[Dx4win] MicroHam, SteppIR and DX4WIN

[Ken - N5TY]

    Yes, I have that setup in the shack.  It is not stable in that the 
SteppIR box mis-reads the radio frequency once every few minutes and sends 
the antenna slewing.  The typicall mis-read is in the 50 to 60 mHz range. 
While I have not proven to myself that the same misread does not occur with 
Writelog or DXBase 2006, but I have never observed it mis-reading with 
either of those programs.  I am in the process of adding an audio alert to 
the slewing antenna to continue testing.

This is mis-read does not seem like it should be software program related 
and will require additional testing to conclude one way or the other.

73s

Ken
N5TY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
To: <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 23:41
Subject: [Dx4win] MicroHam, SteppIR and DX4WIN


> Does anyone have a similar configuration running but using DX4WIN instead 
> of DXBase?
> In my case, the radio would be an Orion instead of the Yaesu.
>
> Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> To: <microHAM at yahoogroups.com>
> From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv at subich.com>
> Date: Sun, 6 Aug 2006 09:00:45 -0400
> Subject: RE: [microHAM] steppir wye cable
> Reply-To: microHAM at yahoogroups.com
>
>
> Page 20 of the BigIR manual shows the SteppIR RS-232 "Y" cable:
>   www.steppir.com/pdf/biggir%20instruction%20manual%2024%20pages.pdf
>
> I would use that in the CAT line between the microKEYER and the
> FT-1000MP.  The SteppIR connector labeled "Computer" will connect
> to the FT-1000MP, the SteppIR connector labeled "Radio" will
> connect to the DB9 from the microHAM cable.
>
> Under normal conditions the SteppIR controller will not track
> automatically when using DXBase logging software because DXBase
> does not continuously poll the radio.  microKEYER's polling will
> enable tracking with DXBase and the SteppIR.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe Subich, W4TV
>        microHAM America
>        http://www.microHAM-USA.com
>        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM
>        support at microham.com
>
> -- 
> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> USA +978-251-9933, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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