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General discussion forum / need clarification on mode 3 and com ports
« on: 2010-06-07, 21:00:12 »
I'm trying to setup my RRC-1258mkII with HRD and FT-817ND. Currently both units are connected to a common switch and the audio link is working fine.
I have a laptop with HRD, and a usb->rs232 and a CT-62 cable. When these are connected directly to the radio, HRD works fine.
I connect the usb->rs232 to the rrc control side com2 and then rrc radio side com2 to ct-62 to the FT-817ND. I set both com2 to be the same parameters 9600, N, 2 and mode 3? that includes "Yaesu". I would think this should work, but it doesn't. HRD does not see the radio. First question; is this supposed to work?(in other words do others have something like this working with ft817 or ft897?)
I'm a bit fuzzy about com0/TTL port. Since the above didn't work I went and made a cable as described in Yaesu-cable-Y6-2.pdf with Din6<->RJ-12, and I think my cable is fine. I connect that to com0/TTL and remove the CT-62, I still cannot see the radio from HRD. I guess my second question is when I select program mode 3 for yaesu 8x7 does that tie com0 with com2? Or when I select mode3 com0 is enabled instead of com2? In other words can you clarify the relationship between com2 and com0 (in general and specifically for mode 3)
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide me, I've spent quite a bit of time considering many different aspects and I really just want to get this up and running.(my current hunch is something wonky with the USB->RS232, but there are so many other things that might be wrong)
....maki.... K4RQZ
I have a laptop with HRD, and a usb->rs232 and a CT-62 cable. When these are connected directly to the radio, HRD works fine.
I connect the usb->rs232 to the rrc control side com2 and then rrc radio side com2 to ct-62 to the FT-817ND. I set both com2 to be the same parameters 9600, N, 2 and mode 3? that includes "Yaesu". I would think this should work, but it doesn't. HRD does not see the radio. First question; is this supposed to work?(in other words do others have something like this working with ft817 or ft897?)
I'm a bit fuzzy about com0/TTL port. Since the above didn't work I went and made a cable as described in Yaesu-cable-Y6-2.pdf with Din6<->RJ-12, and I think my cable is fine. I connect that to com0/TTL and remove the CT-62, I still cannot see the radio from HRD. I guess my second question is when I select program mode 3 for yaesu 8x7 does that tie com0 with com2? Or when I select mode3 com0 is enabled instead of com2? In other words can you clarify the relationship between com2 and com0 (in general and specifically for mode 3)
Thanks in advance for any help anyone can provide me, I've spent quite a bit of time considering many different aspects and I really just want to get this up and running.(my current hunch is something wonky with the USB->RS232, but there are so many other things that might be wrong)
....maki.... K4RQZ