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m0wnt

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nano rrc ic-7100
« on: 2015-03-12, 14:12:39 »
Hi,
I was wondering if someone could help?

I purchased a ci-v cable from http://www.g4zlp.co.uk/unified/IcomCAT.shtml its the one at the bottom of page, could someone please advise me if this cable is the right one? just that i cant get all functions working

thanks,
neil

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Re: nano rrc ic-7100
« Reply #1 on: 2015-03-12, 18:13:57 »
Hi

No that kind of cables do not work as I have tried to explain on the web. Pirate cables like that steal power from unused pins in the PC RS-232 connector, but the RRC do not have those pins. If you want to use that you must make a cable in between where you can connect power to the pins that it use for powering.

73 de mike

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Re: nano rrc ic-7100
« Reply #2 on: 2015-03-12, 23:28:40 »
Thanks for getting back to me. Do you know Where can I purchase the right cable from?
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Neil

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Re: nano rrc ic-7100
« Reply #3 on: 2015-03-13, 15:28:13 »
Hi Neil

You have to get an i/f with its own power. But if you want to open your existing cable and you can easily feed the i/f with external power.

Your cable looks something like the schematics on this page: http://www.qsl.net/g3vgr/civ.html

There you can see which pin(s) you have to feed with 12V DC.

Otherwise, Icom has it's own i/f CT17 and there are other out there as well.

Good Luck!


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Re: nano rrc ic-7100
« Reply #4 on: 2015-03-14, 01:44:09 »
Thanks for the support on the forums got it working by putting 12v to supply the ct17 on pins 4 and 5. Hope the software guys will include a tune button in the near future :-)

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Re: nano rrc ic-7100
« Reply #5 on: 2016-07-14, 21:02:10 »
Hi m0wnt

Which cable did you finally buy. The ct17 from G4ZLP?  i
I'm interested in knowing the right solution.

Many TNX

Josep, EA3BT

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