[TenTec] pc to orion

[John Bescher]

Bob,


"I have a new cable...."......some of the Chinese made Serial to USB cables do not work with newer versions of PC operating system. Are all the 'new' cables the same?  Did you try the original cable?  


I have also found that Windows sometimes delays sending the right COM Port to the software.  Last time it took me 30 minutes of unplugging and plugging in the cables to get the correct Com Port to show up as being an option.


Good luck, it can be frustrating.


73.....John Bescher, N4DXI



-----Original Message-----
From: jack <jfriend31 at comcast.net>
To: Bob Gibson <w5rg at yahoo.com>; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sun, Aug 11, 2013 9:20 pm
Subject: Re: [TenTec] pc to orion


Bob, do you have a COM port? if not use a COM Port to USB cable. set the 
connection speed to whatever COM port you get HRD to recognize, Baud rate to 
57600, Data bits 8, Parity NONE, Stop bits 2, RTS PTT, DTR to CW if you wish 
to do CW.

when you open the connection setup and search for the right COM port 
(whether using a REAL or assigned COM port for the serial to USB cable) HRD 
should offer you some indication of what COM ports you really have. in my 
case using my software there is an asterisks beside the ACTIVE COM Ports.

in my case I have a real COM port and a serial to USB cable for connecting 
my Orions to the computer. the serial to USB cables read my Orions. one 
Orion is keyed CW by serial to USB cable and the other is keyed by the real 
COM 1 port.

the BAUD rate setting is CRITICAL!

73 jack
ak7o


-----Original Message----- 
From: Bob Gibson
Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 4:39 PM
To: TenTec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] pc to orion

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get the Orion to connect to HRD...
I have a new cable..I have tried three different cables with no luck..any 
ideas would sure help..Bob

Bob Gibson W5RG
_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec 

_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec at contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec