[WT-support] CAT settings of FT-1000MP MarkV (field) in Win-Test

[Toni Lindén]

Hi guys!

That's something what we noticed also during WPX CW (but unfortunately
forgot to report it).

At OG8X we used MK2R+ and FT1000MP MarkV and we noticed that if CAT
was assigned to COM-port with large number (ie 8 or so), we could not
get CAT-work at Win-Test. MicroHAM router was showing the frequency
OK, but WT did not work with CAT. It was same in RX and TX, WT did not
get QRG from radio or if frequency was type to callsing field, radio
did not respond.

We were using computer with many real COM port and we had to go to the
Windows system manager and disable one of those real COM ports and
create virtual port assigned to small number (I guess we used COM3)
and radio control began to work.

So this seems to be WT bug, because also microHAM router was working
same way like Andy told. Everything else is working OK also with COM's
8 to 12 (or so), but CAT is broken.

So Andy, for first aid you may give a try to get CAT working with COM 2 or 3...


73 de Toni, OH2UA




> Dear Friends,
>
> Just prior the FD IARU Region 1 cw, tried to install WT in our
> network.
> Both Radios in the Network are FT-1000-MP-MarkV (one of them is
> version - Field).
>
> Both USB-Com interfaces are RigExpert Tiny for FT-1000 (
> http://www.rigexpert.com/index?s=tiny )
>
> The PCs (WinXP Pro SP2) recognized COM 5 (CAT) and COM 6 (CW/PPT) as a
> ports with RE Tiny drivers. The CW / PTT from WT worked WELL via COM 6!
>
> But, the CAT was not sucessul (on both PCs / TXs)! :(
>
> The way of my config was the following:
> 1) Options - Configure Interfaces...
> 2) COM 5 - Radio 1
> 3) Tranceivers - Radio 1 = FT-1000MP, Don't pool = empty, Pooling rate
> = Auto
> 4) COM 5 - Radio 1 - Configure - click FT-1000MP Default Settings - Ok
> (the COM 5 port in the PC had the SAME settings 4800-8-n-2)
> 5) Interfaces configuration - Ok
> 6) Alt-J, changed manually the freq on the Main VFO, but the freq in Radio
> 1
> Status bar is 18089 and does not change. :(
>
> Closed all, and in the other HAN SW (AAtest Contest Module), with the
> same port settings - the CAT works properly.
>
> All the time the WT was run the first (in order to occupy the port).
>
> Any suggestions, what I've done in the wrong way?
>
> Will be very thankful for your suggestions.
>
> Regards,
>
> Andy - RZ3EM
> -----------------
> RK3EXA/p team IARU Region 1 FD 2008 CW
>
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