I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a catastrophic failure of the computer so I had to replace it.
I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.
I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do. Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT control. I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite mode when I start SatPC. Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and back when I deselect it. But no doppler tracking control.
I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.
Thanks for any help.
Mike Stansberry, K0TER
It definitely works on Windows 10, so that is not the problem. (I also have a TS2000). Are you seeing the frequency numbers change in the middle of the SatPC32 screen? Is the "C" switch (top left) showing C+ and not C-?
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:01 PM Mike [email protected] wrote:
I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a catastrophic failure of the computer so I had to replace it.
I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.
I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do. Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT control. I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite mode when I start SatPC. Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and back when I deselect it. But no doppler tracking control.
I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.
Thanks for any help.
Mike Stansberry, K0TER
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On 3/29/19 10:24 AM, Burns Fisher wrote:
It definitely works on Windows 10, so that is not the problem. (I also have a TS2000). Are you seeing the frequency numbers change in the middle of the SatPC32 screen? Is the "C" switch (top left) showing C+ and not C-?
Good to know that it does work with Windows 10. Yes to both of those questions. What I see on the TS-2000 is that the 'CTRL' annunciator turns on on the Main side and the 'CTRL' flashes ONCE on the Sub side and that's as far as it goes. It does set the frequency once when toggling the 'C' to C- and back to C+ but then is stuck with the Main 'CTRL' showing and doing nothing more.
It's the exact same set up I was using on Windows 7 right down to the RT Systems USB to Serial dongle. I also tried a Keyspan dongle with the same results.
I've tried different baud rates, different delay settings, etc. About the only thing I haven't tried is a complete reset of the TS-2000. I don't want to do that as I would lose all of its settings but that may be next.
Thanks for your suggestions, Burns.
73, Mike, K0TER
On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:01 PM Mike <[email protected] mailto:[email protected]> wrote:
I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a catastrophic failure of the computer so I had to replace it. I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer. I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do. Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT control. I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite mode when I start SatPC. Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and back when I deselect it. But no doppler tracking control. I'm at a loss as what to do at this point. Thanks for any help. Mike Stansberry, K0TER _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: https://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Did you notice this in the FAQ docs. As you really have to dig into it a bit to catch this critical step.
I have a TS-2000x and it works just fine with this.
Kenwood TS-2000 CAT problem with SatPC32 vers. 12.8c and later
With SatPC32 and SatPC32ISS version 12.8c I use a new component to manage the serial ports. The old component supported only COM port numbers up to 15. The new USB-to-Serial adapters generate often virtual port numbers > 15, however.
Steering the TS-2000 with SatPC32 and SatPC32ISS vers. 12.8c requires the option "RTS+12V" (SatPC32 menu "Setup" > "Radio Setup") to be checked. That imitates the hardware handshaking the TS-2000 expects.
Another solution is a homemade RS-232 cable with only the 3 lines Ground, RxD, TxD wired and a wire bridge between CTS and RTS (pins 7 and 8 of the DB-9 plug) on the TS-2000 side.
Hope that helps, Walter/K5WH
-----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [email protected] On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2019 8:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] SatPC32 and windows 10
I was successfully using Windows 7 to run SatPC32 and suffered a catastrophic failure of the computer so I had to replace it.
I replaced it with a used Windows 10 computer.
I can install SatPC32 and get it set up, as best as i remember how to do. Things seem to be working except for the doppler tracking of the CAT control. I know SatPC is talking to my TS-2000 because it goes into satellite mode when I start SatPC. Also, I can click on the CW tab and it changes to CW and back when I deselect it. But no doppler tracking control.
I'm at a loss as what to do at this point.
Thanks for any help.
Mike Stansberry, K0TER
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