[Ham-Mac] Cocoa modem locks up

[Alex Flinsch]

On Apr 26, 2007, at 9:57 AM, EZ Rhino wrote:

> Has anyone had issues with this?
>
> When I first hit 'transmit' in PSK using CocoaModem 2.0,  
> occasionally it will put the rig in TX mode, but not send any of my  
> text, and then I get the pinwheel of death.  All the buttons in CM  
> become locked up and it is impossible to un-key the radio unless I  
> turn it off manually.  I have to choose 'Force Quit' to shut down  
> CM; but that isn't enough.  I'm using the Cocoa PTT along with it,  
> and it is impossible to force quit the Cocoa PTT; I have to shut  
> down the computer and reboot to get it to shut off!  And if that's  
> not bad enough, choosing 'restart' from the apple menu doesn't work  
> because it cannot shut down the PTT application, I have to hold the  
> power button on the back of the computer in to force the computer  
> off.  Not the best scenario for a shut down.
>
> Comments?


Looks like a RF problem to me.
I had the same problem while running gmfsk on a linux box. RF was  
coming in thru the keyboard cable, switching to a wireless keyboard/ 
mouse fixed the problem.



--
Alex / AB2RC
My rechargeable batteries are revolting.