[Dxbase] backups are important & COM2 problem

[Thomas F Lewis]

Remember do to backups often.

The hardfile in the computer that I use at my station quit. Fortunately  I 
had a backup on a USB memory key.

I changed to a new machine with Windows XP.  Both DXBase and N1MM logger 
would not communicate with my rig on the serial port. The new computer has 
two serial ports and a modem, COM1 COM2 and the modem is COM3. COM1 worked 
okay with my TNC. COM3 okay for the modem but I could not get COM2 to work 
on the radio.   The old computer did not have this problem, It has the 
same configuration with two serial ports and the modem, also running 
windows XP.  CW keying is done via the parallel port and that works okay.

After a while I tried COM4 for the radio. That works for both DXbase and 
N1MM logger. Device manager shows COM1 and COM2 on the standard addresses. 
So If you are having problems with the ports on XP try the extra ones that 
are shown in the software.

73 Tom N4TL