[Elecraft] K3 / N1MM Logger Question - Using Up/Dn Arrow Keys totune VFOs

[Cady, Fred]

Hi Tom,
I've had some strange behavior with N1MM from time-to-time. It would
take a long time to update the frequency and if I were S&P and worked a
station it would wipe out the qso because, I think, the frequency would
suddenly catch up and N1MM thought I had qsy so it wiped the qso. This
happens when runnig 38KB but not when 4800 B. Just for giggles, how
about trying to use 4800 Baud.
Fred
KE7X 

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom Hammond
Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2009 1:23 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] K3 / N1MM Logger Question - Using Up/Dn Arrow Keys
totune VFOs

Hi Folks:

Been using N1MM Logger for the past several years since most of my DOS
PCs have bit the dust and TRLog doesn't support Windoze (yes, I'm well
aware that TR4W was written for Windoze, but it's not 'ready for prime
time yet).

When I WAS using TRLOG (way back then...) I become mildly addicted to
using the PgUp/PgDn buttons to tune my main VFO instead of having to
reach over (or around) the keyboard to manually access the VFO knob of
the radio.  Of course, N1MM Logger offers this feature with the Up/Dn
Arrow keys... BUT...
I'm finding that N1MM seems to send the VFO tune command so INfrequently
to the radio that it'll literally take 10 SECONDS or more to get the K3
to tune 1kHz in either direction.... e.g. BRUTALLY SLOW QSYing, and
certainly NOT useful in the heat of battle.

I've been in contact with one of the N1MM programmers who has laid all
of the blame on my 1GHz CPU PC, saying it's too slow, or that it's
'bogged down'
with too much other stuff loaded. 1GHz might be too slow (though I
shouldn't
be) but when I'm running N1MM Logger, it's the ONLY program running!!!
So the problem's NOT being overloaded with other conflicting software.

Has anyone else attempted to use the Up/Dn Arrow features of N1MM Logger
to tune their VFO?  If so, did you find it as slow to act/respond as I
have found it to be?  I find it pretty difficult to lay all the blame on
the PC at this time.

73,

Tom Hammond  N0SS

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