RIGblaster
plus
rig to sound card interface
OWNERS MANUAL
4TH EDITION
West Mountain Radio
http://www.westmountainradio.com
18 Sheehan Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06854 tel 203 853 8080 fax 203 299 0232
IF YOU CAN’T FIND IT HERE GO TO OUR SUPPORT PAGE:
http://www.westmountainradio.com/supportplu.htm
RIGblaster
WARRANTY
The RIGblaster is warranted against failure due to defects in
workmanship or materials for one year after the date of purchase
from West Mountain Radio. Warranty does not cover damage
caused by abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal
usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation, alteration, lightning, or other incidence of excessive voltage or current. If failure occurs within this period, return the RIGblaster or
accessory to West Mountain Radio at your shipping expense.
The device or accessory will be repaired or replaced, at our
option, without charge, and returned to you at our shipping
expense. Repaired or replaced items are warranted for the
remainder of the original warranty period. You will be charged
for repair or replacement of the RIGblaster or accessory made
after the expiration of the warranty period.
The Compact Disc of Radio Amateur Software Collection is
excluded from any and all warranties by West Mountain Radio.
Note that the programs have been provided as shareware or
freeware by the software authors to the amateur radio community for their use and enjoyment. The CD is to be used at your
own risk.
West Mountain Radio shall have no liability or responsibility to
customer or any other person or entity with respect to any liability, loss, or damage caused directly or indirectly by use or performance of the products or arising out of any breach of this warranty, including, but not limited to, any damages resulting from
inconvenience, loss of time, data, property, revenue, or profit, or
any indirect, special incidental, or consequential damages, even
if West Mountain Radio has been advised of such damages.
Except as provided herein, West Mountain Radio makes no
express warranties and any implied warranties, including fitness
for a particular purpose, are limited in duration to the stated
duration provided herein.
RIGblaster
rig to sound card interface
Thank you for buying the RIGblaster Plus. We are sure you will find it provides many hours
of amateur radio enjoyment. Please read and follow these instructions carefully for a fast
and easy installation.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
(PROCEED IN ORDER, STEP BY STEP!)
1. INSTALL SOFTWARE AND START RECEIVING: You do not need the RIGblaster to
receive so leave it in the box. Use our CD or check for newer versions of the software on
the Internet. Even if you have a preference for which program or mode to try first, we recommend that you start with a simple PSK31 program. WinPSK is an easy one that ONLY
requires entering your callsign and serial port info.
Connect the speaker output of your radio to the line input (mic. on a laptop) on your computer. Other connections may be used but test initially with this simple hookup. Radios
have several audio outputs and computers have line and mic. inputs; consider signal levels, grounding and convenience for your best connection. If you use the line level, data or
phone patch output of your radio you may have to use the mic. input on the computer.
Make sure that your computer is plugged into the same grounded outlet as your radio. Do
not attempt to run your computer on one circuit of your house and your radio on another,
this may cause audio problems, not to mention risky station safety grounding.
Read your software documentation and you should be up and receiving in minutes. Most
start-up problems are software related!
After you have your software receiving properly, check that transmit audio is generated by
the software. You should be able to hear transmit sound when you put software in to transmit. This is an important test of your sound card’s proper operation, no transmit sound no
transmit! Do not proceed further if you have a transmit audio problem; fix it!
If you have any problem with software you are trying, simply try another program, if another program works you have found the problem. If several programs do not work check your
sound card set up (sound card control panel or driver installation). Sound card problems
are supported by the computer hardware manufacturer. If any of the 30 or more virtual controls for your sound card do not function you may need to re-install your sound card with
the correct drivers provided by the sound card manufacturer. Follow the hardware manufacturer's instructions.
Continue to the next step only after you have confirmed that you can receive and have
transmit sound. See the appropriate software documentation if you have problems.
2. CHECK AND SET THE RIGblaster JUMPERS: Jumpers are not installed for operation
as shipped out of the box; they are packed separately. To install the jumpers see the section starting on page 8 in this manual.
After you have installed the jumpers, connect only the RIGblaster mic. cable, power supply, and your mic. The RIGblaster power light should be on. Confirm that EVERYTHING
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Kenwood Modular RJ45
Most but not all FM rigs.
Pin # Connection
1 Direct blue shunt jumper
2 Direct blue shunt jumper
3 PTT common (Ground)
4 Push to talk, PTT, CRISSCROSSED
5 MIC common (Ground)
6 Microphone audio, CRISSROSSED
7 Direct blue shunt jumper
8 Direct blue shunt jumper
Yaesu Modular RJ45
Most but not all FM rigs.
Pin # Connection
1 Direct blue shunt jumper
2 PTT common (Ground)
3 Push to talk, PTT, CRISSCROSSED
4 Microphone audio, CRISSROSSED
5 MIC common (Ground)
6 Direct blue shunt jumper
7 Direct blue shunt jumper
8 Direct blue shunt jumper
RJ45 MODULAR TEL. STYLE JUMPER DIAGRAMS
CONTINUED
SERIAL KEYING JUMPER
DIAGRAM EXAMPLES
Here are some examples of serial control
jumper options. There are other possibilities,
but the default should be fine for the casual
operator. Depending on your choice of software you may need one of these examples. The
idea is to match the PTT and various keying
options of the software you intend to use. Even
though we tried to make it as flexible as possible, you may not be able to configure it to work
with two programs that require different configurations.
Like the mic. jumper block the black rectangles
indicate blue two pin jumpers. You may store
your unused jumpers by putting only one side
of the jumper on only one pin.
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