May be working now will try again On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 10:39 AM Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote:
> Martin: > Using male to female adapters on CAT cables is usually where the problem > lies. If you had the right cable for the job in the first place, I dont > think you would have had any issues. You are trying to make the wrong cable > work right and creating more complexity. I'd stop and wait till you got the > right cable before you get too frustrated. > > On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, 10:14:22 AM CST, Travis Burgess via BVARC < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > I concur. RT Systems has cables that are Radio specific and matched to > your > radio. They are the highest quality. > > Travis > K5HTB > > No trees were harmed in the production of this message, however, a great > many electrons were > > terribly inconvenienced. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Terry Leatherland > via BVARC <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 15, 2020 6:45 AM > *To:* BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Terry Leatherland <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [BVARC] $30 cat cable still does not work > > I buy my cables from rt systems. Work perfect and have great email > support. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 15, 2020, at 1:05 AM, Rod Neumann via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I probably shouldn't be replying because I really don't know about FT450 > or FT8. But this question totally is befuddling to me as it doesn't say > what's the problem. Maybe I can say one or two things that are helpful. > > Here's an RS232/USB cable for $9 from Amazon. > <https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Serial-Adapter-RS232/dp/B00J4N9T9C> > It has a *male* DB9 plug on one end and a USB connector on the other. > If your radio has a female DB9 port, then you're good, otherwise buy a DB9 > gender changer. Googling about the FT450, it says the RS232 Port on the > radio is *male also*, so you'll need a female/female DB9 gender > changer... like this gender change for $5 on Amazon. > <https://www.amazon.com/WOVTE-Changer-Coupler-Adapter-Connector/dp/B00W7BZ31G/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=female+to+female+db9&qid=1579070518&sr=8-3> > > Then you'll need to install the driver software. This can all get > confusing with the fact that the computer will see this interface as a > serial COM port, so you need to set up the right COM port after you plug in > the cable to your USB on the computer. Or maybe you got a disc with the > radio and it has all the software needed? > > And reading further about the FT450.... this Yaesu radio actually labels > the DB9 port "CAT". Huh? Can anybody explain what CAT stands for where it > applies to an RS232 serial communications port? AFAIK the term CAT is > about a cable of multi twisted pair. In other words CAT cable is like > saying COAX cable -- it's not about the signals going through it or what > its used for, it is about the physical conductor construction of the cable > itself. Or is this something merely lost in the Japanese/USA translation > and now we have this confusing term CAT being misapplied. Is it a > misnomer? > > Or have I been Rip Van Winkle and this word CAT is now standard and has a > reasonable place in the vernacular, in application to what this is used for? > > > Rod Neumann cell: (832)444-0192 > ALLogic Inc. / AdorStore > PO Box 217 > New Ulm, TX 78950 > > > > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020 at 6:10 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I just purchased a $30 cat cable from Mouser and first of all they sent me > the wrong thing. The end has male pins, not female. I did have a male to > female adapter and I then plugged that into the rs 232 port on the back of > the Yaesu 450d. > > However that still did not work. I plugged the cable into the USB port and > heard click click click and the radio was stuck on transmit and I had to > unplug the cable to get it unstuck. I got multiple com port errors. Same > problem as before. Cannot control radio with cat cable. > > Everyone - I cannot fix this problem by myself. I guess now I need to send > the cable back to Mouser and tell them its the wrong thing. Also, I have > done everything in my power to try and figure this out. I need help. Either > by teamviewer or in person. I am at a dead end. I cannot operate ft8 with a > stuck transmitter. My phone number is 713-305-2148. Sorry to keep bringing > this up, but it is really getting frustrating. Thanks. 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