My Omni VI and My '486 Aren't Speaking

[BK1ZX70SFL at aol.com]

This msg x-posted contest refl & na-user refl

HALP!

Appliance operator seeks your savy CONTESTOR expertise in resolving the
following:

I am stepping into the 90's and asking my digital xcvr to talk and share
frequency info with my computer.

Hdwe/Sftwe: Omni VI/'486/NA v10.0 Software

Step 1) Purchased NA10.0 and W1GEE interface cable from K3LR at LTA Booth
last month.

Step 2) Ran W1GEE program that came with the interface cable.

Step 3) W1GEE program says that the port I thought was Comm 2 is Comm 1. By
shorting the far end of the interface plug and running W1GEE's program
telling it I was hooked up to Comm 2 nothing happened, on a whim I tell the
program its comm 1 and voila it acknowledges me. So, I guess that socket is
Comm 1. Already I am toasted.

Step 4) I assume that it is actually Comm 1 on the '486 that will be
interfacing with the Omni VI, and I tell "Config" I have an ICOM 735 (even
tho its an Omni VI - that's what the manual sez to tell it) and I tell it
that it is Comm 1 @ 9600 baud. I tell "Equipment" that I have a radio "1",
and I turn the Omni VI "CDE" to ON and tell it to run @ 9600 baud....here's
what happens:

Nothin (positive anyways)

The Omni VFO locks - it won't budge, the NA software won't change bands. The
software will call CQ and log callsigns, but when you Alt/F1 or Alt/F2 it
don't go up or down a band.

Obviously the two are NOT in agreement as to what's going on. 

If I shut off the "Equipment" Radio 1 on NA the software will manually change
bands again, but the Omni VI is still locked up (I think its pissed off there
is another microprocessor in my life). If I do a Master Reset of the Omni VI
and turn the "CDE" to "off" it is manually tunable again.

I have tried re-booting the computer, changing just about any of the software
switches, but I get the feeling there is something I am forgetting to do. 

I tried telling the software it was actually Comm 2 (like I really thought in
the first place) and the behaviour is the same with the vfo locking on the
rig and the software not wanting to change bands. 

Using Alt-F to show what frequency things are on displays 14.000 so it
definately appears no info is being exchanged between the two boxes.

I am truly an appliance operator and when you get two digital beasts
confronting me the only thing I know to do is:

Scream For Help On The Reflectors!

Sound like a familiar problem? I knew I should have gone to W3LPL's party.

Pse es tnx

Jim zx      k1zx at contesting.com

>From dnorris at k7no.com (Dean Norris)  Sun Jun 16 01:18:54 1996
From: dnorris at k7no.com (Dean Norris) (Dean Norris)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 17:18:54 -0700
Subject: FW: Callsigns
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960616001854.00673258 at mail.syspac.com>

At 15:32 6/15/96 -0500, you wrote:
>On 14-JUN-1996 22:08:09.6 ki4hn said to JKAHRS
>   >I'm
>   > not aware of the FCC ever previously issuing any KZ5 2X2 calls, so
>   >how could KZ5WH be a previously held call or call of a relative?
>   > 73,
>   > Jim Stevens KI4HN
>
>Jim,
>
>A quick check of my QSL box gave me ONLY 2x2 calls for the Canal Zone...
>KZ5!
>




All I show for KZ5 are AY,BC,CS,FC,FR,HJ,JA,LC,MC,ND,NG,NM,NW,OJ,SW & TD...

2 letter calls, all.

cdn

           C. Dean Norris
      Amateur Radio Station K7NO             
      e-mail to dnorris at k7no.com             
    http://www.syspac.com/~dnorris/


>From donovanf at sgate.com (Frank Donovan)  Sun Jun 16 01:28:49 1996
From: donovanf at sgate.com (Frank Donovan) (Frank Donovan)
Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 20:28:49 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FW: Callsigns
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960615202642.31306B-100000 at jekyll.sgate.com>

I guess I'm showing my age!
My FIRST ever DX QSO was with KZ5MQN in 1959!
Novices licensees in the Canal Zone were issued three letter callsigns
ending in "N"
73!
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf at sgate.com   <---reply address



>From aixxo004 at cmu.chiangmai.ac.th (Jumsai Janhom-HS1NIV/5)  Sun Jun 16 17:39:58 1996
From: aixxo004 at cmu.chiangmai.ac.th (Jumsai Janhom-HS1NIV/5) (Jumsai Janhom-HS1NIV/5)
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 1996 09:39:58 -0700 (GMT)
Subject: Callsigns
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.960616093549.27125A-100000 at cmu>

On Fri, 14 Jun 1996, Alan Brubaker wrote:

> If you want to see something interesting, take a look at these two
> calls:
> K7JW
> K7ZZ
> Alan, K6XO
> alan at es.com

 Al,
 I've some friends of mine I really wanna use their call in the cw contest.
 They are: HS5HSH,HS5SS,HS5HHH.I wonder if the contesters will pick me 
 up or not.:-)
 Bye,73s
 Log around the clock!!
 packet: HS1NIV at N0ARY.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NOAM