[1000mp] Serial Port Dead

[Tad Williamson]

Thanks for rminding me/us Pete.  The gender of the
connector on the back of the 100 is indeed the wrong
sex.  A gender changer (not null-modem adapter) is in
order or a non-standard modem cable.  I actually use
two PS-2 to serial adapters and a male-to-male PS-2
cable.
73, Tad, WF4W

--- Pete Smith <pete.n4zr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do you mean a null modem connector or a gender
> changer?  I concur with the latter - for some reason
> the gender on the back of the Mark 5 is wrong for
> use with a conventional straight serial cable.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> 
> At 10:24 AM 2/2/2006, you wrote:
> >i had to use a null modem connector with mine.
> >
> >chet N6ZO
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tad Williamson"
> <ironbutttad at yahoo.com>
> >To: "All about Yaesu 1000mp"
> <1000mp at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 7:06 AM
> >Subject: Re: [1000mp] Serial Port Dead
> >
> >
> >Rob, I don't think there are any hidden menu
> settings
> >for the CAT port on the 1000.  It does use a
> regular
> >modem (straight-thru) cable and not a Null-modem
> >cable.
> >
> >My serial port went out on the radio.  I had Paul
> >Hansen in South Carolina replace the serial chip in
> >the radio.  If you look at the schematic, the
> >inputs/outputs of the serial chip are not isolated.
> Near as I can figure, I had a loose serial cable and
> >some RF got into the chip and "poof"
> >
> >I hope your's is simpler like a pin on a cable or
> >something like that.
> >Be sure the serial port on the computer is set for
> >4800 baud, no parity, 8 data bits and 2 stop bits
> >(4800, N, 8, 2).  I've had an occasional problem
> where
> >some other program(or windows) will reset this
> setting
> >and my CAT funtions stop working.  Also, just for
> >grins, you might try another Modem cable.
> >Good luck, 73, Tad
> >
> >
> >--- Rob Murray <rmmurray at xplornet.com> wrote:
> >
> >>Thanks all for the suggestions; to take them all
> in
> >>turn - 
> >>My laptop serial port works fine with other
> things,
> >>eg., GPS stream input.
> >>I tried the test4MP program, and it flashes my
> >>comport 4 lights when it
> >>tests for it (and this is the port that I try to
> >>connect to the Mark 5 to)
> >>says it is present but the Mark 5 is not connected
> >>to it.
> >>I do not know if the null modem is built into the
> >>rig; I do know that the
> >>instruction manual says to use a straight cable,
> and
> >>not to use a null modem
> >>cable. So I used a straight cable. (It does appear
> >>to me that latterly the
> >>CAT section of the manual has been greatly
> expanded,
> >>as I can find nothing
> >>to complain about re the information given. Unless
> >>of course, they erred...)
> >>I was wondering if there is an on/off switch for
> >>that connector in the upper
> >>(nomrally hidden) menu; or if anyone else had had
> a
> >>similar problem.
> >>Failing that, I could try a null modem cable in
> >>desparation, I suppose.
> >>Robert Murray    VA7RMM
> >>RR1 S5 C16
> >>Edgewood, BC    V0G 1J0
> >>Phone/Fax (250) 269-7698
> >> 
> >>
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