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[WriteLog] Re: WL10.26B and FT-847

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Subject: [WriteLog] Re: WL10.26B and FT-847
From: jpixton@shentel.net (Jerry Pixton)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:12:33 +0000
Katsuyuki,

OK, we know the cable between computer and FT847 is ok
Writelog is ok and the radio is ok.

I would not suspect NT at the moment. (unless you can not get that serial 
port to work at all)

But if you had the IR wireless sensor enabled and you said it was on Com 2 
and this was the reason for the funny readings that Writelog was showing. I 
would conclude that Writelog was trying to talk to the IR port on Com 2 
(not com 1.)

So the next question is what com setting (base i/o address and irq) is 
assigned to the physical serial connector on your portable? Again the BIOS 
might give a clue. You might find the serial port disabled?

Do you have any other device (a TNC, etc.) that you can talk to using a 
serial connection - to see if the serial port itself is functional? And to 
verify what Com it is, Com1 or Com2?

Try Writelog settings on both Com port 1 and Com port 2.

I assume that since you had Writelog talking to the FT847 on the other 
computer, that menu #37 is indeed set to 4800 baud???


So I guess the trouble shooting is down to getting the serial port on your 
portable working. If the serial port does not work with some other device, 
then the question is, has NT installed that hardware and is the serial 
service running??  I am not an NT expert and so can't say how to proceed 
there. I know there is an Events Log that shows problems on startup. You 
can find the viewer for the log on the programs menu, and administration 
Tools, I believe. Read the log for messages about the serial port not being 
able to start up.

Good Luck

Jerry, W6IHG



At 11:39 PM 4/19/01 +0900, Katsuyuki ISHII wrote:

>I forgot something.
>
>I tried to connect my FT-847 on Writelog in another PC of mine and
>succeeded.  Windows 2000 is installed on it.  So my crossed cable
>is fine and just my protable PC or Windows NT 4.0 on it has something
>wrong.
>
>When Windows NT 4.0 starts on my protable PC, the number of dots
>appearing after the column "1 system processor" is only 3.  I wonder
>if this is the reason why FT-847 cannot be connected on Writelog,
>although I do not care about that so much because all of installed
>softwares and my LAN card in PCMCIA slot work well.
>
>----
>Katsuyuki Ishii  kkii@hcc1.bai.ne.jp
>
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jpixton@shentel.net
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