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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Virtual ports won't install under Windows 10

« on: 2018-04-28, 13:11:12 »

I've been successfully using my RRC-1258 with RHR for 2 years running CW, SSB, and FSK RTTY. I upgraded to a new PC running Windows 10. The Microbit installer does not install the virtual ports which means that I don't have access to COMExtra for running FSK RTTY.

I've uninstalled and re-installed the program numerous times. I've tried running the installer as an administrator. The installer version is 1.31_2016-03-10. During the installation I see the pop-up that I may have to approve the installation of the virtual ports. I also see a message that the virtual ports are being installed. I don't get any additional pop-ups asking me for any approvals. After installation there are no virtual ports in my PC Device Manager window.

Viewing my PC Device Manager I chose an action to Add Legacy Hardware. Manually searching led me to find all 4 virtual ports with proper COM numbers. I manually installed each of them, however, they all showed up in Device Manager with a warning icon. I tried to use the ComExtra port from within N1MM/MMTTY but it was not workable. I tried the COM port number, EXTFSK, and EXTFSK64. The MMTTY message was always "Can't Open COMxx".

Any ideas?

73,
Mike K2MK

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Splitting & controlling SP output

« on: 2015-09-10, 20:00:49 »

I wanted to split the speaker output of the control RRC between headphones, speakers, and a line input to my PC (for RTTY). A straight splitter cable was one solution but the simple speakers I was using didn't have a volume control and I had difficulty balancing the speaker volume and the line input for RTTY. A simple solution was the Behringer HA400. It is technically a headphone amp with 4 outputs and 4 volume controls. It is roughly 4" wide by 2" deep and 1" high and sits nicely on top of the RRC-1258. Here's a link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KIPT30/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1441907785&sr=1&keywords=ha400

73,
Mike K2MK

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Jumper 4 Clarification

« on: 2015-09-02, 13:34:52 »

I'm setting the jumpers on the control RRC and I'm a bit confused by the manual text and illustration on page 24. I want to set up the SP output for headphones. So should the jumper be in place or should it be removed. The illustration suggests that there might be 3 pins. My unit has 2 pins. My RRC model number is RRC-1258MKIIs V7.

73,
Mike K2MK