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Re: CAT and the TS-2000
- Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] CAT and the TS-2000
- From: "George Henry" <ka3hsw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 21:06:00 -0500
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The Kenwood hint file suggests the settings that you are using, and Erich
says that the TS-2000 works flawlessly at 57600 baud, but your port
replicator might be a little "flakey". I'd suggest trying a higher delay
value, going up in small increments, and see if it starts to work right.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Davis" <k4aaf@charter.net>
To: <amsat-bb@amsat.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 4:52 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT and the TS-2000
> Two local radio clubs are planning a joint FD this year, and I'm getting a
> "new and improved" portable Sat station together. The mechanical aspects
> of
> the project are on track, but I need some advice regarding
> software/hardware
> issues with CAT.
>
> For this year's operation, I've been trying to do our team a big favor and
> get
> CAT working with my TS-2000X and SatPC32 running on my Dell laptop. The
> laptop of course does not have a native serial port, so I'm using a Targus
> port replicator. Both the radio and SatPC32 are set for 57600 baud.
>
> When I get the radio and software running and turn on the CAT, the radio
> goes
> into SAT mode, jumps to the frequency indicated on the laptop--and DOES
> NOT
> update every second or so. Instead, it either updates about every 15
> seconds,
> or not at all. If I switch off the CAT command on the SatPC32 panel and
> switch it back on, the same thing occurs. I've tried this with Trace set
> on
> and set off. I've varied the CAT delay between 0 and 20. The little
> serial
> light on the port extender is blinking about once a second.
>
> I've also tried reducing the baud rate setting of the radio and the
> "radio"
> menu in SatPC32. If anything, things get worse.
>
> I'm wondering if there is some other setting besides Menu 56 that needs to
> be
> addressed with the radio.
>
> The SatPC32 version is 12.4a, should that be relevant.
>
> Any suggestions would be most gratefully received and appreciated.
>
> Thanks to all in this group and its discussions, from which I have learned
> so
> much during the last year of lurking.
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, K4AAF
> ----
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