[Ham-Mac] MacMemoriesManager

[Steve Hellyer]

Hi Lew,

That's why we are all here. We can all pitch in and help.

Sounds like your Serial port is selected correctly and baud rate match  
radio menu setting.  Have you tried checking the DTR RTS check boxes  
to see if it corrects problem?

DTR (Data terminal ready) and RTS (Request to send) represent pins and  
thus wires to control the flow of data. And you missing flow of data  
in one direction.

Some implementations of serial communication (aka your radio) may not  
offer RTS and/or DTR pins going to 5v+.  In this case you need to have  
MacMemories Manager (or any software) ignore those by unchecking or if  
radio it needs them then you need to check them.

Best to just try checking or unchecking these "checkbox" to see what  
your situation requires.  If that doesn't work we maybe missing wire  
in serial cable (bad connection) or maybe there is a menu option on  
radio (sorry I don't know the FT897) to enable or disable RTS/DTS or  
it maybe labled serial hardware flow control.

On my Kenwood TS-2000 I check RTS and uncheck DTR.

Someone with an FT897 may already know the secret formula and pipe in.  
OR tip... use the same setting you using from MacLoggerDX v5  
preference since that seem to be working for you.

Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes!

73
Steve - VA3SPH


On 18-Mar-09, at 10:08 PM, Lew Phelps K6LMP wrote:

> Don, I fear that you dropped support of MMM at a very bad time for
> me.  I have been trying to upload new memories into my Yaesu FT897.
> Most of the time, MMM won't establish contact with the rig: "Radio Not
> Found."
>
> IF I reload MMM from the 3.5 DMG, start MMM, turn the rig off and then
> on again, it will sometimes find the radio for download of settings
> from memory to MMM. But it won't upload. Most of the time when I try
> to upload new settings I get "Radio Not Found." Every once in a while
> it will connect with the radio, but then it fails to load into memory.
>
> Yes, I have the current driver.
>
> I'm very confident it isn't either my radio or computer, because I can
> start up MacLogger DX and it connects with the radio without  
> difficulty.
>
> You willing to give some support to a ham to DID pay full price for
> your software, and has recommended it to others?
>
> Lew K6LMP