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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [email protected] [mailto:dx4win- > [email protected]] Namens Mel > Verzonden: donderdag 13 augustus 2009 20:36 > Aan: Heinz Goeddemeier > CC: 'DX4WIN'; 'Rick Murphy' > Onderwerp: Re: [Dx4win] BandMap wildly wrong freq? > > I use a Microham interface... it uses USB and virtual ports and works > fine. So some USB interfaces do work. > > Heinz Goeddemeier wrote: > > I had a similar problem. My old notebook Compaq EVO N800v doesn't > have an > > COM interface, so I tried to use an USB- COM interface from Belkin > FSU109. I > > used it once for controlling a RET-antenna unit successfully with > that > > notebook. > > Recently I revived my amateur radio activities again using then > DX4WIN 707, > > but couldn't achieve a working connection to the radio YEASU > FT1000MP. I > > tried also the USB on the desktop without success as well. Tried to > download > > the latest driver but no success, too. I am not that experienced with > > computers, so I dug free the only COM-interface on the desktop and > radio > > control worked immediately and stable. Then I tried the notebook > using the > > docking station`s COM port, also with success. > > Consequently I put the Belkin USB-COM interface back into my > drawer...... > > > > Seems I need to obtain a COM interface card and forget about USB-COM > > interfaces. Anyone with an idea???? > > > > Heinz DK9DA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:dx4win- > [email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Larry Gauthier (K8UT) > > Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:40 PM > > To: Mel; Rick Murphy > > Cc: DX4WIN > > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] BandMap wildly wrong freq? > > > > Rick, > > > > I also encountered problems tracking frequency with certain USB CI-v > > interfaces and DX4Win. Troubleshooting was made more difficult by the > fact > > that some worked properly with my contest software (N1MM) but not > with > > DX4Win. This bug was evident in v7, and probably still lingers in v8. > You > > will see erroneous readings in the new v8 bandmap and the "Freq > (KHz)" > > field. > > > > Here's an easy test you can perform in either v7 or v8: from the main > DX4Win > > > > dialogue window, select >Radio >Set frequency. Observe the Main > Frequency > > reading as you spin the VFO. You'll probably see the correct > frequency some > > of the time, but wrong frequencies most of the time. Whether that > incorrect > > frequency is reflected in the bandmap or in your QSO "Freq (KHz)" > field > > merely depends on when DX4Win does its polling. You can try to > correct the > > problem by adjusting your CI-v interface settings in DX4Win, but > there are > > some cables that DX4Win simply will not read correctly (although N1MM > does > > not have a problem). > > > > [NOTE: when looking at that "Radio Frequency Control" dialogue > window, keep > > in mind that DX4Win will not read the Icom split VFO frequency > correctly . > > This is not DX4Win's problem nor a bug - it's a shortcoming of Icom's > > command language.] > > > > -larry > > K8UT > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mel" <[email protected]> > > To: "Rick Murphy" <[email protected]> > > Cc: "DX4WIN" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 21:07 > > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] BandMap wildly wrong freq? > > > > > >> It sounds like you have the CI-V transceive function turned on > causing > >> data collisions. This is not recommended with DX4Win. Turn it off as > per > >> instructions and it should work fine. I would prefer Paul support > >> transceive mode... but that isn't likely to happen soon... > >> > >> VE2DC... Mel > >> > >> Rick Murphy wrote: > >>> I'm just starting out with DX4WIN 8; the rig is a IC-756 Pro III. > >>> When I use the bandmap with "Follow radio" checked, it's pretty > broken > >>> due to completely wrong frequencies. > >>> > >>> For example, the rig is showing 50.125 Mhz right now. The band map > >>> says "717,415.56 6m". It's sort of stable at that reading > (sometimes > >>> showing the right freq, usually not) until I spin the dial, then > it'll > >>> catch up for a few seconds until going to another bogus frequency. > >>> > >>> There's a pattern - usually 717,xxxx for 6m. Or, switching the rig > to > >>> 20m (14,004.00) shows "475,416.56 20m". Or "1,400,526.00 20m". > >>> (Currently it's swithcing between "14,005.08", "1,400,508.00", and > >>> "475,416.56" in the bandmap.) > >>> > >>> The rig is set with default address, 9600 baud, CI-V transceive > off. > >>> DX4WIN set to poll at 5000 ms. > >>> > >>> How do I make this work right? Seems like a useful feature if it > was > >>> actually usable. :-) > >>> 73, > >>> -Rick > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Dx4win mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:[email protected] > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Dx4win mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Dx4win mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Dx4win mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx4win Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
