Re: [wsjt-devel] Yaesu FT-847 unidirectional CAT

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Hi Shane,
Michael worked with me and he made a fix for the FT-847. I am currently running release test 25. I would imagine it would be in the next release. You will have to select Yaesu FT-847UNI. Also, depending on your interface, you will have to key the radio using the RTS if you are using the rear data jack. The CAT command will only use the front microphone jack. I have used this configuration for a few months and it works for all modes. Since the communications is one way, if you change from USB to CW, you must change it back manually. I can tell you that it is a lot of fun making 400+ mile contacts on VHF and UHF. Also since you said that you have two radios, you can run a 2nd instance in a command line prompt. This is what I use:

C:\WSJT\wsjtx\bin\wsjtx.exe --rig-name=FT847uni

I hope this helps you out. I can email you the release I am using, but maybe Michael an recommend a later release.

Phil

ARS N8LRG

---- Shane Stroud <sha...@ho...> wrote: 
> I don't want to confuse anybody, so I'll say up front that I have an FT-747GX and two FT-847 rigs. The 747 is a whole other issue, in a message I just sent.
> 
> I have an early production FT-847 that has unidirectional CAT, and a later production model that has bidirectional CAT.  I know we had started a discussion on this issue an I think it got mixed up with the FT-840, then died out.  At present, the early FT-847s cannot use wsjt-x because the software doesn't understand that early models had unidirectional CAT.  The software sets the frequency and mode, but the rig cannot acknowledge that change. It sets the parameters, but never reports back to the software that it's done.  Basically, I'm asking if that being worked on in any way.  I haven't heard anything on it in a while.  Do we need a guinea pig?  I'm willing to test software (Linux only, as that's all I have) on either FT-847 to make sure it all works.
> 
> L. Shane Stroud
> AE5SS