Bill, It's actually a little worse than that in as much as Yaesu completely changed the RS232 interface in that radio and made it work unlike any other Yaesu product. We tried to work with one of the first versions of that radio a few years ago and could never get it to work. Since that time, we understand Yaesu made some eprom changes but not sure what they were. Since Yaesu no longer will provide loaners to work with and since no one we know in the Atlanta area uses that radio, we cannot go any further on this.
Regards, Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>; "Peter Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [DXBase] DX Base and the Yaesu FT-847 > I found it in the FT1000Mp manual. > It clearly states the cable must be a 'standard' and not a 'null-modem' > cable. > > Apparently the 847 either didn't utilize that specific wires or required a > different type of cable than the MP does. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter Dougherty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 5:19 PM > Subject: [DXBase] DX Base and the Yaesu FT-847 > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm attempting to get a Yaesu FT-847 working with DX Base, and and > > afternoon of tinkering left things in the same un-functioning state. > > > > The radio and computer are connected by a null-modem cable as recommended > > by Yaesu. When using my contest software, N1MM logger, it functions > > perfectly - communication happens seamlessly, and I'm able to control the > > radio every time. The CAT light on the radio also illuminates the minute > > N1MM opens and extinguishes when it's closed. > > > > When I bring up DX Base, I go into Tools, Options and enable the HF > > Interface. Since there's no specific setting for the FT-847, I just went > > ahead and tried every radio model listed. No-go. I verified that the radio > > is set for 4800 baud, No parity, 8 bits 2 stop bits, and matched those > > settings in DX Base. I even went so far as to set the port itself (com 2) > > to these parameters. No Go. Even tried checking the DTR high box, to no > avail. > > > > I'm afraid I'm rather stumped. Can any of the assembled multitude point me > > in a direction that might get DX Base and this 847 to talk to each other? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > 73 de Peter (W2IRT) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Please visit http://www.nyctrackbook.com for details of my book > > Tracks of the NYC Subway > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
