[TenTec] Software control. (was Pegasus Programmin Specification, Downloadable)
Steve Baron - KB3MM
SteveBaron@starlinx.com
Thu, 7 Oct 1999 15:18:50 +0100
Does the OMNI VI:
Use any handshaking ?
Really use BCD ?
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert <bigmack@nortexinfo.net>
To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: October 07, 1999 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Software control. (was Pegasus Programmin
Specification, Downloadable)
>
>Hmmmmmmmmm
>
>Well, now that I am an EXPERT on OMNI VI command set (yeah, RIGHT!) I can
>tell you there is simply nothing to it. I wrote a Visual BASIC program that
>is a simple software controller for the OMNI. In the code I have a function
>that converts from BCD to HEX to ASCII and back. Once you have the beast
>tamed down and the bugs cleared out, it works without much effort. Now, as
>for the stability of tuning, I am about to do battle with TT over the silly
>little quirks I see... Things like a valid freq being put into the command
>buffer, and the return from the xcvr of a freq something like F.EEF.EAB ..
>I have even on a couple of occasions been able to get alpha characters to
>pop up on the Omni display (it seems to like the letter P a lot...) I am
>sure it is a problem in my code, or, in the handshaking between my PC and
>the rig. I hope TT's technical support department is as responsive to
>software issues as they are to hardware issues.. We shall see.... As for
>TRLog (I am NOT familiar with the program itself) I can only assume that
>the author doesn't want to take on the OMNI BCD command set for whatever
>reason.. The good news is, you only need to write it once, it seems to be
>the same command set for all of the Omni family...
>
>
>At 08:12 AM 10/7/99 , Steve Bookout wrote:
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>If commands are available to access the needed features of both the Omni
>>and the Kenwood, then both are really fine. What I personally see is that
>>the Kenwood command set is done in ASCII, not binary, and is a bit
>>'quicker' to understand. You can troubleshoot a Kenwood easily with any
>>communications program and an available com port.
>>And, the Kenwood command set does not change from rig to rig, as Icoms and
>>Yaesu's are prone to do. This a most frustrating thing.
>>
>>Bottom line is Kenwood command sets are easy to look at and understand, if
>>you are a person with average intelligence. I think, for the most part,
>>that all different brands can be made to work, it just is more time
>>consuming work with some.
>>However, I have found that for some rigs, really needed commands (like
>>setting split on/off) have been left out of the RS 232 command set
>>entirely. I can only believe this was an accidental omission, since they
>>may appear in previous and later versions.
>>
>>These are my own observations and opinions.
>>
>>73 de Steve, NR4M
>>
>>At 07:44 AM 10/07/1999 , Steve Baron - KB3MM wrote:
>>
>>>A little confusing..
>>>
>>>Is TRLog saying they will not support the oMNI VI ? And TT should make
it
>>>like the 850 ?
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Dale L. Martin <kg5u@hal-pc.org>
>>>To: tentec@contesting.com <tentec@contesting.com>
>>>Date: October 07, 1999 12:28 PM
>>>Subject: Re: RE: [TenTec] Pegasus Programmin Specification, Downloadable
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>> > Software is a main product of Ten Tec, has
>>> >>been for some time.
>>> >
>>> >Larry, et al,
>>> >It's been a product of their hardware for some time. I'm not
>>> >sure it might be viewed (even by them?) as a "main" product.
>>> >
>>> >Larry Tyree, N6TR, writer of TRLog contest logging software has
>>> >for a long, long time wished Ten-Tec would change their code.
>>> >
>>> >Witness this recent (last night) posting of his reply to a TRLog
>>> >subscriber:
>>> >
>>> >Quote
>>> >> I am really enjoying the enhanced control that TRLog gives me
>>> >with my
>>> >> newly-acquired TS-850 compared to my Omni VI. One thing that I
>>> >have
>>> >> noticed, though, is that when I am in the S&P mode and use the
>>> >shift keys
>>> >> to change frequency, the rig makes annoying "beeps", which make
>>> >it
>>> >> difficult to hear the signals you are trying to tune in. Is
>>> >there some way
>>> >> to turn this off on the 850, or is it a TRLog "feature"?
>>> >
>>> >You need to disable the beeps in the 850. I forget if it is a
>>> >volume control inside the radio that you need to turn down - or
>>> >if it can be disabled with one of the menus.
>>> >
>>> >At least that is better than having to put a piece of black tape
>>> >on
>>> >the front panel of the Yaesu radios!
>>> >
>>> >About the Omni VI - I still wish TenTec would adopt the Kenwood
>>> >format
>>> >as an option. It isn't that hard to implement two command sets
>>> >and
>>> >let the user decide. This would open to door up to making the
>>> >Omni
>>> >VI play with TR Log as well as the 850.
>>> >
>>> >Tree
>>> >unquote
>>> >
>>> >Apparently, there are things in software that can and cannot be
>>> >done with the firmware the Omni VI contains. It is a bit
>>> >disconcerting to see and hear about the 'other guys' ability to
>>> >do things and the Omni VI can't (Shift keys have no effect on my
>>> >Omni VI). I guess we're back to the "better receiver"
>>> >comparison.
>>> >
>>> >73,
>>> >dale, kg5u
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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>>---------------------------------------------
>>Steve Bookout, NR4M (ex NJ4F)
>>Rapidan Data Systems
>>
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