FT-897D Troubles

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Sat, 2012-04-28 22:59

K4LMP

FT-897D Troubles

I just upgraded to the 1.4.0. I am running Fedora 16 64 on an AMD machine, using ttyUSB0. I was never able to get rig control to work, however, with the new version, it will display the frequency and band when it polls the radio, but won't hold the info, it goes back to 0.000. So it will flash the correct frequency and band every time it polls, but then returns to all zeros. Rig control works when using FLDIGI by itself, with GRIG, even HRD running under virtualbox and the other operating system. Anyone else having these issues?

Jeff
K4LMP

Sat, 2012-04-28 23:00

K4LMP

Oh, I forgot, using rigid of

Oh, I forgot, using rigid of 123, and have tried polling 1000, and 500. Same results

Thanks

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Sun, 2012-04-29 08:12

ok2cqr

Re: FT-897D Troubles

Hi Jeff,

did you set the serial speed? please run cqrlog from console and pate here what it writes down. Thank you!

73 Petr, OK2CQR

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Sun, 2012-04-29 21:23

(Reply to #3) #4

K4LMP

I added the serial speed in

I added the serial speed in the command line arguments, and tried it at both 9600 and 38400. Here is what is in that box: -m %m -r %r -t %t -s 38400

Here is what is in command line:

Settings:
-----------------------------------------------------
RigCtldPath:/usr/bin/rigctld
RigCtldArgs:-m %m -r %r -t %t -s 38400
RunRigCtld: TRUE
RigDevice: /dev/ttyUSB0
RigCtldPort:4532
RigCtldHost:localhost
RigPoll: 500
RigSendCWR: FALSE
RigId: 123

Starting RigCtld ...
/usr/bin/rigctld -m 123 -r /dev/ttyUSB0 -t 4532 -s 38400
rigctld started!

Could not get freq from radio:28332000
USB
0
RPRT -11

2012-04-29 20:17:21
Could not get freq from radio:28332000
USB
0
RPRT -11

Could not get freq from radio:28332000
USB
0

The funny thing is, my radio was on 28.332 Mhz, so it is getting the frequency, and it pops up on the TX window, for just a second, then goes back to 0.0000. I have also tried it with poll=1000.

Thanks,
Jeff
K4LMP

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Mon, 2012-04-30 08:32

(Reply to #4) #5

ok2cqr

Re: I added the serial speed in

Jeff,

I sent you email. If we find something I'll post it here also for others.

73 Petr

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Tue, 2012-05-01 14:59

(Reply to #5) #6

sp2mki

FT 817 troules too

Hi Petr,

I have found the same behaviour with my FT-817. The serial port parameters are OK because rigctld read the ferquency from my 817 but in console the message appears:

Could not get freq from radio:14029900
CW
500
RPRT -11

Regards

Darek SP2MKI

Tue, 2012-05-01 15:12

(Reply to #6) #7

ok2cqr

Re: FT 817 troules too

Hi Darek,

I sent you email a few hours ago. did you get it? I sent to email you entered while registred here on CQRLOG webpage.

73 Petr

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Sun, 2012-04-29 21:33

AE3E

Hi - I have a similar problem with my Elecraft K2, using a native serial port /dev/ttyS0 and Ubuntu 10.04. The radio will initialize when I choose "Refresh TRX control" but the program never displays the frequency, or provides any control at all. I had to add -s 4800 to the command line to get it to work at all (from what I understand the max serial speed should be picked up through the rig ID, which it is not doing). I don't know which port number to use so that is left at 4532, nor what Host to set so it is left at localhost.