RIGblaster Plus II
II
You must be certain there is only
one physical ground on your station,
as you will now have a radio and a PC. Before you hook up the
RIGblaster Plus II
, disconnect any wires that may be between your
radio and your PC, but leave the power cords plugged in. Put an AC
voltmeter between the chassis on your radio and your PC. If you read
more than a fraction of a volt of AC, you have a ground problem! Try
this: take a piece of wire and touch it to the metal PC case and your
radio ground terminal, watch and listen for a spark. You could have
120 VAC of leakage between the house ground and your station ground
—
be careful that you do not get a shock.
To eliminate AC ground loops simply plug your radio and PC into the
same AC outlet using the same AC ground point. Consider connecting
your station ground directly to the AC outlet used by your equipment
making your ground at a common single point. A typical commercial
installation would have a buried 00 gauge wire around the perimeter of
the building with all external wires grounded where they come in, and,
the equipment would only have one ground connection to a common
point on the perimeter ground. After doing this simple ground check follow
these instructions step-by-step to make your first computerized contact.
Contents of Package
1-RIGblaster Plus II
(
NOTE:
COVER IS LOOSE SO YOU MAY EASILY REMOVE IT TO
INSTALL JUMPERS)
1- Accessory Zip Lock bag.
Contents:
4 - Black cover screws #6 sheet metal
8 - Single pin jumper wires
4 - Adhesive pads
1- Pack of Instant Setup Connectors
1 - Microphone Cable (RJ45 to 8 pin screw on)
2 - 1/8” stereo mini plug cables
1 - USB Cable
1 - RIGblaster & RIGtalk DVD
1 - Owner’s manual
