Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII and digital modes issue

["Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>]

Turn the MON function ON at the radio and see what it sounds like.  Should 
sound and be very clean.  If nothing is heard then there is likely a problem 
in the radio or the audio is not reaching the Line Input.
73
Bob, K4TAX





----- Original Message ----- 
From: <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:04 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI VII and digital modes issue


> Thank you Bob,
>
> The computer is selecting the correct sound card. It does receive properly 
> from the LINE
> OUT on the read ACC1 of the OMNI VII.
>
> I tried setting it to LINE INPUT and upped the gain to 65%
>
> I have plenty of audio coming out of the computer. I verified this by 
> pulling out the 1/8" plug
> and listening to the internal speakers.
>
> I can key the transmitter OK via RS232 with both FL-DIGI and WSJT-X with 
> no problem.
> However I still get zero watts out in USB mode.
>
> I think this going to take some troubleshooting with a scope to see 
> whether the audio is
> reaching the LINE IN on the OMNI VII.
>
> Very strange.
>
> On 11 Aug 2014 at 19:25, Bob McGraw - K4TAX wrote:
>
> > First we presume you are connecting via the AUX DIN connector on the rear
> > panel.  And via the MENU you have selected AUDIO SOURCE to be LINE.  Then
> > the next line below on the MENU the LINE GAIN set to about 35% to 50%.
> >
> > The interface must provide a PTT command to this connector as well.
> >
> > Yes, you will need RS-232 communications to get frequency info and 
> > control
> > other functions on the radio.  For RS-232 communications, I've abandoned 
> > all
> > efforts to use a USB to RS-232 interface and opted to install a real 
> > RS-232
> > card in the computer with a fully populated DB-9 to DB-9 cable between 
> > the
> > radio and the computer.  Lif is so much easier.
> >
> > For audio, I use either the Tentec 712 USB Soundcard interface or the
> > SignaLink USB interface very successfully.
> >
> > Since WSJT-X stopped working, I'd suspect the configuration in the 
> > computer
> > is not selecting the correct sound card.
> >
> > Be sure the CAT software is not using a hardware PTT command and thus one
> > would use the PTT command from the soundcard.  If all else fails for PTT,
> > just use VOX.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob, K4TAX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "BC" <bcarling@cfl.rr.com>
> > To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 4:38 AM
> > Subject: [TenTec] OMNI VII and digital modes issue
> >
> >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I wonder if anyone has been through this before? I have successfully 
> > > used
> > > digital modes for some time with a Yaesu FT857D.
> > >
> > > I have been trying a couple of different ways to get my OMNI VII to run
> > > digital modes with no complete success so far.
> > >
> > > I have tried a sound card interface (EASY DIGI) using a connection to 
> > > the
> > > ACC1 socket and it receives properly and displays signals on the
> > > waterfall. Also it will KEY the rig to transmit but there is no audio
> > > even though the computer is sending audio into the interface.
> > > Also it would not read the VFO from this port (obviously) - so I tried
> > > also connecting an RS232 serial signal from the 9 pin serial plug on 
> > > the
> > > back of the OMNI VII. Now I can read the VFO but still can;t transmit
> > > digital.
> > >
> > > Now it will not key the rig on transmit. I tried using DTR instead of 
> > > RTS
> > > to see if that would help Neither one does it.
> > >
> > > Oddly the waterfall stopped running in WSJT-X after doing some pretty 
> > > poor
> > > decoding (compared to what I am used to seeing) - it was showing
> > > signals -however the display looks odd.
> > >
> > > I have tried testing rig control and testing PTT in WSJT-X fr the OMNI 
> > > 588
> > > and both fail.
> > > I am going through the manual to see what the settings should be for 
> > > the
> > > RS232 going into the OMNI VII. The odd thing is that I can now read the
> > > VFO OK using SKCC logger so I now the interface works.
> > >
> > > Best regards - Brian Carling, AF4K
> > >
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