[TenTec] Omni VII on FT8

[Richard Bell]

Forgive the stupid questions…

How are you connecting the SignaLink to the OVII? 

Are you using a serial cable with the Omni?

What OS and computer are you using? 

If I were to hazard a guess, I’d think you have a COM port issue courtesy of Microsoft and their device manager in Windows 10.  

I’m using SignaLink with my OVII and it works flawlessly.  I’m also using Windows 7 Pro and an ancient Dell 780 desktop. 

There is a FT8 group on groups.io, you might considering joint it and posting your questions. 

GL 73 W5BXE Richard 

> Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:53:40 -0400
> From: Michael Rutkaus <mrutkaus at gmail.com>
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: [TenTec] Omni VII on FT8
> 
> I tried for months to get it to work and gave up and bought a Yaesu FTDX10.
> Similar problems to the latest writer here, everything seemed ok but would
> erratically key the Omni VII.
> 
> If I were to go back to the Omni VII to try FT8 again, I would try
> installing this USB port manager from the Yaesu site: