So I finally splurged & got the ICOM R30. Also got RT Systems SW. I downloaded & installed the driver from ICOM . In the radio, I went into: MENU>FUNCTION>CIV>CIV Baud Rate and set it to Auto. Then: Menu> Function> CIV> CIV Transceive and turned that on. The CIV address is set to 9C, I did not change that.
My desktop is Win 7 64 bit. In the device manager the R30 shows "ICR30 Serial Port (COM20). Device status shows "This device is working properly". Under Port Settings it shows:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
I'm using the USB cable that came with the radio. I open up RT Sys SW > Communications> Get data from radio. Follow the instructions in the pop up box: Turn radio off, insert USB cable, Turn radio on and click OK to receive data. After about 30 seconds, a communication error box pops up and says: "Could not find a valid baud rate".
I've been at this for HOURS and can't make it work. Any pointers greatly appreciated. Please keep it simple, as I'm a dumb a$$ when it comes to bits & bytes. I think manufacturers need to take some lessons about their products being USER FRIENDLY. Not everyone out there is a computer wiz.
Thanks,
Bob
N2OAM
My desktop is Win 7 64 bit. In the device manager the R30 shows "ICR30 Serial Port (COM20). Device status shows "This device is working properly". Under Port Settings it shows:
Bits per second: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: None
I'm using the USB cable that came with the radio. I open up RT Sys SW > Communications> Get data from radio. Follow the instructions in the pop up box: Turn radio off, insert USB cable, Turn radio on and click OK to receive data. After about 30 seconds, a communication error box pops up and says: "Could not find a valid baud rate".
I've been at this for HOURS and can't make it work. Any pointers greatly appreciated. Please keep it simple, as I'm a dumb a$$ when it comes to bits & bytes. I think manufacturers need to take some lessons about their products being USER FRIENDLY. Not everyone out there is a computer wiz.
Thanks,
Bob
N2OAM