I should be on for both weekends and probably the rtty weekend as well.

Remember the NAQP is low power, so give the amp a night off.

73, Steve KW3A

On 1/2/2011 9:10 AM, tom behler wrote:
>      Thanks, Steve.
>
> Well, you have to come up to the 21st century sometime, and you know, you
> were the guy who got me started thinking about all this a year or two ago!
> (smile)
>
> I still have some tweaking to do, but have made significant progress here.
>
> Will try your suggestions about the start menu and program files for
> Semantik.
>
> P.S.  Are you goind to do the NAQP CW contest next week-end?
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 9:07 AM
> Subject: Re: Minor software problem with N3FJP CW interface for N3FJP NAQP
> Contest Logging Program
>
>
> Tom,
>
> I did away with Norton a few years ago, so maybe this isn't much  help,
> but i'd look in the start menu or under c:\program files for  anything
> related to Norton or Symantec and go from there.
>
> BTW, i found having  Thunderbird open while doing usb to serial cw in
> Writelog caused some problems on the windows 7 pc.  On the XP computer,
> running extra serial ports via a add in card, no problems keying, no
> matter what was running in the backround.
>
> If you keep improving the station with rig control, cw keying, and
> digital voice keying, you will have me looking over my shoulder next
> October.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
> On 1/2/2011 8:49 AM, John Miller wrote:
>> if it's running, it should be there.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "tom behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2011 8:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: Minor software problem with N3FJP CW interface for N3FJP NAQP
>> Contest Logging Program
>>
>>
>>>      John:
>>>
>>> Fortunately, I don't have Windows 7 here yet, although I'm afraid that
>>> someday it will be inevitable, unless I go to a Mac which I've been very
>>> tempted to do at times.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I have Windows XP here, and simply can't seem to find the
>>> Semantik
>>> anti-virus icon on the system tray.
>>>
>>> Perhaps there's another way to get to things so I can disable the
>>> anti-virus
>>> software when contesting with the CW interface, but I just haven't found
>>> it
>>> yet.
>>>
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "John Miller"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:59 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Minor software problem with N3FJP CW interface for N3FJP
>>> NAQP
>>> Contest Logging Program
>>>
>>>
>>> If you have the misfortune of running windows 7 it may not be in the
>>> system
>>> tray until you put it there in taskbar and start menu options. I'd give
>>> more
>>> detailed info but the computer I was working with windows 7 on now
>>> refuses
>>> to charge the battery and has me so frustrated I'm writing it off as a
>>> 100%
>>> complete loss, I don't see why people like it.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "tom behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2011 10:54 PM
>>> Subject: Minor software problem with N3FJP CW interface for N3FJP NAQP
>>> Contest Logging Program
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi, all.
>>>>
>>>> As many of you know, I have been having fun trying to get the CW
>>>> interface
>>>> working between my laptop and my TS480, using the N3FJP NAQP logging
>>>> sofftware.
>>>>
>>>> I have actually gotten things working fairly well, but do have one small
>>>> issue.
>>>>
>>>> Every so often, when sending one of the CW strings, the N3FJP software
>>>> kind
>>>> of stutters.  In other words, the CW will either become irregular, or
>>>> will
>>>> slow down for a couple seconds, before resuming normal sending.
>>>>
>>>> I asked Scott (N3FJP) about this, and he said that this is rather
>>>> common.
>>>>
>>>> He wants me to disable any PC intensive programs that might be out there
>>>> taking memory away that the software and CW interface needs.
>>>>
>>>> He suggests disabling my Semantik anti-virus software while doing the
>>>> contest.
>>>>
>>>> I checked with a knowledgeable computer ham friend, and he says you
>>>> disable
>>>> the anti-virus software by going to the system tray, finding Semantik,
>>>> and
>>>> then right clicking on that, which will then lead to a set of options.
>>>> One
>>>> of the options is  "disable".
>>>>
>>>> I am having trouble finding the Semantik item in the system tray list,
>>>> and
>>>> wonder if anyone has a hot key or something else to get to this?
>>>>
>>>> I realize that this question is probably a good one for the Jaws users
>>>> list,
>>>> but I'd like to start with you guys, rather than getting bombarded with
>>>> more
>>>> e-mail from that list.  Hopefully, there's a quick and easy way to do
>>>> this.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks as always, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>
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