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General discussion forum / Reversing the Paddle and Speaker Jacks?

« on: 2011-02-09, 14:53:21 »

Hi all:

Well I must say this Remote setup is a God Sent. (HIHIHI) I even got my IW1IW Wakeup FT utility to power on and off the rig through the Remote!
Don't know how it does but it works. I guess both HRD and the Wakeup FT utility are fooled into  thinking they're connecting to a
Yaesu when they're actually connected to the Control RRC and the Control RRC sending the proper commands to the Radio RRC.
But anyway it works and I love it, especially the remote CW! (HIHI) Not vary gd yet but practicing,
TNX fur ur patients! (HIHI)
Anyway my question: is there anyway to reverse the paddle and speaker jacks with out physically flipping them, say in the settings?
I'd like the speaker jack on the rear and my paddles jack on the front. Not a big deal but it might be easier for speaker wire.
Also if you have only one set of paddles, like I do, it would be easier to unplug your paddles for transport,
instead of having to pull the unit out of your station to disconnect the paddles.

73:

Michael DE VO1RYN

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General discussion forum / Choppy Audio

« on: 2010-12-21, 18:59:25 »

Hi All:

Well it seems I have to indeed turn down my rig's Side Tone! LOL
I'll do that when I get back from my Holiday in Alberta.
I won't be taking my Control RRC with me because I'm using a KW PS-53 power supply to power it! LOL
It will be too much to pack and we already have weight restrictions! LOL Gifts ya know?
But: I am wondering what settings in both the Radio RRC and Control RRC do I play around with to git rid of choppy received audio?
I did check into a local HF net this morning and received my usual excellent audio report, plus me adding the / Remote at the end of my call.
It's probably do to the internet traffic at both ends which brought on the choppy audio the last hour or so. 
So incase I don't post until I get back, , Seasons greetings to all and a happy and prosperous 2011. 

TNX & 73:

Michael DE VO1RYN

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General discussion forum / Up and Running

« on: 2010-12-20, 23:05:06 »

Hi All:

I want to thank Mikael and those who assisted me with getting up and running.
Want to thank you for your patients as well.
Now that I'm up and running, I to am getting that extra . and - in my CW.
I've got my rig configured for straight key operation, as per the instructions in my owners manual (Yaesu FT-450) but I don't think that's responsible.
In the Control RRC Keyer Settings, I have the LF and Key delays set to my ping time of 130MS. 
My weight is 30. Other than that, I don't know what else to change.
Could it be I'm getting an echo back from the rig?
I shouldn't be because my rig's keyre is set to off which you do for straight key.

TNX & 73:

Michael De VO1RYN

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General discussion forum / Back to square 1 and stomped

« on: 2010-12-19, 20:27:41 »

Hi All:

Well I added the Radio RRC portion of my remote rig to my HF station this weekend and after everything worked in a test environment on my LAN
in my apartment, I get absolutely nothing now that the units are separated. I can't even connect with HRD for rig control.
I'm wondering if my IP settings have to do with it but as for the HRD, don't know.
My router at the shack site is set to DMZ the Radio RRC.
This should open up the ports to that device but no go.
There are 2 IP settings for each unit and I'm really not sure on what ones to use. 
The 1ST ones, titled just IP, do they contain the internal LAN IP, beginning with 192?
While the external IPs contain the ISP assigned IP, in my case beginning with 173 or do I put the actual dyndns assigned domain name in there? 
Really stuck:

TNX & 73:

Michael De VO1RYN


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General discussion forum / Another feature suggestion

« on: 2010-12-16, 16:35:36 »

Good Day All:

