally, (maybe you need to reboot also) unplug the USB to serial attach to the pci serial card and then restart DX4WIN and select where winkey is attached now. It will work then 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm -Original Message- From: Paul Pescitelli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 9:08 PM To: ON4AOI Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems Yes, I did have a USB to serial converter... However, I took it out this morning and replaced it with a new pci serial card. I still have the same problem. regards, Paul On 10/23/06, ON4AOI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yep Paul, You have probably unplugged or plugged in the winkey via a USB to serial converter and then you get this problem. Check if winkey is on com1 or has a good connection you only can end DX4WIN with CTRL+ALT+DEL and then stop the program 2 or 3 times 73 Guy ON4AOI BAND DECODER and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/banddecoder.htm DX4WIN soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dx4win.htm DX4WIN, WRITELOG, WF1B RITTY CW RTTY interfaces at http://www.on4aoi.be/keyer.htm ARSWIN link and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/web7.htm DXTELNET soft and related stuff at http://www.on4aoi.be/dxt.htm -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Pescitelli Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 3:15 PM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] Winkey Problems Running version 7.02.15 When I try to open the CW keying window I get an error on the title bar of the window that says could not open winkey port 1. So then I try to close the window and then a modal dialog box appears with An exception occured! ThreadError:Access is denied(5) With only an OK button, so I click it..the box goes away, but you still cant do anything in the program. At this point you can't even quit the program, so there is surely a bug or 3 in there somewhere. I have tested the com port setup with Logger32, so I know everything works from a hardware perspective. Any ideas ? -- 73 - PaulK4UJ / FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com http://www.openhsmm.org == ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Oct 24 17:40:19 2006 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Mowers) Date: Tue Oct 24 17:46:57 2006 Subject: [Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage In-Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have looked at the processes running, and they are all zero, except DX4WIN. I ran Spybot and Ad-Aware, and while they are running, DX4WIN drops to 30-40%, but back to 99-100% when the other programs stop executing. If I try running a couple of more Windows, and something that needs CPU time, the computer is very slow. Right now I have MMTTY running, taking about 3%, and 96% is being taken by DX4WIN. No other processes show higher than zero. DX4WIN must be doing something to hog all the CPU resources, the System Idle Process shows zero. While on my other computer running DX4WIN, it is 94-97%. KR4DA wrote: That is a loaded question. practically
[Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage
This may not be the same that you are experiencing, but I figured I will put it out there. I have never seen this for all the years that I ran DX4WIN till recently. I have changed various things at the same time so that makes troubleshooting a lot harder. However, I only see this when one of the radios (PRO3) is being controlled. When I turn that on, everything works great for a little while and I can control the radio as supposed to but all of the sudden the CPU goes to 99% and the program will come to a screeching halt. The only way to get out of this problem is usually shutting that radio control down and things will be ok again. Its puzzling but I have not been able to crack that nut yet. Like I said, I used to run the same config before and never had a problem, till I made various changes, new serial port board, new computer motherboard and rebuild, DX4WIN upgrade, so I wonder what went wrong. 73 Saad N5FF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Mowers Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:40 PM To: KR4DA; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage I have looked at the processes running, and they are all zero, except DX4WIN. I ran Spybot and Ad-Aware, and while they are running, DX4WIN drops to 30-40%, but back to 99-100% when the other programs stop executing. If I try running a couple of more Windows, and something that needs CPU time, the computer is very slow. Right now I have MMTTY running, taking about 3%, and 96% is being taken by DX4WIN. No other processes show higher than zero. DX4WIN must be doing something to hog all the CPU resources, the System Idle Process shows zero. While on my other computer running DX4WIN, it is 94-97%. KR4DA wrote: That is a loaded question. practically identical! Do a control alt del look at the processes running...I bet they are no where near identical you may have spy ware running, virus etc. see what processes are running HIGH CPU usage then google that process see if it is a REAL PROCESS. Then go from there. Dennis Mowers wrote: I am running DX4WIN on two computers, practically identical with the same amount of memory. One of them runs about 4-7% CPU usage with several windows open, including WriteLog, along with DX4Win. The other computer goes to 99% CPU usage as soon as I open DX4Win. I don't even have to open a log file to see the problem. Packet windows were opening, but I turned them off, and that was not the problem. Has anyone seen this problem? 73, Dennis-K5YA -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006 ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage
