[WT-support] Problems observed at LZ9W M/M with Win-Test

[Dave Hawes]

13,300 QSOs logged at HC8N on a network of 7 IBM T23 laptops.  No 
glitches at all.  Rock solid performance.  (No extra programs 
running!)

73 - Dave N3RD

On 13 Dec 2008 at 20:49, wally wrote:

> Hello Mario,
> 
> Thanks for your comments and questions.
> The problem is that you are asking a dentist a specific computers
> linked questions - Hi :-(. The only reason for me writting here on
> this list on behalf of LZ9W guys is that I am the one who can write in
> English sufficiently well - Hi.
> 
> In fact, we had to restart some PCs during the contests, but it has
> never been the problem with other PCs after restarting a particular PC
> and restarted PC worked OK after restart any time.
> 
> Blinking of monitors definetly was not linked to particular cluster
> spot or sending GAB messages. I have just talked on phone to Ross
> LZ1RGM and he will try to reproduce the problem during the Christmas
> vacation. I have just been told by him that anti-virus software is
> installed and was ON and running constantly during the contests - so
> this may be the "key to the shed's door" :-(. During simulation he
> will "switch off" the anti-virus software and we'll see if this one
> was causing the problems, we observed. I'll keep you informed on test
> results.
> 
> Thanks to all of you for comments.
> 
> 73, Wally LZ2CJ
> 
> --- Mario Lorenz <ml-wt at vdazone.org> :
> > Am 13. Dec 2008, um 18:11:18 schrieb wally:
> > > Hi Laurent,
> > > 
> > > That is Wally LZ2CJ from LZ9W M-M Contest Team.
> > > As you know we have purchased recently Win-Test and we have used
> > > it in
> M/M
> > > Category in last CQWW SSB and CW 2008 tests.
> > 
> > Hello Wally,
> > 
> > We (DF0HQ) have been running WinTest as well, on a mixture of WinXP,
> > Win2K, and Win98 machines, without the problems you mention. There
> > is still the occasional crash of some machines after the CLEARLOGNOW
> > (Remote-)Command, but as that command is not used _during_ the
> > contest it didnt matter.
> > 
> > > After reaching the QSO number of  say over 5000 QSOs a
> > > simultaneous
> > blinking
> > > with appearance for a second or two of white blank screen on all
> > > monitors
> > at
> > > each operating position. This was combined with unability to
> > > transmit normally on CW as a separate problem. After pushing the
> > > F1(or other)
> > button
> > > for example, it was taking 2 seconds for transmission to start and
> > > this
> is
> > > not good when one has 2 - 3 stations calling. There was a delay in
> > > writing the calls in the log - similar delay of 2-3 seconds, too.
> > 
> > I have never seen a "simultaneous blinking white blank screen" on
> > any, let alone all, machines. It would be very interesting to learn
> > what happened here. Can you reproduce the exact time of this
> > happening ? Can you verify if this per chance coincides with some
> > GAB message someone might have sent, or some cluster spot ? Do you
> > have, per chance, a backup of the contest log shortly before the
> > problem happened, and if you activate your network, with this log,
> > and then re-enter the QSOs, can the problem be reproduced ?
> > 
> > What did you do for the problem to go away ?
> > 
> > 73s,
> > Mario
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mario Lorenz                            Internet:   
> > <ml at vdazone.org>
> >                                  Ham Radio:  
> > DL5MLO at DB0ERF.#THR.DEU.EU
> > Trust the computer industry to shorten "Year 2000" to Y2K.  It was
> > this
> kind
> > of thinking that caused the problem in the first place.
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