Hi Peter,
A number of fellows tested the new radio control
in PC-ALE v1.062H in the latest builds ( #5 being
the most recent) with the SDR-1000 and all works
just fine I am told, although I wrote it, I don't
have one here to test with. If you are using DIG
instead of USB, you need to select USB-D using
CHANNEL > MODIFY, otherwise USB is fine. You need
to ask your questions of the SDR-1000 owner/users
of PC-ALE via the HFlink forum.
/s/ Steve, N2CKH
At 06:16 PM 10/13/2007, you wrote:
Ive tried to use the PCALE program several
times now. Each time I try to use it, I have zero luck.
A year or so ago, I downloaded it and couldnt
get it to control my TS-2000. But I heard there
was a new version in the works, so I vowed not to write it off.
A couple of weeks back, I downloaded the latest
version of PCALE. Now, instead of using my
TS-2000 Im using an SDR-1000 (that emulates a
TS-2000). I religiously followed the
instructions at
<http://hflink.com/pcale/setup/>http://hflink.com/pcale/setup/
about setup. I got things linked up, more or
less
seemingly got CAT control working
(57.6Kbps, 8N1 exactly how I setup MixW
Kenwood, etc) because I could change
frequencies
but I couldnt transmit (using CAT
control). PCALE would TRY to transmit, but Id
get zero output. Worse, after exiting from
PCALE, I couldnt get anything ELSE on my system
to transmit either. Arrrgh. After several
restarts of the applications, and reboots of the
system, I removed and re-installed the Virtual
Audio Cable driver. I didnt get ALE to work,
but I was able to use MixW again with my radio. Enough success for that day.
Today, just a few minutes ago, I decided to try
to get PCALE to work again. ALE OTAW and all
what better time, right? Yet, again, after
diligently following the directions on
HFLINK.COM (not that they tell you WHAT youre
doing, but they tell you what to DO anyhow)
my results were mixed:
a) One time PCALE transmitted (the @@@
test message what IS that by the way?), and at
the end of the transmission didnt unkey the rig.
b) Another time PCALE transmitted (the
@@@ test message again) and actually managed to unkey the radio properly
c) Thereafter
no rig control, no transmit.
Soooo
it seems like Im having a CAT control problem. Or something.
If I do that @@@ thing, and my message is
getting out, should it show up on the Bonnie
Super Locator Whizzy Keen web page??
Anybody have any guidance they can offer as to
what the problem may be? I suspect bad rig
control in PCALE, but hey
what do I know?
de Peter K1PGV
