[Fourlanders] FT-847 HRD DM780 audio interface question

[Rogers, Ron]

Bill, 
not sure about the FT-847 but with the Icom control screens in HRD, I seem to remember a power output "slider" that you can adjust from the computer console. 


Ron 


-----Original Message-----
From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Pence
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 11:54 PM
To: S Kosmetatos
Cc: 4Landers
Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] FT-847 HRD DM780 audio interface question

it happens with 4 and 5 beta...

On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:52 PM, S Kosmetatos <skos at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I downloaded HRD 4 this afternoon to see about configuring it for PSK. 
> I was debating working it up on the 847 or the Icom 706; I haven't 
> delved into it yet, but some thoughts/questions/speculations:
>
> Are you using HRD v4 or 5? 5 is in beta, so this may be a problem with 
> HRD5, while the DM780 module is working correctly. If you are on 5, 
> you might try
> 4 to see if the problem is ver5 related.
>
> I'm assuming your interface box has connections for PTT and audio. 
> Does HRD use CAT for PTT control in PSK mode, and if so, is your 
> interface box also asserting PTT control on the PTT jack on the back 
> of the FT-847? If you leave HRD running, click on the DM780 button, 
> and simply disconnect the CAT cable, will you get full output as you do when running DM780 without HRD?
> Does the problem then again appear if you reconnect the cable? You 
> might think about sending a PTT Off Opcode command to CAT to disable 
> it while under HRD control. There apparently are some macros that can 
> be run within HRD to command CAT.
>
> I'm going to look around as well. I did a quick survey of the HRD user 
> forum for FT-847 issues, but the same problem may have been identified 
> with another Yaesu model.
>
> Kos, N4NIA
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Pence
> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:20 PM
> To: 4Landers
> Subject: [Fourlanders] FT-847 HRD DM780 audio interface question
>
> Well, after an awesome weekend on the mtn, its back to real life.
>
> Some if you and I talked about the PSK31 (or just digital modes) audio 
> issue I am chasing with HRD, the audio interface box and DM-780.
>
> Well, I have a VERY interesting new data point that is a real head 
> scratcher thus far.
>
> I have repeated the following several times. with *no* hardware changes:
>
> 1. open HRD and connect to FT-847 for CAT.
> radio connects and shows correctly.
> 2. click the DM-780 button in HRD to open DM-780.  click the send 
> button to begin transmitting.
> 3. the FT847 goes into TX mode with QRP or less output  VERY low audio 
> to radio. I can hear the PSK tones on the nearby rx, but weak, and no 
> RF indicated on the 847.
>
> 4 close HRD
> 5. DM-780 directly.
> 6. adjust the PT setings to configure for PTT via RTS rather than via 
> HRD and transmit. full output.
>
> WTC?
>
> I am searching the forums, but ths far, gogle is not my friend so I 
> have not found any info thus far.
> I am confused. I do not see any audio level settin with HRD, but with 
> HD on and doing CAT to the radio, DM-780 does not transmit correctly.
>
> close HRD and DM-780 makes full output (I turned down the leel for 
> about 20w on the 847 display.) and the sigal is on the local RX and 
> strong.
>
> any opinions or experience? am I missing a menu item in HRD of DM-780?
>
> thanks in advance!!
> ki4us
> bill
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