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

[STeve Andre']

On Tuesday 13 June 2006 21:41, N5PA wrote:
> 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

The first question is, are you *absolutely* sure that the com port on the
computer is OK?  I once had a uart which failed such that either cts or
rts wasn't working right, but simple I/O was OK, and it took testing the
blasted card for everything to find the problem with the one line.  Rare,
but possible.  So you might want to look at that?

--STeve Andre'
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