[Dx4win] DX4WIN + TS-850 + RIGBlaster + CW

[Marc Wullaert ON4MA]

ED
Wile  looking at the rigblaster homepage 2 things I found.
It do's not control your radio
it  does CW via comport .
It does not FSK keying see http://www.westmountainradio.com/faq.htm#faq12
than you need the pro model.
To control you radio
So you need another comport with a level convector betweeen comport and ts
850s radio.

If the writers of manuals soud include all units that are avaible from
different tirt parties
it would cost alot of money.

Probely a more solutions is to rea the manual of the rogblaster pro.Maybe
there are others
with the same setup that could help you out.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Douglass, AA9OZ" <aa9oz at doorpi.net>
To: "Marc Wullaert ON4MA" <marc.wullaert3 at pandora.be>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Dx4win] DX4WIN + TS-850 + RIGBlaster + CW


> Marc,
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Every time I read the manual, I understand the DX4WIN program a little
> better.
>
> However, the manual does not include directions if you want to use the
> DX4WIN program for PSK31 (with the RIGBlaster Plus as the interface
between
> the Kenwood 850 and the sound card /DX4WIN program) AND you also want to
use
> the DX4WIN program as a CW keyer.  All hooked up at the same time, without
> switches!
>
> Paul van der Eijk -- one of the authors of DX4WIN  -- is trying to help
me.
>
> I think the mistake I may be making is believing that the RIGBlaster Plus
> can also be the interface for CW keying.  My hunch at this point is that I
> need a separate COM  port and a serial cable -- probably with an RS-232
> interface -- connected to keying jack of the TS-850.  I am waiting to hear
> from Paul on this.
>
> You are right:  the manual covers
>     (1) connecting to the radio in order to read things like band, mode,
> frequency, etc into the QSO window
>     (2) connecting to the radio for CW keying
>     (3) connecting to the radio for PSK31 operation.
>
> But the manual covers each topic separately. There are no directions if
you
> want to do all of the things and move seamlessly among them.
>
> Let see what Paul advises.
>
> Again, thanks.
>
> Ed, AA9OZ
>