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General discussion forum / Re: USB Device not recognized Windows XP and Microbit Setup Manager Install

« on: 2013-03-27, 23:03:43 »

Bob's your uncle!

Wow! What is really odd is that I thought for sure I used this cable previously on a working setup.

Changed cable and instantly found and installed drivers

Thanks guys!

73 Lee
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General discussion forum / USB Device not recognized Windows XP and Microbit Setup Manager Install

« on: 2013-03-27, 19:06:29 »

Hi Group,

I am out of ideas on this one. I have tried 3 PC's of which 2 of them I have wiped clean with fresh install of XP Pro, EVERY single update available to the OS including additional/optional and hardware updates. I think netframework 4 is installed. I cannot get the microbit manager to see the RRC! I have tried different RRC's and still same issue. When I plug the RRC into the PC, windows pops up a message "USB Device Not recognized" One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned.

So, perfectly clean XP install, every update, latest version of Microbit setup utility (Which installs fine) the PC(s) WILL NOT see the RRC.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: Frozen Display on K3

« on: 2013-03-27, 03:42:11 »

Hi Hank,

When this happens what does the status page show on the RRC page? Do you see any failure messages in the status fields?

I suspect maybe one of the routers is having issues passing the control data stream. Do you have both routes setup to have the RRC's on the DMZ?

73 Lee
WW2DX

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / RRC Reboots in K3-TWIN Setup only during SSB TX *** SOLVED ***

« on: 2013-02-10, 21:35:59 »

Greetings,

I have some very odd behavior with a K3/0 and RRC unit. Both units are new (Within last month) and the RRC was purchased directly from RemoteRig.

K3/0 and RRC have latest firmware versions and match the Station end settings as well.
All settings have been confirmed multiple times and compared to working configurations.
We have swapped internet connections as well as power supplies to the K3/0/RRC.
We have also confirmed all the jumpers in the RRC.


The control K3/0 connects to the station without any problems. The K3/0 is using a Elecraft MH2 microphone. CW works perfectly. When attempting SSB, as soon you key the mic and start to talk the RRC power cycles and the Site K3 reboots. When the Site K3 comes back the connection is restored. This behavior is consistent.

We know this is specific to this particular K3/0/RRC as there are many other "users" connecting to the site without problems.

Another interesting test is, if we pull the PTT IN RCA cable from the K3/0 and use the XMIT button to key the radio and then talk into the mic the radio again resets. Same is true if we pull the MIC/MONO plug out of the K3 and keep the PTT IN connected, just keying the MIC resets the Site K3.

I am beginning to feel that its something with the MIC/AUX cable or something internal to the RRC. We have also confirmed the cables (as best we could visually) on the AUX/MIC cable supplied from Elecraft. Actually, we should test the cables with a meter now that I think of it. We will do this this evening and I will post what we find.

In any event, has anyone seen this before or have any other suggestions to try?

73 Lee
WW2DX


UPDATE - -

The user luckily had another RRC setup with a TS-480. We rewired this RRC for the K3 twin and we have the same exact problem!!

OK this is good, we are fairly confident that its not the RRC. The next thing we are testing is the AUX/MIC cable from Elecraft. Unfortunately the user does not have a multi-meter available so I will overnight a new AUX/MIC cable and test that. The only two items left are the K3/0 and the AUX/MIC cable. Lets hope its the cable.

Update when I have it.

73 Lee
WW2DX


UPDATE 2.19.13

Thanks to the USPO the cable was lost.

The problem has been solved! I am not happy about why this happens but at the very least we understand the problem.

If the LOCAL K3 or K3/0 VFO is set to a freq on the display OUTSIDE of the ham bands before it connected to the remote site then this causes the above problem!

Hey Elecraft, can you place a "OUT OF BAND" message on the display?

I REALLY hope this helps someone else.

73 Lee
WW2DX
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General discussion forum / Re: Fun in Dayton and some feature requests :)

« on: 2013-02-04, 16:19:27 »

Hi Guys,

Just checking in with a updated wish list for 2013. Any word of any of these on the development roadmap?

