Ham Radio Deluxe not reading frequency off my Flex 6600 with SSDR 3.2.39 on Windows 10

Bill Roberts

Just converted from the "free" Simon Brown version of HRD to the paid one. Cannot get HRD to read the frequency off of my Flex. Any ideas? Thanks

David Decoons, wo2x

What com port do you have created in SmartSDR CAT?

Make sure you select SmartSDR and the com port listed in CAT. Try 38,400 baud 8,n,1.

Dave wo2x

Bill Roberts

Just tried that. No joy. Thing I just noticed is that my Woodbox S-Meter is also having the same problem. It may get some frequency value from the radio but doesn't track. Thanks.

Bill Roberts

Just tried disabling REMOTE. Now it works! It works slowly but it works (within about 10 seconds). I note that the frequency readout on Woodbox Radio S-Meter refreshes much faster. Thanks everyone.

Mike-VA3MW

Bill, this does work. It sounds like you don't have enough CAT ports created in SmartSDR CAT.

Pat Hamp

I am having a different problem. I brought on a new computer (WIN 11). Everything seems to work except HRD and an occasional flop by WJST vis Slice master. I think the two issues are related. CAT indicates that Slice is not present, I tried adding and new com port and I get the same message. SO the blue box that says auto switch is red. I've tried a couple of small things but I want some guidance, so I don't **** things up that the radio won't work locally. All of a sudden Slicemaster no longer give me a radio either.

\TNX and HNY! Pat de KA4VNM

Mike-VA3MW

If you are using HRD and SliceMaster, connection via a Com port is not required.

If you try to use SmartSDR CAT via an RS232 connection and the SliceMaster connection at the same time, results will be unpredictable. Delete the standard HRD RS232 connection as it isn't required.

SliceMaster will do the connection directly and auto switch your live band as your change your tX focus.

In HRD Logbook. This is the outbound connection to SliceMaster on Port 7810

This is the inbound connection to SliceMaster. In my case, I am using port 7810 (it is just a random number that is not used by any other TCP connection).

I think you'll find that works just fine.

73

Pat Hamp

Follow up. I discovered the problem. Auto switch is now working but receive streams were not. Interesting fix, DAX on the flag to None then back 1 switched the stream on, even though the menu on the left side had 1 selected already. Strange, probably some reason but in the end I now have HRD, SliceMaster and WJST working! Better lucky than smart sometimes.

Bill Roberts

Interesting and thanks for commenting. Just discovered that when changing bands (which is when the failure occurs), all I need to do is close and reopen Smart CAT. Must be a Flex-owned bug.

Mike VE3CKO

For me it seems a SliceMaster issue, it looses the connection after so long. It use to be just hours but since the last couple of SliceMaster releases it can be days now before connection is dropped.

Referring to Mike-VA3MW image of SliceMaster the green circle around HRD TCP TX Listener. It gets disabled and re-enabling does not connect back to HRD. Only remedy is to close SliceMaster down then re-opened and HRD TCP TX Listener enabled.

I suppose it could be something on my network affecting that port but I have had this on different computers and routers, makes more sense HRD or SliceMaster is dropping the connection. In HRD, Radio Pane, Options, I had the Update speed set to FAST, I'm changing it to NORMAL, I'll see if this improves the SliceMaster/HRD connection.