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General discussion forum / CAT set up
« on: 2010-02-14, 10:02:45 »
Gang,
I need some advice. I have an RRC v1 which I want to use with my FT-847. I have built the cables and tested them back to back and they work fine. When I place the two RRCs in line, the system also works for audio (TX and RX) and also PTT. The problem I have is that I cannot make CAT control work at all.
Just to refresh – CAT works when the cables are back to back. I have the DB9s plugged into the RS232 ports on the front of the RRCs. The radio requires 9K6 baud, 8 bits, 2 stop bits and N parity. I am using the "serial setting" screen to alter the settings and am using COM1 mode = 3, Com 1 baud rate = 9600, com1 data bits = 8, com 1 stop bits = 2, com 1 parity = 0.
Am I using the right COM mode for the FT-847 (I tried 4)? What value = N parity (I have tried, 0,1,2).
What have I missed? I know it is obvious and it is driving me mad....
73
Steve
I need some advice. I have an RRC v1 which I want to use with my FT-847. I have built the cables and tested them back to back and they work fine. When I place the two RRCs in line, the system also works for audio (TX and RX) and also PTT. The problem I have is that I cannot make CAT control work at all.
Just to refresh – CAT works when the cables are back to back. I have the DB9s plugged into the RS232 ports on the front of the RRCs. The radio requires 9K6 baud, 8 bits, 2 stop bits and N parity. I am using the "serial setting" screen to alter the settings and am using COM1 mode = 3, Com 1 baud rate = 9600, com1 data bits = 8, com 1 stop bits = 2, com 1 parity = 0.
Am I using the right COM mode for the FT-847 (I tried 4)? What value = N parity (I have tried, 0,1,2).
What have I missed? I know it is obvious and it is driving me mad....
73
Steve