[TenTec] Help with Ham Radio Deluxe and Orion

[jack User]

i have been using LOGic for years and lately along with MixW. LOGic8 and
MixW2 work wonderfully well together especially for digital modes.
entering the callsign into MixW and ENTER sends that call to LOGic8 when
one has set LOGic8 to work with MixW. then all the proper cells are
filled in LOGic8. 

i run WinXP because Vista is a bug. i tried it and it failed too many
times. the Orion connects to the computer thru a serial to USB adapter
using the cables supplied with the Orions. i key CW with the one serial
port thru a simple switch built from the help files in MixW--a
transistor, a diode and 2 resistors. 

no boxes of any kind are used. i have been using this method now since i
purchased the original Orions new a few years ago. 

jack
ak7o


On Sun, 2009-10-11 at 19:33 -0400, John T. Fleming wrote:

> Dave,
> 
> The 712 is strictly for running digital modes. It will not control HRD. You
> need a USB to serial adapter to connect to the serial port on the Orion.
> 
> I returned the 712 because it does not generate a "port". I could not
> control which programs were triggering the USB sound card in the 712. When I
> clicked with the mouse in other programs than the digital program when I had
> multiple programs that I was using, I would trip the PTT circuit. I am not
> sure how they determine the PTT trigger, but it seemed that every time a
> "click" noise was made by the computer, the PTT triggered. If you only run
> one program open at a time, it is fine.
> 
> I am running Vista 32 and Windows 7 64 bit. Both of those operating systems
> would not release the PTT on one digital program. When I tried my XP laptop,
> everything released OK. So I have gone back to my RASCAL and the USB to
> serial adapter. It worked fine except for Windows 7. Researching my USB to
> serial adapter, it is not designed to work with a 64 bit system. :-{
> 
> 73,
> John
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Rsoifer at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, October 11, 2009 5:39 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Help with Ham Radio Deluxe and Orion
> 
> Dave,
>  
> I have HRD 4.1 running with my Orion II but have no experience with the T-T 
>  712.  I am using the US Interface Navigator.  Once I found the right  com 
> port for CAT (in my case COM6) I set the HRD configuration for 57K and told
> 
> it to connect to the O II.  It went straight through.
>  
> 73 Ray W2RS
>  
> 
> In a message dated 10/11/2009 9:13:35 P.M. GMT Standard Time,  
> dgarner at usit.net writes:
> 
> Has  anyone had experience with using Ham Radio Deluxe and an Orion II?
> 
> I  have it working fine with the PSK program in HRD but for some reason  the
> rig control program in HRD is not seeing the rig when first entering  the
> program.  I have tried several different settings on the com ports  and
> other. 
> I am using the new Ten Tec Model 712 USB soundcard digital  mode adapter.  
> It
> is an easy hookup and seems to be working on all of  my digital programs but
> HRD rig control.
> 
> Any one using the 712 with  an Orion II?
> 
> Thanks and  73,
> 
> Dave
> K4YRK
> 
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