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If you get an outdated error when you plug in your old programming cable into a Windows 11 system should you buy a new cable?
If you have an old laptop of PC that you know worked with that cable try that first.
My Windows 11 didn't work, even when I bought new cables for my old Baofeng UV-3R. After 2 new cable purchases from different brands on Amazon I thought I would try my old cable on a Windows 7 Laptop that I used for programming radios for friends who just got their ham licenses.
The Yaesu FT-710 has two USB ports, one for your laptop and one for a mouse to ease menu operations.
If you are planning on useing WSJT for FT-8 and supported protocols you have to set up your radio to properly have the software control your radio. You may have to load in drivers as well. Here is a link on how to do it:
I have been using eQSL for many years and when I moved to New Mexico from California, I set up my ham shack and carried on with my hobbie. I updated my address but I could not change the state on my QSL information. The problem was I needed to designate an end date to my California account and create a New Mexico sub account with a new start date for future QSLs.
The problem is I overlapped QSLs between my two residences and now my account information is a disaster.
I think I figured out how to correct the problem. It isn't as simple as deleting the QSL records prior to my move. It may intail downloading my ADIF file, editing and uploading it back to the site. The trick is I do not want to lose all my QSLs nor do I want to double the good ones.
Here is the solution:
Log into your account and your new sub account.
Click Outbox
Click Select Display Pages
Enter the date range of the bad records. (Hint - They are before your start date on your new sub account.)
Click the left most Icon on each record - Looks like a pencil on a pad of paper
