To: <na-user@contesting.com>
>Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 16:37:57 -0600
>To: KZ8E@bangate.compaq.com, contest
>From: Scotty Neustadter <scotty@iquest.com>
>Subject: re: Interfacing NA to rig & pkt.
>
>Thanks for the tip about Single Operator, but it didn't solve the problem.
Still no packet receive.
>
>The CAT light does blink about every 5 to 6 seconds but no band control,
just the functions I talked about below. Using version 9.26 here. Com
ports check out with every other test I can put them through. About to give
up and try the other program as I haven't heard of any problems in this area
with it. I've used NA for quite a while but this kind of interface probelm
concerns me not only for my own use but when I set up our local very
competitive FD effort (we usually are first or second in class 5A)
>
>
>At 08:35 AM 2/15/96 CST, you wrote:
>>If you selected single operator contest the packet interface will allow you
>>to spot but will not allow you to see the incoming packets.
>>
>>I have never had a problem with the FT1000D on NA. Perhaps you have
>>selected a single band contest so the program won't move you to another
>>band. Does the CAT system light blink? Does the program warn you that you
>>are out of contest bands if you select a different band from the radio?
>>
>>Hope you get it all figured out. Once you have gotten it all up and
>>running it really works nice.
>>
>>Earl Morse
>>kz8e@bangate.compaq.com
>>kz8e@wt.com
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>>Original Text
>>From Scotty Neustadter <scotty@iquest.com>, on 2/14/96 5:08 PM:
>>Trying to get NA to play with the new computer here and use all the bells
>>and whistles. So far it has been an excersie in frustration with all the
>>problems pointing to the NA software --- Please read this short tale of woe
>>and if you can offer any help I would sure appreciate it.
>>
>>Rig = FT1000MP
>>Computer = Pentium 100 MHZ with 4 com ports all with different irqs.
>>
>>Attempting to use pkt via com 3 and radio control via com 4.
>>Com 3 using IRQ 10
>>Com 3 works FB for packet in any terminal program settings 9600 baud, 8-N-1
>>Xon/Xoff.
>>Com 3 with NA (TNC set to local) baud rate, device and irq set in NA. No
>>receive of packets traffic at all. NA will send a packet and the packet is
>>properly interpreted at node (used A-B swtich between computer and terminal
>>to verify}.
>>
>>Com 4 using IRQ11
>>Radio control works perfectly with WF1B's RTTY. Set up device (xcvr), baud
>>rate (4800) and IRQ 11 in NA and some of the functions such as alternate
>>VFO
>>control work but you cannot change bands or modes. The direct entry
>>frequency control works (type in 14200 and radio switches to that freq) but
>>the system is unusable.
>>
>>Unfortunately Com 1 is used for the mouse, Com 2 for external phone modem.
>>Unable to luse Bus Mouse due to limited ISA slots in Pentium.
>>
>>Has anyone experienced similar difficulties, and if so how did you solve
>>it.
>>Ideas welcome -- been using NA since Ver 6.?? really don't want to buy
>>something else.
>>
>>Thanks for reading
>>
>>Scotty
>>Scotty Neustadter, N4PYD Internet: scotty@iquest.com
>>Huntsville Hamfest Chairman
>>Question Pool Committee, NCVEC
>>
>>
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>>
>
Scotty Neustadter, N4PYD Internet: scotty@iquest.com
Huntsville Hamfest Chairman
Question Pool Committee, NCVEC
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