DX4WIN radio preferences has a check for "RTS High" and the FT-450D has "CAT RTS" set to "Enable"
Still no communication for some reason - frustrating... - Tony, N3ME - 118 Ashwood Street Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 (302) 539-5638 Grid: FM28lm http://www.n3me.net Elecraft K3 # 2462 PVRC Member -----Original Message----- From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 02:07 AM To: Tony McClenny; DX4WIN Reflector Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Yaesu FT-450D Try checking RTS (RTS High). If CAT RTS in the rig is "Enable", it expects RTS High in order to send data from the rig to the computer. Otherwise set CAT RTS TO *disable* in the rig. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/18/2013 8:47 PM, Tony McClenny wrote: > Joe, > > > Thank you for your ideas. > > Using a real serial port (COM1) set to 38400 on windows 7 computer > Serial cable is 9 wires > CAT RTS on rig set to "Enable" > CAT TOT on rig set to "3000" > > Still no communication between dx4win and Yaesu - drat > > > - Tony, N3ME - > > 118 Ashwood Street > Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 > (302) 539-5638 > Grid: FM28lm > > http://www.n3me.net > Elecraft K3 # 2462 > PVRC Member > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Subich, W4TV [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 22:31 PM > To: Tony McClenny; DX4WIN Reflector > Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Yaesu FT-450D > > > Tony, > > What interface are you using between the computer and radio? > > The "new" Yaesu rigs expect RTS handshake - if you have a "real" > serial port or USB to serial converter with a cable that has all > 9 wires set RTS="ON". If you don't have "all 9" - or at least > 2-2, 3-3, 5-5, 7-7 and 8-8, go into the rig's menu as set CAT > RTS to *disable*. > > The "new" Yaesu rigs also have a time-out timer on the CAT line. > Go into the rig's menu and set CAT TOT to *at least 1000*. > > Those those two settings seem to be the key to a lot of Yaesu > CAT issues. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 2/18/2013 5:18 PM, Tony McClenny wrote: >> Trying to assist in the setup of a new rig for a local ham and > experiencing >> some difficulty - help please >> >> >> >> DX4WIN v.8.05 >> >> >> >> Need correct settings for the Radio Setup Parameters >> >> >> >> Unsuccessfully using: >> >> >> >> Type Yaesu FT450 >> Address 00 >> >> Baud Rate 38400 (radio set to same) >> >> COM Port COM1 >> >> Poll Rate 1200 >> >> Max Tries 12 >> >> DTR Not checked >> >> RTS Not checked >> >> Transverter 0 >> >> Band None >> >> >> >> No second radio >> >> >> >> Where am I going wrong? Thank you in advance. >> >> >> >> - Tony, N3ME - >> >> >> 118 Ashwood Street >> Bethany Beach, DE 19930-9699 >> (302) 539-5638 >> >> Grid: FM28lm >> >> http://www.n3me.net >> Elecraft K3 # 2462 >> >> PVRC Member >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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
