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Yes, Paddle. Somehow, some obscure freaking way the Ant chip had popped out, unseated itself from the dongle port on the cable, but not fallen out. ???? It went in with a hard snap 4 days ago. And . . . . .. . .. Windows will kill us all of a stroke or apoplexy. I disconnected the dongle from the USB on the PC, and unplugged the Wahoo. Rebooted the PC, checked settings, "Wahoo Paired" ****************************************??? So trying to logically think this through for me does not work with Windows, it's too smart for me.

This AM I checked the disconnected Ant and cable and found the loose chip. Now on Zwift startup, I get the flashing ANt symbol and ..................have to leave for work. I was up late with this FUN and slept in. Thanks all and stay tuned for more cartoon adventure.
Edit: HAD to try it. It works. Rides, climbs hills, records stuff. The advice given regarding the Ant not working was sound. The windows status derailed me on that as Windows showed "paired device". Thanks all for your time and suggestions. Last Laugh is on me. I entered my height, 5 ft 8 inches. That shows in my settings on Zwift, but on the screen I am 5-7". Har Har