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Can't help you with the Icom, but I am running Kenwood software for both
the 480 and 2000 on Windows 7 64 bit with no problems. Am also
running a 4 port serial to USB box. Have connected both radios, a FSK
keying adapter and a CW keying adapter. Everything works fine with
these exceptions: First time I ran high power, the logging software
froze up and I had to reboot. A few ferrites on the input and output
cables of the usb/serial box solved the problem, and almost 2,000 high
power QSO's with no other problems.
The other slight problem is more a Win 7 problem. USB to serial CW
keying works, but can be finickey. Just ask Lou, WA3MIX from this list
who was working me on CW a week ago. My pc put my cw into warp speed
and went berserk. I had an e-mail program open at the same time. I've
heard that this problem can occur when the computer is trying to do
several things at once, and CW timing can suffer. I now make sure all
other programs are closed and have had no other problems with CW.
73, Steve KW3A
On 10/19/2010 3:10 PM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
> Hello everyone;
> I have been off the list for a number of months because of computer
> problems. I am now the victim of a new laptop. It seems that the
> software for the ict90 will not run with the 64 bit version of windows 7
> and our friends at icom tell me that there are no plans to update it.
> Are there any moderately user friendly options? Also will the kenwood
> software for the ts480 run on windows 7?
> I have heard mixed info concerning usb to cereal cables. Most ham gear
> seems to have a cereal port and unfortunately I am blessed with usb.
> Will a simple cable resolve the problem?
> Thanks for any thoughts
> Richard
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