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Hi Mike,

It sounds like you're just bandwidth-limited with your iPhone AP. The IC-706 control head communicates with the radio at a relatively slow data rate (19.2Kbps), but the audio link needs more. With my normal settings (linear 16b, 12KHz) my system needs about 200-250Kbps of LAN speed.

If your cellular system is 3G GSM (EDGE) you're pretty much at the limit of the data rate (200Kbps is the max under good condx). If you're in an LTE (4G) coverage area, you might have better luck. You can, of course, play around with different audio settings in the RemoteRig and see if it helps lowering the data rate.

Vodaphone has fairly good LTE coverage in most major German cities, but I think they may sell a tiered data rate. But LTE data on the cellular networks is not necessarily time-sensitive as is needed with the audio feed. The normal cellphone audio path and the LTE data paths are different.  Maybe when all the cellular networks move to VoLTE (Voice over LTE), we can get this to work.

I'm no expert in this area, but maybe we can get a conversation going here. This would certainly be the "ultimate HF mobile".

73,
Fred
WA9MVZ

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Strapping was not the issue as I was able to get it to work using the DEFAULT profile for the IC706. Both radios working FB now, but I'm not sure why the IC-706 remote head only works under default. The two different versions of the control units had different factory pre-set UDP ports set up too. That might have been part of the problem.

73, and keep up the good work.

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OK ... I can understand no one wants to jump in on this one so let me restate the question: Can I set up different radios under different profiles? I configure the control for an IC706 head and it works for the Yaesu (I don't use the Aux/Mic connector). I can't get the 706 to work under a different profile that is set up identically to another control box where it is working fb. Is this even possible??

Original post:

I have been successfully remoting my FTDX3000 for some time now. I just purchased a second RRC 1258 set to operate my IC706 via the remote head. Both are operating perfectly and simultaneously to different locations using all four boxes.

But I would like to free up one control unit and operate the IC-706 with the same (original) control unit that I am using for the FTDX3000, but under a different profile. I reconfigured the strapping for the IC706 and the unit still works with the Yaesu on COM1. (I do not use the Aux/Mic socket when running the Yaesu). But when I change profiles and use the same settings as I used on the working new unit, I cannot get it to work with the IC706. Same cables, same settings, trying to connect to the same radio end unit. Can this even be done?

All four boxes are V7. The older V7 (control) was updated to V2.75 firmware. This box works with the Yaesu under one profile, but not with the Icom under a different profile. All the other boxes are running V2.74. I have not been able to get this second profile to work even on the LAN.

Thanks and 73,

Fred

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: PTT in FTDX3000D
« on: 2013-10-01, 17:27:23 »
Sometimes, mindsets get in the way of rationality. Mine was that since you had a microphone matrix, you were using the same connection cables. The cable was indeed wired for ICOM which, when plugged into a YAESU radio, will key the PTT lead. File this under the RTFM category.

I wired up a new cable and all is working well. Thanks for your rapid support.

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / PTT in FTDX3000D
« on: 2013-09-30, 13:03:44 »
I've been trying to get this to work with my new FTDX3000D. Everything seems to work. I connect, get good audio and can key (CW) when the radio is set for break-in operation from the CONTROL unit paddle...

I've been running with ICOM IC746PRO for months without an issue.

But as soon as I plug in the mic connector into the Yaesu radio, the radio keys in transmit. The RADIO unit mic strapping has been checked and double checked. I remove the RADIO unit microphone straps one at a time. When I remove the GROUND strap, the radio unkeys. The radio keys with only the GROUND strap installed and no others.

I'm using the factory cable for the mic connector.

This one has me stumped. Can you assist?

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