Who has HRD working with a Kenwood radio?

[AH6RR]

Com Port correct on all counts. Matches data on menu #35. I also was using 96.1 Somewhere in HRD I read that Kenwoods are happy at 48-2. I tried changing all that too with no luck. Drivers are up to date. (According to Windows) Cable, assume it's good, It worked before! That being said I will pull the cable and check it with an ohm meter for continuity between pins. Vista sucks. Yup, sure does! But then again it WAS working with Vista, and I had the original CD that came with the computer, so that's what I went back to. I also did ALL the updates for Windows to make it current. I will see if I can go to XP though, I always liked that one better anyway!

Thanks for the info,

Don K2DV

Check your RS232 card I have had 2 go out in the past 5 years. Since my computer has a PCIe slot I got one with 4 ports and it has been going fine since I installed it about a year and a half ago.
Roland AH6RR

[AE7F]

I recently connected my TS-570 to my computer using a usb-to-serial adapter. I am able to run HRD and can control a large set of radio functions from HRD. I've also used the logbook. HRD always tries to default to 9600 baud rate but I have the COM port, the radio, and HRD configured for 57600 and it works fine.

What other cabling do I need in order to properly run DM780? The soundcard in this particular computer only has a mic input and headphone output. In order for DM780 to process RX audio, I plan to connect an audio cable from the radio's audio jack (rear panel) to the mic input of the soundcard.

However, how do I send audio from DM780 back to the radio? I thought I saw in DM780 a line where it said this normally is done using the same cable. If this is true, I would use a Y adapter cable, which would connect between the radio's audio jack to both the mic and headphone jacks on the computer soundcard.

Can someone familiar with the TS-570 and HRD/DM780 chime in?

I'd prefer to not have to buy a RigBlaster or Signalink if everything can be done with simple cables I already have and proper software settings.

[AE7F]

I recently connected my TS-570 to my computer using a usb-to-serial adapter. I am able to run HRD and can control a large set of radio functions from HRD. I've also used the logbook. HRD always tries to default to 9600 baud rate but I have the COM port, the radio, and HRD configured for 57600 and it works fine.

What other cabling do I need in order to properly run DM780? The soundcard in this particular computer only has a mic input and headphone output. In order for DM780 to process RX audio, I plan to connect an audio cable from the radio's audio jack (rear panel) to the mic input of the soundcard.

However, how do I send audio from DM780 back to the radio? I thought I saw in DM780 a line where it said this normally is done using the same cable. If this is true, I would use a Y adapter cable, which would connect between the radio's audio jack to both the mic and headphone jacks on the computer soundcard.

Can someone familiar with the TS-570 and HRD/DM780 chime in?

I'd prefer to not have to buy a RigBlaster or Signalink if everything can be done with simple cables I already have and proper software settings.

I got DM-780 working fine on RX. I can decode signals and everything else but when I try to respond to a CQ, it becomes clear that I'm not transmitting.

I have a cable going from the sound card headphone output to the radio audio jack. I suspect weak/no audio from the computer into the radio. What do you guys think?

Also, DM-780 does not seem to automatically place the radio in TX mode. I have to press send on the radio, then press send in DM-780 to cause the software to send the keyboard characters. Regardless, nothing seems to be transmitted over the air.

Any help is appreciated.

[KA9MOT]

You need to build or buy a soundcard interface. They are easy to build and there are mant models available to purchase. A Soundcard interface can be a simple as 2 cables. One from your radio's audio out to your computer's input and 1 from your computer's output to your radio's input (Mic). These seldom work well. You can key the radio via VOX or the PTT (using serial commands for PTT). You can also use the 13 Pin DIN on the back of the rig (ACC2).

I use a home brew soundcard interface. I've got about $10 invested in it and it was a breeze to build. It works very well.

Here is a very good resource for you: http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio-refe...psk31-and-sstv even if you don't homebrew. Lot's of good info.

If homebrewing doesn't interest you I recommend the interface because it is one of the best and it has the soundcard built in. http://www.tigertronics.com/slusbmain.htm I've used it in the past and it is very good. You'll be looking for Model # SLUSB13K for your TS-570.

MFJ makes interfaces as well, and I've owned a few of them. I was not happy with any of them.

I prefer DigPan2.X to DM-780. It isn't as pretty but it is easier for me to use. DM-780 has a huge fan base.

[K2DV]

Here's one I don't think I've seen yet. I am using HRD 5.22 on a Windows Vista computer. I have a Kenwood TS-570D. HRD USED to work fine for about a year or so, and then it stopped. N1MM also stopped working at the same time. At first it was sporadic, and now it totally won't connect. I have hard reset the processor in the radio, and I've uninstalled and re-installed Windows. Now for the kicker, I am using a serial cable. Not a USB with an adapter. If I never had it working it would be one thing, but I've had it working and now it won't. Any ideas?

Thanks

Don K2DV

With the help of a lot of people the problem has finally been solved. I don't know what caused it, maybe a slight static charge, but the RS-232 circuit in the radio was not working. Everything else worked, so that's why I didn't think of it first. I sent the radio out to get the chip replaced. The repair order showed that it worked on his bench after the chip was replaced. When I tried it, it did not. Frustrating! Then in a flash of inspiration that went almost as fast as it came, I thought that if the IC chip in the radio got some static or something, maybe the serial port in the computer did too. I hooked up my cable to a USB adapter and it works fine. At last! The fact that everything started out working, then sort of worked before it totally stopped really ahd me stumped. I would have assumed that it would have gone out totally of there was a problem, not intermittently. Well we all know what we do when we assume! Thanks again to everyone who offered suggestions. 73 Don

[KA0HTR]

Can I use my kenwood 520s on HRD? Trying to figure it out

[VA3UE]

Can I use my kenwood 520s on HRD? Trying to figure it out

You can use DM780 for the digital communication part, but I don't think the TS520 has a CAT interface so HRD (the radio control app part) won't be able to control the radio's frequency, modes, or memories etc.

[KA9MOT]

You can use DM780 for the digital communication part, but I don't think the TS520 has a CAT interface so HRD (the radio control app part) won't be able to control the radio's frequency, modes, or memories etc.

Correct! ​They are still doing to 10 character minimum thing. It really makes a guy wonder why they do that.......

[KO6WB]

Can I use my kenwood 520s on HRD? Trying to figure it out

Not really.
In all these posting about my TS-XXX or the other TS units and so on and on. Some of them are good to go with a properly setup RS232 protocol. My rig has the RS232 and if I want to go that route then I can. However, it has an USB interface that includes the sound card. Plug it in, bring HRD up. Tell it what com port I'm on set the speed and done. Everything so far has worked but I'll admit I haven't tried everything yet.
So, when you get the chance go out and buy a Kenwood TS-590S or, I'm betting, the TS-990S will do the same.
Have fun
73
Gary

[WD3D]

I know that I am late in coming and that the answer to the question might have already been answered, but I have read through 3 pages of posts and no one had the right answer.

The mininum requirements - as per what I was told by the people who makes Ham Radio Deluxe is that you need at least a Pentium D ( 5th generation ) or Dual Core Processor and at least Window's 7 to use it.

If you are like me and have a Pentium 3 or 4 processor and using Windows XP - it will not work.

They do have a version that does work with older machines - but you have to PAY to use it.
Basically it is now a pay per use type service...

This is the correct answer.....