As a feature suggestion, I'd like to see a way of dropping the need for Ham Radio Deluxe for those of us who don't use the supported rigs with the
separation heads.  I think this could be done by adding a Java based web radio control interface to the Control RRC's web server.
This interface could be vary similar to the Global Tuners online receiver controlling interface: http://www.globaltuners.com. 
This would also open up the rig remotes to other operating systems, IE: Mac and Linux.
We wouldn't be dependent on the serial cable connection from the PC to the Control RRC, but it would still be connected to your LAN.
You could just connect to the web server like you normally do, wirelessly or wired Ethernet but have the rig control interface built in.
Right now, Ham Radio Deluxe is only available on windows and even the win 7 machines are having probs with it.
I'm a Mac and windows XP/PRO/Home Addition user and have no problems with the global tuners interface.
My screen readers have no issues either However, they do with Ham Radio Deluxe. 
I'm only limited to the rig control portion of HRD and all the sub programs are useless to a blind user.


Just a suggestion:

TNX & 73:

Michael De VO1RYN

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General discussion forum / Appreciated Help

« on: 2010-12-14, 15:31:27 »

Hi Mikael:

I want to say thanks for all your assistance the past few days with getting my Remote Rig 1258MkII straightened out.
All your tips really worked and I can't wait to drop them into my HF station this weekend.
I too have discovered an extra dit in my CW now and then but I think it just might be my paddles, it went away when I slowed down.
It might also be where everything is only in the next room and I'm receiving the echo of the reconstruction. 
In order to configure my Yaesu FT-450 for straight key operation, you just turn off the keyer.
How ever, I had to turn on CW Break In in HRD to key the rig. That was strange, but it worked. 
So I may have to make some more CW menu adjustments. That's not a big deal because I now have a fully capable HF remote station, including
CW and if I'm  a little careful with my paddles, the CW QSO should be fine. (HIHIHI)

TNX AGN & 73:

Michael

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General discussion forum / Solved 2 issues, one left

« on: 2010-12-13, 00:10:28 »

Good evening all:

Well hopefully my next posting will enlighten me like my previous post! LOL
I managed to get my audio to and from the rig, control the rig with HRD and key the rig's PTT with my desk mic connected to the Control RRC.
With my wife speaking in the mic, I heard her through my headphones, connected to the rig's headphones jack with the monitor activated.  (Ossim)
Now if I could get the CW operation working. I don't know where to go from here.
I have set my rig up for straight key operation but nothing's happening when I activate my paddles, just the side tone in the control RRC.
Any advice?

Thanks all & 73:

Michael

P S
Had to use the forced -3 parameter in the control RRC's serial settings. 
Also, rig is Yaesu FT-450

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General discussion forum / Major Remote Rig 1258MkII testing issues

« on: 2010-12-12, 18:40:35 »

Hi all:

I'm absolutely stuck.
I've got all my equipment setup here in my apartment for a dry run test and I can't get any thing with regards to audio out of my Control RRC unit.
Here's what I have done.

1. Radio RRC Unit:
Proper power supplied. External speaker jack on rig connected to the radio RRC speaker jack.
Pad jack on the radio rrc connected to rig's Keying jack. 
Keying jack configured to use straight key operation as per instructions.
Radio RRC's RJ-45, strapped for my Rig's Mic jack as per instructions, connected to rig's mic jack with supplied cable. 
Radio RRC connected to rig's RS-232 jack with proper 9 pin serial cable.
Radio RRC connected to LAN. Radio RRC configured to talk to my DYN DNS host.
I can browse the web server and make changes. So that's working.

2. Control RRC:
Proper power supplied. PC connected to Control RRC by USB to serial Adapter.
CW paddles connected to Control RRC's Pad jack. Headphones connected to Control RRC's speaker jack (
I can hear the unit's hiss and CW side tone.
Desk mic connected to the Control RRC's RJ-45 jack, again strapped for my rig's mic as per instructions.
Control RRC connected to my LAN. I can also browse the web server and make changes.
So Control RRC appears to be working. 

