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PANEL DESCRIPTION
continued
REAR PANEL
- POWER INPUT – 12 VDC Input – connects the Supplied Power Supply to the
RIGblaster pro.
COMPUTER: SERIAL CONTROL
- SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT
B
– DB9 - For connection to a second available computer serial port or USB
Interface Cable. This is the secondary jack and depending on the software you wish to run, this may be used for
ONLY ONE of the following functions:
FSK keying (if SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT A is being used for Rig Control)
Rig Control (if SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT A is being used for FSK)
Rig Control pass through from SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT A (only if your radio has a DB9 Rig Control
jack)
- SERIAL/COM RS232 IN/OUT
A
– DB9 - For connection to an available computer serial port or USB Interface
Cable. This is the primary jack and depending on the software you wish to run, this may be used for ONLY ONE
of the following combination of functions:
PTT Control, CW Keying and Rig Control
PTT Control, CW Keying and FSK Keying
See COM PORT & RIG CONTROL JUMPER DIAGRAMS later in this manual.
RIG: CONTROL & KEYING
- CTL. IN/OUT – 1/8 MINI JACK - for connection to ICOM or TenTec radios with a CI-V REMOTE CONTROL
JACK for controlling ICOM or TenTec radios with appropriate Rig Control software. This jack is also used to
connect to Yaesu radios that have DIN jack TTL CAT capability for controlling Yaesu radios with appropriate Rig
Control software. 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.
- CW OUT – 1/8 MINI JACK - for connection to the CW straight key jack on your radio for computer CW keying
with appropriate software. Compatible with solid state radios that key with positive pull down.
- FSK OUT – 1/8 MINI JACK - for connection to the FSK input of your radio for computer FSK keying with
appropriate software. Compatible with solid state radios that key with positive pull down.
