Can't get CAT to work

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K0AY
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Can't get CAT to work

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Under "connect" I select CAT and then "Start". The green light on the bottom turns on. But the window for the Frequency display says :off.

Any suggestions?

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Re: Can't get CAT to work

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You set up CAT incorrectly like wrong port or baud rate
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Re: Can't get CAT to work

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I also cannot get CAT to work. Rig 1 FT950
Rig 2 FT857D
When I set up V2.4.0 I tried hmalib for rig control was not able to anything working. Tried Omni rig v1.19 and found that neither of my radios are listed. Rig 1 was able to connect to the Log40M-2 as an FTDX-1200. Rig 2 nothing.
Omnirig lists both radios as supported but they are listed in omni rig screen on "show CAT interface " screen. I have check baud rates for both radios to make sure they are match computer settings. Thanks for any assistance here. I have been using the other version of Log40m and really like it. Hope to get this version working.

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Re: Can't get CAT to work

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If you have version 1 working ok with Omnirig controlling both of your radios then providing you have selected Omnirig in version 2 and checked the auto connect box in the cat config then no changes to Omnirig should be required.

Unless of course you have other programs connected to the radio also?
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version 1.4 was deleted. Hamlib does not connect and radios are not listed in Omnirig list. No other program is using either radio.
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ac8jw wrote: 27 Mar 2020, 22:26 version 1.4 was deleted. Hamlib does not connect and radios are not listed in Omnirig list. No other program is using either radio.
Both of your radios are listed in Omnirig, as shown below, I suggest you download the rig list from Omnirig again


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If you not have listed them go to Omnirig download page and download
the rig.ini files. They are not included when you download omnirig from
that page. You have to download seperatly.

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OK and thank you for that. Did find the ini file. Where does it get extracted to? The folder with omnirig?
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C:\.......\progra--------\afreet\omnirig\rigs
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Re: Can't get CAT to work

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OK got it working. Needed to delete omni rig and download the ini file. Then reinstalled Omni rig and all was well. Thank you for the help.
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