On 08/01/2014 05:42 AM, jeff millar wrote: > First problem: Most of the time, when starting a transmission or using > the Tune button, WSJTX throws a "Rig Control Error Hamlib error: > Invalid parameter while getting current VFO frequency". This occurs > about 1 sec after starting a transmission. But sometimes it runs ok for > a while without throwing errors. The Test CAT button doesn't show a > problem. I can browse the bands with the band select button without > seeing the problem.
> any ideas? Hello ! I suspect, that the problem could be related to the communication between the XCVR and the serial port of the computer. Hamlib has defined some arguments like "write_delay" and "post_write_delay", in order to allow a proper communication. If such arguments are absent or if they have a wrong value, a correct communication can be impossible or only marginal. I suspect that such a situation could occurs at your site. Note that sometimes the XCVR can have modifiable parameters in the menu, which are related to this communication on the serial line. Here is an example of a command line directed to hamlib: rigctl -m129 --send-cmd-term="" --set-conf=rig_pathname=/dev/ttyUSB0, serial_speed=4800,dcd_type=RIG,timeout=500,retry=2,write_delay=5, post_write_delay=50,itu_region=1 Unfortunately, wsjtx offers no way to enter all these arguments, which can become necessary in some situations. In order to move around such problems, I prefer to use rigctld started with the adequate arguments. The communication between wsjtx an rigctld occurs via a TCP port. A manual change of wsjtx's config is necessary because only serial ports are allowed in the config window. Unfortunately, NET rigctl is full of bugs. I hope, this helps a little bit. Best 88 de Claude (DJ0OT) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
