Some months back I could not figure out how to get the start channel on my Aether 2 programmed with the E-dongle. Well I decided to give it another go after I have been experiencing Conductor issues. Ran into the same problems as before. Appeared to be programming, red flash followed by the pop of white. Never took. Well I decided to reprogram the pic and when I looked, the checksum wasn't what it was supposed to be.
I gave it another shot and it works! Now I just have to figure out the Conductor/card issue and I'll be golden. On to the next...thanks for the input and the Start Channel utility, Rick.