[WT-support] Loosing data

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Mark,

I assume you are using a USB-to-Serial adapter, not a regular 9-PIN serial
port.  This is a common symptom of using a device with a Prolific chipset,
instead of one based on FTDI.  There is no fix.  You have to use a
different type of USB-to-Serial adapter.

You can verify this as follows.

On Windows,

   1. Start, Run, DEVMGMT.MSC
   2. Expand "Ports"
   3. Right click on your Radio's COM port, select *Properties*
   4. Click on *Drivers* tab
   5. Click on *Driver Details* button

If you see anything that says "Prolific", throw out that USB-to-Serial
adapter, because it will cause you no end of headaches.

Here's a reference that says the same thing:

http://chirp.danplanet.com/projects/chirp/wiki/CableGuide

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 6:22 PM, Mark Luhrman <w4svo at att.net> wrote:

> After I configure the Orion a few minutes later I start loosing data on
> the band map. And when I switch bands win test does not change. If I go
> back in to options and reconfigure the orion it starts working again only
> later to loose freq data again.
>
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