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using dx commander with satpc32 questions
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Bill Pence
1st and most importantly, THANKS!! the capture window populates well.
I seem to have a couple of odd things with the serial port controlling the radio.
if I open satpc32, and get it connected to the radio, then open commander (last commander mode was satpc32...)
commander complains that it cannot open serial port. I think I configured the multi radio interface configuration correctly, and commander has
satpc32 selected when it starts. but commander still seems to try to capture the CAT com port?
(I get error pop up "unable to open com3" 2x when commander starts.)
also if i have commander open and in "direct" mode (not saptc32...) then select satpc32 mode, the open satpc32, satpc32 cannot connect to the radio serial port. I need to close commander, the open satpc32, then open commander. so commander might not be freeing the cat com port? did I miss some config to allow easy switching? I am running windows 7 pro SP1, 64 bit. satpc32 V.12.8d (registered version) commander version 14.2.6 my radio is FT-847 with FTDI USB serial interface COM3 I'll try to gather any debug info to help... thanks. KI4US bill pence
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Joe Subich, W4TV
Bill,
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You likely have an error on the "Multi-Radio" tab ... Make sure the COM port # for the SatPC32 port is set to '-' (the last entry, below COM64) so that Commander releases the CAT port when SatPC32 is selected. Note: you must also select SatPC32 as the radio before you start SatPC32 (if Commander has been running in "direct" - HF mode). 73, ... Joe, W4TV
On 2019-09-30 5:26 PM, Bill Pence wrote:
1st and most importantly, THANKS!! the capture window populates
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Dave AA6YQ
+ AA6YQ comments below
You likely have an error on the "Multi-Radio" tab ... Make sure the COM port # for the SatPC32 port is set to '-' (the last entry, below COM64) so that Commander releases the CAT port when SatPC32 is selected. + That requirement is illustrated in the screen shot in <https://www.dxlabsuite.com/dxlabwiki/SatelliteTracking> + but was not explicitly mentioned until a edited the page a few minutes ago. Bill, please let me know if this doesn't enable you to smoothly switch Commander between interoperating directly with SatPC32 and directly controlling your transceiver. Note: you must also select SatPC32 as the radio before you start SatPC32 (if Commander has been running in "direct"- HF mode). + Correct; otherwise, SatPC32 won't be able to connect to your radio. 73, Dave, AA6YQ
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Bill Pence
I'll try that. The satpc32 com port I did not see a change, so its not configured. Thanks!
On Mon, Sep 30, 2019, 8:07 PM Joe Subich, W4TV <lists@...> wrote:
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