I have not learned how to do the satellite stuff yet and I do not know what "USB Interface" you are using with the TS-790A, but I have the exact same rig working with the computer. I am using a home brew USB interface that works great. Some of the keys to getting it to work is in the SatPC32 documentation. I can tell you this: SatPC does NOT do a good job of implementing the radio control for the TS-790. It does work slighlty better when you disconnect the CTS/RTS lines.
I did use Ham Radio Deluxe as another program to test the interface. After I did this, I have leaarned how much better the interface can work. I like HRD, but it does not interface with the rotor control.
Hope that helps some... 73 Will NA2NA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric H Christensen" eric@christensenplace.us To: amsat-bb@amsat.org; fieldops@amsat.org Cc: n8mh@earthlink.net Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 9:30 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] CAT Control for TS-790A
I just got my USB controller for my TS-790A yesterday. Got it installed and all looks good. SatPC32 seems to recognize the port (it doesn't error out like it did when the wrong COM port was presented to the software originally). With that side working (I guess) the radio just sits there and doesn't do anything. I reviewed the manual for the 790 but it didn't have any instructions to make the radio start accepting CAT instructions. Anyone have one of these radios setup in this configuration that can help me out?
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