[1000mp] computer control problem

[Pete Smith]

At 09:10 AM 11/29/02 -0500, you wrote:

>I have an FT1000 MkV that developed a problem during last weekend's 
>contest - looking for a suggestion on what to check/replace.  The front 
>panel display still flashes "CAT".
>
>Looks like I can send commands to it via the RS-232 port and it behaves 
>mostly correctly.  I use CT contest software.  If I send the command to 
>change to a new frequency, like 7005, the radio changes correctly.   But 
>if I try to change bands via CT, it switches between 10 and 160m using the 
>band up/down command (alt-F1, alt-f2).   On the receive side I can not 
>read the current frequency (alt-J).  It appears to say 28013.7 all the 
>time.   Is this likely to be the chip that makes the RS-232 port work?

Have you done a system reset, since you could have some firmware corruption 
from RFI or whatever?  I would also try it with another computer and 
another software package (the CI-V Commander is freeware that gives it a 
good workout) so that you can rule out the COM port on the computer and the 
software setup.


73, Pete N4ZR
Sometimes a tower is just a tower