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alinco erw-4c data cable

is there any way of making one or converting a icom lead

The Icom lead does the job...

"Kevin" wrote in message
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is there any way of making one or converting a icom lead

Ah right will download the software again as it didnt seem to work first
time round

Thx

Ok guys just downloaded software again and still no luck
when in clone mode the radio displays ok but when i try to read all data i
get this error msg

"A communication error occurred:1"

Any idea guys this is driving me nuts

the cable is one i used on my icom r2

thx

Com port is set to 1#
serial adapter - jack plug
i have been told that the icom lead i have will work earleir in this thread
still not 100% sure my self

Hi Dwane

The cable i would like to use/convert is the Icom OPC-478 Cloning Cable it
has a stereo jack on one end and the oppisite end goes to comm port 1 on the
pc

kev

Still getting the same message "A communication error occurred 1" then i
press ok then get next message "cannot find dj-x3"

But scanner screen still says OK

Not familiar with the Alinco radio, but does it require a stereo, or a
mono, plug on the cable.

Radio Shack PRO92, 93, 95 scanners require mono, and will work with a
stereo/mono adapter on the end of a cable which has a stereo plug. Such
adapters are available at Radio Shack, and other such suppliers.

Incidently, the plug is on the cable, the jack is on the radio. Plugs
are male, jacks are female :-).

Walt

Kevin UK-138 446 user wrote:

Hi Dwane

The cable i would like to use/convert is the Icom OPC-478 Cloning Cable it
has a stereo jack on one end and the oppisite end goes to comm port 1 on the
pc

kev

The plug is the stereo type

No, it DEFINATLY is stereo ... could be that the data lines need swapping

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
The plug is the stereo type

Try putting a mono adapter on it.
--
Dwayne
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC895/

On Mon, 8 Sep 2003 23:03:35 +0100, "Kevin UK-138 446 user"
wrote:

Still getting the same message "A communication error occurred 1" then i
press ok then get next message "cannot find dj-x3"

But scanner screen still says OK

If the scanner display shows "OK", it means data is sent correctly to
the radio. This means that your COM port setup is correct and that the
electrical connections to the radio are OK (data is transmitted and
received on the same pin, so you cannot miss one and not the other).

The error message means that the program does not receive the reply
from the radio. This means that either your interface cable has a
fault which prevents the data from the radio reaching the computer, or
you have some software problem that prevents the program from
detecting the incoming data from the serial port.

To test a little more, start Hyper Terminal. Configure it to *not*
"echo typed characters locally" (clear the check mark), 9600 bps,
XON/XOFF, no parity. Also, clear the check mark for "Send line ends
with line feeds".

Now connect your interface cable to the computer, but do *not* connect
your radio. In Hyper Terminal, hit "enter" a couple of times and then
type some characters. If you can see what you type, the interface
cable is OK, and you have a software problem. If you cannot see what
you type, you have a hardware problem.

I have read people claiming the software does not work with XP, but
for me, it works perfectly, both with Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

--
Helge Wunderlich
Please remove obvious part of address to send mail

But, what type is the jack in the radio? Stereo or Mono????

Walt

Kevin UK-138 446 user wrote:

The plug is the stereo type

STEREO !

"Walt Bertram" wrote in message
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But, what type is the jack in the radio? Stereo or Mono????

Walt

Kevin UK-138 446 user wrote:

The plug is the stereo type

Thank you.

Good luck in getting it to work.

Phil A wrote:

STEREO !

"Walt Bertram" wrote in message
...
But, what type is the jack in the radio? Stereo or Mono????

Walt

Kevin UK-138 446 user wrote:

The plug is the stereo type

Heres a link to one of the cables I built... you can use any common or
garden transistors, costs about a pound to make !

http://www.members.aol.com/mdennisond/opc468.htm

Thx guys will give it another go in a few days or when i grow more hair