Pactor4 setup with Flex6600

Arvind Mallya

I set up Winmor no problem on the PC and communicating with my Flex6600, however I can't get the Pactor DR 7400 with a Farallon cable to change frequency, the port assigned is Serial Blue tooth com 6 by the program Winlink. The Smart CAT SDR is not seeing Port 6. How do you Add a CAT port or edit one, every time I add a port it creates port 9 and 10 and I'm unable to edit or change ports to Port 6. Do I just assign Port9 CAT and then change the Port in the Airmail and Winlink/RMSexpress? The Pactor modem initialization in both Airmail and Winlink is working, I'm also able to transmit but it does not change frequency when I select the band and frequency in Airmail and RMSexpress.

DH2ID

Arvind Mallya

Alex are you saying there are Two comm ports one from the USB driver and assign to the Radio control port and then create a SDR CAT port to RMS express TNC serial CAT port?

DH2ID

Arvind Mallya

Alex, Thanks that worked and I'm able to control the radio and the TNC, I do see a modulated signal on the SmartSDR, however I was not able to connect to any station. I'll try again today.

DH2ID

I'm glad I could help, Arvind. Vy 73, Alex - DH2ID

WQ2H - Jim Poulette

Airmail v3.5.036 seems to work fine with the DR-7800. Just make sure you have the TNC COM, and the PTT COM ports and baud rates set up properly in the "Connection" part of the Options menus. I had to fool with the Amplitudes a bit to get it to work repeatedly with Airmail - finally settled on FSK:250 and PSK:330. The RMS/Trimode is infinitely easier to set up.

I keep a Pactor I-III Trimode running on 3591.2 kHz (dial) - 3592.7 kHz (CF), when time permits - give it a shout. Good luck !

73
Jim, WQ2H

Arvind Mallya

Jim, Thank you, there is no PTT for the TNC I setup 2 ports one for radio and other for the TNC. It is working so far I could not connect to the stations on the RMS express list

Arvind Mallya

Alex and Jim, The settings are all as you both explained but I don't see to connect, it ends up "failure to connect on 3, 7 and 14 MHz.

Arvind Mallya

The top right RF power does not move, however there is power as shown on the display,

WQ2H - Jim Poulette

DH2ID

Jim, you're right, I forgot to mention that you have to connect this cable http://www.farallon.us/webstore/index1.html?223.html&1 and
set input to ACC. I also use a PACTOR profile to set ACC.
73, Alex - DH2ID

Arvind Mallya

Thank you both Jim and Alex, I played around with your suggestions and settings, I had to up the FSK and PSK settings to 3000 at 250 and 330 as you suggested the top RF out meter would not register any output. Anyway I was able to connect and send a email, the following are my settings for anyone using the Pactor Modem. Nice to be part of this community, I learned so much from you all.

WQ2H - Jim Poulette

Arvind Mallya

My Pactor DR7400 modem worked just two times and back to not connecting, it tries to connect but fails, any help will be appreciated. Here is my setup.here is my setup 

Arvind Mallya

Resolved, The delay setting of 20 msec and TNC baud rate of 9600 seems to work consistently.