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General / Re: It used to worked, now it only connects but unusable.

« on: 2014-11-06, 15:14:04 »

Mike, the addition of the Lantronix serial server on the radio side was I think the best solution for me as it did not require additional hardware on the control side (I want to travel light :-)).

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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General / Re: It used to worked, now it only connects but unusable.

« on: 2014-11-06, 15:01:56 »

I prefer to use my TS-480 head unit instead of software to control my TCVR hence no RRC-micro in my current setup, eventhough I've considered ordering one as it seems like an excellent product.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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General / Re: It used to worked, now it only connects but unusable.

« on: 2014-11-06, 14:49:46 »

Yes, Roland. Lantronix serial server (as opposed to RRC) lets me control my rotator, watt meter / swr meter, CAT, all without any serial cable going to my laptop  and/or no additional hardware connected to my laptop. It was a simple matter of installing and configuring virtual com port drivers on my laptop. I love it! I'm sure other users would love it, too, if RRC could do the same (no serial/usb cable required between control-rrc and laptop).

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General / Re: It used to worked, now it only connects but unusable.

« on: 2014-11-06, 14:04:48 »

Hi Roland,

Thanks for the explanation of how the app works and what it requires. Now I understand the issue is not your app but rather it is due to a recent change in my configuration. I added a Lantronix 4 port serial server to my setup recently, and now I run even CAT through it (to avoid any cables going from my RRC box to my laptop).

73 Marvin VE3VEE

P.S. Any plans of removing the need to use a cable connection between Control-RRC and laptop? I find it much more convenient and portable. The fewer cables the better.

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General / It used to worked, now it only connects but unusable.

« on: 2014-11-05, 19:07:02 »

When the app was first released, it worked. It was a nice toy to play with. Then, a couple of weeks later, I observed that the app would "connect", but instead of displaying 14 MHz (where my TS-480 was), it would always display "10.320 kHz", but no radio sound, and the change band buttons were not responsive.

I even re-installed the app, but that didn't correct the issue.

Nice app, though. The only "issue" I found while it worked that the dial knob was tricky to use. I would have preferred "Up" and "Down" buttons for dialing instead of the less accurate dial knob.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Future Control-RRC without the need for USB cables

« on: 2014-10-19, 21:18:57 »

Mitch,

Thanks for the valuable info. I've managed to get it working, but I had to switch my logging software from using OMNIRig to using Hamlib. I tried the settings you suggested, but with OMNIRig my setup no longer wants to work, and the only way I have so far found how it works is by switching to using Hamlib. I'm OK with that for now. My setup is fully functional as far as I can tell. It still makes me wonder why ONMIRig stopped working properly, it may still be some setting I've overlooked (my knowledge in this area is very limited and I don't know what some of the settings in the serial server are for).

Using my laptop now, without being connected to my control-RRC with cable(s), is more convenient and more portable. I wish RRC units could achieve this out of the box.

Thanks for your help, Mitch.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Future Control-RRC without the need for USB cables

« on: 2014-10-19, 00:12:57 »

Today, I went to my remote site to install Lantronix EDS 4100 serial server. I ran into an issue:

The good:

- Rotator is working via the Lantronix EDS 4100 serial server
- Watt meter / SWR meter is working via the Lantronix, too

The bad:

- CAT is not (yet) working.

CAT (Kenwood TS-480) was working via RRC just fine. I unplugged the RS-232 from my Radio-RRC and plugged it to the Lantronix EDS 4100. I'm using the default setting of the Lantronix EDS 4100 (picture attached). I'm hoping I'm overlooking some simple setting change that needs to be performed to get CAT working.

Symptoms: When I start my logging software (Log4om), the logging software displays "0 kHz" instead of the actual frequency of my Kenwood TS-480. However, it seems the logging software does briefly connect (somewhat) to the TCVR. In the status-bar of the software window, there is a green "LED" that indicates successful CAT connection, but after 30 seconds the GREEN turns to RED indicating loss of connection. During this 30 second period the logging software even manages to change mode & frequency of the TCVR if I click a spot in the DX cluster window, however the frequency counter of the logging software never follows the frequency of the TCVR when I turn the dial of the TCVR. So something of the CAT connection is working, something of the CAT connection is not working, and after 30 seconds my logging software seems to lose CAT connection.

