getting old is not for the faint of heart==trust me, you are in very
good(or so I think)very good company
cheers 73 john
Gary AL9A wrote:
> WELL CALL ME STUPID!! I found the answer in the WL archives immediately
> AFTER sending the missive below. The IC-706 hex code is 48H and all
> versions of the 706 must be set to this code to work in WL. I would like to
> thank the author of the solution for his time consuming and painstaking work
> in finding the solution. That author would be ME, back in Oct. 2004!!!
> Getting old sure ain't pretty!
>
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a@mtaonline.net>
> To: "Writelog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: June 20, 2009 4:25 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] WL & IC-706 setup for Field Day
>
>
>
>> Spent the better part of a frustrating afternoon setting up a Field Day
>> station in my RV. Rig is an IC-706MKII and I'm using a new net book
>> computer, the ASUS 1000HA. WL installed ok and I think I have everything
>> configured correctly, but Murphy spent the afternoon looking over my
>> shoulder.
>>
>> The interface is a USB to 2 port serial adaptor, which WinXP has setup as
>> Comm3 and Comm4. Comm3 goes to a Rigblaster Plus, Comm4 to the radio via
>> a
>> CT-17 Level Converter. I'm planning on running a CW station and have
>> receive working ok through the Rittyrite CW decoder. Problem is I can't
>> get
>> the radio and laptop to communicate. The band map has no idea what band
>> or
>> mode is set on the the radio. I've checked and rechecked all the wiring
>> hookups and can find nothing amiss. I've used the IC-706MKII radio before
>> with WL on my main desk station with a different computer when my main
>> radio
>> was in the repair shop a couple of years ago, with virtually the same
>> interface setup, so I know it works.
>>
>> I'm sure it's a configuration issue somewhere. Just as I was throwing in
>> the towel for the day I thought I heard Murphy whispering in my ear. I
>> haven't used the 706 for sometime and when I reviewed the operator manual
>> I
>> discovered that the hex address in the radio was different than what the
>> book default value is. Without thinking I reset the radio to the default.
>> Now, I'm thinking that was the bullet I put squarely into my foot! The
>> list
>> of radios in the WL Ports section shows IC-706, not IC-706MKII or
>> IC-706MKIIG. So now me thinks that a couple of years ago I changed the
>> hex
>> address to what the original IC-706 hex code is as that is probably what
>> the
>> WL rig interface is programmed with. Problem is I don't remember what the
>> hex setting was! Anyone know what the hex address code is for the
>> original
>> IC-706? I suspect that if I change that setting in the radio the problem
>> will be resolved. HELP!!!
>>
>> 73,
>> Gary AL9A
>>
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