[TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Maybe I mis-read OP question, but thought he was aking about a cable for rig
control to the computer.

Won't plugging a 25 wire cable into the rig and the computer cause a
collision between the other signals at each end of the cable?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave W7DPW" <w7dpw at comcast.net>
To: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron at StarLinX.com>; <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 05:56
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Omni 6 Rig Control


> 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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