[Dx4win] IC706MKIIG & CT-17 Interface Update

Scott Neader KA9FOX ka9fox at qth.com
Tue Jun 13 15:12:05 EDT 2006


Alan, in comparing my IC-746 settings I noticed one big difference... I 
have RTS High checked, and DTS unchecked.  I'm also using 4800 baud, 
although I doubt it matters, as long as DX4WIN and the rig match.  Same 
goes for the Hex address.  Hope this helps.

- Scott KA9FOX

At 01:41 PM 6/13/2006 -0500, you wrote:

>OK, sports fans, here is the lasted update in the saga to get my IC-706MKIIG
>talking to DX4WIN and WriteLog.  I went home at lunch and changed some
>settings in DX4WIN and on the 706, no cigar.  Next I loaded the testing
>software CIVTEST to test communications between the radio and the computer.
>First I tested the CT-17 on COM4 and I could not communicate.  Then I tested
>the CT-17 on COM1 and the same results, no communications.  I have one of
>those cables made by the N9 in Arkansas and put it in line.  First I tried
>COM1 and it worked!  Then I tried COM4 and it did not work.  I only have
>COM1 internal to my computer and then I have a ByteRunner Serial card with
>COM ports 4 through 11 on a spider cable.  I know COM8 is working because
>that is how I key my Mark-V with the W5XD interface.  So I moved the cable
>back to COM1 and changed DX4WIN to COM1 and again, no cigar.
>
>There are 8 settings for the second radio in DX4WIN and here are my
>settings:
>
>Type: ICOM 706
>Address: 48
>Baudrate: 9600
>COM Port: 1
>Poll Rate (ms): 5000
>Max Tries: 6
>DTR high: checked
>RTS high: unchecked
>
>I know that the rig talks to the computer when I use CIVTEST but it does not
>work with DX4WIN.  I need some configuration help at this point and then I
>can figure out why COM4 does not work.
>
>73,
>Alan, N5PA
>
>
>
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