[WT-support] blinking modes

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Maybe there's a bug in the Win-Test code when you have two Orion radios
connected, and they both report "mode" at nearly the same instant.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Manuel P. <manuel.p at tin.it> wrote:

>  Hi Bob and list, no Orion (565 type) do not allow to change the baud rate
> of serial port.
> Yesterday I tested again this, but sometimes in multi mode contest in this
> configuration modes blinks even if delay are higher than 1000ms.
>  In my setup Orion are connected to EZMaster CAT ports and both are routed
> to Win-Test via USB port. Because I'm not a CW operator  :-(  I never fight
> the problem for a "real solution".
>
> Ciao
> Manuel
> IK3STG
>
> http://www.manuelpasquato.it
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
> *To:* support at win-test.com
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 20, 2011 10:24 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] blinking modes
>
> Manuel,
>
> Does the Orion allow you to change the baud rate from 57600 to a lower
> value like 38400 or 19200?  If so, does Auto mode work any better?  Is it
> only at 57600 that Auto mode doesn't work with Win-Test and the Orion?
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
> On Sun, Mar 20, 2011 at 11:05 AM, Manuel P. <manuel.p at tin.it> wrote:
>
>>  Yes when setting 1000 ms modes do not blinks, but cat related stuff
>> "looks slow".
>> This is not the solutions, but works...
>> Main problem is the slight speed difference of Orion's serial port.
>> Connecting Orion's to serial ports directly on pc the problem disapper,
>> but not in all computers.
>>
>> Ciao
>> Manuel
>> IK3STG
>>
>> http://www.manuelpasquato.it
>>
>>   ----- Original Message -----
>> *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net>
>> *To:* support at win-test.com
>> *Sent:* Saturday, March 19, 2011 4:17 AM
>> *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] blinking modes
>>
>> IK3STG and K4TD reported similar problems of mode changing rapidly from CW
>> to SSB when using the TenTec Orion with Win-Test.  The solution was to
>> change the polling rate from *Auto* to *1000* ms at the bottom of the
>> Win-Test Interfaces Configuration screen.
>>
>> I asked NN3NW to try that and it seemed to help quite a bit.  He was using
>> real serial ports COM1 and COM2 with 57600,8,N,1 on both.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 8:49 PM, <richnn3w at verizon.net> wrote:
>>
>>> I've rechecked everything and it still blinks.  It does it when one radio
>>> is on SSB and the other radio is on CW.
>>>
>>> Using Wintest 4.7.0
>>>
>>> 73 Rich NN3W
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