[WriteLog] GREAT RESULTS! - Rig Interface HELP - Icom IC-746 Question

[Clay Melhorn]

Thankyou so much for the input to
Don AA5AU
Winford W8XC
Mark WA9IVH
Hans K0HB
Ron N0AT
Gary AL9A
Chuck N6KW
Fact is I tried pretty much all that was suggested that's why it was so confusing.
Even tried the native comm port but it is now working PERFECTLY on one of my SIIG quartet comm ports
which has always acted like native to everything I have ever hooked to it. (I have three machines with these cards)
 
Anyway, Chuck N6KW came up with the ultimate answer in the followiing statement.
 
> You can disable CIV 
> Transceive in the radio and enable polling in the software. You 
> can also enable CIV Transceive and disable polling in the 
> software. Which one works depends on what else you have on the 
> CIV bus. 
 
I assumed you had to have transceive ON so I turned it OFF on the IC-746,
Baud rate is set to 9600 and Writelog Polling is checked ON.
OS is WIN XP Pro.
 
So, for the Writelog archives let the above be known to another whom presumed to
know what he was doing yet remained stumped for YEARS until deciding to ask for
a little help. (It's kind of like asking for directions at a gas station in front of the xyl'ish) 

This made my day, THANK YOU to N6KW. Am so glad Chuck chimed in!
This is as good as getting a sweep!
BTW: thanks to K0HB and AL9A for the Q in SS Ph also AA5AU and N0AT in SS CW.
 
I'll let you all know if I ever figure out the packet tnc cluster issue.
Going to try a different tnc first, I'm feeling lucky now.

Clay Melhorn N9IO Bonfield, IL
Webmaster: KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ http://www.w9az.com/
 
 
 



 
> Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2010 20:28:41 +0000
> From: n6kw at seanet.com
> To: n9io at hotmail.com
> CC: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Rig Interface HELP - Icom IC-746 Question
> 
> Clay, I use a 746PRO for 2M, mainly contesting. I don't use a 
> CT-17, so don't know what may be different. I am using a native 
> serial port. I found that settings need to be 9600 baud, 8 N 1, 
> in both radio and software.The CIV Address (hex) needs to be the 
> same in both radio and software. As Gary suggested, you could be 
> getting data collisions on the bus. You can disable CIV 
> Transceive in the radio and enable polling in the software. You 
> can also enable CIV Transceive and disable polling in the 
> software. Which one works depends on what else you have on the 
> CIV bus. You should make sure the radio is set to CIV 731 Mode 
> OFF. That one changes the data format and can really mess things 
> up. Keep trying stuff and you will get it working.
> 73, Chuck N6KW
> 
> On 2010-11-24 13:37, Clay Melhorn wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > Here is my last gremlin.
> >
> > I have had an IC-746 for a few or more years now non-pro that I pretty much only use for the 2m end of vhf contests
> > while I use an FT-920 Yaesu on 6m. Only interested in 2 band vhf as I mainly like HF contesting.
> >
> > I have built a couple of Icom rig interfaces and even purchased one on-line from a vendor that I was told sold great interfaces.
> >
> > Now I found a deal from a local friend who had purchased a flex radio and sold all of his Icom equipment.
> > The last piece he had was a brand new never used out of the bag REAL honest to God CT-17 that I got a great deal on.
> >
> > So now I know there MUST be a settings issue.
> >
> > What is the trick to get a solid "reliable" rig connection to Writelog and an IC-746?
> > It drops connectivity constantly, can't rely on it at all, I go into ports and click ok and it returns for a few more minutes.
> > If you change freqs much it drops, if you sit on one freq it drops, I cannot believe Icom would put out an interface this unreliable.
> > Both of my FT-920 rigs are solid as a rock, best I've ever seen.
> > I am sick of babysitting this stupid thing, it detracts from operating, log gets screwed up if I don't catch right away that the freq is off
> > particularly if there was a band change.
> >
> > Anyone ever have any luck at this?
> >
> > Clay Melhorn N9IO Bonfield, IL
> > Webmaster: KARS - Kankakee Area Radio Society - W9AZ http://www.w9az.com/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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