[Dxbase] FT-2000 and DXbase

Fri Jul 25 08:45:59 EDT 2008

Folks,
I wish to thank some of the forum members for their tireless 
assistance in getting DXbase 2006 to "talk" to my Yaesu FT-2000. The 
biggest problem was to get it to QSY from the packet cluster. All the 
other functions seemed OK. Joe Glockner WA6AXE our resident guru 
spent many phone calls and emails back and forth finally suggesting I 
get in touch with Dave Lance, NF8R who wrote the FT-2000 .ini file. 
After many emails back and forth Dave mentioned a link to the FT-2000 
users group. I did not know one existed! I had been using DXbase 
since its inception years ago and although it would have been easier 
to switch database/logging programs I really did not wish to do so. 
Well, here is the funny thing, the link on the FT-2000 users group 
was written by a local Ham, Ernie KS4Q, who also runs the local DX 
packet cluster :-) I did not know he was also a 2000 user. Here is 
the "trick" from Ernie. In the Yaesu menu change CAT 28 to 1000ms. 
This sets the time out of the serial port. This may also work with 
other Yaesu rigs that use a menu for CAT I don't know. That one 
change made the difference, it now works like a champ!!! So thanks 
Joe, Dave, Ernie. My DXbase interface works like it should.
Good work all!! de Neil N4FN
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