[Dx4win] DX4WIN and Flex 6500 not connecting

Sun Jul 14 14:18:17 EDT 2013

Thanks Bob, I hope Paul weighs in on this problem to facilitate a solution
soon....

Thanks you for looking as deep as you have.

Dennis KØEOO

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From: Bob Tracy [mailto:k5kdn at flex-radio.com] 
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 12:10 PM
To: Dennis Petrich
Cc: Paul van der Eijk; Klaus Lohmann; smartsdr-preview;
dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: DX4WIN and Flex 6500 not connecting

Again, I think this is partially due to the way DX4Win works and partially
due to the AutoInformation (AI) command not yet being implemented in CAT.
Even though there is a polling rate that can be set in the DX4Win
Preferences (defaulted to 5000ms), I don't see it "polling" CAT with
commands at any rate.  If I switch to DX Lab Commander or N1MM and click
tune RX A or RX B, both programs read the new frequency on either RX (they
both request radio status at rates selected in their configuration
programs).

When DX4Win asks for the status of AI, I correctly return AI0; (not
available), but that doesn't seem to modify DX4Wins's behavior.  I will be
incorporating the AI command but it may be a while before it is completed.

73,

Bob, K5KDN

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Bob Tracy <k5kdn at flex-radio.com> wrote:

No, that sort of change has to come from DX4Win.  I'm wondering if there is
something in the radio configuration file that can be changed.  It just
doesn't sound reasonable to me that any software would require the second
receiver (actually VFO since this is all legacy terminology) to be there
before it could start.  My first experience with DX4Win was this morning
when I downloaded the trial program so I could troubleshoot this problem, I
am far from being a DX4Win expert.

There is really no such thing as VFO B in SmartSDR, I have to make that
transformation inside of CAT.  The only legitimate CAT answers to the FB
command being sent from DX4Win are FB[+ an 11 digit frequency]+; or ?; if
the second receiver is not there.

Bob

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Dennis Petrich <radioart at frontiernet.net>
wrote:

Well, thank you Bob,

It’s working if I bring up a second slice with VFOB as you discovered....  I
wonder if there is someway for ‘SmartSDR’ to provide a place holder number
for VFOB when it’s not open or ask DX4WIN people to change it to look for
VFOA instead of VFOB??

Again, thank you Bob and Klaus!!

Dennis KØEOO

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From: Bob Tracy [mailto:k5kdn at flex-radio.com] 
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 10:59 AM
To: Dennis Petrich
Cc: Klaus Lohmann; smartsdr-preview; dx4win at mailman.qth.net

Subject: Re: DX4WIN and Flex 6500 not connecting

Dennis,

Sorry it took so long for me to get a chance to look at your problem but I
think I've found the answer.

DX4Win immediately looks for the frequency of VFO B (the FB command) it will
try six time, and if it doesn't get an answer, it times out).  I'm not sure
exactly why DX4Win is dependent on VFO B being there but it is.  I don't
know if this has something to do with how the radio profile (in DX4Win) is
generated, I opened up the DX4Win FlexRadio.rig file but his acronyms don't
mean anything to me so I can't decipher what is supposed to happen.

I created a second receiver on the 6000 (before starting DX4Win) and
everything ran smoothly.  I can read both receiver frequencies and set split
mode from the DX4Win Radio Frequency Control panel.  The only CAT command
that the Flex6000 is not responding to is RC (reset the RIT frequency) which
is not available currently in the radio.  CAT responds with the correct
error message and DX4Win seems to accept it.

So, I guess the fix is to always have a second receiver running, either in
the same panadapter or another one.

73,

Bob, K5KDN

On Sun, Jul 14, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Dennis Petrich <radioart at frontiernet.net>
wrote:

Hello Klaus,

Thank you for the screen shots, I connected as shown but DX4WIN would not
connect to the 6500 and would time out....  I have no port problems, DX4WIN
worked for years with the Flex 5000A and DDUtil...  I’m stumped as to what’s
going on and need someone from Flex and/or DX4WIN to take a quick look at
why DX4WIN is not talking the lingo required for the 6500’s CAT server
interface....

Again, thank you Klaus!

Would someone from Flex and/or DX4WIN look to see what the problem is?

Thank you,

Dennis KØEOO

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From: Klaus Lohmann [mailto:FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de] 
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2013 2:37 AM
To: Dennis Petrich
Subject: RE: DX4WIN and 6500?

Hi Dennis,

soon I will uninstall this version of CAT - hence here are the relevant
settings
I have tried. 

Have a nice Sunday,

Klaus
-- 

FlexRadio Systems Representative for EU
"Tune in Excitement!" ™

Klaus Lohmann
SDR-Funktechnik GmbH
Godeke-Michels-Weg 12
D-21762 Otterndorf
GERMANY

Tel.: (+49) 4751 900501 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20900501> 
Fax.:(+49) 4751 998569 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20998569> 
Cell Phone: 0173 9118080
klaus at flex-radio.com
FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de
info at sdr-funktechnik.de 
www.flexradio.com 

"Dennis Petrich" <radioart at frontiernet.net> schrieb: 

Thanks Klaus, appreciate your help!

