[Dx4win] Yaesu FT-897 CAT control now solved!

Sat, 1 Mar 2003 15:59:42 +0100

Thank you everybody for the help with information about editing the =
radio driver. I have now done some editing and it works to 95%, =
completely satisfactory for my needs.

This is the solution suggested which I used:

In the radio library of DX4WIN, I made a copy of the file "Yaesu =
FT847.RIG" and renamed it to "Yaesy FT897.RIG"

I the edited this file using Word Pad as follows and saved it (comments =
within "..." are mine and should be deleted in the file):

[GENERAL]
MODEL=3DYaesu FT897    "New name"
NOTES=3DExperimental
DATE=3D36536
FLOW=3D 1.00000000000000E+0002
FHIGH=3D 4.70000000000000E+0005           "Upper frequency 470 MHz"
BAUD=3D4800          "Default baud rate 4800, radio works also with 9600 =
or 38400 without problems"                             =20
DATAB=3D1                           =20
STOPB=3D1              "The radio manual says 2 stop bits, I tested that =
with no difference"                                                      =
  =20
.
.
.
.
The radio control works now as expexted, the frequency window is OK and =
clicking on a spot tunes the radio.
I tried the radio "Panorama" function without success and apparently the =
program will not interprete the S-meter readings correctly. The radio is =
scanning and the frequency in the "Frequency window" show correct =
numbers while scanning.

One important observation: The radio tuning is set to "Locked" mode by =
DX4WIN. If you press the radios button "Lock" you will unlock the radio =
and be able to tune it by hand.

73 de Erik/SM0JCA

----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Victor West" <[email protected]>
To: "Erik Mellgren" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 18:02
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] Help: Yaesu FT-897 CAT control not communicating =
with DX4Win

I too am waiting for a driver for the FT-897.

de Vic, AE5DX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Mellgren" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 4:25 PM
Subject: [Dx4win] Help: Yaesu FT-897 CAT control not communicating with
DX4Win

> DX4WIN has no radio setting for my Yaesu FT-897 rig. How do I get it =
to
work?
>
> Other programs like FTBase, TRX-Manager and YP-log (FT-817 setup) is
working 100 percent OK with my FT-897 rig.
>
> Erik/SM0JCA
>
>
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