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General discussion forum / Re: RRC-Micro audio

« on: 2012-04-08, 18:26:55 »

Thanks Mike and Mitch for your replies.

I spent some time trying to get this RRC-Micro audio issue sorted to no avail.   I can tell you that enabling the speech processor on the TS-480 results in garbled audio Tried playing around with mic gain and I get reports of being either "weak" or "over-driven".    Is it normal for it to be so sensitive?   Are there some other things I should try?   The USB headset is a Logitech which sounds crystal clear using other VOIP applications like Google voice and Skype.

I have no audio issues when using RRC-control and the Kenwood control head and mic.

Thanks,

Mark
KV6T

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General discussion forum / Re: RRC-Micro audio

« on: 2012-04-08, 08:34:38 »

You can select it when creating a profile in the RemoteRig software.   I figured if Microbit did not want to allow this, I figured they would not offer the option of selecting arbitrary Windows audio devices.

I was wondering what other hams use with the RRC-Micro.   Plain old analog computer headsets?   Heil headsets? 

If arbitrary Windows audio devices are not recommended, please let me know.

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General discussion forum / RRC-Micro audio

« on: 2012-04-07, 08:29:45 »

I am having trouble getting good clean audio out with the RRC-Micro.   I tried a Logitech USB headset (works great with skype) - it's the only mic I have right  now for the computer.   The speech processor in the 480 makes things worse.   Tried playing around with the mic gain and the equalizer to no avail.

Can someone recommend a setup that works well....

Thanks!

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General discussion forum / Re: writing a program to send CW using RRC-Micro (or using a real paddle or keyer)

« on: 2012-04-05, 16:27:46 »

Thanks for the reply, Roland.

A plug-in API would certainly be a worthy addition to RRC-Micro.  Is the code written in Java?

By the way, I tried 1.5 last night and it is a vast improvement.   ARCP-480 runs much better on my Win7 netbook than HRD

Any plans to incorporate a COMFSK arrangement for RTTY?

KV6T

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General discussion forum / writing a program to send CW using RRC-Micro (or using a real paddle or keyer)

« on: 2012-04-05, 06:03:27 »

I would like to write a program that does what the keyer window does in the RRC-Micro client software.   Is this possible to do with Java or Python?   

Ultimately I would like to figure out how to interface a real paddle or keyer to send CW, since I don't really like sending via the keyboard.   I miss the semi-break-in capability that comes with plugging a paddle into the RRC-control.

Thanks,

Mark

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General discussion forum / Re: CW memory without computer

« on: 2012-03-02, 17:20:49 »

Mitch,

I was thinking that going through the paddle input jack on the RRC-remote would ensure that the WPM of memory keyed messages would match exactly what was set by op via control knob on the RRC-remote.   But maybe I am over-thinking this

I never used an external keyer or any form of computer control in the past, only straight key or keyer built into the rig so sorry for the dumb questions

Thanks again,

Mark

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General discussion forum / CW memory without computer

« on: 2012-03-02, 08:20:12 »

What is the easiest way to obtain CW memory capability without using a computer? 

I was thinking of homebrewing a small arduino box with an LCD screen that can store and replay messages via the paddle input on the remote rig. 
 
What do you guys think?  Maybe this can be a future firmware update for RR?

Thanks

Mark

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: serial cable from TS-480 to Radio-RRC

« on: 2012-03-02, 08:13:39 »

I made the cable and it works great on COM2.  Thanks again for your help.

Remoterig rocks!

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: serial cable from TS-480 to Radio-RRC

« on: 2012-02-07, 15:44:34 »

Mitch,

Thanks for your reply.

I actually saw that site, but I was still confused.  Is the standard DB9 M/F cable wired 1-5, 2-4, 3-3, 4-2, etc. rather than 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, ....

If that's the case, it appears that the EIA did this to confuse us

Thanks,

Mark

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / serial cable from TS-480 to Radio-RRC

« on: 2012-02-07, 07:00:54 »

Sorry for my general lack of familiarity with RS-232 data cables.   Just

Why will a "standard" straight-through RS-232 from the TS-480 RF unit to the Radio-RRC COM2 not work in this application?   As far as I can see from the diagram on page 147, It looks like pins 2,3,5,7,8 are connected straight through.

Thanks,

Mark

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General discussion forum / VOX setting and CW on the TS-480

« on: 2012-02-04, 01:46:38 »

Sometimes remoterig respects the VOX setting on the TS-480 control head, and sometimes it does not.   I would expect the radio to not transmit with VOX switched off in CW mode when I press the paddles.   Is this a bug?

