So RIck, is this the same for Icom and Mixw? I have a friend that can;t get MixW to do both rig control and PTT with his 746 Pro but can get Commander /MUltipsk to do it.
For WinDRM though, there is NO CW...just PTT. Andy. On 1/4/07, KV9U <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When you use DTR for CW and PTT with RTS, how does an interface such as > Rigblaster handle this with the COM ports? > > You must need to connect a COM port to each of them, right? > > If you have only one COM port available you can either key CW or key > PTT, but not both. And if you need rig control, that would require yet > another COM port. > > Most computers no longer have COM ports so I purchased one USB to COM > port adapter. This goes to my homebrew COM port to CI-V port converter. > The CI-V can control most of the radio functions, including PTT. > Unfortunately, it can not control CW keying, nor FSK keying and that > would require additional COM ports (or USB to COM port adapters) for > each one. > > Since there are programs that support CI-V control, such as DX Commander > which, in turn, supports Multipsk, and gives you just about every sound > card mode and a few that are not available on any other software, I have > not been very interested in trying to adapt to programs that do not have > this capability. > > 73, > > Rick, KV9U > > > > Andrew O'Brien wrote: > > > Are you using a Rigblaster pro, plus, or plug and play ? I found this > > reference, not sure if it helps. > > > > > > *RIGblaster plug & play Operational Details:* > > > > *CW keying is done by setting DTR high on the emulated serial port. * > > *Standard PTT is done by setting RTS high on the emulated serial port. > > > > The Icom IC-746 and similar radios use pin 6 on the 7 pin DIN ACC(2) jack > > for PTT on the 2 meter band. Since the adapter only connects to the 8 pin > > DIN ACC(1) jack, the RIGblaster plug & play cannot use standard PTT > > keying > > for the 2 meter band. One solution is to use CAT control for transmit and > > receive with the built-in CI-V interface* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > > > > Announce your digital presence via our DX Cluster > telnet://cluster.dynalias.org > > Our other groups: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxlist/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/themixwgroup > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/contesting > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wnyar > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Omnibus97 > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- Andy K3UK Skype Me : callto://andyobrien73 www.obriensweb.com
