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SteppIR and 6600 Communication Problem
I have a SteppIR 2000 Controller and a Flex 6600. I had the SDA 2000 auto tracking the frequency on the flex and it worked perfectly for 6 months. A couple of weeks ago we had a brief power outage, maybe 10 seconds, and the next day when I went to get on the air the Auto Tracking was not working. I tried replacing the USB/Serial cable with what I had before the problem and it didn't solve the issue. The SDA 2000 is not showing a fault code. The 6600 is powered by an Astron 35M power supply, the SDA 2000 is plugged into the line conditioner of a UPS that powers the internet in case of a power loss, and the antennas were all unplugged. The control cable to the SteppIR goes through an I.C.E. surge suppressor on it's way to the antenna. I'm wondering is there a way to verify that the USB ports on the Flex 6600 are still working properly?
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Jim
You did not mention checking the transceiver settings in the SDA2000. It should be set for Kenwood, 9600 baud.
I found in some cases, the SDA2000 will turn the transceiver interface off.
Also, make sure the "auto track" is turned on from the front panel of the SDA2000.
Alan. WA9WUD
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You are a genius! It was set to Kenwood but for some reason the baud rate changed to 19200. I shifted to 9600 and everything is back to normal! Thanks so much for your help.
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