Bob thank you for the excellent tip!
Yes when I turn MON on and bring it up I can hear a nice audio signal playing
JT65 tones
when I transmit. But still no RF out. The OMNI VII refuses to transmit this
signal.
I am in USB mode and LINE input. What on earth could I be doing wrong with my
OMNI VII?
Thanks so much!!
Bry, AF4K
Sanford, FL
> > On Aug 12, 2014, at 8:49 AM, "Bob McGraw - K4TAX" <RMcGraw@Blomand.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> > 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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