HALLELUJAH! We be communicatin' now! For the record, and so I'll have something to refer to next time I have this problem, the solution was to up the baud rate from 1200 to 9600 bps. VOILA! Houston, we have contact.
Thanks to Jim Mullen, Ron and Bill. I appreciate your suggestions and ultimately the solution. I wish I could buy you three a beer... each. (o: 73 Greg K4KO

