Guys, I tried to use WSJT-X 2.6.1 on Windows this past weekend in the VHF contest and discovered that there has been a regression in the support and/or handling of the FT-736R VHF/UHF rig.
WSJT-X now fails with a Rig Control Error, reporting: Hamlib error: ft736_get_freq: called rig_get_freq(2103): freqMainA=0, modeMainA=, widthMainA=0 rig_get_freq(2103): freqMainB=0, modeMainB=, widthMainB=0 rig_get_cache(259): vfo=VFOA, current_vfo=VFOA rig_get_cache(435): vfo=VFOA, freq=0, mode=, width=0 rig_set_cache_freq(122): vfo=VFOA, current_vfo=VFOA rig_get_freq(2116): freqMainA=0, modeMainA=, widthMainA=0 rig_get_freq(2116): freqMainB=0, modeMainB=, widthMainB=0 rig_get_freq(2179): freqMainA=0, modeMainA=, widthMainA=0 rig_get_freq(2179): freqMainB=0, modeMainB=, widthMainB=0 rig_set_cache_freq(122): vfo=VFOA, current_vfo=VFOA rig_get_freq(2186): freqMainA=0, modeMainA=, widthMainA=0 rig_get_freq(2186): freqMainB=0, modeMainB=, widthMainB=0 0:rig_get_freq: elapsed=0ms 1:rig.c(2409):rig_get_mode entered 1:rig_get_mode: elapsed=0ms 1:rig.c(2429):rig_get_mode returning(-11) Feature not available Feature not available Feature not available while getting current mode Timestamp: 2023-01-23T20:46:56.456Z --- I believe this occurs because the FT-736 has a one-way CAT interface-- you can only send commands to the radio and it does not send any responses, ACKs or anything back. WSJT-X was working with the -736 up to 2.6.0-rc4 at least and after I did an upgrade to latest, this problem appeared for me. I do not have experience with other -RC between. I reverted WSJT-X to 2.6.0 and the problem is still present. I was unable to revert to the older -RCs because their end-date has been reached and they will not run. I then reverted the Hamlib that is bundled with 2.6.1 to version 4.5 (no sub-release), https://github.com/Hamlib/Hamlib/releases/tag/4.5 and this has allowed the -736 to work again. So, it appears to be a problem in HamLib although I am not sure why WSJT-X is calling a function that we know said radio does not support (namely, querying the frequency from the radio) and then failing when it cannot get the response. Any ideas where things have gone astray? Chris NØJCF -- Chris Elmquist _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
