Remote Rig
RRC 1258 Support in English => Hardware, Cabling, Installations => Topic started by: wm1ke on 2014-12-11, 07:04:45
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Hello, all.
I have a new 1258 MK II set that I have configured for Generic Icom CI-V.
I will be using BKT-7000 for CAT.
I am trying to trouble soot the fact that the status pages say they are talking to each other but neither do I have working PTT or audio.
The status pages say:
Connection status OK
SIP status Connected/transfering
Last SIP error None
RTP status Excellent(60)
UDP cmd status OK(28)
I have checked the software configurations and strapping several times.
No audio comes out of the speaker and when I hold the PTT on the mike and click the status ling for either unit I read that PTT is OFF.
Being disabled I don;t have many options for using diagnostic equipment but would appreciate getting a direction to start looking in.
TIA
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Hi
It must be the red straps. Either they are missplaced or broken, check the positions and measure them with a ohm meter. When you check the PTT status you have to manually refresch the status page after you have pressed the PTT button.
73 de mike
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Mike:
Thanks.
I did not use straps as my disability made it impossible to insert the wires. I went to Radio Shack and bought two in-line dip switches. The CI-V strapping is straight-through so I turned "ON" the dip switches that "jumped" the pins and "OFF" those that were open.
I do click "Status" while holding the PTT down but thanks for mentioning it.
I guess I will try to find a local ham to bring over an Ohm Meter,
Thanks, again
73.
Mike
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Hi
Are you using the HM-151 Microphone ? I checked the schematics for the HM-151 mic and it has no traditional PTT output, Just a data line. So if you are using a HM-151 you must try to find a standard ICOM Mic. The HM-103 which comes with IC-706 can be used direct to the Mic/Aux Jack. The most common icom mic HM-36 can be used with an adapter cable.
73 de mike
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Thanks. mike
I got the units to transmit (PTT) and send mic audio over the air. Now the recieve audio is non-existant.
I do have the HM-151. The audio is passing and the PTT is now working, But the mic is not passing the buttons.
To get the mic and PTT working I (my original problem) I removed one of the dip switches and discovered that a pin bent on insertion.
I also modified the jumper settings so that SPKR OUT is jumped. I had hoped that would pass the audio back to the control box but, so far, no go.
Any hints about the recieve audio you could pass along or should I start a new thread for that?
Thanks, again, for your help!
73, Mike
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Hi
No the buttons goes via the serial data line so it will not work. PTT should not work either at least with the schematic I found, but there might be different versions of the HM-151.
For the speaker audio you should use a 3.5 mm stereo cable from the IC-7000 speaker jack to the radio-RRC SP jack. And a external speaker connected to Control-RRC SP jack
73 de mike
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Mike:
Once again, thanks for your valuable input.
I dont know why my mic works, but it does! :)
I was trying to route the rx audio internal to the system by strapping the "spkr out" pin in the mic cable, I will bite the bullet and install the cable. At some point I want to connect the RCC to the low level audio output on the back. that way I would cut down on distortion from the rig's (unneeded) audio system.
73
Mike