[Dx4win] no communication with Yaesu FT-950

ON4AOI on4aoi at skynet.be
Tue Dec 14 01:40:46 EST 2010


Bill,
Did you select the YAESU FT-950 rigfile in preferences
Start with the rig first and when it is working
We move to the next step for the SDA controller

Guy ON4AOI

 

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:dx4win-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] Namens William Smith
> Verzonden: maandag 13 december 2010 20:25
> Aan: dx4win at mailman.qth.net
> Onderwerp: [Dx4win] no communication with Yaesu FT-950
> 
> I am using the latest version of DX4WIN and have purchased the software
> license, but cannot communicate with my Yaesu FT-950 and SteppIR SDA
> 100
> Controller.  I didn't worry about it with the demo version thinking it
> was
> crippled as the demo and fixed when you make your purchase but that is
> not
> the case.
> 
> I have the FT-950 radio selected and have mirrored the same selections
> that work on N1MM, HRD, AC Log 3.0 etc.  I have examined the help files
> in
> the new user setup PDF, I have looked through the Help > Radio setup
> files
> and there are not many choices.  I have the SteppIR provided Y logging
> program interface cable that joins the serial port of the radio/SteppIR
> SDA100 Controller/Computer and as I mentioned, other vendors software
> communicates with no problems but not with this software.  I have tried
> different Yaesu radios in the same catagory, tried changing RTS
> high/DTS
> high with no luck.  I looked at the reflector for similar problems as
> mine,
> but only found reference to older Yaesu radios so I guess I will see if
> this
> problem will be addressed in future DX4WIN update software fix on a
> later
> release.  FWIW, I'm running XP Pro on a dedicated computer with no
> other
> applications running to tie up the port.  If there is something I've
> missed,
> maybe somebody who has faced this same problem can point me in the
> right
> direction.
> 73 de Bill, N6BM
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