[Dx4win] Band Decoder problem

[ON4AOI]

Hi John,
Try the following
Set the LPT port to EPP only in your PC BIOS
Maybe this will help

GUY ON4AOI  

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: John Warburton G4IRN [mailto:g4irn at dxdx.co.uk] 
Verzonden: Saturday, May 05, 2007 9:10 AM
Aan: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
CC: ON4AOI
Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem 

Guy

There is no hardware between the LPT1 port and the Quadra. It is a stright
through cable from the 25 way D-type connector on the PC to the DIN
connector on the back of the Quada. Nothing I do in DX4Win will initilaise
the control link - I have tried logging QSO's, pressing F9, clicking on
spots.

I have checked in 'Control Panel/System/Hardware/Device Manager' to see the
status of the LPT port. There is no difference in the settings after I have
used Win-Test or after I have used DX4Win.

Maybe this is a PC related issue? I cannot understand why it should
initialise in Win-Test OK and thereafter work OK in DX4Win, but not work OK
if I use DX4Win straight from bootup.

Any more ideas?? This one is baffling me!

Thanks, John G4IRN.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ON4AOI" <on4aoi at skynet.be>
To: "'John Warburton G4IRN'" <qrz at dxdx.co.uk>
Cc: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 5:16 AM
Subject: RE: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem


> Very strange John,
> Never have had this problem with the banddata via LPT
> It works ok with my hardware.
> Is there any hardware connected between LPT and Quadra ?
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> Namens John Warburton G4IRN
> Verzonden: Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:33 PM
> Aan: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Onderwerp: [Dx4win] Band Decoder problem
>
> I apologise if this has come up on the reflector previously but I did look
> and couldn't find anything.
>
>
> My problem is that the Band Decoder via LPT1 port will not select the band
> on my Quadra amplifier. I have found that it WILL work if I run another
> logging program first (eg Win-Test) that also has a band decoder through
> the
> LPT1 port. I had the same problem on versions 6 and 7 of DX4Win. The radio
> QSY's OK at all times through a com port.
>
>
> I use Windows XP Pro with DLPortIO to control the 25w LPT1 port from
> DX4Win.
> In the Preferences/Control tab I have Top Ten Band decoder selected on the
> LPT1 port, active bands set at 160-6m (same with 160-10m).
>
> After boot-up, I run DX4WIN and the band decoder does not work. I then run
> Win-Test at the same time as the DX4WIN session, select an HF contest log
> and the Quadra will QSY to the band depicted in the log. I then exit
> Win-Test and the band-decoder works fine in DX4WIN after that.
>
> Alternatively, I can run Win-Test before running DX4WIN and when DX4WIN
> comes up, the band decoder works fine.
>
> Its almost as if the DLPortIO software is not initialising OK in DX4WIN.
> Has
> any one got any ideas please?
>
> Thanks, John. G4IRN.
>
>
>
>
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