I can't connect with HRD and I'm not hearing any audio what so ever in my headphones from the rig or can't activate the rig's PTT with my mic through the Control RRC.
In effect, I don't think my 2 units are communicating with each other.
I do have my Control RRC's Ip configured to talk to my DYN DNS host but perhaps its supposed to talk to the Radio RRC through another  IP address
I also have my ports opened up for the proper protocols.

thanks:

Michael

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General discussion forum / Remote Rig 1258MkII Control and Radio RRC Jumper Strappings

« on: 2010-12-10, 14:12:38 »

Hi All:

Last night, I got my XYL to put the jumpers in place in both the Control and Radio RRC units. I'm a blind ham and required sighted assistance. 
1ST of all, is it normal to open both units and have no jumpers installed? This was the case with mine.
So, my XYL had to strap according to my radio, (Yaesu 2k type) the mic jacks.  As a result, she couldn't strap the RTS/CTS Comm 2 port together.
The reason is one of the required slots is taken up by the mic jumpers in each unit.
Will this cause RS-232 operation to not be possible? Did the mic jacks absolutely have to be strapped?
As I said above, there were no jumpers installed what so ever and with out them, I don't see the RJ-45 mic jacks functioning unless there's other
wiring you don't see. 

Thanks:

Michael

 
 

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General discussion forum / Remote Rig 1258MkII Web Server Browsing Issues Solved

« on: 2010-12-09, 14:18:23 »

Good Day All:

Thanks to all who responded to my issue help wanted.
I had to configure the units to fit in my LAN and they initially weren't.
I used the Microbit Setup Manager, and checked DHCP and each unit grabbed a new IP.
I Can't wait to drop them into my HF station next week for real.
Now if there was away to power on and off the rig through the web server when a connection is made or dis_connection, that would be ossim! LOL
A suggestion Mikael? LOL HRD doesn't seem to support remote power on and off of allot of rigs accept, from what I know, Kenwood.
TNX & 73:

Michael

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General discussion forum / Remote Rig 1258MkII Web Server Browsing Issues

« on: 2010-12-09, 02:35:52 »

Good evening All:

Well my remote rig arrived today and I set about configuring for testing purposes, before I add them to my HF station.
I followed the instructions about connecting but I could only connect up one unit at a time because my other cables are out in the shack.
I managed to update the firmware in each unit by connecting the Control RRC to my PC, then I swapped out the control RRC for the Radio RRC and
performed the update.  Only had one LAN cable, so had to swap that as well.
The problem I'm having is that I can't browse each units web server when connected to my PC and LAN.
I receive a "server has timed out" message. I looked at my router settings and each device isn't showing up.
I'm starting to suspect that they maybe damaged, although each unit powers up and the ethernet ports light up as well.
Please advise on what root to take. Just as a note: do both units have to be connected to the LAN, at the same time?
I don't think so as I was able to connect one unit at a time and update the firmware with no problems.
The Microbit manager doesn't have any problems, just browsing the units web servers.

Thanks:

Michael De VO1RYN

P S

Would it be possible if someone could correspond with me via an email for tips and tricks?
I'm already corresponding with one Gentleman but maybe someone with some LAN experience could help as well.
Someone who is using the Remote Rig System with a transceiver that doesn't have the detached front. 

Email: vo1ryn@gmail.com

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General discussion forum / RRC-1258MkII, Ham Radio Deluxe and Yaesu FT-450

« on: 2010-12-03, 00:43:26 »

Hi All:

I'm new to this form and I require some step by step instructions on how to setup my RRC-1258MkII with Ham Radio Deluxe and my Yaesu FT-450.
Am I to understand that I don't require HRD to run on a PC, connected to the FT-450,  in the Shack, which is 45 miles away from my apartment, on HRD running on my PC here in my apartment?
How is this possible? In my previous setup, I required HRD at both ends. The client Running on my PC here in my apartment and HRD server running on a PC connected to the rig in my shack.  All tips and tricks welcome and if someone has step by steps, please email me off form at vo1ryn@gmail.com. 
We can also take care of this over skype once my RRC-1258MkII arrives and I begin setting it up.

Many thanks and 73:

Michael DE VO1RYN

Skype: michaelryan71