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Cables made by FTDI available directly or from distribution
Kimo Chun
FWIW, you can purchase FTDI chip-based USB to RS-232 DB-9 cables in 10cm or 100cm long versions directly from FTDI or from other authorized distributors such as Digi-key Just do a search for FTDI chip RS232 cables. Here is the link to their page showing their various models. We started using their products at least a decade ago when, I believe (not sure), the problems with the Prolific chip happened and cheap cables from China flooded the market. I still have a couple of those. I didn't even bother using them. I should just throw them away. I recommend getting the premium version with the two blue LED (or blue lens) that indicate traffic. It is reassuring that communications is happening, or useful when it is not! I've never had a problem with them not working whether with a ham radio application or programming radios, etc. I also purchased a version from Gearmo that took it one step further by showing status on all the wires much as a breakout box would. It claims to have the FTDI chip so I am confident it will work similarly. I haven't tested mine, yet. For me a few bucks more is worth it to know I'm getting something that is likely to work well. I've only used them on WIN 7 and before, so far. Can't speak on WIN 8 or 10 I just received an 8-port adapter from Startech. They claim to use the FTDI chip as well. I expect good results. MOXA makes good industrial versions I''ve only seen their wireless APs or bridges so I am presuming similar products but they are too expensive, hence the Startech.. Good luck. Kimo Chun KH7U from the gang at the KH6YY Pupukea, Oahu, Hawaii, MM contest station (now operating in Multiops as KH6J - the Ko'olau Amateur Radio Club call).
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Re: FLdigi habgs N1mm logger +?
Stefano Comelli
No previous versions on official FLdigi repository :-(
I will switch back to MMVARI
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Re: FLdigi habgs N1mm logger +?
DF1LX-Peter
Welknown problem, often reported.
You should switch to an older version of FLdigi - half year or one year ago. Peter DF1LX (I hate FLdigi :) )
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FLdigi habgs N1mm logger +?
Stefano Comelli
Hi everybody
excuse my bad english.... trying to setup latest N1MM Logger for incoming EA63 PSK contest on my Win7 64 bit ultimate. Everything is fine with MMVARI, but if I try to use latest Fldigi, N1MM logger hangs. When I switch from MMVARI to Fldigi, logger starts fldigi, which seems to run and decode smootly, as I can pick signals on the waterfall, but N1MM logger freeze and I have to kill it and restore a previous version of ini file to come back to MMVARI. Any suggestion? thank you and 73 de IZ3XNJ Stefano
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Re: Radio not responding
Ronald Baran
Thanks John,
At the moment the drop down menu shows COMs 1, 10, 3, 8 and 9. I say "at the moment" because over the past few days COM 10 was not listed. Yesterday I started removing and re-seating all the USB connections just to make sure nothing loosened from hub and next time I checked the Device Manager COM10 (CW/other) was there.
So my rather lengthy answer to your last question is YES - although that's not what I was looking for at the time.
So the system is now working. I guess my question is; what happened and why and what do I do in the future to prevent it?
I've also developed an RFI problem - or more correctly - my RFI problem started to cause problems when I use the amp, with the monitor turning itself off and loss of keyboard and mouse control and the software popup telling me that there was no communication with COM8 which was the port assigned to the IC 7000.
Now looking into ferrites, system grounding and RFI grounding from the second story.
73,
Ron
W9XS
From: N1MMLoggerplus@... on behalf of 'John Bednar' k3ct@... [N1MMLoggerplus]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 5:38 AM To: N1MMLoggerplus@... Subject: RE: [N1MMLoggerplus] Radio not responding Ron,
> …..The only thing I can do inside the MM+ is switch mode… Does the radio change mode when you type CW, USB, LSB in the callsign box and press Enter?
There no issues with using a functioning USB to COM converter to control any radio.
Is the Icom radio address in the radio set to 70?
Do you have more than one Com port listed in the Config dropdown?
Exit Logger+, open Windows Device Manager, expand COM ports. Remove and insert the USB cable connected to the CI-V converter. Does the expected COM port appear and disappear in the Device Manager window?
John, K3CT
From: N1MMLoggerplus@... [mailto:N1MMLoggerplus@...]
Thanks John,
"set the boxes to 19200, N, 8, 1, Always On, Always On" that was the setting I had so it had no impact on the radio. The only thing I can do inside the MM+ is switch mode (but not the band) from phone to CW.
What's your thought on the USB to serial / pigtail CT 17 between the computer and radio?
73,
Ron W9XS
From: N1MMLoggerplus@...
on behalf of ve3ki@... [N1MMLoggerplus]
One other possibility, if you are using a USB port to connect to the computer, is that Windows may be shutting down that USB port as a power saving measure. See the bulleted list in the third paragraph under "4. Via USB Port" at for instructions on how to prevent Windows from shutting down USB ports.
