I didn't realize that there are at least THREE different ways to connect a TS-590 to your computer. Harry did not explain which method he is using.<div><ol><li>Simple USB cable from PC USB port to TS-590 USB port. This requires installation and configuration via the <a href="http://www.silabs.com/pages/DownloadDoc.aspx?FILEURL=Support%20Documents/Software/CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7.exe">Silicon Labs Virtual COM port driver</a>.<br>
-or-</li><li>Simple straight through double-female serial cable from a real serial port on the PC to the RS-232 connector on Radio<br>-or-</li><li>Same as 2., but using a USB-to-Serial adapter or microHAM box at the PC instead of a real serial port</li>
</ol><div class="gmail_quote">According to the <a href="http://www.kenwoodusa.com/UserFiles/File/UnitedStates/Communications/AMA/Manuals/TS-590.pdf">TS-590 Owner's Manual</a>, page 57, for 4800 baud using methods 2 or 3, you should use two stop bits (4800,N,8,2), but for other baud rates only one stop bit. That's very strange.</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Menu No. 61 controls the Serial Port baud rate</div><div class="gmail_quote">Menu No. 62 controls the USB Port emulated baud rate</div><div class="gmail_quote">
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</div><div class="gmail_quote">More TS-590 documentation and downloads are at </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><a href="http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Communications/Amateur_Radio/HF_Base_Mobile/TS-590S">http://www.kenwoodusa.com/Communications/Amateur_Radio/HF_Base_Mobile/TS-590S</a></div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">73,</div><div class="gmail_quote">Bob, N6TV</div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 11:44 AM, Steef PA2A <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pa2a@xs4all.nl">pa2a@xs4all.nl</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Bob,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The setting of DTR and RTS on COM11 had caused the
problem here, not the Kenwood firmware. Both lines need to be set to Handshake
on the USB-2-Serial port of the TS590. They were both Always Off and that did
not work properly.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Steef PA2A</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="background:#e4e4e4;font:10pt arial"><b>From:</b>
<a title="n6tv@arrl.net" href="mailto:n6tv@arrl.net" target="_blank">Bob Wilson, N6TV</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="support@win-test.com" href="mailto:support@win-test.com" target="_blank">support@win-test.com</a> ; <a title="ra3auu@srr.ru" href="mailto:ra3auu@srr.ru" target="_blank">ra3auu</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 06, 2011 7:30
PM</div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WT-support] TS-590 COM
settings</div>
<div><br></div>Hi Harry,
<div><br></div>
<div>Are you using the Kenwood (HF) defaults, with DTR and RTS set to "Always
OFF"? Are you also using a USB-to-Serial adapter instead of a "real"
serial port? Some of these USB-to-Serial adapters may require DTR to be
set to "Always ON". Try that.
<div><br></div>
<div>Also in Win-Test, if the "Don't poll" checkbox is checked, UNCHECK
it.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If neither of these things seems to help, you may have to try a different
USB-to-Serial adapter, preferably one based on the FTDI chipset rather than
one based on the Prolific chipset. It is very hard to get USB-to-Serial
adapters based on the Prolific chipset to work properly.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>If you are using a microHAM virtual serial port, we'll need more details
about how it is configured.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>Another possibility is to try <a href="http://www.dxatlas.com/omnirig" target="_blank">OmniRig</a> for TS-590 support, rather
than the support built-in to Win-Test.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>PA2A's comment about firmware 1.04 is also somewhat troubling.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>73,</div>
<div>Bob, N6TV<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 10:07 AM, RA3AUU/P33W <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ra3auu@srr.ru" target="_blank">ra3auu@srr.ru</a>></span>
wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="padding-left:1ex;margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:#ccc 1px solid">Hi
everyone,<br><br>Trying to get Win-test working with TS-590 but not quite
successful.<br><br>Using 4800 8-N-2 at the Win-test side and 4800 at the
radio side.<br><br>The 590 follows Win-test commands (changing bands and
modes, following<br>cluster spots) but Win-test doesn't show any changes of
the 590's<br>frequency change.<br><br>Any ideas ?<br><br>73, Harry
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