[WriteLog] Rigblaster PTT w/Writelog

[John Desmond]

Hi Richard,
   Well that was the problem.  It looks like I had a couple cables that were
not bringing out the DTR.  Then I grabbed my trusty cable I use for
everything else and it worked!  Why I did not do that to start with, I
dunno.  Dept. of Duhhh. :)  I got it working for now and need to refine
things a bit operationally on this end.
   This is my 1st posting on Writelog.  WOW!!  I sure got a quite a few quick
responses directly.  A very helpful group.  Thanks to all that assisted with
their ideas.

73, John  K0TG


Richard Thorne wrote:

> John:
>
> I had the same problem.  I'm making the assumption that your rig is
> connected to another com port.
>
> Anyways, it turned out to be the serial cable I was using.  I had several
> serial cables, but the one that ended up working was a modem cable from
> RadioShack.  Once I installed the cable all was well.  I exchanged a few
> notes with the guy from West Mountain Radio, he told me the pinouts so I
> could either home brew one or buy one.  The Radio Shack box had the
> schematic on the back for verification prior to purchase.
>
> GL.
>
> John Desmond wrote:
>
> >   I have been trying to get Writelog (V10.20B) to key the rig via COM1
> > on a laptop via Rigblaster.  The
> > Rigblaster manual says that as the PC boots, the data lamp should flash
> > and the rig should key.  I never see this
> > but I know the COM port works fine as I use it all the time for other
> > functions.
> >    I looked at the Rigblaster site and saw what they had as an example
> > for setting that up.  That did not help.  I
> > am thinking that maybe the laptop (IBM 770Z Thinkpad) may not activate
> > the right leads for this function to work.
> >    Any ideas out there?
> >
> > 73, John  K0TG
> >
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