Any help with this would be hugely appreciated. I just spent several hours changing various settings (not really knowing what I'm doing) without any success. I hope running CAT without RRC, just via a "regular" serial server, IS possible.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Future Control-RRC without the need for USB cables

« on: 2014-10-07, 21:31:30 »

Hi Mitch,

I actually have a new Lantronix serial server (with enough ports for everything) on order (should arrive this week) so I should be able to achieve it soon. I thought it would be a useful improvement if RRC unit itself could achieve it, too.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Future Control-RRC without the need for USB cables

« on: 2014-10-07, 15:41:25 »

In a future version of RRC, would it be possible to avoid using USB cables between Control-RRC and laptop?

Recently, I started to use a Lantronix serial server (for my remote watt-meter). It requires no device and/or USB cables at my control location. It installed virtual com port(s) on my laptop and that's all. It would be excellent for me to be able to avoid the use of the USB cable(s) between my Control RRC and my laptop. I often move it between my home/car/work/etc, and the fewer cables the better.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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General discussion forum / Re: K3 Twin CW TX problem

« on: 2014-08-13, 13:17:55 »

Hi Jim,

Have you solved it yet? I used to have the same issue, instead of my correct VE3VEE call-sign, people would respond to me as H5HEE. It has been solved, details here: http://www.remoterig.com/forum/index.php?topic=1859

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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General discussion forum / Noise in TX audio when connected via WiFi at home

« on: 2014-07-26, 20:00:42 »

A strange issiu I've just observed. When my RRC at home is connected to the Internet via WiFi, there is a lot of strange noise in my audio as soon as I press PTT. I don't even need to talk and I can see my watt-meter jumping quite a lot very high. However, when I connect to the Internet via Ethernet cable, there's no noise in my audio and the watt-meter doesn't move when I press PTT and don't talk.

This is as if the microphone was picking up RF, and even the mic and processor settings have effect on the level of noise, but my radio station is over 100 kilometers away...

Any ideas what I could do to solve this mystery? I've opened the RRC to make sure the WiFi board was seated well an the antenna connector was tightened.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Audio Quality - Can I Improve TX Audio Only?

« on: 2014-07-13, 01:53:23 »

Mike,

Thanks. I just did it as follows (and it works):

Radio RRC (this affects RX audio quality): Audio Quality "0"
Control RRC (this affects TX audio quality): Audio Quality "2"

I did notice the RX audio quality has degraded a bit in comparison to my previous "2" setting, but I'm willing to live with it for now. If it becomes an issue, or when ever I need better quality, I can easily switch it back from "0" to "2".

I wan't to keep my TX audio relatively good (hence the "2" setting). 

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Audio Quality - Can I Improve TX Audio Only?

« on: 2014-07-12, 20:00:21 »

Hello all,

Is it possible to adjust TX audio quality independently of RX audio quality? For example, could I set one RRC's Audio Quality to number "2" and the other RRC's Audio Quality to number "0"?

The "0" setting would be OK for me for my RX, but I would like Audio Quality setting of "2" for my TX audio.

If this is possible, which RRC unit should be set to "0" and which one should have the "2" setting?

I'm just trying to save on the Internet bandwidth. I can live with worse RX audio quality, but I would like to keep TX audio good.

73 Marvin VE3VEE

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General discussion forum / Re: TS-480 Original Mic vs MC60

« on: 2014-07-09, 15:05:18 »

Tnx Ziv!

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General discussion forum / Re: Better microphone for TS-480 remote use?

« on: 2014-07-09, 15:01:27 »

Ziv, thanks. I will read your future posts to see what you will find out.

73 Marvin VE3VEE