[TenTec] Ham Radio Deluxe

CSM(r) Gary Huber glhuber at msn.com
Sat Jan 31 08:43:41 EST 2009


Note; if you choose to use only DB-9 pins 2,3, and 5 for signal, you must 
use 9600 baud and below speeds with software flow (XON - XOFF) flow control.

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From: "Phil Sussman" <psussman at pactor.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:34 AM
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Cc: "DW Holtman" <tubestuff at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ham Radio Deluxe

> Hope this helps:
>
> 73 de Phil - N8PS
>
>    Rs-232 Serial (Com) Pc Port Connector Db-9
>    DB-9 PIN (Male) FUNCTION ABBREVIATION
> 1 ------------------------------------- Data Carrier Detect CD or DCD
> 2 ------------------------------------- Receive Data RD or RX
> 3 ------------------------------------- Transmitted Data TX or TD
> 4 ------------------------------------- Data Terminal Ready DTR
> 5 ------------------------------------- Signal Ground GND
> 6 ------------------------------------- Data Set Ready DSR
> 7 ------------------------------------- Request To Send RTS
> 8 ------------------------------------- Clear To Send CTS
> 9 ------------------------------------- Ring Indicator RI
>
>    Transmitted and receive data are referenced from the data device and
>    not the modem.
>
>    Rs-232 Serial (Com) Pc Port Connector Db-25
>    DB-25 PIN (Male) FUNCTION ABBREVIATION
> 1 ------------------------------------- Chassis/Frame Ground GND
> 2 ------------------------------------- Transmitted Data TX or TD
> 3 ------------------------------------- Receive Data RX or RD
> 4 ------------------------------------- Request To Send RTS
> 5 ------------------------------------- Clear To Send CTS
> 6 ------------------------------------- Data Set Ready DSR
> 7 ------------------------------------- Signal Ground GND
> 8 ------------------------------------- Data Carrier Detect DCD or CD
> 9 ------------------------------------- Transmit + (Current loop) TD+
> 11 ------------------------------------ Transmit - (Current Loop) TD-
> 18 ------------------------------------ Receive + (Current Loop) RD+
> 20 ------------------------------------ Data Terminal Ready DTR
> 22 ------------------------------------ Ring Indicator RI
> 25 ------------------------------------ Receive - (Current Loop) RD-
>
>    NOTE!! Current loop technology was supported in the PC and XT 
> interfaces.
>    Current loop was discontinued when the AT interface was introduced.
>    Transmitted and receive data are referenced from the data device and 
> not
>    the modem.
>
>    Rs-232 Serial Db-9 To Rs-232 Db-25 Adaptor
>    DB-9 PIN (Female) DB-25 PIN (Male)
> 1 ------------------------------------- 8 DCD
> 2 ------------------------------------- 3 TXD
> 3 ------------------------------------- 2 RXD
> 4 ------------------------------------- 20 DTR
> 5 ------------------------------------- 7 GND
> 6 ------------------------------------- 6 DSR
> 7 ------------------------------------- 4 RTS
> 8 ------------------------------------- 5 CTS
> 9 ------------------------------------- 22 RI
>
>     Use this pin out to adapt between the two serial connector types
>
>      DEC 2008 - Rev: 4
>
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Quoting DW Holtman <tubestuff at comcast.net>:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Still cannot get the serial connection to work. Looking through the 
>> manual,
>> I can find no mention and the circuit board descriptions of what circuit
>> board does the interfacing with the serial cable? I want to pull the 
>> covers
>> and look for loose connections etc.
>>
>> Back to the wiring. I now have three different wiring configurations all
>> from Ten Tec.
>>
>> What I have is a 25 Pin (Radio) to a 9 Pin (Computer) wired as below.
>>
>> Computer        Radio
>> Pin 2 ----------Pin 3
>> Pin 3 ----------Pin 2
>> Pin 5 ----------Pin 7
>> Pins 1, 4 and 6 jumpered (shorted) together on the computer 9 Pin 
>> connector.
>>
>> Some of the documentation show no jumpers at pins 1, 4 and 6, and one 
>> shows
>> jumpers only from pin 4 to pin 6? Are the jumpers necessary and in what
>> combination?
>>
>> Jerry, K0CQ (thank you) sent me some detailed information to help explain
>> what the various pins are for, but I'm still lost. I have tried every
>> combination of DTR and RTS in the software packages such as HDR.
>>
>> Has anyone found hardware problems inside the OMNI causing no 
>> communication?
>>
>> I have already done a master reset with no help.
>>
>> Any suggestions/help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike, K9UW" <k9uw at wi-net.com>
>> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 6:05 PM
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Ham Radio Deluxe
>>
>>
>> > DW, I've used PCI serial cards from Byterunner on several occasions 
>> > with
>> > excellent results.  They're cheaper than most places as well.  Their
>> > telephone rep told me, last time I called, that Hams were regular
>> > customers.
>> >
>> >
>>
> <http://www.byterunner.com/byterunner/category=2+Serial+(RS-232)+PCI-bus+cards/exact_match=exact>
>> >
>> >
>> > 73, de Mike, K9UW
>> > Amherst, WI
>> >
>> > DW Holtman wrote:
>> >> Tim,
>> >>
>> >> I will check tomorrow and see if  I can find a Serial Port PCI  Card. 
>> >> Is
>> >> there any drivers etc required, or is a Serial Card plug and go.
>> >>
>> >> Thank you again,
>> >> DW Holtman
>> >> WB7SSN
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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