[Dx4win] Radio time outs with DX4WIN, LP_Bridge, K3 win XP PRO

[Andreas Junge]

Same here. It's been unusable since i upgraded to version 8.05. I keep getting radio timeouts.

What has changed?

73,

Andreas, N6NU

On Jul 18, 2011, at 6:42 PM, Randy Farmer wrote:

> I have the same setup and I also experience occasional dropouts of radio 
> control with the K3. I don't remember ever being in front of the radio 
> when it happened, so I don't know exactly how often it happens or if 
> it's correlated to anything in particular. I have observed that 
> sometimes when VFO A and VFO B are on different bands the bandmap will 
> momentarily jump to the VFO B band and then back to the normal VFO A 
> band. This may be a clue.
> 
> My interface to the K3 is through a microHAM MK2R+ two-radio box, with 
> the radio run from the primary (virtual) CAT port and LP-Bridge run from 
> the (virtual) 2nd CAT port. Since the radio isn't a LP-Bridge client, I 
> suspect the problem is somewhere in the DX4WIN-K3 interface rather than 
> in LP-Bridge. I used a microHAM microKeyer II that runs the same Router 
> software with a FT-1000D and an Icom 746 for a couple of years and don't 
> recall seeing any dropouts with either of those radios. My money's on 
> some sort of subtle K3 software interface problem.
> 
> 73...
> Randy, W8FN
> 
>> I am running a K3, DX4win 8.05, LP Bridge and a K3 from Elecraft.
>> Approximately 2-3 times per hour I get a radio time out message from
>> DX4WIN.  I have to restart (START RADIO) again to accept entries.  I have a
>> friend with the same setup including computer, WINXP PRO SP3 and K3; he has
>> the same issue.  The computer is an E5300, INTEL @2.6 GHz with 3.49GB Ram.
>> 
>> My gut tells me the issue is with LP_Bridge but that is a guess at the
>> moment.  I did not have this issue with my IC 756Pro 3.  Running com 1 at
>> 38.400 per the K3 spec.
>> 
>> Has anyone out there experienced this problem and come up with a solution?
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