[TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control

[Dave W7DPW]

I use a full 25 wire cable on my VI Plus, some of the other pins tell
my 253 which band I am on..

Dave W7DPW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron at StarLinX.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control


> MUST be a three wire cable.  A full 25 wire cable will short out
signals in
> the rig.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "George Skoubis" <george.skoubis at verizon.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 04:09
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control
>
>
> > George,
> >
> >   Writelog will connect to your computer with a simple serial port
> > cable.  DB25 connector on the radio end and most likely DB9 on the
> > computer end.
> >
> >   Go into any computer store and tell them what you need and it
should
> > cost you less than 20.
> >
> >   Just the serial port cable will get Writelog reading the
frequency
> > from the radio, as well as jumping to the band spots if you use
packet
> > or telnet.
> >
> >   If you add cables RCA plug to 1/8" stereo plug (sometimes you
also
> > need to set up isolation transformers to keep out the rf) and plug
these
> > in the audio in/out jacks on the Omni VI and the other end into
the
> > sound card in/out jacks on the computer you can also use Writelog
to
> > send recorded exchange messages (if you are a contester or a dxer
and
> > want to save your voice in the pileup).
> >
> >   The serial cable will probably get you what you want to start
out
> > with, if you have questions on setup subscribe to the Writelog
reflector
> > (instructions on the Writelog home page) or try www.k9jy.com for a
> > really good Writelog setup website.
> >
> > Good luck and welcome to the computer age!
> >
> > 73 de George / KF9YR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> > [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of George Tuncil
> > Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 9:18 PM
> > To: TenTec at contesting.com
> > Subject: [TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control
> >
> > I have an Omni 6, option 3, rig which I have had for nearly 9
years now.
> > I have finally progressed to the computer age and have a computer
in my
> > shack (don't laugh!).  Anyway, I would like to know what the
preferred
> > method is for hooking up my Omni to the computer for rig control,
in
> > conjunction with my new logging software (Writelog).  I read about
all
> > kinds of ways to do this, but not being much of a computer guy, or
> > wanting to hook up several different keying devices and a TNC in
my
> > already crowded shack, is there a simple device or method to do
this?
> > Thanks in advance for the help.
> >
> > George Tuncil, W6AEA
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