[WT-support] Icom 746 Pro Connection Help?

[Matthias Jelen]

Hi Felipe,

> Having similar problems with the 781 and mk2r+... mk2r+ works great 
> and I get perfect reading as
> I move my knob , but wintest reads the fequency initially but when you 
> move freq it stops
> reading it and you have to shut down win-test and back on to read again.
>  

Used this combination many times without problems here... Have you 
checked "use CI-V transceive" and unchecked "polling"? Does it work if 
you enter a freqeuncy in WT and press enter?

73s,

Matthias, DK4YJ

> using n1mm I dont have the problem, it works fine... any ideas?
>  
> Felipe
> NP4Z 
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Bob Wilson, N6TV <mailto:n6tv at arrl.net>
>     *To:* support at win-test.com <mailto:support at win-test.com> ; Neil
>     Shapiro, W2NLS <mailto:neil at neilshapiro.com>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9:55 PM
>     *Subject:* Re: [WT-support] Icom 746 Pro Connection Help?
>
>     Neil,
>
>     Are you using Win-Test 4.2?
>
>     Is your IC-746 Pro using the default address (66h) or the IC-746
>     address (56h) (check the Icom menus).
>
>     In Win-Test, did you select Radio Type IC-746 or IC-746Pro?
>
>     Did you exit HRD before starting Win-Test?
>
>     Are you using a USB-to-serial converter or microHAM device or
>     other virtual serial port, or a "real" COM4 serial port?  If it's
>     not a real COM port, maybe you need updated device drivers for
>     Vista 64, or maybe you should try COM5 in case COM4 comflicts with
>     some other port on your PC.
>
>     Have you tried setting DTR and/or RTS to Handshake when "Use CI-V"
>     was NOT checked?
>
>     Please send me a screen shot of your Win-Test SETUP screen and COM
>     port Config screen and any screens from a virtual COM port setup
>     program.
>
>     Finally, powering everything off and on in sequence sometimes
>     fixes things.
>
>        1. Power up computer
>        2. Wait for boot to complete
>        3. Power up Radio
>        4. Start Win-Test
>
>     Do you have a laptop or other (non Vista) machine you can try?
>
>     73,
>     Bob, N6TV
>
>     On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Neil Shapiro
>     <neil at neilshapiro.com <mailto:neil at neilshapiro.com>> wrote:
>
>         I just got Win-Test today and was hoping to use it in the upcoming
>         CQWW contest this weekend. But no matter what I try I can't
>         seem to
>         connect my Icom 746 Pro to the program. When I am in Ham Radio
>         Deluxe
>         the connection works fine set to Com 4, 19,200 and with DTR
>         checked.
>         In Win-Test I have tried the default which is both DTR and RTS
>         set to
>         off, then I have tried DTR set to On, no luck. I have tried
>         baud rates
>         of 9600 and no luck. I have tried with CI-V and polling set to
>         both on
>         and off (all combos) and no luck. Does anyone have an Icom 746 Pro
>         working with this that you could share the settings with me?
>         Or if you
>         know.... Oh, running Vista 64 here. Help?? -- Neil (W2NLS)
>
>
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