<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 11:28 PM, Dimitar Krastev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mitazi@gmail.com" target="_blank">mitazi@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I wonder why it is not possible to have more than one WinKey installed?<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well, the WinKey is already designed to support two radios, but I have a suggestion.</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I have installed two MIcroham Microkeyer II interfaces and want to use them as 1st and second radio. When I try to setup second Winkeyer I've got "Only one winkey is allowed". I do not mind SO2R interface blocks, because I simply want to use the second radio for my VHF activities, while my primary radio is the HF rig. They will not be used at the same time anyways. Nor even in the same contest :)<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Very good, this makes the solution very easy:  use two different Win-Test .ini files.   </div><div>  <br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>

<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">First, an important Windows usage tip (no reason not to do this on all Windows 10 computers):  Change the File Explorer options.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-style:normal">By default, File Explorer </span><i>hides</i> file extensions (the .ini part), often obscuring the complete file name, causing lots of confusion and mistakes and headaches.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-weight:400">In the Windows 10 Search box, type </span><b>Explorer Options</b> (or locate the <b>File Explorer Options</b> shortcut in the Windows Control Panel)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><ol style=""><li style="">Run the <b>File Explorer Options</b> shortcut</li><li style="font-weight:400">Click the <b>View</b> tab<br></li><li style="font-weight:400">Scroll down and then Uncheck<span> </span><b>Hide extensions for know file types</b></li><li style="font-weight:400">Click <b>Apply</b><br></li><li style="font-weight:400">Click<span> </span><b>OK</b></li></ol></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">File Explorer will now always display complete file names, including the ".ini" part.</div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Suggested workaround for two WinKeys, one for HF rig, one for VHF rig.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">

<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Use the default </span><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">wt.ini</b><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><span> </span>file for the HF rig, selecting WinKey #1 only.  Use </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><b>wt.vhf.ini</b></span><span style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"> for the VHF rig, selecting WinKey #2 only.  Create and use a new Win-Test shortcut specifying the </span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><b>-i wt.vhf.ini</b> option for your VHF rig using WinKey #2.</span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><br></span></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-weight:400;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Step-by-step for those who may not know how to locate, copy, and create a new .ini file and Win-Test shortcut:</span></div><div style="text-align:start;text-indent:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><ol style=""><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-weight:400">Start Win-Test (Properties should already be set to "Run as an Administrator", otherwise this will probably not work)</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-weight:400">Open your HF log<br></li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Type <b>SETUP</b> [Enter] in the Win-Test logging window (or click Options | Configure Interfaces ... if you are better at clicking than typing)</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Enable the COM port of the WinKey #1 connected to the HF Rig by checking the box, then click <b>OK</b></li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;font-weight:400">Verify Proper operation of the WinKey on the HF rig</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:400">From the Win-Test menu, select </span><b>File | Explore | /cfg directory</b> to open File Explorer</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Exit Win-Test to save all the HF settings in <b>wt.ini</b> (this leaves File Explorer open)</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Using File Explorer, copy the <b style="">wt.ini</b> file to a new file named <b style="">wt.vhf.ini</b><b style="font-weight:400">:</b></li><ol style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><li style=""><b style="font-weight:400">Right click on </b><b style="">wt.ini</b><b style="font-weight:400"> and select </b><b style="">Copy</b></li><li style=""><b style="font-weight:400">Right click on a blank spot in the /cfg folder, and select </b><b style="">Paste</b></li><li style=""><b style="font-weight:400">Right click on the file named </b><b style="">wt - Copy.ini</b><b style="font-weight:400">, and select </b><b style="">Rename</b></li><li style="">Type <b>wt.vhf</b> and press [Enter] to rename the copy to <b>wt.vhf.ini</b></li></ol><li style="">Exit File Explorer </li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:400">In the Windows Start Menu, Right Click on the Win-Test shortcut, then select </span><b>More -> Open file location</b></li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><span style="font-weight:400">Copy the</span> Win-Test shortcut to a new shortcut named <b>Win-Test VHF</b> in the same start menu folder (Administrator privileges required)</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Right click on the <b>Win-Test VHF</b> shortcut and select <b>Properties</b></li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Change the <b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Target</b> of the shortcut to<br><font face="monospace, monospace">"C:\Program Files (x86)\Win-Test\wt.exe" -i wt.vhf.ini</font></li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Close File Explorer</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">In the Start Menu, Win-test Folder, click on the new <b>Win-Test VHF</b> shortcut.</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Type <b>SETUP</b> [Enter] and change this version to use WinKey #2 only (uncheck WinKey #1).</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Verify proper WinKey operation on theVHF rig.</li><li style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:small;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px">Exit Win-Test to save the changes</li></ol></div></div><div>Now you can click the <b>Win-Test</b> shortcut to use WinKey #1 with the HF Rig, and the <b>Win-Test VHF </b>shortcut to use WinKey #2 with your VHF Rig.</div><div><br></div><div>Of course, any changes to Win-Test options or settings may need to be made twice, once to each shortcut, depending on the change, since they now use separate and independent configuration files.</div><div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Bob, N6TV</div></div></div></div>