Mike, do you carefully checked your OE polarity pin and the ordered VCC 
voltage spec?

- Henry


MIke mustang schrieb:
> Guys,
>  I just spent 2 days trying to trouble shoot a weird
> problem that I can not figure out. It started when I
> modified an Xtall for computer control via the printer
> port. All I did was make up the cable using the
> BS170's and pulled the PIC and plugged the wires into
> the socket in pins 8 for ground and pins 2 and 3. The
> Xtall worked perfect with PowerSDR and si570.exe. The
> only problem was the SI570 in the Xtall was the LDVS
> version and I knew it would not drive the Softrock
> directly so I ordered a CMOS version. I removed the
> LDVS (was not fun) and CAREFULLY soldered in the CMOS
> version. The CMOS version worked with the PIC so I
> removed the PIC and plugged in the printer port
> interface wires and it did not work at all. I tried
> changing the pull ups to 10 k and adding the OE
> (output enable) wired to 3 v still nothing. Then in
> total desperation I removed the CMOS (not fun again)
> and soldered in the LDVS version and everything is
> working once again...am I missing something?
> 
> thanks for your help
> 
> Mike WA3O
> 
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