[TenTec] Omni V Interfacing

[Carl Moreschi]

Rick,

Watch out for the rxd and txd lines.  You need a null modem
cable to reverse these two lines for the Omni V.  Remember,
TXD out of the PC goes to RXD in the omni V and viceversa.

Also, make sure you are set at 1200 baud.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Tyler" <rp.tyler@worldnet.att.net>
To: "TenTec" <TenTec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2002 3:59 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Omni V Interfacing


> I've got a newly acquired Omni V and I know the computer interfacing is
not
> quite up to today's standards  . . . I also know that N4PY Carl's V.9
> upgrades the interface to modern times . . . however, I haven't yet
> performed that modification (the chips are in the mail to me right now)
but
> thought I'd like to get the OMNI V up and running on SOME kind of program
> just to make sure the port works . . . I figured that I ought to see if
> everything works okay before diving into cutting traces, etc.
>
> There are only a couple of programs I've found that will support the
OmniV:
> Writelog (of which I'm a registered user, and have used it with yaesu and
> Pegasus rigs) and win-eqf, of which I downloaded a trial copy just to see
if
> I can get the Omni V sending/receiving data . . .
>
> So far, no luck . . . any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
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