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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / TS480 -- Low Microphone modulation

« on: 2013-02-22, 13:11:01 »

Hi all,

I'm assisting Jim N6TP with setting up a RemoteRig installation of a TS480 with a Remoterig pair.

On Receive, it is working great via internet link.
On Transmit:
   CW is working great.
   SSB is not working correctly:

When the microphone is keyed-up (PTT), it does not modulate the remote radio at the base station.

The microphone gain is set to 50 in the menu. (USB MIC 50).
The ALC does not kick up with modulation. Meanwhile, the CW mode drives the ALC to 50 on the ALC scale and full 200 watts power output.

There did not seem to be any problems with microphone gain/modulation when testing the system locally (no internet connection, directly connecting the front-panel to the rig).  The same cables were used to connect the front-panel to the rig.

Is there a menu choice or setup in the RemoteRig server that we need to pay special attention to, to ensure there is enough Mic Gain on the "radio" side?  Any other ideas why we are seeing no mic gain?

Thanks all,
Jim N6TDC/8

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Some Ports Open -- Some Ports Closed

« on: 2013-01-06, 22:35:14 »

Hi all,

N6TP and I are trying to setup a RemoteRig setup at his shack to separate the front-panel of a Kenwood TS-480 from the rig ,via an internet connection.   We got it about 80% working --- just not the final 20%!

* ControlRRC and RadioRRC talk perfectly over the local network.   We can operate the radio perfectly on the local network (on the same router).  Audio, controls, CW keying, all work perfectly over IP.  It works great-- very cool.

* The RadioRRC is set up for Dynamic DNS, and the Radio webserver (port 80) is working great ---- I can see the RadioRRC webserver on the public internet using my iPhone, or a computer at a different QTH.

* Obviously, port 80 has been successfully opened.    I can see that it's opened using the Open Port Checker Tool at http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

* However, ports 5060, 11000, 12000 are reported by that website as NOT opened.    The RadioRRC does not respond to the ControlRRC from outside the network.   

* It didn't seem to make a difference whether using our D-Link router's "DMZ" feature or the Port-Forwarding screen-- ports 5060, 11000 and 12000 aren't open.   I set up port-forwarding on BOTH TCP and UCP ports.  (I know what port-forwarding is, but I don't know the difference between TCP and UCP, so I set them both.)

* We are using a D-Link DIR-655 router with these settings:

These are the only next steps I can think of:

(1) See if D-Link router is opening the ports correctly.
    Verify the D-Link router can open ports to other IPs -->
    Try forwarding these ports to another IP (say a computer) -->
    Open the port on the computer -- using one of the port testing software programs recommended  by Dave4E in this post
    Verify the port is shown as open on http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/
     If the port still isn't shown as open, update D-Link firmware

(2) D-Link router shouldn't have both the TCP and UDP ports forwarded --> Open only the UDP port

(3) RadioRRC isn't opening the ports correctly --> Impossible since we can connect to it on the LAN

Not sure what else to try!?   Are there any known issues or  tricks using a D-Link router for RemoteRig?  Are there any other possible problems/fixes I've forgotten?
Thanks for any advice,
Jim N6TDC/8

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / USB -- doesn't show on desktop

« on: 2013-01-06, 21:46:07 »

Hi, we are in the process of setting up a RemoteRig pair to separate a TS-480 faceplate from the rig. 

I think we are almost set up, but we never got the USB cord & setup manager program to work.

After running the installer, the Windows program just says an error message that it can't connect to the unit.

The unit doesn't appear to be detected-- Windows never displayed a "New hardware detected" message.

The USB setup cord didn't seem to be plug-and-play, are there any steps I missed?

Thanks,
Jim N6TDC/8
Canton, Michigan USA