On first start, Ham Radio Deluxe will display a setup window with a number of selectable options and parameters. Explanatory text is provided but here is a general explanation of the options.

Company - Select the manufacturer of your radio. Standard choices are Elecraft, ICOM, Kenwood, Ten-Tec and Yaesu.

®Demo-o-Matic® - Choosing the ®Dem-o-Matic® company will provide a selection from K2, Orion, TS-2000, TS-480 and TS-570 demonstration radios. Can be used for club demos, etc.

Radio - Choose a model from the comprehensive drop down list of supported models from the company chosen above.

COM Port - The drop down list provides choices of Auto Detect, COM 1 and COM 2.

Speed - The choices presented here will depend on your radio choice above. If your radio does not support Auto Detect, you will have to choose a matching speed for the current radio setting.

CI-V - This is only used for ICOM radio interfaces.

CTS - Enables CTS which is required for Kenwood models.

DTR - Enables DTR line when the COM port is opened if required - usually for powering and interface cable.

RTS - Enables RTS line when the COM port is opened if required - usually for powering an interface cable.

Connect - Opens the chosen COM port and communicates with the radio to provide control.

Help - Text assistance for setting up the options in the window.

Turn the radio on first and then click Connect. You should be rewarded with the Ham Radio Deluxe main program display. If you see this error message at any time it will probably be because you forgot to turn the radio on.

Created 2004 by Kevin Crockett. Comments and suggestions may be e-mailed to