It is a myth that you need CAT for digital modes. In fact you don't need it at all.
73 -Jim NU0C On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 02:29:30 +0000, Shane Stroud wrote: > CAT... because that's kinda the point with most digital modes these days. > And it's an FT-847, not 840. > >________________________________ >From: Alan VK2ZIW <bea...@unixservice.com.au> >Sent: Monday, October 8, 2018 6:41 PM >To: WSJT software development >Subject: Re: [wsjt-devel] Yaesu FT-847 > >Hi all, > >Why do you need CAT control at all? > >What's really needed is a rig with Stability. > >Any rig with a digital VFO will do. > >My 2c. > >Yes, I have an FT-840 and it's OK. > >Alan VK2ZIW > > >On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 10:54:42 -0400, Karl Heinz Kremer wrote >> FT-840UNI would be OK. Early or NoGet would require the user to know >> more about whats going on with these devices. > >> >> >Karl Heinz - K5KHK >> > > >> > >> On Oct 8, 2018, at 10:52 AM, Black Michael >> <mdblac...@yahoo.com<mailto:mdblac...@yahoo.com>> wrote: > >> >> What can we call these earlier rigs to make the apparent in the riglist? >> > >> FT-840EARLY ??? >> Or >> FT-840UNI (unidirectional) >> FT-840NOGET > >> > >> Or any better idea? >> > >> de Mike W9MDB > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> On Monday, October 8, 2018, 9:47:05 AM CDT, Karl Heinz Kremer >> <k...@khk.net<mailto:k...@khk.net>> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> This also seems to be the case with my early Yaesu FT-840 - it can receive >> CAT commands, but does not report anything back. > >> >> > >> Karl Heinz - K5KHK >> > > > >> >> On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 10:44 AM Black Michael via wsjt-devel >> <wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>> >> wrote: > >> >> What version of WSJT-X are you using right now? >> > >> Looks like we need a new rig entry for the earlier serial #'s and I can >> build you one for testing. >> > >> de Mike W9MDB > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> On Monday, October 8, 2018, 9:34:22 AM CDT, Shane Stroud >> <shanestroud1...@hotmail.com<mailto:shanestroud1...@hotmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> I have discovered that the early serial numbered models of the Yaesu FT-847 >> had unidirectional CAT. Basically, the software can send frequencies and >> modes to the rig, but the rig cannot respond. This applies to serial >> numbers through about 8GXXXX. Mine is an 8EXXXX series. >> > >> In any version of WSJT, under any operating system, the rig will set >> frequency and mode, then error out because it cannot respond to polling. >> > >> I'm not sure if this needs fixed in WSJT or in hamlib, but other hamlib >> programs seem to work with the rig without issue. >> _______________________________________________ >wsjt-devel mailing list >wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel >_______________________________________________ >wsjt-devel mailing list >wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<mailto:wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > > > > >Alan > >Evil flourishes when good men do nothing. >Consider the Christmas child. >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Alan Beard Unix Support Technician from 1984 to today >70 Wedmore Rd. Sun Solaris, AIX, HP/UX, Linux, SCO, MIPS >Emu Heights N.S.W. 2750 Routers, terminal servers, printers, terminals etc.. >+61 2 47353013 (h) Support Programming, shell scripting, "C", assembler >0414 353013 (mobile) After uni, electronics tech > -- Ham Radio NU0C Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.S.A. TR7/RV7/R7A/L7, TR6/RV6, T4XC/R4C/L4B, NCL2000, SB104A, R390A, GT550A/RV550A, HyGain 3750, IBM PS/2 - all vintage, all the time! "Give a man a URL and he will learn for an hour. Teach him to Google and he will learn for a lifetime." HyGain 3750 User's Group - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HyGain_3750/ http://incolor.inetnebr.com/jshorney http://www.nebraskaghosts.org _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
