I had the same result on two computers and the comm ports on both have
worked with other devices.  I thought perhaps the settings for the comm
ports had to be set in a special way, but if others have had no problems
this is not a likely solution.  I will look into the cable although I
know  no one locally who is using the data cable.  Thanks.

73,

Dave


At 02:17 AM 1/6/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Hi.
>
>Here are some things to think about.  Have you successfully used other
>devices on this port?  I'm wondering if the port has somehow been disabled
>in Windows or in your BIOS.  What does the Windows Device Manager
>show?  Also, is there any possibiolity of bad cabling?  It might be worth
>getting together with someone else that has one of these radios, to see if
>you can program your radio from their computer system.  I don't know that
>I've gotten any great solutions for you, but perhaps if you ask yourself
>some of these questions, and try doing some testing to eliminate possible
>causes, then maybe something will jump out at you during the
>troubleshooting process.
>
>73, de Lou K2LKKAt 02:39 PM 1/5/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >I'm having a little trouble using the Kenwood software for the TH-F6A.  I
> >have connected the PG4 cable between the computer serial port and the
> >TH-F6A.  I used an adapter to go from the 25-pin serial connector on the
> >cable to my 9-pin serial port.  When I try to read from the TH-F6A or write
> >to it, I get a communications timed out message.  I have the serial port
> >set up for the standard configuration and 9600bps.  Has anyone faced this
> >difficulty and surmounted it?  If so, your advice would be appreciated.
> >
> >Dave, A F 6 Y
>
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