[TenTec] CAT control of Omni VI Plus

[Malcolm McLeman]

*Sorry I can't help you much further Karl but as you say there may be a 
chance you've ran into driver or maybe USB hub conflict if you're using 
one without an external psu...
Fyi I run Wintest peripherals from a bowered hub ie CAT control, Keyer,  
keyboard and mouse with no problems on Win 7....
73
Malcolm F5VBU
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*On 04/01/2021 23:55, Karl Heimbach wrote:
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> *Thank you Malcolm.
> * *
> I downloaded WinTest yesterday and gave it a try.  I think the issue I 
> have is two FTDI dongles being used at the same time. One for a 
> Winkeyer and the other for a radio.
> * *
> I have an identical problem using the Winkeyer FTDI dongle and a FTDI 
> dongle with an Icom 735 or Xiegu G90.  Sometimes it works and after 
> rebooting, it seldom works.  I think the operating systems are mapping 
> instructions to the wrong FTDI device.
> * *
> It happens with the lastest Linux kernel and with Windows 10 Pro.
> * *
> DX Commander seems to work okay, but no Winkeyer access with it. N3FJP 
> Amateur Contact Log will work if I access the Omni VI using the hamlib 
> library.
> * *
> Haven't tried any other logging programs with the FTDI access to the 
> Omni.  I have a couple of other radios connected to this PC using 
> conventional serial ports and everything works fine.
> * *
> If I remove the standard serial connection from either my Pegasus or 
> Argonaut V, and make up a cable as shown in the Omni VI manual , I 
> doubt if there will be an issue.
> * *
> I did download the latest evaluation copy of HRD to try, but $100 
> seems a little steep.  The Pegasus Plus program will probably work 
> too, but it is very limited in being able to talk to other apps.
> * *
> I tried Pegasus Plus with my Pegasus and found it no better than the 
> original Ten-Tec app.
> * *
> I have the third Pegasus sold by Ten-Tec and also one of the original 
> Jupiters.  I bought this Omni VI Plus when Ten-Tec first brought it out.
> * *
> I am mainly a CW person, but lately have had to use FT8 to make any 
> contacts.
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> Regards,
> * *
> Karl - W5QJ
> * *
> On 1/4/2021 8:31 AM, Malcolm McLeman wrote:
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>> *Not a hiccup using WinTest with Serial to USB cable and Prolific 
>> driver since I bought the O6 uears aho..
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>>> *Not had the same success with Log4OM though.
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>> *HNY to all.
>> Malcolm F5VBU
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