Winlink unable to open com port for digirig

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Followed the setup guide. Win 10 Device Manager says Silicon Labs CP210x USB Bridge (COM3) is working. Packet Winlink Session says Unable to open COM3. Doesn’t matter if there is a radio cable attached to DigiRig. Any suggestions?

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I had this happen when I forgot to close Flrig. I don’t think Winlink and Flrig play well together.

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Thanks for your reply, Drew. I am using soundmodem with Winlink.

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I think I fixed this… Thank you. I now have rig control and I am able to connect to a local Winlink node but I’m having another issue - it won’t send my test message from the Outbox, Any suggestions? Thanks,
Bob

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That’s great you are connecting to the node! Here are some things I do when the message in the Winlink Outbox will not be sent:

  1. Don’t address the test message to my own callsign
  2. Use TEST@winlink.org to test it out.
  3. Use Open Session → Winlink packet
  4. Use Open session → Telnet to remove the audio chain of communication
  5. Read the session log closely to see if there is any explanation.
  6. Use P2P to send messages posted as P2P.
  7. Use Radio-only to send messages posted as Radio-only.

73 Constrainted

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OK thanks - problem solved. Successful connect and message send via Winlink digipeater

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Thanks for reporting your success! Was it Vara FM or VHF Packet?

73 Constrainted

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Bob, I’m having the same issue as you were. I am using the Soundmodem 114 as well. I didn’t follow how you fixed the issue. If I close soundmodem nothing works. Thank you.