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On the CW OUT (R5) jack, the sleeve goes to common ground and the tip goes to the keying circuit, the
ring of this connector is not used.
STEP 7 - FSK CABLING AND SETUP
Turn off both your radio and the
RIGblaster pro
before connecting cables to either unit.
Your radio will have to be capable of FSK / RTTY to utilize this option. FSK wiring is unique to each
Amateur Radio transceiver manufacturer. Therefore you will have to consult your specific radio
Owners Manual for information as to how to connect to the FSK input of your radio.
For many radios, the FSK connection is via an accessory connection on the rear panel of the transceiver.
West Mountain Radio has a readymade cable for connection between a RIGblaster and the FSK input of
many Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu radios. They are available on our web site
http://www.westmountainradio.com
under RIGblaster Accessories.
After you have constructed or purchased the correct FSK cable, connect the mini plug end to FSK OUT
(R6) on the rear panel of the
RIGblaster pro
. Connect the other end of this cable to the appropriate
connection on your transceiver. Always check the wiring prior to connecting homemade cables to your
equipment.
On the FSK OUT (R6) jack, the sleeve goes to common ground and the tip goes to the FSK keying
circuit, the ring of this connector is not used.
Make any necessary jumpering on the P16 jumper block as described later in this manual under COM
PORT & RIG CONTROL JUMPER DIAGRAMS.
In most cases you will have to operate your radio in RTTY mode to enable FSK input.
STEP 8 - RIG CONTROL CABLING AND SETUP
RIG Control cabling and jumpering differs depending on the radio manufacturer.
Most ICOM and TenTec (with CI-V) use a single bi-directional conductor and thus require one of our
standard patch cords to connect the
RIGblaster pro
and the radio. To cable an ICOM or TenTec (with
CI-V) radio to a
RIGblaster pro
, connect one end of a patch cord to CTL IN/OUT (R4) on the rear of
the
RIGblaster pro
. Connect the other end to the “CI-V REMOTE CONTROL JACK” on the rear of
your ICOM or TenTec radio. The factory setting of jumpering on the P16 Jumper Block is already set
for ICOM/TenTec Rig Control through SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT A.
Specific jumpering on the P16 jumper block inside the
RIGblaster pro
is required for ICOM, TenTec, or
Yaesu radios. When jumpered for ICOM radios, both transmitted and received data are on the tip in
relation to the sleeve and there is no connection to the ring. When jumpered for Yaesu, received data
from the radio is on the tip and transmitted data to the radio is on the ring, both are in relation to ground
on the sleeve. See COM PORT & RIG CONTROL JUMPER DIAGRAMS later in this manual for
additional information about Rig Control.
