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General discussion forum / Hum Sound on Transmit with TS-2000

« on: 2012-06-16, 09:20:11 »

When I transmit through the RRC units on the same LAN I get a very loud humming sound heard through a separate receiver. I can also hear my voice come through a little, but mostly hum.

If I connect the Microphone directly to the radio there is no hum. If I use the cable I made to go from the RRC to the TS-2000 with an adapter allowing it to be connected to another microphone there is no hum - so I think that cable I made is OK. There is no hum on receive, only transmit with 5 watts VHF/UHF/HF.

Prior to using the TS-2000 I was using a TS-480 with these RRC units and it worked perfectly. This is just an upgrade. Everything works except for this hum on transmit.

I also tried moving the control RRC to another AC power outlet in another part of the house. The radio is running off an Astron 35M and the RRC radio is running off the 1am wall wart.

Any help would be forever appreciated.

josh
KB6VTU

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Can I use a TS-480 modular Mic with a TS-2000 radio

« on: 2012-06-13, 19:39:25 »

Hi,

Can anyone tell me if it is OK to use the Microphone from a TS-480 on the local side with the RemoteRig and TS-2000 on the remote side? I'd rather not cut up my TS-2000 mic cord if I can avoid it.

Thanks,
josh
KB6VTU

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Help with RC-2000 to TS-2000 cable

« on: 2012-06-12, 15:27:31 »

Hi,
I've put together a cable, but not 100% sure it correct. I'm concerned that if it isn't correct I'm going to fry something. This is the cable that goes from the RemoteRig to the radio microphone input.

I cut the microphone extension cable that came with the RC-2000. I determined that the Black, Red, Shield, and White wires were the four I should use to connect in the RJ-45. I did so in that order from left to right with the clip up and the cable coming out to the left as shown in the manual on page 183.

Can anyone confirm I have done that correctly. I've never made this type of cable and using the shielding as one of the conductors seemed strange.

thx,
josh
KB6VTU

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Help configuring Remote Rig with TS-480SAT

« on: 2012-04-24, 07:54:06 »

Hi Mitch,

I think I've set everything up correctly, but when I turn the power button on the radio nothing happens. It is all on the same network. I can connect to both web interfaces.

I upgraded both firmwares
I setup the jumpers as per the instruction for the TS480

everything is on the same internal network so I don't think there could be a networking problem

Where do I start debugging?

Thanks,
josh
KB6VTU

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Help configuring Remote Rig with TS-480SAT

« on: 2012-04-23, 14:13:49 »

Hi All,
I just bought a Remote Rig and TS-480SAT. I am very excited to get this up and running. Configuring the router part shouldn't be any problem.

I am a bit overwhelmed at the instructions and what I can skip when setting the Remote Rig units. All I want to do is remote the radio head. I'm not using the IO or serial ports. The instructions seem comprehensive, but I'm confused as to whether I should try to get the networking part working first, or if all the jumpers should be put in first. I'm also not sure if I need to put all the jumpers in for the serial cable and IO ports if I'm not going to use them.

Where do I start and what sections can I skip?

Any help is appreciated?

josh bloom
KB6VTU - San Francisco, California

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

« on: 2012-04-12, 20:41:11 »

Thank you.

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

« on: 2012-04-12, 07:51:50 »

Hi Mitch,

I don't own a RemoteRig yet so I don't really know what type of cables need to be made or what the best radio is to use with remote rig. I understand the radio I do own, the IC-7000 is not a good candidate for RemoteRig. Can you tell me in your opinion what is the best radio to use with RemoteRig? I'm usually pretty good at making cables, but I read some users saying that the cables for some radios had wires that were so small they were difficult to solder. I'm looking for the simplest solution. Any help is appreciated.

Also can you recommend a good power supply I can leave on 24/7. The Astron 35M I already own gets piping hot and I'm concerned it could cause a fire at a remote location. Is there another good power supply that would stay cool and be good for a remote radio?
Thank you,
josh

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

« on: 2012-04-11, 21:05:49 »

Is it possible to buy all the cable pre-made from RemoteRig?
thx,
josh

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

« on: 2012-04-11, 19:54:44 »

Hi,

I'm very interested in using a RemoteRig, but I'm concerned about making up all the cables. I'd like to use the RR with my IC-7000, but I'm willing to buy a new radio if it means can buy pre-made cables. If I buy the Kenwood TS-480SAT with the "Kenwood Microphone adapter cables" from RemoteRig will I have to do any soldering? Or would that all be plug and play?

I very capable with the routers, but I've heard that soldering the cables from the IC-7000 can be difficult? Any advice is appreciated.

Thank you,
josh
KB6VTU at ARRL.NET