How true. That is what happened to me after a Windows Update.
The Com port numbers changed and in some cases the baud rate changed from what
I had them set at.
Double check everything with Device Manager just to make sure.
Keith W3KB
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From: WriteLog <writelog-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Ron Lodewyck
<rwlodewyck@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:20 PM
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Com Port problems
If windows did an upgrade recently check Device Manager and verify the COM port
number assignments haven’t changed.
GL,
Ron N6EE
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> On Mar 14, 2019, at 4:09 PM, Don Hill AA5AU <aa5au@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Sorry, this one has me stumped.
>
> If you can't get radio control to work with any program then I would suspect
> a hardware problem - either COM port board or radio or cable between them.
>
> Do you have any other devices that use a COM port that you can test with
> like a rotator or old KAM or PK232?
>
> Does this radio have a DB9 connector on the back like the TS-870 and other
> Kenwood radios? If so, have you tried reseating the connector on each end or
> trying a different cable?
>
> Have you tried resetting the radio back to default?
>
> Don AA5AU
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James
> Brown
> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 2:02 PM
> To: John; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Com Port problems
>
> Hi John
>
> Checked in Device Mgr. Not using USB to serial port converter . Am using
> PCI com port board.
>
> Port says that it is working ok. Baud rate set at 9600, same as in
> Writelog.
>
>
>
>> On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 2:44 PM John <jlockj@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi Jim,
>>
>> Have you checked:
>>
>> 1) Control Panel > Device Manager > Ports
>> To see if the computer is seeing the USB to serial port chip in the
>> TS-590S? What Serial Port Number and Baud rate does it say it is?
>>
>> 2) The TS-590S menu item for Port Speed? 9600? **Mine is set for
>> 57600** Works with Writelog and WSJT-X.
>>
>> John W0DC
>>
>> ------------------------------------
>>
>>> On 3/14/2019 12:29 PM, James Brown wrote:
>>> Hi Don and Group
>>>
>>> Trying to set up for BARTG.
>>>
>>> The TS590 is not communicating with the Wrtielog. The port setting in
>> the
>>> radio are correct, ie.9600, 8 1. Same in Writelog.
>>>
>>> Com 5 selected in Wrtielog. Same as always. Tried COM 6, but same
>> result.
>>>
>>> I tried a different logging program that uses that com port, and it is
>> not
>>> communicating with the port either.
>>>
>>> This happened once before, after messing around with N1MM. But, then it
>>> straightened out somehow, and started communicating ok in Writelog.
> Dont
>>> know how.
>>>
>>> Checked the connections and cables. Seem ok.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions? I am at a loss.
>>>
>>> Thanks Jim W4LC
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