[WT-support] WT 4.18 new bugs

gt-i at gmx.net gt-i at gmx.net
Thu Dec 3 21:21:06 CET 2015


Found the guilty one: the KX3USB Adapter seems to be the problem. As 
soon as I plug it out, WT closes immediately.
So, WT is here !
Tnx agn Bob
73
Gernot, DF5RF


Am 03.12.2015 um 21:13 schrieb gt-i at gmx.net:
> Bob,
> thanks tor taking care about my issues!
> Regarding the bandmap, I checkled of course the entries DXCC versus 
> zones. It happened on 80m and it showed 37 new Zones! This actually 
> was the number of new QSOs, not even new DXCC.
>
> Regarding the Close-Problem: it also happened yesterday doing the 
> following:
> WinTest is open and shows an active log.
> Using File->Open I'm trying to load a new log. Then WT stops, the 
> screen goes blank and there is no chance to kill it using the 
> taksmanager. Please note I have not changed my Hardware. I'm using USB 
> serial adapters, the u2r. No Recording at all.
>
> I searched how to kill such a process and found:
> taskkill /f /PID <pid> (look up the pid in the taksmanager)
> which works and reports the task would have been killed, but WT was 
> still there as a zombie.
> In that case they say it must be a buggy driver. But I'm not aware of 
> any driver I have changed at the same time.
> I'll try to check if any of the USB adapters need updates.
> 73
> Gernot
>
>
> Am 02.12.2015 um 02:21 schrieb Bob Wilson, N6TV:
>> On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:57 AM, <gt-i at gmx.net <mailto:gt-i at gmx.net>> 
>> wrote:
>>
>>     with this update I have trouble after recovering from Hibernate
>>     (Ruhezustand in German), OS Win7-64. This worked flawlessly with
>>     all recent versions I used.
>>     Once one returns from hibernate, WinTest will hang and cannot be
>>     killed using the taskmanager!
>>
>>
>> This sounds more like a device driver or BIOS issue than a Win-Test 
>> issue.  If you are using USB-to-Serial adapters, it takes some time 
>> for them to initialize. Win-Test may be trying to access them before 
>> they are fully ready.  What type of USB-to-Serial adapters or rig 
>> control are you using?  Are you using a USB cable to control your 
>> radio?  Did you power up the PC before powering up the radio?
>>
>> Were you also trying to record the contest with the Contest Recorder?
>>
>> If you exit Win-Test, then Hibernate, then Wake up, then start 
>> Win-Test, there should be no problem.  Same for "Sleep" mode. Not 
>> sure why you don't want to exit Win-Test.  Use Options | Load contest 
>> at startup -> Enabled (or the AUTORELOAD text command) to quickly 
>> load the log after you wake up the computer and start Win-Test.
>>
>>     A minor issue with the band map:
>>     During CQWW I noticed that the reported new zones were identical
>>     to the number of new DXCC. After a while the zone number was
>>     correct, but I can't say when it cured itself.
>>
>>
>> It's quite possible for the new zones and new countries counts 
>> displayed at the bottom of the band map will be the same.  Let's say 
>> you have worked every country in the band map but JT1CO in Zone 23, 
>> and you haven't worked any other JTs.  New Countries = 1 and New 
>> Zones = 1.
>>
>> Maybe I don't understand the issue.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bob, N6TV
>>
>>
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