[WriteLog] WL & IC-706 setup for Field Day

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Gary, 

I have absolutely no problem with an Icom IC-706mkIIg and WL 10.71C. 

The 706 Mark II g is using the default CI-V address of 56h.  I have 
set CI-V Baud (item 35) to 19.200 (personal preference - do not 
use "Auto").  

The [RIGS] section of Writelog.ini contains: 

[RIGS]
Com4:=19200,n,8,2
Icom IC-706=0x58

In writeLog "Setup | Ports" I have 

COM4:  CW  Icom IC-706 19200 Poll (X) No.  
DVK:    Windows Soundboard 
Keyer:  PC Generates
All Mode PTT on CW Port RTS (Checked) 

It's about as simple as that ... 

73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary AL9A
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 2:28 PM
> To: lists at subich.com; 'Writelog Reflector'
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] WL & IC-706 setup for Field Day
> 
> 
> After three days of this BS I'm at my wits end.  Still no rig 
> control under 
> WL!    I've reset the IC-706MKII CI-V hex address back to its 
> default of 4E 
> and entered the following line in the [Rigs] section.
> 
> Icom IC-706=0x4E
> 
> but it still makes no difference.
> 
> The interfaces to the Rigblaster and CT-17 via the USB to 
> Serial adaptor are 
> apparently working.  When I power up the net book computer 
> the Rigblaster 
> Digital LED flashes and the radio TX keys up in sequence.  
> When I start WL 
> the band map never shows communication with the radio and the 
> map scale is 
> centered on zero.  If I manually set the Band and Mode in WL 
> the band map 
> shows the lower edge of the band selected, say 20M, 
> regardless of the mode 
> selected CW or SSB.
> 
> Weird thing is I've discovered I can key the radio to send DVK audio 
> messages, but when I try CW all I get is random characters of 
> code.  The DVK 
> audio transmits regardless of the mode selected on the radio 
> - under both CW 
> and SSB!  It's like WL doesn't know I've created CW messages 
> in its memory. 
> I have never before seen this behavior in WL in all my years 
> of using it 
> (V10.71C).  Under the Ports tab I have Comm3 set for CW and 
> Comm4 set for 
> rig control of the IC-706.  Poll is on, but whenever I set 
> CommPTT to No for 
> both Comm3 and Comm4 the settings never make it back to the 
> writelog.ini 
> file and eventually revert to Yes again - ???
> 
> Below are my writelog.ini file entries for the [Ports] and 
> rigs] sections. 
> Does anyone see anything amiss that I am missing.  At this 
> point it looks 
> like my Field Day effort is in serious trouble!
> 
> [PORTS]
> CWPTTCONTROL=2
> CWPTTDELAY=15
> dvktype=3
> dvkport=4
> cwtype=2
> cwport=1
> dvkstoploop=1
> dvkechomic=1
> Comm3Used=CW,POLL,24 
> Comm3RigManager={D0DE9422-0517-11D4-9D1B-00105AA43DDF}
> Comm3XmitControl=ALWAYS
> Comm4Used=USED,POLL,24 
> Comm4RigManager={D0DE9422-0517-11D4-9D1B-00105AA43DDF}
> Comm4XmitControl=ALWAYS
> 
> [RIGS]
> Com3:=19200,n,8,2
> Com4:=19200,n,8,2
> IcomForceSplit=1
> Icom IC-706=0x4e
> 
> Incidentally I've set the hex address to both 0x4e and 0x4E with no 
> difference.
> 
> Any help really, really appreciated!!!
> 
> 73,
> Gary AL9A
>