1. Export ALL profiles and import ALL profiles in 1 file.

2. Add more profiles. We currently have 4 slots populated and the 5th will be soon. Sites 6 and 7 for the spring.

3. Ability to select/set profile from script (web or otherwise)

4. PTT timer set to 3min or (n) Safety in case something gets stuck.

5. Option to disable TX, RX only.

Thanks, 73
Lee
WW2DX

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: unable to connect to remote via internet

« on: 2012-12-17, 19:53:13 »

Ok John,

Glad you have success

Yes your ISP will most likely change your IP when the default lease time is up.

The way to solve this is to use a dynamic DNS service like dyndns, no-ip and even Microbit has a built in service as well. This way you point to F5JM.homeip.net and not a IP address. Regardless of what IP your ISP gives you the DNS service automatically updates the name.

73 and have fun with your remote setup!

Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: Can I buy all cables pre-made?

« on: 2012-12-16, 18:00:54 »

Hi Josh,

If you happen to go with the K3 Twins (highly recommended) you can purchase all the pieces from Elecraft directly.

http://www.elecraft.com/elecraft_prod_list.htm#k3remote

73 and GL with the project,

Lee
WW2DX

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: unable to connect to remote via internet

« on: 2012-12-14, 15:51:49 »

Hi John,

I have run into numerous router issues over the past year.

The easiest test to try is to place the RRC on the routers DMZ. This setting is usually under security/firewall. You place the RRC's internal IP ie. 192.168.1.x (for example) as the host that is to be placed on the routers DMZ. The DMZ is simply a host that the firewall passes all traffic too. This will eliminate a lot of issues when first testing over the internet.

Let us know how you make out.

73 Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: Which USB Chip in RRC?

« on: 2012-11-15, 18:27:11 »

Hi Mike,

OK in the logs I see:

tty.usbmodem1d11442
tty.usbmodem1d11444
tty.usbmodem1d11446
tty.usbmodem1d11448

I see the arduino guys make reference to the same type of device name and they are using the FTDI chipset in the hardware.

So, the OS see's the USB device(s) but at the moment its a little unstable and I would like to install the latest driver and see if that corrects it.

At the moment rig control is working but if I disconnect the USB cable from the RRC the OS freezes on me.

Thanks for looking into this.

73 Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: Which USB Chip in RRC?

« on: 2012-11-15, 18:09:45 »

I think its FTDI from what I can find digging. Anyone confirm that?

Thanks,
Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: Which USB Chip in RRC?

« on: 2012-11-15, 16:49:03 »

Sorry, I should have been more clear.

I am installed on a Mac under 10.8 and will be using for direct connect for rig control and digital modes.

73!

Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Which USB Chip in RRC?

« on: 2012-11-15, 16:43:36 »

Hi Guys,

Which driver should I download FTDI, prolific other?

73 Lee
WW2DX

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Configuration of Routers, Firewalls, etc / Re: unable to connect to remote via internet

« on: 2012-10-23, 03:22:08 »

Hi Carl,

Can you share your router port forwarding settings? What type of radio(s) are you using?

73 Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: How to send my Audio-out from my laptop to the RRC 1158 ?

« on: 2012-10-03, 17:29:41 »

Hi Cedric,

I have not done any testing with using CCM to PTT directly from the software to the RRC. With the K3, you can do direct CW/RTTY keying via serial commands which really makes digital modes very easy to do. I just simply take the RRC Speaker audio and feed it in the Mac's Audio IN (Line in) and decode. RUMlog integrates CCM into its interface, so when you TX, RUMlog sends the commands to the K3 via Serial, this is both PTT and RTTY/CW generation.

73!

Lee
WW2DX

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General discussion forum / Re: How to send my Audio-out from my laptop to the RRC 1158 ?

« on: 2012-10-03, 16:18:54 »

Hi Cedric,

The Mac does recognize the USB port on the RRC. I have successfully made RTTY qso's using the K3/0 (RTTY/CW keying via USB) and using RUMlog and cocoamodem for decode on the mac. I do not have any other experience with other hardware only the K3.

Best of luck,

73 Lee
WW2DX