Trying to connect to Fldigi

w9kjo

I have been following the instructions in the Power SDR user manual and it seems the instructions do not work for connecting to Fldigi.

I suspect the smart cat is not connecting properly. Smart Cat seems to start when I open Power SDR. But the com port 4 in present in my device manager when the software is not active. Whether this should change when the smart SDR is activated in the device manager or not I do not know.

The device Manager shows

FlexRadio Virtual Serial Port (COM104)

FlexRadio Virtual Serial Port (COM4)

all the time.

However COM4 does not appear to make the connection with Fldigi Cat Control.

I'm not really sure what needs to happen if the instructions in the User Manual do not work.

Any help would be appreciated.

73 Walter

jarhead

I have FLdigi version 4.0.1.6. I cant get it to work with my Smart SDR program.I have tried several times . I can receive (decode digital modes) but cannot transmit. Cannot key up my Flex 6500.
Need help please.

73'S
Steve
WB2GSL

WX7Y

FLDigi has Radio files at "https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/xmls/ "

If you haven't already done so you need to download and install the Radio Database file.

Be sure to use the FLEX radio tab on the left and Be sure to download the correct one for the slice your going to use. for Slice A use this one

https://sourceforge.net/projects/fldigi/files/xmls/flex/SmartSDR_SliceA.xml/download

If your radio has 4 slices then you can use A,B,C,or D

If your radio has 2 slices then you use A, or B

If you have a 6700 then you can use any of them depending on the slice you want to use.

Oh, these should go into a FLDigi directory so you can remember where there at and you will need to manually move the XML files there as there is no Install for the xmls file.

From FLDigi Configuration settings you select up the Rig Description file at the location you saved them to. use the CAT (rigcat) PTT settings here are my settings for slice A Make sure you have a CAT port set up.