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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-14, 03:49:00 »

I have decided to press on. Here is the simple surgery required.
As noted in option 1 we are connecting to a voltage source, in this case 9.8vdc and sending it to the CAT cable on pin4.

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-12, 22:46:55 »

Hello Mike...
Please read this message from the gentleman selling the CAT Cable and tell me if you agree with his suggestion....or see a problem...I like OPTION 1.
Thanks
Mike
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The FT-Cable-3 does require the RS232 port DTR to be set ON 100% of the time.
I have not come across Remoterig before so I just checked the set-up and manual. It does seem that it cannot set the DTR line. In fact from what I can glean from the manual, it is not connected at all internally in the remoterig unit.
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So you have 2 choices and one is depending on how brave you are.
Option 1. Assuming Pin 4 (DTR) line on the 9 pin D-Type on the remote rig unit is not connected internally, you could pop a link wire from this pin of the D-Type to the 8v TTL line that is available on one of the RJ45’s. This will power the interface. This means no extra external wiring.
I would have a measure of the voltage on Pin 4 of the remoterig unit D-Type Pin 4 to make sure it is not sitting at some level.
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Option 2. Open the FT-Cable-3 and take the PCB out of the shell. Pin 4 goes to a surface mount diode on the board. Wire in your DC feed to pin 4 here. 5v or the available 8v will do. Bring the new power wire through the cable clamp and fit it all back together.
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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-11, 19:55:55 »

Doesn't look like anyone else has ever done this with a 1000d.
I was hoping a message would pop up and tell me 'what worked'.
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I've ordered a new cable to connect the RR to the radio.
Hope it works.
I'm not sure what else I can do.
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What would you do?

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-11, 18:04:13 »

Mike.
So far, no CAT control.
I cut a serial cable in half and only reconnected pins 2-3-5.
I put it in-line, with my existing CAT cable, between my PC and the Radio...no joy.
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Next, I tried the cables using RR.
The results were the same with or without the cable I/we created.
No Joy.
I experimented with DTR and RTS setting.
That created 4 conditions to test.
The best result I ever had was 2 flashes of the CAT COMMAND indicator on the Yaesu.
Under normal CAT control this light blinks rapidly/constantly.
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Any suggestions?

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-11, 15:03:15 »

OK... I will try that this morning.
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I spoke with several stations last night using the RR system audio. [RX & TX]
The audio in my headset was great and I received good audio reports from people who know me well so that part is working nicely.
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Half way there...
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Thanks.
Mike

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-10, 23:27:51 »

Mike...
Attached is the detail of the CAT connection to a FT1000d.
How would you wire the cable from Com2 of the RR to the CAT connector?
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I connected pins 2 and 3 RR.... to pins 2 and 3 CAT.
I connected pin 5 RR to pin 1 CAT.
I stopped there.
What would you do?
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Mike

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-10, 18:08:00 »

Thank you for the help with the setup items.
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I will build a CAT cable today and see what happens.
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Thanks Mike

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General discussion forum / Re: Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-10, 15:50:09 »

Hello.
I have used HRD and SKYPE for years but I like the idea of simplifying the system and ending the reliance on SKYPE.
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Years ago I purchased a CAT cable to connect my FT1000D to a PC running HRDeluxe.
Here is the link to the item.
http://www.hosenose.com/store/productDetail.aspx?ProdID=5661&PrimaryCatID=45&
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Is this the correct cable to use between the RR Box and my radio?
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I have set the serial settings on the RRboxes to Com1 inactive Com2 parallel to Com0.
8b-2s-0parity is set for Com0 and Com2 in all instances.
The CAT system of the 1000 operates at 8/2/0
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Am I on the right track with the serial setup?
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Mike

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General discussion forum / Re: Does remoterig support multiple simultaneous operators?

« on: 2015-05-10, 03:02:13 »

Thanks Mitch.

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General discussion forum / Does remoterig support multiple simultaneous operators?

« on: 2015-05-09, 16:58:01 »

Hello all... can two [or more] clients connect to a remote radio simultaneously?

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General discussion forum / Is anyone remoting an FT1000d? I have a few simple questions for you.

« on: 2015-05-09, 15:44:14 »

I'd like to talk to someone using RR and the old Yaesu radio.

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General discussion forum / Re: FT1000D CAT to RemoteRig Cable.

« on: 2015-05-09, 00:40:18 »

Thanks for the reply... Are you using an FT1000d... I have a few more questions if you are.

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General discussion forum / FT1000D CAT to RemoteRig Cable.

« on: 2015-05-08, 22:52:53 »

Everything going along smoothly until I reached this point... I need a cable to connect the RemoteRig box to the CAT port on my FT1000D.
Anyone else using this radio have a solution or source for me?
Thanks.
Mike
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