[Dxbase] Seeing Radio

[FireBrick]

Bob
DXB doesn't 'poll' the radio constantly.
It sends a request to read or a command only when needed.
Such as...upon start to see if there is a radio connected.
Upon a qsy, to send the commands to change band, mode etc
Upon a request to log, such as reading the freq, mode etc.

So where I'd start looking is, your baud rate.
My Yaesu FT1000mp prefers 4800 baud, no parity, 8 bit word length and here's the one that 
some people miss, 2 (two) stop bits.
I'm almost certain your Mark V is the same.

Now you didn't tell us what kind of interface.
I've previously used, my computer's internal com port, a SIIG dual com port PCI card, and 
now a microhamKEYER USB device.
All operate the FT properly.

I'd also check in SystemProperties>Hardware>Device Manager. Make sure the setting coincide 
with the DXB settings for the comport.
It normally doesn't matter if the baud is set higher as it will work down but usually 
won't go 'higher' than the com port setting.
Flow control may have to be played with.
There are so many computers, and so many motherboards treating com ports differently.
The newer computers have no com ports at all.
It's the old thing about 'standards' even manufacturer has the best, even if it's not the 
same as the others.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Main" <bobmain1 at alltel.net>
To: "DXBase" <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 5:25 AM
Subject: [Dxbase] Seeing Radio


>I asked this question a couple weeks ago and never saw a response so though
> I would try something different.  (Come to think of it not sure I ever saw
> the original post, but it was in HTML and not plain text.)
>
> Anyway, how does DXB use to determine if the radio is connected and running?
> I'm asking because sometimes I will turn on the radio, a Mark V, and then
> start DXB.  It will come back and say that it is unable to communicate with
> the radio and will turn off the communication.  (Which I wish it would give
> you a choice whether you want to do that or not.)  Unfortunately I have to
> select OK and then go into User Options and turn it back on and it works
> fine.
>
> Often I will start DXB without the radio turned on so I can check something
> in the log or to add any confirmed QSOs.  There DXB never "says" a word and
> the radio is off.
>
> So what gives?  Sometimes DXB doesn't see the radio when the radio is on and
> wants to disconnect and other times when the radio is not even on DXB does
> nothing but start.  It seems to me that DXB should check only if you try to
> communicate with the radio.  For instance, you find a spot on the internet
> and want to go there.  Now if DXB can't talk to the radio then it should
> "fuss".  Even then I think you should be given the option to turn off the
> communication or not.
>
> 73,
> Bob
>
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