[ICOM] Icom 756 PRO w/Dxbase 6 Trial Issue

[Frank A. Ellis]

Hi All,

The 756 Series only places the "active" VFO frequency
on the CI-V bus. 

Toggling the VFO select between VFO's chooses which
frequency is reported (and controlled) by CI-V.

73 Frank W3UHF




--- James E Good <jamesgood at dfwonline.net> wrote:

> Ron,
> 
> It might be that the ability to read VFO A is one of
> the features that had 
> been "turned off" for the trial version.  Maybe a
> call or email to the 
> publisher could help.
> 
> 73.
> Jim
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "RM" <kamar at inr.net>
> To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 7:18 AM
> Subject: [ICOM] Icom 756 PRO w/Dxbase 6 Trial Issue
> 
> 
> >
> > I have a friend who downloaded the Trial version
> of Dxbase Version 6.
> >
> > His issue is that Dxbase can not read the 756
> Pro's VFO A receive 
> > frequency.
> >
> >
> > In general, Dxbase does not read the receive
> frequency.  Dxbase control of
> > the 756 PRO does every thing except read the
> receive frequency 
> > information.
> > In a telephone call, I had him use Tools/Set
> Frequency application and had
> > him retrieve the radio frequency.  That Work. 
> Next, from the log I had 
> > him
> > log contacts and Dxbase was reading VFO A' receive
> frequency along with 
> > the
> > mode, band, CDROM information, etc.
> >
> > However, the next morning (after turning the
> computer and rig back on,
> > Dxbase does not read the receive frequency,
> including the Tools/Set
> > Frequency.  Reading the receive frequency is a
> none player now.
> >
> > The friend likes what he sees in Dxbase ver 6, but
> is very frustrated that
> > the combined rig/Dxbase is not reading the receive
> frequency into Dxbase.
> > He has downloaded another brand name logging
> program trail and does not 
> > have
> > any problems in the control of the 756PRO
> including the import of the 
> > rig's
> > receive frequency(s) into the log.  He prefers to
> purchase Dxbase since 
> > it's
> > the best that he has seen and fits his purpose,
> but will not if it does 
> > not
> > read the receive frequency.
> >
> > Any 756 PRO owners' suggestion working with Dxbase
> will be greatly
> > appreciated.  I have to make a long drive to take
> a 'looksee' and would 
> > like
> > to understand if there have been control issues
> and what remedies have 
> > been
> > take.  The fact that it worked once but stopped
> means to me there may be a
> > physical/electrical/timing interface issue.
> >
> >
> > Ron .... NU1U
> >
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