[TenTec] Anybody using 301 remote tuning knob and CAT port together on Omni 6?

[Carl Moreschi]

You really need a special cable where only Send data, receive data and 
ground to the computer.  On a DB25, this is pins 2, 3, and 7 that should 
be the only ones connected to the computer serial port.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
58 Hogwood Rd
Louisburg, NC 27549
www.n4py.com

On 11/19/2015 8:17 PM, Barry N1EU wrote:
> The 301 remote tuning knob uses DB25 pins 6 and 8 for the encoder signals.
> If I run a Y splitter off the Omni 6 DB25 and connect both the 301 and a
> computer, the 301 stops working.  Pins 6 and 8 normally carry DSR and CD
> serial signals so connecting to a computer will interfere with the encoder
> signals on those pins.  Can anybody explain the proper way to handle the
> Pin 6 and 8 connection in the cable that goes to the computer if a 301 is
> also connected to the Omni 6 port?   Or are pins 6 and 8 SUPPOSED to be
> disconnected in the Omni 6 serial cable?
>
> Thanks&  73,
> Barry N1EU
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