Thank you for your response.
Actually I am using the LTC1865 . It is full duplex which means it accepts commands and sends data at the same time. I can get stuff out' I would not call it data but bits coming out reading CH1 but never CH0. I am sure it is something simple that I am not seeing. I have used the LTC1298 and it works great and is very rugged chip, however it is only 12 bit and I need 16 bits.