[Dx4win] ft990 rig control problem

[JDY18 at aol.com]

I've been off the air for a number of months. Just getting back on, trying to 
figure out how everything works, and where all those wires go. I'm coming 
back to an issue I've had since I get my current computer. I can't get DX4Win to 
control/communicate with my FT-990. 

The set up is I've got an MFJ 5383Y cable going from the radio to a 
serial-to-usb converter. Brand is unknown. It's got two serial inputs and a USB output. 
The serial input I'm using is designated as COMM4. The computer is a Dell 
laptop - Latitude D600, running Windows XP Pro. DX4Win is version 6.02. 

Radio preferences are set up as:

Yaesu FT990
address - 00
baudrate - 4800
comport - 4
poll rate 5000
max tries - 6
RTS high (I've also tried DTR high, but it doesn't seem to make a difference)

DX4Win does not communicate with the radio. I can't read or change 
frequencies out of the program.

I should note that I'm also running WriteLog 10.37 on the same computer, and 
that works fine with the radio, using the same hardware set-up. That would 
seem to eliminate any possible hardware issues as being the culprit. 

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone with a similar set-up or any idea what the 
problem might be. I like the radio and I like DX4win, so it's frustrating 
when they won't play nicely together.


73 de Jay,
W2KD