My setup is a Icom IC-207 (no CAT control), DigiRig interface. It all works but I get many error messages in my VarAC Log. Below is a portion of the log.
03/04/2024 16:07:19 - Calling CQ
03/04/2024 16:07:20 - Error: PTT ON with DTR/RTS: Access to the port 'COM3' is denied.
at System.IO.Ports.InternalResources.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialStream..ctor(String portName, Int32 baudRate, Parity parity, Int32 dataBits, StopBits stopBits, Int32 readTimeout, Int32 writeTimeout, Handshake handshake, Boolean dtrEnable, Boolean rtsEnable, Boolean discardNull, Byte parityReplace)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.Open()
at VarAC.VarAC.ptt_on()
03/04/2024 16:07:22 - Error: PTT OFF with RTS/DTR: Access to the port 'COM3' is denied.
at System.IO.Ports.InternalResources.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialStream..ctor(String portName, Int32 baudRate, Parity parity, Int32 dataBits, StopBits stopBits, Int32 readTimeout, Int32 writeTimeout, Handshake handshake, Boolean dtrEnable, Boolean rtsEnable, Boolean discardNull, Byte parityReplace)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.Open()
at VarAC.VarAC.ptt_off()
03/04/2024 16:07:26 - Error: PTT ON with DTR/RTS: Access to the port 'COM3' is denied.
at System.IO.Ports.InternalResources.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialStream..ctor(String portName, Int32 baudRate, Parity parity, Int32 dataBits, StopBits stopBits, Int32 readTimeout, Int32 writeTimeout, Handshake handshake, Boolean dtrEnable, Boolean rtsEnable, Boolean discardNull, Byte parityReplace)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.Open()
at VarAC.VarAC.ptt_on()
03/04/2024 16:07:28 - Error: PTT OFF with RTS/DTR: Access to the port 'COM3' is denied.
at System.IO.Ports.InternalResources.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialStream..ctor(String portName, Int32 baudRate, Parity parity, Int32 dataBits, StopBits stopBits, Int32 readTimeout, Int32 writeTimeout, Handshake handshake, Boolean dtrEnable, Boolean rtsEnable, Boolean discardNull, Byte parityReplace)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.Open()
at VarAC.VarAC.ptt_off()
03/04/2024 16:07:32 - Error: PTT OFF with RTS/DTR: Access to the port 'COM3' is denied.
at System.IO.Ports.InternalResources.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String str)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialStream..ctor(String portName, Int32 baudRate, Parity parity, Int32 dataBits, StopBits stopBits, Int32 readTimeout, Int32 writeTimeout, Handshake handshake, Boolean dtrEnable, Boolean rtsEnable, Boolean discardNull, Byte parityReplace)
at System.IO.Ports.SerialPort.Open()
at VarAC.VarAC.ptt_off()
Yes,,, shortly after I sent the message I figured it out. VarAC CAT and PTT set to none and let VARA-FM doing the keying. All good.
Now if I could get some help on the connection time with VarAC and VARA-FM.
Thanks.
-Randy
If you are not using DTR/RTS for PTT then simply disable it under settings. Set PTT control to NONE.