73, Rich VE3KI
Ron,
I have no idea what you selected in Config.
Set the Icom radio SET menu for baud rate to 19200, not Auto.
In Logger+ Do not check CW/Other for the radio control COM port. Open the COM port for the radio and set the boxes to 19200, N, 8, 1, Always On, Always On.
This should work.
The manual for the CI-V interface probably mentions that it is powered by the COM port. It should tell you if DTR and/or RTS needs to be high. If both needs to be high you are finished. If only one needs to be high, set the other to Always Off.
If this solves the problem tell us what you had set incorrectly.
Eventually you will want to open the radio SET menu and turn Transceive Off.
John, K3CT
From: N1MMLoggerplus@...
[mailto:N1MMLoggerplus@...]
Well Ian, misery loves company. Welcome to the club. I'm pretty sure one of our colleagues out there knows the answer but he hasn't read our posts yet.
I've got a day off tomorrow so I'll be plugging wires in and out wishing for a happy accident. Or maybe someone will ride his white horse to our rescue.
Ron, W9XS
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Re: AK Call In WI
gbyahoo@...
Joe,
As far as I can tell, you always have to include the /W9 designator in the Station data configuration for the CALL field. In other words, enter it once and leave it that way. I've tried that here and it works fine for a contest such as the ARRL DX. That is, the exchange to be filled in is Power not States. Is there a problem with that? >> Gerald, VE1DT ---In N1MMLoggerplus@..., <nss@...> wrote :
I helped a guy set up N1MM+ for the DX contest last weekend. When he did the initial set up, He entered all the correct zones, and such. States bla bla bla. Now he knew he had to sign in the contest his AK call, with the /W9 tagged on the end. even tho the FCC knows he is in WI. Now for every contest, does he actually have to tell N1MM that his call is with he /W9, Because he went to use it in the contest, even tho the set up knows he is in WI, when it came to logging, it would not let him log DX stations but liked Sates. so it thought with his AK call that he was in AK even tho the set up shows WI in every way. So what should a AK Call guy do special when he actually lives in W9 land and is his home QTH according to the FCC and QRZ etc.. Joe WB9SBD
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Re: AK Call In WI
Joe WB9SBD
yup WI section, CQ 4 itu 7 EN43?? in every way 2 miles from me in
WI. BUT the call a WL7 station
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On 3/11/2016 9:03 PM, ve3ki@...
[N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
In the Station Information dialog box (Config > Change your Station Data...), what is in the ARRL Section box? I believe the program uses that to determine whether a station with an FCC-issued call sign is in K, KH6, KL7, KP2, KP4 or wherever. See
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Re: AK Call In WI
ve3ki@...
In the Station Information dialog box (Config > Change your Station Data...), what is in the ARRL Section box? I believe the program uses that to determine whether a station with an FCC-issued call sign is in K, KH6, KL7, KP2, KP4 or wherever. See
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<http://n1mmplus.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Installing+the+Software#Edit_Station_Information>. If he has not already done so, your friend should try putting WI in the ARRL Section box in the Station Information dialog. 73, Rich VE3KI ---In N1MMLoggerplus@..., <nss@...> wrote :
GHi Larry, Yes we know all that. Just wondering when he may need to do to make N1MM+ work for him. In the set up it was told everything Wisconsin. except his call I'm thinking. I will ask next time on the air with him. But regardless of what contest he is in. am I guessing right he is gonna need to sign the /W9 all the time no matterwhat? Joe WB9SBD
On 3/11/2016 7:47 PM, Larry
w6nws@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote: It used to be in rules of many contests that under those circumstances /W9 was required. You would need to check the contest rules. It has nothing to do with the FCC.
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Re: AK Call In WI
Joe WB9SBD
Very correct, for contests, It "Can" do general logging too, but not
it's main purpose. and in my opinion it is the best out there.
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On 3/11/2016 8:58 PM, 'Bruce Rattray'
rattray@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
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Re: AK Call In WI [1 Attachment]
Bruce Rattray <rattray@...>
Thank you Joe. I will give it a shot. I am getting the idea that it is designed for doing contests so it is not an ordinary logging program. Tnx & 73 Bruce ve5rc
From: N1MMLoggerplus@... [mailto:N1MMLoggerplus@...]
Sent: March 11, 2016 8:42 PM To: N1MMLoggerplus@... Subject: Re: [N1MMLoggerplus] AK Call In WI [1 Attachment]
[Attachment(s) from Joe included below] this is an awesome page to get started.
On 3/11/2016 8:35 PM, 'Bruce Rattray' rattray@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
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Re: AK Call In WI
Joe WB9SBD
this is an awesome page to get started.
