[Dxbase] Kenwood TS-870S

[Wes (N7WS) and Linda]

At 13:05 2/19/2005 -0500, Jim, K8FT wrote:
>Bob, 
>
>You need to use a standard DB-9 crossover cable which crosses 2-3 & 7-8. Pin
>5 is ground. 

No!

See: http://www.aggsoft.com/rs232-pinout-cable/pinout-and-signal.htm and
Appendix D of the Kenwood manual.

>
>4800 baud, 1 start bit, 8 bit word, 1 or 2 (it works either way) stop bits

This depends on the setting of menu item #56 in the TS870.  The com rate
must be the same for the radio and the serial port setting in DXBase. 9600
baud works fine for my system.

N7WS