[TenTec] What model does tentec start with usingcomputercontrol?

[N4PY2]

My N4PY Icom software will control the Omni V.9, Paragon II, Paragon 1.9, 
and Omni VI.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
121 Little Bell Drive
Hays, NC 28635
www.n4py.com


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Denney" <rick at rickdenney.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] What model does tentec start with 
usingcomputercontrol?


> Jim Brown K9YC writes...
>
>> I would expect that it would also work well with N1MM and HRD.
>> You have to tell the software that it's a different transceiver
>> (Kenwood or ICOM, don't recall which). N4PY can tell you -- as
>> I recall, the full control compatibility was provided by his
>> chip mod (that made it a V.9).
>
> I use my Omni V.9 with N1MM and, with some issues that I have not yet
> worked out fully, with DX-Lab. I can choose an Icom 735 or 765, or an
> Omni VI and get about the same functionality.
>
> I also use a Tigertronics USB external sound card with the universal
> cable, which I configured as necessary to drive the PTT for the V, for
> the digital modes. My computer's internal sound process didn't have
> easy level controls, so it was $99 well-spent. Time is precious--and
> I'd rather spend my soldering time doing something a little more
> difficult to obtain cheaply.
>
> All of that works, but it is not as seamless as a more modern rig in
> how it interfaces with a computer. If computer control is an
> overarching requirement, a newer rig might be less fiddly. I wanted a
> first-class receiver for a relatively small amount of money, with
> computer control down in the "let's see if I can make this work"
> category.
>
> Rick, KR9D
>
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