[ICOM] IC-706MKIIG - It cannot be this difficult

[N5PA]

I cannot believe that it is this difficult to connect an IC-706MKIIG to
DX4WIN and WriteLog.  I now have DX4WIN and the 706 configured like this:

Type:  ICOM 706
Address: 48
Baudrate: 9600
COM Port: COM2
Poll rate (ms): 1000
Max tries: 3
DTR high: checked
RTS high: unchecked

I have tried every combination of address, baud, DTR, and RTS without any
success.

WriteLog and the 706 are configured like this:

COM2
Rig Type: Icom IC-706
Baud Rate: 9600
Poll: checked
Comm PTT: NO

I cannot control the radio at all in WriteLog but when I spin the VFO the
Radio Button goes from "No Rig!" to "50000 kHzUSB".

When I run CI-V Test by DF4OR, it communicates with the 706.  The
configurations are as follows:

COM: COM2
Baudrate: 9600
Fm adr: E0
To adr: 48, 706
Command: 1a
Subcmd: 03
Next Field: 00

I hit the send button and then spin the dial and it shows the correct
frequency as I spin the dial.  I am totally baffled by this.  The radio
definitely communicates with the computer using the test program but DX4WIN
and WriteLog do not work.  Any Help will be appreciated.

73,
Alan Clark, N5PA
4025 Craft Lane
Laurel, MS  39440-1268
E-Mail: n5pa at n5pa.com
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