[WT-support] Function Key Failure

[Nick F5VIH/SV3SJ]

Bob,

what Ian reports is exactly what has been reported almost a year ago at this
thread

http://www.f5mzn.org/pipermail/support/2009-January/077078.html

esp. the 3rd point

In the same thread Bill AC0W has also since then the same problem.

I consistently fix this, by restarting wintest, router and mk2r. Nothing to
do with antivirus and OS version. Not the most pleasant solution but it
works. I do tell wintest to start the router just to be sure that the
preferred startup sequence is executed.

For K3 users, do not forget to chose as rig in the router menus "K3 patched"
- it tries its best to overcome lost CAT responses from
the admittedly flawed CAT system of the K3. This will fix the blinking BUSY
lights problem you report.

73's Nick F5VIH/SV3SJ


On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 06:46, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> No problems here with CW using WT4 and MK2R+.  I'm using an older version
> of the Router software though.  Others are having major problems with newer
> Router software losing communications (Busy light comes on), especially when
> at least one of the radios is an Elecraft K3.
>
> Please send or post screen shots of every applicable setting and I'll
> probably be able to see if something is set incorrectly.  Start with the
> Win-Test Configure Interfaces menu and the Router Ports tab, PTT tab, and
> WinKey tab.
>
> Also type WKSETUP and send that screen as well.
>
> To create a screen shot:
>
>    1. Highlight the window (give it the focus)
>    2. Press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-PrintScreen to copy an image of the Window to
>    the Windows Clipboard
>    3. Start | Programs | Accessories  | Paint
>    4. Edit, Paste
>    5. File, Save As
>    6. Enter a file name and select PNG as the file type
>    7. Email or post the PNG file somewhere (the Win-test eflector will
>    strip large attachments)
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 19, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Bill AC0W <ac0w at charter.net> wrote:
>
>> I've experienced the same problem running Win XP SP3 and microHAM MK2R+.
>> In
>> WT V3.x I just had to reload the MK2R+ router settings for the particular
>> configuration I was running just after starting the router but before
>> starting Win-Test and all would work fine. However, for WT v4.x this does
>> not help. Have not found solution to get WT to send CW with the microHAM
>> MK2R+ yet.
>>
>> Bill
>> AC0W
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: support-bounces at win-test.com [mailto:support-bounces at win-test.com]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Simon Schelkshorn
>> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:23 PM
>> To: support at win-test.com
>> Subject: Re: [WT-support] Function Key Failure
>>
>> Hi Ian,
>>
>> I've seen this several times and I have the impression that this occurs
>> more
>> often in V4.x than with V3.x. I don't think that this is related to the
>> operating system (I use WinXP). Unfortunately I haven't found a way to
>> reproduce this problem which is more or less mandatory to fix it.
>>
>> Only way to get rid of the problem is restarting WT (several times).
>> I remember that I restarted WT around ten times just before WAG contest
>> began :-(
>>
>> BTW: Are you using a Microham Interface? If so, try restarting the device
>> router also.
>>
>> 73, Simon (DJ4MZ)
>>
>
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