I left all the previous messages in place I know, that is bad form.
I am using DX4WIN and the DxDoubler. My preference is to have Radio 2 on
my right hand. That is a little backward for DxD and DX4WIN. I simply load
the logging program [in my case TR4W] and then when it is up the first
thing I do is type CTRL-R to switch to Radio 2.
I do the very same thing when I start up DX4WIN. In DX4WIN I select radio
2.
I have the correct Radio data set in each program [ it is identical with
respect to the COM port settings ]
My jumpers are as they came from the factory set for CT, TRLOG, etc. I
have no clue as to what this might do to N1MM. But I have a hunch that
N1MM evolved from CT and probably it will work just fine. I would try the
factory settings and ask questions on the N1MM reflector before I changed
anything.
Pete if you read this I am not sure that a USB Transceiver chip will
do the trick for the DXD folks. I am pretty sure that the BCD data on the
LPT lines will reflect the currently selected radio so Dave will probably
have no problems. I invested in the Top Ten Band Decoders so that function
is not one I am using out of the DXD. In fact, I have ICOM Top Ten Band
Decoders as a result of a lucky ³buy² from someone leaving SO2R and maybe
even radio. I have no ICOM radios here in ID [yet] . I would be happy to
consider a swap if someone needed them and had ones with the non-ICOM
version.
Tod, K0TO
On 2/28/14, 4:27 AM, "Pete Smith N4ZR" wrote:
>Randy's right about the USB-to-LPT converters. Fortunately, real LPT
>portcards are still available for the PCI-E slot in newer PCs, and are
>dirt cheap. While you're at it, you could get one with an LPT and 2 COM
>ports, simplify your cabling, and avoid the cost of the USB-to-serial
>converters you'd otherwise need. Hopefully, the next generation of
>radios will include a $2 USB transceiver chip.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at
>http://reversebeacon.net,
>blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com.
>For spots, please go to your favorite
>ARC V6 or VE7CC DX cluster node.
>
>On 2/27/2014 9:48 PM, Randy Farmer wrote:
>> I used a DX Doubler with DX4WIN for several years and it worked fine.
>> You MUST have a real LPT port to drive it; a USB to LPT converter
>> won't do the job. In version 8.x, the logic state for control for the
>> radio switching LPT pin can be controlled. Make sure you're in
>> "Expert" mode and open up the Preferences. On the CW tab just tick the
>> Radio 1/2 signal "Reverse" box at the top of the window. I'm not sure
>> if the LPT port band BCD code follows the radio selection. Good luck.
>>
>> 73...
>> Randy, W8FN
>>
>> On 2/27/2014 2:44 PM, Dave Perry wrote:
>>> Paul or anyone on the reflector:
>>>
>>>
>>> I just purchased a second K3 and have it working nicely as the second
>>> rig
>>> within DX4WIN. I like the toggle feature that allows me to shift
>>> back and
>>> forth between the two radios.
>>>
>>>
>>> I am thinking about purchasing the DXDoubler SO2R product from Top Ten
>>> Devices as well as their new band decoder. I would like to use one
>>>band
>>> decoder with both rigs since I have one feed line running out to a
>>> remote
>>> antenna switch. Here are my questions:
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. If I select Top Ten as the band decoder within the Control
>>> tab under
>>> preferences and use LPT1 to connect the pc to the band decoder, will
>>> DX4WIN
>>> send BCD data for both radios to the band decoder - depending on
>>> which one I
>>> have toggled as the active radio (using Ctrl, Shift, F12)? For
>>> example, if
>>> radio 1 is on 20M and radio 2 is on 40M will DX4WIN send the required
>>> BCD
>>> data depending on which one is toggled in DX4WIN? The documentation
>>> indicated that BCD data would be sent for radio 1 but did not appear to
>>> mention if this would also happen if a second radio was also
>>> connected like
>>> I have it now. I would hope that BCD data is sent anytime I toggle
>>> between
>>> the two radios.
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. My second question is about the DXDoubler and how it works with
>>> DX4WIN. Dave at Top Ten said that DX4WIN reverses the selected
>>> radio. I
>>> assume that what he means is that if I select Radio 1 in DX4WIN the
>>> DXDoubler device will select Radio 2. Is this a know issue with
>>> DX4WIN and
>>> could this be fixed in a future update? That is why I am checking.
>>> Here is
>>> a quote from the Top Ten Devices website:
>>>
>>>
>>> DX4WIN, like many other logging programs (eg. CT, NA, TR, WriteLog),
>>> toggles
>>> Pin 14 on the selected LPT port when the operator changes radios. The
>>> defacto standard is that Pin 14 is high when Radio 1 is selected.
>>> However,
>>> DX4WIN drives Pin 14 high when Radio 2 is selected. Although there
>>> are ways
>>> to reverse cables and the like, so that switching works properly, the
>>> LEDs
>>> on the DXD will always be reversed. The purpose of this modification
>>> is to
>>> rearrange the internal logic in the DXD,