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http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=What%27s+New+in+N1MM+Logger+Plus Joe WB9SBD
On 3/11/2016 8:35 PM, 'Bruce Rattray'
rattray@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
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Re: AK Call In WI [1 Attachment]
Bruce Rattray <rattray@...>
Hello Joe. I just downloaded N1MM+ but I’m having a difficult time trying to get it going. I’m “trying this and trying that” while I stumble along. 1st question: does this program only LOG contacts or does it generate RTTY, PSK31 (digital) signals etc as well for transmitting? I apologize for my ignorance but I can usually get a program going basically without too much trouble but N1MM+ is giving me a tough struggle. Pointing me in the right direction ( URL) for set up instructions would be very helpful. Tnx & 73 Bruce ve5rc
From: N1MMLoggerplus@... [mailto:N1MMLoggerplus@...]
Sent: March 11, 2016 6:13 PM To: n1mmloggerplus@... Subject: [N1MMLoggerplus] AK Call In WI [1 Attachment]
[Attachment(s) from Joe included below] I helped a guy set up N1MM+ for the DX contest last weekend. --
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Re: AK Call In WI
Joe WB9SBD
GHi Larry,
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Yes we know all that. Just wondering when he may need to do to make N1MM+ work for him. In the set up it was told everything Wisconsin. except his call I'm thinking. I will ask next time on the air with him. But regardless of what contest he is in. am I guessing right he is gonna need to sign the /W9 all the time no matterwhat? Joe WB9SBD
On 3/11/2016 7:47 PM, Larry
w6nws@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
It used to be in rules of many contests that under those circumstances /W9 was required. You would need to check the contest rules. It has nothing to do with the FCC.
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Re: AK Call In WI [1 Attachment]
Larry Knain
It used to be in rules of many contests that under those
circumstances /W9 was required. You would need to check the contest
rules. It has nothing to do with the FCC.
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73, Larry� W6NWS
On 3/11/2016 7:12 PM, Joe nss@...
[N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
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AK Call In WI
Joe WB9SBD
I helped a guy set up N1MM+ for the DX contest last weekend.
When he did the initial set up, He entered all the correct zones, and such. States bla bla bla. Now he knew he had to sign in the contest his AK call, with the /W9 tagged on the end. even tho the FCC knows he is in WI. Now for every contest, does he actually have to tell N1MM that his call is with he /W9, Because he went to use it in the contest, even tho the set up knows he is in WI, when it came to logging, it would not let him log DX stations but liked Sates. so it thought with his AK call that he was in AK even tho the set up shows WI in every way. So what should a AK Call guy do special when he actually lives in W9 land and is his home QTH according to the FCC and QRZ etc.. Joe WB9SBD
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Re: Fw: N1MM+ com port problem in Win 10
Jeff Yanko
Ah...that's better!
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73, Jeff WB3JFS
On 3/11/2016 2:10 PM, Dave Hawes
dave.n3rd@... [N1MMLoggerplus] wrote:
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Re: Fw: N1MM+ com port problem in Win 10
Dave Hawes
This is the correct link to the Sabrent Model No. SBT-FTDI adapter: The "FTDI" in the product number is the dead give away. 73 - Dave N3RD
On Fri, Mar 11, 2016 at 2:36 PM, Arthur Bernstein n2ka@... [N1MMLoggerplus] <N1MMLoggerplus@...> wrote:
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Re: Digital windows multidecoder real estate waste & GRITTY
Rick Ellison
Salvo.. As of now there is no way to reduce the “wasted space” At some point I need to revisit the whole Gritty setup. I implemented it I was not even sure Gritty was going to be around long. The author of Gritty wasn’t sure either at that time. I do need to look at a better implementation for it and will do that . It is on my list to work on..
73 Rick N2AMG
From: N1MMLoggerplus@... [mailto:N1MMLoggerplus@...]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 10:24 AM To: N1MMLoggerplus@... Subject: [N1MMLoggerplus] Digital windows multidecoder real estate waste & GRITTY
Hi all.
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Re: QP tests
Sam Rubin <srubn@...>
Got it figured out, Ignore this previous response. Sam
From: "Sam Rubin srubn@... [N1MMLoggerplus]" To: "N1MMLoggerplus@..." Sent: Friday, March 11, 2016 1:38 PM Subject: [N1MMLoggerplus] QP tests What happened to the import counties under the import tab. They are not there anymore????? Just setting up for Idaho and Oklahoma tests. Sam WC7Q
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QP tests
Sam Rubin <srubn@...>
What happened to the import counties under the import tab. They are not there anymore????? Just setting up for Idaho and Oklahoma tests. Sam WC7Q
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