I have experienced this also. In my portable computer hp omnibook Piii 850 with 256 ram running xp from time to time i had this. When i shut off dx4win and restart the problem was gone. In my desktop (Piv 3,2 with 1gb ram) never had this problem. This started after updating to 6.0. I have re-installed xp in my portable recently and i didn't noticed this agn. Kostas sv1dpi - Original Message - From: saad mahaini [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Dennis Mowers' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'KR4DA' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:50 AM Subject: RE: [Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage This may not be the same that you are experiencing, but I figured I will put it out there. I have never seen this for all the years that I ran DX4WIN till recently. I have changed various things at the same time so that makes troubleshooting a lot harder. However, I only see this when one of the radios (PRO3) is being controlled. When I turn that on, everything works great for a little while and I can control the radio as supposed to but all of the sudden the CPU goes to 99% and the program will come to a screeching halt. The only way to get out of this problem is usually shutting that radio control down and things will be ok again. Its puzzling but I have not been able to crack that nut yet. Like I said, I used to run the same config before and never had a problem, till I made various changes, new serial port board, new computer motherboard and rebuild, DX4WIN upgrade, so I wonder what went wrong. 73 Saad N5FF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Mowers Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 4:40 PM To: KR4DA; dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Dx4win] 99 % CPU Usage I have looked at the processes running, and they are all zero, except DX4WIN. I ran Spybot and Ad-Aware, and while they are running, DX4WIN drops to 30-40%, but back to 99-100% when the other programs stop executing. If I try running a couple of more Windows, and something that needs CPU time, the computer is very slow. Right now I have MMTTY running, taking about 3%, and 96% is being taken by DX4WIN. No other processes show higher than zero. DX4WIN must be doing something to hog all the CPU resources, the System Idle Process shows zero. While on my other computer running DX4WIN, it is 94-97%. KR4DA wrote: That is a loaded question. practically identical! Do a control alt del look at the processes running...I bet they are no where near identical you may have spy ware running, virus etc. see what processes are running HIGH CPU usage then google that process see if it is a REAL PROCESS. Then go from there. Dennis Mowers wrote: I am running DX4WIN on two computers, practically identical with the same amount of memory. One of them runs about 4-7% CPU usage with several windows open, including WriteLog, along with DX4Win. The other computer goes to 99% CPU usage as soon as I open DX4Win. I don't even have to open a log file to see the problem. Packet windows were opening, but I turned them off, and that was not the problem. Has anyone seen this problem? 73, Dennis-K5YA -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006 ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] RTTY pop up window
From the top of my head since at work here. Follow the command with a vertical bar | and what you want the key to say such as X%M KR4DA %D|KR4DA. Dan KI6X -Original Message- From: KR4DA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Oct 24, 2006 10:53 AM To: dx4win@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Dx4win] RTTY pop up window When the RTTY pop up window is UP. When the KEYS at the bottom are populated with X%M KR4DA %D why does only the X%M KR is all that showes. BUT the KEY can be expanded wider YET the text remains the same X%M KR WHY does the rest of the TEST 4DA %M not show up? -- de KR4DA Bob Middleburg, FL HK0/KR4DA J79DA FG/KR4DA ___ Dx4win mailing list Dx4win@mailman.qth.net http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win
[Dx4win] 99% CPU Usage
Problem fixed. Thanks to all who replied. I suspected the COM or LPT ports controlling the radio or Top Ten. I removed those from DX4WIN Preferences, but that did not help. I also set everything to do with packet to none, that didn't help. Now, why did I do what is outlined below? Desperation. I went to the device manager, and disabled all the COM, LPT, Network adaptors, and several other things that I didn't think would stop the computer. Then I re-enabled everything, and restarted the computer. I had previoulsly restarted several times after trying a few things, but this time the CPU usage dropped to 5%. So, this is the HOW to fix it. The WHY is still a mystery. Thanks, Dennis-K5YA -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.11/493 - Release Date: 10/23/2006
[Dx4win] CW Announce?
Hi, With the latest versions, has the CW Announce (DX Spotting) able come thru the stereo speakers yet? You see I like to be able to control the volume (crank it up) so I can hear the spots while in another room. Thank you 73, Bernie/WO2N.
