Bill,<br><br>Very interesting! Thanks for your post. I am still using an older version of Router (5.1?) so maybe that is why I haven't seen the problem.<br><br>Once you have selected your preset, maybe it would help to select "Device | Store as Power-Up Settings" from the Router menu? That way the WinKey port would always be available, as soon as you power on the MK2R.<br>
<br>73,<br>Bob, N6TV<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/26 AC0W <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ac0w@charter.net">ac0w@charter.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">I should have followed this more closely, but notice the
problem of failure of the MK2R Winkeyer shortly after start-up of Win-Test. I've
experience similar issues and have discover part of the
problem.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">One the problems I've experience is when starting the Device
Router the Winkeyer port settings under the Ports tab are gone, i.e. ports are
none. So I reload the preset settings for the particular setup and things work
better.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">However, it is not 100%. Sometimes when opening Win-Test,
something happens to the MK2R WinKeyer settings that when I try sending a
message only the first character is sent and it doesn't work any more. When this
happens I sometimes find the MK2R WinKeyer port has reverted back to
none.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">I'm using the Device Router 7.1.5. I'm not sure if this
occurred after an update to the Device Router or after a update to
Win-Test.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">In the process of trying to figure out what is happening I at
least determine a method to make sure I have functional CW about 98% of the time
when starting Win-Test. May be kind of goofy but it works. Briefly here it
is.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Open Device Router</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Reload Preset settings</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Do not minimize Device Router</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Manually send short CW (test, call sign,
etc)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Now open Win-Test</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Once Win-Test is running press a function key to send
message.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Keep Diver Router Window open for a while</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">If the message is properly sent I usually will have no
problems after that. I also found that I need to keep the device router open for
a while until I've made a few QSO's. Once a few QSO's are in the log then you
can minimize the device router with little risk of a failure. However,
minimizing the router right a way tends to increase the likelihood of loosing
the ability to send CW from the computer.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Hopefully this helps,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">Bill</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New">AC0W</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font face="Courier New"></font></span> </div><br>
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<font size="2" face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com" target="_blank">support-bounces@win-test.com</a>
[mailto:<a href="mailto:support-bounces@win-test.com" target="_blank">support-bounces@win-test.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Wilson,
N6TV<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 26, 2009 9:06 PM<br><b>To:</b>
<a href="mailto:support@win-test.com" target="_blank">support@win-test.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WT-support] WT winkey MK{2R}
problems<br></font><br></div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
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<div class="gmail_quote">2009/1/26 Nick F5VIH/SV3SJ <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:f5vih@sinanis.com" target="_blank">f5vih@sinanis.com</a>></span><br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div class="gmail_quote">
<div>The table is stable and I am very calm during a contest :-))) Though,
I'll try to crosscheck the big-bang theory you suggest, next time
:-)</div></div></div></blockquote>
<div><br>:-)<br> <br></div>
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<div>The problem occurs with a fairly high chance at the very startup of WT
(and synergy). Sometimes several restarts (wt, router and MK2R) are needed. It
never occurs once wt is running!</div></div></div></blockquote>
<div><br>Oh, so it is only a start-up issue? Do you have the WinKey
sending CW while you start Win-Test, then it halts? I think Win-Test or
microHAM router does a Win-Key "reset" when it initializes communications at
start-up, so that could cancel active CW. You can see this by pressing the
microHAM [MON] (monitor) button next to the WinKeyer2 port, then on the next
panel click [Start], then start Win-Test. <br><br>Capturing this Winkeyer2
log data is very valuable for diagnosing WinKey problems.<br><br>73,<br>Bob,
N6TV<br></div></div><br></div></div></div>
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