[Dx4win] ver 8.03 CW problem

[Ian Trusson]

Jim

Yes I did as suggested and I can now send CW from DX4WIN v8.03.

Congratulations to Dave N4IG for finding the solution to this problem.

73
Ian, G3RVM


> -----Original Message-----
> From: jjreisert at gmail.com [mailto:jjreisert at gmail.com] On 
> Behalf Of Jim Reisert AD1C
> Sent: 23 March 2010 16:03
> To: Ian Trusson
> Cc: Dave Mayor; Dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] ver 8.03 CW problem
> 
> On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 4:53 AM, Ian Trusson 
> <ian.trusson at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> 
> > Sorry not being a PC expert, I don't understand what you 
> are saying. 
> > Has the v 8.03 CW sending problem been identified? Here I 
> send using 
> > DTR on COM1 and have no LPT port on my new W7 PC. Do your 
> comments offer a solution for me?
> > What do I need to do exactly?
> 
> Hi Ian,
> 
> I think what Dave is suggesting is to install the LPT driver 
> anyway by running "lptdriver" in the dx4w803\drivers 
> directory, then see if your COM port CW keying works.
> 
> Could others who are having the CW keying problem please try 
> this possible "solution" and report back to the reflector?
> 
> 73 - Jim AD1C
> 
> > From: Dave Mayor N4IG
> > Sent: 23 March 2010 05:04
> > To: Dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Dx4win] ver 8.03 CW problem
> >
> > Hi all;
> >
> > I don't need a LPT driver but it occurred to me that since the cw 
> > generator was in vichw11.sys and Dx4Win doesn't use that driver 
> > anymore that the cw generator was moved to the LPT driver. Sooooo I 
> > installed it and guess what happened..
> > Your right my problem went away.
> >
> > I now have DX4WIN, WriteLog  and MMTTY all working under Windows 7 
> > with no problems .
> >
> > 73 Dave N4IG
> 
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
>