[Ham-Mac] Connecting Mac to 897?

[Don Agro]

Hi Lew,

On 2-Oct-06, at 11:55 AM, Lew Phelps K6LMP wrote:

> OK, I sprung for a CT-62 cable last week, hoping to hook my Mac up  
> to the Yaesu FT-897D.  I want to be able to run Dog Park's  
> MacLogger DX and MemoryManager, as well as other programs.  But I  
> can't get the computer to recognize the radio.  Here's my current  
> setup:
>
> CT-62 cable plugged into the CAT/Lin port, and connected to  
> Kensington Serial-USB converter, which is plugged into USB port.   
> MacLogger "sees" the SUBSerial converter, but reports "no data"  
> from the radio.
>
> THe only menu setting I have made on the FT-897D is to set the CAT- 
> Lin-Tuner menu to CAT.
>
> I have tried every permutation and combination of baud rate and  
> stop bits with MacLogger DX, all to no avail.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> Lew Phelps
> K6LMP

Please enable the "Debug" check box in the "Prefs" Panel and send me  
the file it creates in the MacLoggerDX folder - it will be called  
something like "Tue, Apr 12, 2005.dbg".

Can you send me a screen shot of the "Prefs" Panel as well ?

Thanks,

73 Don Agro VE3VRW

D o g   P a r k   S o f t w a r e   L t d .

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