Carl,
Thanks,
I'll take another look at that one.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "N4PY2" <n4py2@earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Computer Interface for the Omni VI
> Logger32 is another good one for the Omni VI.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 121 Little Bell Drive
> Bell Mountain
> Hays, NC 28635
> www.n4py.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Drake" <drakes@psci.net>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Computer Interface for the Omni VI
>
>
>> Jim,
>> Thank you very much for the good information. And yes I have things
>> wired
>> up correctly and no RFI issues are apparent. I looked over your tutorial
>> briefly and will go back over it again. I've downloaded HRD as well as
>> the
>> DXLab and am currently trying to get them set up correctly to decide
>> which
>> works best for me. I've still got a lot to figure out, but will get
>> there
>> eventually. Another program I have tried is Commcat. It also seems to
>> work
>> well, but not free. I had it working fine, and then it simply quit
>> reading
>> the radio. Checked for wiring issues, and found none. I may go back to
>> that one and go through the setup again, but it looks like DXLab is
>> currently in first place. I need to settle on one and dig in.
>> Thanks again,
>> David Drake
>> Wd9cmd
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Computer Interface for the Omni VI
>>
>>
>>> David & Chris Drake wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just wondered if straight through cabling (db25 to db9) is the
>>>> preferred
>>>> option?
>>>
>>>> (I just want to read the transciever with minimal rig control)
>>>
>>> All you need is a straight through connection of the wires that are on
>>> pins 2 and 3 of the DB9 to their respective pins on the DB25, plus a
>>> connection from shell of the DB9 to shell of the DB25. Using the shell
>>> to shell connection in place of the so-called signal ground pin
>>> eliminates the "pin 1 problem" that can cause RFI.
>>>
>>> So-called "level converters" (really a polarity inverter) are needed
>>> ONLY by contesting programs to send CW (on pin 4 of the DB9) and PTT (on
>>> pin 7 of the DB9). If you're not going to do contesting, you don't need
>>> them.
>>>>
>>>> And the second question, is what programs seem to work the best with
>>>> the
>>>> Omni VI?
>>>
>>> For YOUR interest, I strongly recommend the DXLab Suite of programs.
>>> DXKeeper is the logger, Commander is simple rig control, DXView maps a
>>> call sign and gives you azimuth headings and distance. They work very
>>> well, and they are FREE! DXKeeper keeps track of awards, QSLs, etc.
>>>
>>> If you want fancier rig control, check out Ham Radio Deluxe, written by
>>> a British ham living in Switzerland. I met him at Dayton five years ago
>>> in the QRP hotel. Good guy, excellent software. It is also free, and
>>> also has a logger. Up to now, his logger has not been as good as
>>> DXKeeper, but he's been working on upgrading it over the last year or
>>> so.
>>>
>>> If you want to do contesting, use N1MM (also FREE) for contest operation
>>> and logging, then export the contest file to your other logger.
>>>
>>> For more on rig interfacing, see my tutorial at
>>>
>>> http://audiosystemsgroup.com/HamInterfacing.pdf
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Jim Brown K9YC
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