[WriteLog] WL10.26B and FT-847

[Jerry Pixton]

Good Morning,

You definitely need the "null modem" cable. I use Writelog and my FT847 as 
a satellite station so I can give you some comparisons if the crossed cable 
does not solve the problem.

Jerry, W6IHG


At 11:48 PM 4/15/01 +0900, you wrote:

>Hi, folks !
>
>Today I installed a Write Log 10.26B in my notebook PC and tried to
>control my FT-847 on a com port.  But I could not do it.
>
>After connecting my FT-847 with my notebook PC, the radio display which
>is the side of the entry window displays 1212MHz or 1412MHz and so on
>instead of the actual freqeuncy and mode.
>
>The manual of FT-847 says we need a cross cable to use CAT system,  So
>I think I should use a cross cable to control FT-847 on Writelog.  I
>used a straight cable to do so, but did not work.
>
>My notebook PC is a Winbook slim, Sotec (Pentium 133MHz, 48MB RAM)
>and I installed a Windows NT 4.0 in it.
>
>Did anyone try to control FT-847 on Writelog ?  Any help and advice
>will be appriciated.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>de JR4ISF/3
>
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