[DX] Hamscope 1.53

[John Kalotai]

First Issue,,,,,What operating system? Windows ME and XP are known to
put COM ports into a high state, treating them as though they were
USB ports. There is a fix available for ME but I'm not sure about XP.

Second Issue,,,,What other devices are attached,eg: do you have a
Palm Pilot or Digital camera that hot syncs via a serial or USB port?
Both of these devices have software associated with them that leaves
the COM ports in a high state.

Feel free to contact me off the list for more info.

John Kalotai
N1OLO
Sales & Support
West Mountain Radio

 

--- Ron & Madhavi <mchilkuri@kasnet.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I have been trying to get on the digi modes using hamscope 1.53 and
> my Sony Vaio laptop. In trying to make an interface to key up the
> 850S, I find that I have a constant 6.73 volts at my RTS (7) and
> DTR (4) to SG (5) when I measure at the 9 pin connector. I have set
> hamscope to COM1, as my device manager indicates that is my com
> port. Besides, I have only a printer port and 1 com port on the
> laptop. For whatever it is worth, I have tried setting Hamscope to
> all comports with no luck! I have not bothered to wire up the
> switching transistor as I don't see any point in doing so as long
> as I see no change in the voltage at the DTR and the RTS pins.   
> 
> Any help would make you guys happy, as I would then be on PSK, RTTY
> and whatever else hamscope supports! BTW, I have even tried digipan
> with the same results. 
> 
> What say guys?!
> 
> 73,
> Ron, 6Y5/4S7RO
> 
> PS: Yes, I am rather computer hardware illiterate!
> 
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John Kalotai
N1OLO