[Dxbase] start sequence

Wed Jan 17 01:39:37 EST 2007

Upon further review...
I think Bill may be on to something here. As I've been reading the various 
threads on this I suddenly remembered I upgraded(?) my operating system from 
Win ME to Win XP a while back. I think the last time I saw an error message 
about being unable to start communication with the radio I was running Win 
ME. I use a PCMCIA dual serial slot card in my laptop for the radio 
interface. Perhaps there is some difference in the way Mr. Gates 
interrogates the serial card between the different operating systems? Or, 
as others have suggested, if the interface is via a USB port through a 
serial converter, rather than a true serial port, there may be other issues 
being introduced. No clear answer, just more food for thought.
Gary AL9A
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "FireBrick" <w9ol at billnjudy.com>
To: "DXBase List" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: January 16, 2007 1:57 PM
Subject: [Dxbase] start sequence
>I have DXB on 2 computers.
> One is connected to the radio via a microhamKEYER USB interface.
>> If I Start DXB BEFORE I turn on the radio, I will get a message saying 
> that DXB was unable to start the radio interface.
> Going to tools>User Options>Rig #1, I must recheck the
> "Connect HF Radio 1 Serial Interface" box to reconnect to the rig.
>> It worked this way with the normal serial port I USED to use.
> And
> It works this way with the microhamKEYER USB interface I presently use.
>> As the other computer with DXBase does NOT have a radio connected via any 
> type of com port, I can not even put a check into the "Connect HF etc. " 
> box.
>> Any attempt results in the "unable to start yada yada" message.
> Which makes sense.
>>> We could probably track this down to what kind of motherboard bios we all 
> use and compair.
> But to be perfectly honest...I'm not sure it's worth the effort.
>>> I went through the list of Shortcut Keys and do not find one to 'toggle' 
> the Rig Interface.
> That could be a usefull option, but my wall switch turns on 
> rigs/lights/monitors, so my rigs are almost allways on before I start 
> software.
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