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PLEASE NOTE:
In this manual we will refer to the sound device on a computer as “Sound Card”. We understand many
computer sound devices are integrated onto the motherboard of the computer, or can be external. We
will stick to the more familiar wording “Sound Card”. Note that
RIGblasters
do not have built in
sound. If they did it would mean that you would have to disable the internal sound system in your
computer to use most Amateur Radio sound card software, because most programs cannot select the
computer audio device. All
RIGblasters
leave your computer sound fully functional just as it was
before, yet you have full capabilities will all Amateur Radio sound card programs and operating modes.
The words “Radio”, “Transceiver” and “Rig” as used within this document are synonymous.
Throughout this manual any reference to using a computer is worded for a Windows® computer. You
may have to interpret the wording to suit a Mac OS® or Linux® computer to fully understand references
to using a computer.
AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT STATION GROUNDING:
Interconnected electronic equipment, such as an Amateur Radio station, is a system. Interconnected signal
cables must only carry the signals (RF, audio, power or control) they are meant to. They should never be
allowed to be power ground interconnects!
Your station making up this system must be grounded properly at a single point! All desktop computers,
monitors and printers have AC power cord ground connections. The computer AC ground must be
connected to the station ground at a single point. If you radio grounds are not connected to the same physical
location, and AC ground potential; that ground current will be superimposed on the desired signal.
Simply connect the radio grounds, station grounds and AC grounds together at the same physical point. Do
not daisy chain the grounds from one unit to another! This will not only make all the equipment work
properly as a system but it will be much less likely to have damage from a nearby lightning strike.
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