[Dx4win] A little help and advice please

[Jim Reisert AD1C]

On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 8:31 AM, Andy Hewitt
<andyphewitt at btopenworld.com> wrote:

> I have just upgraded my laptop from ver 7.06 to 8.04 and now the laptop wont
> talk to the IC706mk2g that I use in Mexico. I copied over the ini file and
> everything else works fine. It was only after the transfer that I saw that ICOM
> data rate is not copied over. Now I cannot open the 7.06 file for some reason. I
> have tried various data rates  and various settings for the DTR/RTS/Poll rate
> etc without success. The 706 worked fb with different earlier versions of DX4Win
> for some years. IF anyone can give me the settings I will be very grateful.

Hi Andy,

The ICOM settings don't transfer.  You have to run DX4WIN 7.06 and see
exactly what your radio configuration looks like, then write down
those settings and enter them in to 8.04.  If you can't run 7.06, I
don't know what else since I don't have that radio.

On my 756, I make sure that the baud rate (menu inside the radio) is
set to a real number (not auto), and then uncheck the "default" baud
rate box in DX4WIN and set the baud rate to match the radio.

Other than that, the rest of the 706mk2g settings should be correct.
If you have a real ICOM CI-V interface and a COM port, or a USB
interface like microHAM or RigBlaster, then you don't need to bother
with DTR/RTS settings.  Otherwise if you have a serial cable interface
to real COM port, then try each of the four combinations to see which
one works.  If you have a serial to USB converter, then all bets are
off.

73 - Jim AD1C

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Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us