Remote Rig
RRC 1258 Support in English => General discussion forum => Topic started by: PY1KN on 2013-09-04, 00:20:16
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Hello
My remote setup is a TS-480, connecetc via two RRCs. The station also includes control of rotator, steppir and wattmeter via serial device servers.
After many months of reliable operation I can not connect the RRCs. When I press the power button on the TS480 panel there is no error tones, but the panel remaisn darkm there is no audio but I hear some clicks.
The strange thing is that when I open the web interface, the control RRC reports connected status. (see attached file)
I made a test, and I can connect via PC-Client normally, so I am sure everything is fine at the radio side.
I checked the 6-way TTL cable between the front panel and the RRC, and it is good.
Anyone has any clues? Should I suspect either my front panel or the control RRC is bad? Any tests I could do?
Thanks
Marcelo, PY1KN
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An update...
I´ve just noticed that even though the Control RRC reports Radio ON, the Radio RRC shows Radio OFF.
It seems I can't switch the radio on from the RRC, but can with PC-Client plus ARCP-480
The units are in program mode 5 (TS480).
Marcelo, PY1KN
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Hi Both Control RRC and Radio RRC should always shows radio ON when set in TS-480 mode. If the radio-RRC do not show Radio ON check the cable from radio to Radio-RRC. The Radio-RRC should show Radio ON as long as the Radio is connected to 13.8V it doesn't matter if it's ON or OFF.
73 de mike
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Solved.
It was the TTL cable at the radio end.
Thank you Mike.