Re: [amsat-bb] Problem w/ InstantTune & FT847

["Pat McGrath" <pat_mcgrath@xxxxxxxxx>]

Joel

Please send me a copy of 1.07

thanks

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Black" <jbblack1@earthlink.net>
To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:18 AM
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Problem w/ InstantTune & FT847


> Howard, G6LVB, solved my problem with InstantTune and the FT847.
> Apparently, something in the code is different between 1.07 and 1.08.
> Howard sent me a copy of 1.07 and all is well.
>
> Thanks to all who contributed ideas.
>
> 73,
> Joel, K2SAT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joel Black" <jbblack1@earthlink.net>
> To: "AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 8:17 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Problem w/ InstantTune & FT847
>
>
> > Ok, in an effort to make my satellite operation easier, I purchased and
> > downloaded InstantTrack.  I am having problems with InstantTune however.
> I
> > am using an FT847 connected COM1 on a 486SL laptop.  On LPT1 on that
same
> > laptop, I have FODTrack attached.  FODTrack is working fine; however the
> > FT847, even though "CAT" shows up on the display, it does not tune.  I
> have
> > done the following to troubleshoot:
> >
> >     1.  Insured 4800 baud CAT port and then hardcoded in itune.cfg.
> >     2.  Re-pkunzipped everthing to use with default parameters (the
author
> > states that everything is defaulted to an         FT847).
> >     3.  Insure use of null cable between radio and PC.
> >     4.  Changed from VFO-mode to memory mode to satellite mode back to
> > VFO-mode on radio with no change in         communication.  The radio
does
> > come out of satellite mode though when InstantTune tries to operate.
> >
> > Everything *appears* to be operating correctly except the tuning.
Here's
> > what the InstantTrack Option Status states (from just after this
morning's
> > pass of AO27):
> >
> >     RotorDRV TSR status:  present
> >         Hardware responding
> >         Enabled
> >
> >         Antenna position:  179°    -11°
> >
> >     OrbitDRV TSR status:  present
> >         Station elements:  K2SAT
> >             Sat elements:  ao-27
> >         Tracking enabled:  11/24/2001 14:12:30UTC Az:  179  El:  -11
> >         Tuning enabled
> >         Math is ok
> >
> >     RadioDRV TSR status:  present
> >
> > All of the tracking of satellites corresponds with NOVA which I have on
my
> > XP machine with no open ports.  I don't think I have a station or kep
> > problem and I would think that the radio would tune even if that
> information
> > was incorrect (GIGO).
> >
> > Again, everything with InstantTune is the default with the exception of
> > commenting out the dummy KCT driver in itstart.bat and adding the foddrv
> > parameter to my autoexec.bat.  I also changed the start command from
> > "it.exe" to "itncp.exe" thinking this might be the problem.
> >
> > I have gone through the archives, but I appear to be the only person
> having
> > problems with InstantTune since at least August of last year and I have
> read
> > and re-read the instructions that came with InstantTune, but it is
obvious
> > that I am missing something.
> >
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
> > 73,
> > Joel, K2SAT
> >
> >
> >
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