[WT-support] CW transmision & monitoring with laptop usb

[Peter Bowyer]

One thing to add- make sure the USB->Serial interface you buy is
RF-proof. We've had problems with cheap ones in a contest environment.
Microham's interfaces are very good in this respect.

Peter G4MJS (MD4K)

On 06/01/07, ik7jwy <ik7jwy at alice.it> wrote:
>
> HI Juan,
> I had the same problem with no serial port on my notebook. I fixed it with a
> USB-RS232 converter, available in almost every computer shop.
> About the second problem, if I understand well, you have to uncheck the "No
> sound" option, in the Options->CW menù.
> Have fun
>
> 73 de IK7JWY (Art)
> http://radioamatori.altervista.org
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: EA5BM Juan Luis
> To: support at win-test.com
> Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:26 PM
> Subject: [WT-support] CW transmision & monitoring with laptop usb
>
>
>
>
> Hi there guys
>
>  I am Juan EA5BM new wintest user. For now I am playing with this soft and I
> will test in proper contest.
>
> I have a few problems with this soft that I try to expose: I have installed
> the registered version of WT into a new laptop running winXP but  without
> serial and paralell ports (db9 and db25), all the conectors are USB :-(((((.
>
> The first problem is how to transmit cw thorugh a usb port. DLPORTIO.SYS and
> .DLL files have been installed to avoid the "DLPORTIO.SYS device driver not
> loaded ...." windows mistake message. I have purchased an usb to db25
> printer port adaptor, but wintest seems that do not recognize it as LPT
>
> This usb adapter is recognized by winXP in control panel/system/hardware as
> a Universal Serial Bus controller/ USB printing Suport but not as LPT or
> emulled LPT.
>
> ¿What can I do?
>
> The second problem (not sure if consecuence of the first) is that I can not
> hear de cw transmited running WT. The laptop speaker runs OK in all programs
> but not in WT. (f.e. pushing F1, the CQ is not heard on laptop, of course in
> a CW contest)
>
> ¿ Any idea about what is happening?
>
> As you can deduce I am not computer techincal.
>
> Any answer and any help will be appreciated. Juan, EA5BM
>
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Peter Bowyer
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