Cheers,

Dennis KØEOO

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From: FlexRadio Systems Europe [mailto:FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de] 
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 10:43 AM
To: Dennis Petrich
Subject: Re: DX4WIN and 6500?

Dennis,

I will set up the PC tomorrow again ... Then I will take the pictures and
send it to you via this channel.

73 de Klaus, DK7XL,

Sent from my iPad

On 13.07.2013, at 17:18, "Dennis Petrich" <radioart at frontiernet.net> wrote:

Klaus, can you take a picture of how you have the Flex CAT panel setup for
the MAIN and SERIAL PORT tabs and send to me?

Thanks,

Dennis KØEOO

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From: Klaus Lohmann [mailto:FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de] 
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 2:00 AM
To: Dennis Petrich
Cc: 'Jim Reisert AD1C'; 'Steve Nance'; smartsdr-preview at flexradio.com
Subject: RE: DX4WIN and 6500?

Hello Dennis,

for sure we will have a look at CAT program soon.

Have a nice WE.

Klaus

-- 

FlexRadio Systems Representative for EU
"Tune in Excitement!" ™

Klaus Lohmann
SDR-Funktechnik GmbH
Godeke-Michels-Weg 12
D-21762 Otterndorf
GERMANY

Tel.: (+49) 4751 900501 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20900501> 
Fax.:(+49) 4751 998569 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20998569> 
Cell Phone: 0173 9118080
klaus at flex-radio.com
FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de
info at sdr-funktechnik.de 
www.flexradio.com 

"Dennis Petrich" <radioart at frontiernet.net> schrieb: 

Hello Klaus,

Your preference selections are what I already had except I had COM5
selected.  Still no joy; But now I get a DX4WIN error message saying the
port cannot be connected to because it already exists....    Which it does,
it shows in the device manager under “Flex-radio virtual serial port
(com5)”.

Dennis KØEOO

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From: Klaus Lohmann [mailto:FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de] 
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 10:51 AM
To: radioart at frontiernet.net
Cc: Jim Reisert AD1C; Steve Nance; smartsdr-preview at flexradio.com
Subject: Re: DX4WIN and 6500?

Dennis,

these were my last settings I´ve used yesterday.
I only changed the ports deliberately - other settings
were found by default.

Hope that helps.

Klaus
-- 

FlexRadio Systems Representative for EU
"Tune in Excitement!" ™

Klaus Lohmann
SDR-Funktechnik GmbH
Godeke-Michels-Weg 12
D-21762 Otterndorf
GERMANY

Tel.: (+49) 4751 900501 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20900501> 
Fax.:(+49) 4751 998569 <tel:%28%2B49%29%204751%20998569> 
Cell Phone: 0173 9118080
klaus at flex-radio.com
FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de
info at sdr-funktechnik.de 
www.flexradio.com 

<radioart at frontiernet.net> schrieb:
> Thanks Klaus,
> 
> What other information did you put in DX4WIN preferences? Like what radio
name?, what baud rate? and so on....
> 
> 
> Dennis KØEOO
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Klaus Lohmann" <FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de>
> To: "Dennis Petrich" <radioart at frontiernet.net>
> Cc: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, "Steve Nance"
<snance at charter.net>, smartsdr-preview at flexradio.com
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 6:56:00 AM
> Subject: Re: DX4WIN and 6500?
> 
> 
> 
> "Dennis Petrich" <radioart at frontiernet.net> schrieb: 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I need help, 
> 
> 
> 
> Has anyone in the 6000 group been able to connect DX4WIN V8.05 to the 6700
or 6500? 
> 
> 
> 
> I tried connecting to the CAT port COM5 but NO joy.... 
> 
> 
> 
> Dennis KØEOO 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Dennis, 
> 
> I could connect 6500 with my demo version of DX4WIN without problems. 
> In preferences I defined COM5. Then I erased COM5 in CAT and ceated COM10
- 
> with preferences set to COM10 again no issue. 
> 
> 
> Klaus 
> 
> -- 
> 
> FlexRadio Systems Representative for EU 
> "Tune in Excitement!" " 
> 
> Klaus Lohmann 
> SDR-Funktechnik GmbH 
> Godeke-Michels-Weg 12 
> D-21762 Otterndorf 
> GERMANY 
> 
> Tel.: (+49) 4751 900501 <callto:04751900501>  
> Fax.:(+49) 4751 998569 <callto:04751998569>  
> Cell Phone: 0173 9118080 <callto:01739118080>  
> klaus at flex-radio.com 
> FlexRadio-EU at t-online.de 
> info at sdr-funktechnik.de 
> www.flexradio.com
>  