[RTTY] Rigblaster- worth the money?

Mike Wood mike.wood at acsalaska.net
Sat May 7 00:51:30 EDT 2005


My main interest with a rigblaster or similar interface is the fact that you 
can have multiple features in one box.  The way my setup is now, I can 
either use CAT or digital modes, but not both.  Lack of ports and such are 
keeping me from using rig control while going digital.  I have tried several 
configurations and none seem to work as of yet. And yes, my CI-V unit is 
homebrew.

Having to change my freqs manually during a contest is very time consuming. 
Turn the dial, reset the freq to match on the computer and make the next 
contact.

I just thought that it would be really neat to have all my stuff, mic, 
paddle, interface, CAT, routed through one box.  Would make working a 
contest much easier and save the growing rats nest of cables behind my rig.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Coleman" <aa4lr at arrl.net>
To: "Mike Wood" <mike.wood at acsalaska.net>
Cc: "3830 RTTY" <rtty at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 8:16 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Rigblaster- worth the money?


>
> On May 6, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Mike Wood wrote:
>
>> Been looking at the rigblasters and am wondering if they are worth the
>> money.  I am currently using a Buxcomm Rascal, but all the features of
>> the
>> Rigblaster make it very attractive.
>>
>> Was wondering what you all have to say about them?
>
> How handy are you with building electronic projects?
>
> The commercial adapters certainly look nice and have good features -- 
> but it really isn't hard to build your own interface. All it takes is a
> couple of audio transformers and maybe an opto-isolator.
>
> Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
> Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
>             -- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>
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