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / AC hum when headphones plugged in

« on: 2012-01-26, 17:56:03 »

Hi,

If I plug the Control-RRC into a 120V outlet using the supplied power supply, I hear a 60Hz hum and some noise in my headphones.   This is with no other connections present on the device.   When I touch the box the unit is grounded and the hum does away.   When everything else is connected, touching metal (Bencher paddle, TS-480 metal tuning knob, Control-RRC chassis) also makes the hum go away.  Do you recommend installing a bypass capacitor somewhere?

Thanks,

Mark
KV6T

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: Please help me get things working over the internet

« on: 2012-01-25, 18:55:40 »

Holy cow, somehow the first few characters of the sip contact got clipped off when I copied and pasted.  I fixed it and it works now.

Vielen Dank Mitch!!!!!

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Please help me get things working over the internet

« on: 2012-01-25, 18:37:43 »

I have been at this for a couple of days now, still no joy.

The setup works on my LAN, does not work at the control QTH.  Also tried at a friend's QTH.  Both of us have Comcast Cable internet.   I am able to configure the Radio-RRC box remotely via the internet from the control QTH, but sometimes the browser times out.   I get a continuous alarm tone when I attempt to turn on the head unit of the TS-480.

1) I configured the Control-RRC for DHCP and the Radio-RRC with a static IP.

2) Disabled SIP ALG and SPI at the control QTH router (Netgear WGR614v7).   I did not see a way to do this on the Asus router at the radio QTH, but I will check again today when I get up to the radio site (70 miles away)

3) Changed SIP port to 5061 on both boxes in case of conflict on 5060 (I do have comcast phone service at the Control QTH)

4) sip contact is set on Control-RRC to the remoterig ddns domain name

5) on the Radio-RRC, Extern IP/Host gets filled in correctly as an ip address

Here is the info and status for each box.  Thanks in advance!

Control-RRC:

Info

Name   Value
Company   Microbit
Product   1258
PID   4
Hardware   6
Software   2.50
Bootloader   1.9
Compiler   4.1.2 (WinARM 4/2007)
Build   Dec 15 2011 15:15:54
ROM/RAM   372540/50740
ETH-RAM   2944 (max 3kB!)
ResetSrc   0 [3]
Uptime   878
    
Serial number   4498
MAC address   00:1e:fd:01:88:32
IP address   10.0.0.10
Netmask   255.255.255.0
Gateway   10.0.0.1
DNS   10.0.0.1

Status

Name   Value
Control panel   ON
Radio   OFF
Connection status   Disconnected
SIP status   Idle
Last SIP error   None
RTP/UDP audio status   Disconnected
UDP cmd status   Disconnected
SIP command timeout   0
Rx Jitter buffer size   4
Rx Jitter delay   3
Dual Rx   0
SIP Out port   5061
SIP In port   5061
Audio Out port   0
Audio In port   0
Command Out port   0
Command In port   12000
External SIP In port   5061
External Audio In port   11000
External Cmd In port   12000
Other party   0.0.0.0
Input 0   High
Input 1   High
Input 2   High
Output 0   Low
Output 1   Low
Output 2   Low
DNS status   No Dns Server configured
Active profile:   Default
PTT status:   OFF


Radio-RRC:

Status

Name   Value
Radio   ON
Connection status   Disconnected
SIP status   Idle
Last SIP error   None
RTP/UDP audio status   Disconnected
UDP cmd status   Disconnected
SIP command timeout   0
Rx Jitter buffer size   4
Rx Jitter delay   3
Dual Rx   0
External IP   67.180.114.13
SIP Out port   5061
SIP In port   5061
Audio Out port   0
Audio In port   0
Command Out port   0
Command In port   12000
External SIP In port   5061
External Audio In port   11000
External Cmd In port   12000
Other party   0.0.0.0
Input 1   High
Input 2   High
Output 0   Low
Output 1   Low
Output 2   Low
Dynamic DNS status   OK
Ping status (watchdog)   Off
DNS status   OK, remoterig.com = 193.202.110.185
Active profile:   Default
PTT status:   OFF


Info

Name   Value
Company   Microbit
Product   1258
PID   4
Hardware   6
Software   2.50
Bootloader   1.9
Compiler   4.1.2 (WinARM 4/2007)
Build   Dec 15 2011 15:15:54
ROM/RAM   372540/50740
ETH-RAM   2944 (max 3kB!)
ResetSrc   0 [3]
Uptime   6592
    
Serial number   4407
MAC address   00:1e:fd:01:87:d7
IP address   192.168.1.8
Netmask   255.255.255.0
Gateway   192.168.1.1
DNS   192.168.1.1