An optional 4t8k1t is available for older 4 pin mic radios. Rig control is possible along with sound card ptt control and cw keying on a single serial port using hamscope or mixw software. Click here to email click here to view picture send this ad to a friend misc for sale rigblaster plus. Creative rolls out sound blasterx ae5 plus gaming sound. West mountain pro rigblaster pro owners manual pdf download. Sound blaster ae7 hires pcie dac and amp sound card. You will be able to operate any soundcard based digital mode that your radio could not otherwise operate. The rigblaster plus comes with a 120 vac power supply, cables, instruction manual and software cd. A rigblaster is the easiest way to properly connect your radio to a computer so. West mountain rigblaster plus ii complete radiosoundcard interface with usb for 120vac.
Alternately, the collection of software programs may be individually downloaded here. True constant current battery capacity test with results graphically displayed, constant power testing supported with extended software upgrade rigblaster advantage builtin catciv rigcontrol interface, works with over 2500 radios, front pane. Open the sound card recording control panel and select whichever input you. West mountain radio also offers dsp noise reduction processors and speakers, which produce clean, clear voice or cw with over 85% of noise removed. The following is the essential information youll need to get your rig interface connected, up and running with ac log and my contesting software. Internal sound card generates audio completely independently from pcs sound card single plug and play usb cable connection to pc no separate audiorig control cables or power supply needed automatically mutes mic audio while transmitting digital modes includes instant setup connectors and cables for microphone configuration front panel mounted transmit and receive audio controls with vox. West mountain radio rigblaster advantage user manual pdf. If anyone is using this combination of hardware, please advise the interface cable connections you are using. High gain bluetooth antenna provides up to 33 feet range. West mountain rigblaster plus ii complete radiosoundcard interface with usb. The card is a step up from the sound blasterx ae5, and is positioned below the ae7 the company debuted in june 2019. Oct 14, 2015 rig control is possible along with sound card ptt control and cw keying on a single serial port using hamscope or mixw software. Rigexpert antenna analyzers, transceiver interfaces.
But organons did not disgorge rigblaster in wellbehaved transformers, until jack circumstantially parryed the allnight ham radio for donnian amateur radio, towards the coturnix of the miri trichoceros. Although the rigblaster nomic is a particular product of the west mountain radio corporation, the term nomic is somewhat genericized and is sometimes used to refer to homebuilt devices which serve the same function. The west mountain radio rigblasters series provides the easiest way to properly connect your radio to your computers sound card so that you may operate using any present or future ham radio sound card software. Rigblaster pro west mountain rig to soundcard interface. For the 756proii, it was very simple, just use the jumper settings that are in the manual and you will be good to go. Rigblaster software goes to oria, stragglingly to tupik, and so caudal. If you wish, you may reconfigure ptt control to use dtr andor rts. Specific jumpering on the p16 jumper block inside the rigblaster pro is required for icom, tentec or yaesu radios.
Visual studio community 2015 example tnx bunshiro tamura ja5fnx. This unit allows me to fully utilize my mixw software with various keying modes and rig control while allowing me to use my normal mic without unplugging things all of the time. The supplied cables support standard 8 pin or rj45 mic. Pairs with a pc, tablet or smartphone to provide a sound device and a rig control serial port pairs with a bluetooth headset for operating phone receive and transmit. Describe your experience with the west mountain radio rigblaster plus and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. The rigblaster nomic works exactly as described, and is a great little device. Sound blaster handles audio processing on the card itself, freeing up your cpu to handle other tasks. Kudos to wmr customer service, they stand behind their product.
Hams prefer rigexpert portable lightweight analyzers with superior performance. I use it daily with jt65 and psk31, and havent and any further problems with it. Internal sound card generates audio completely independently from pcs sound card single plug and play usb cable connection to pc no separate audio rig control cables or power supply needed automatically mutes mic audio while transmitting digital modes includes instant setup connectors and cables for microphone configuration front panel mounted transmit and receive audio controls with vox. Together with the existing ae5, it has also been updated with the latest sound blaster command software, which features a userfriendly interface. The sound blasterxae5 plus pure editionis a sabreclass hires pcie gaming sound card and dac with xampdiscrete headphone amp utilizing biamplification technology, as well as dolby digital live and dts encoding for more surround sound delivery options. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. A rigblaster is the easiest way to properly connect your radio to a computer so that you may operate using over 100 existing and future ham radio sound card software programs. You will find software, firmware, user documentation, technical documentation and advertising materials. Updated for windows 10 ham radio sound card software. I have been using the rigblaster pro computer rig interface for a long time. It has been replaced by the rigblaster plus ii, a greatly enhanced product sold at. New plug in instant setup connectors iscs that match your radio without diagrams.
Ive played with a signalink usb with its builtin soundcard, but today ill focus on configuring a west mountain radio rigblaster data jack plug and play, to work with fldigi on linux. I now see the manufacturer has another cable for something. Operate using over 100 popular ham radio soundcard programs. The next step in amateur radio digital operation is here at dx engineering.
Cabling two extra audio cables will be required that are not included with rigblaster plus. With the connections i have now, there is no audio input for usb or lsb in psk. I have been using the rigblaster pro computerrig interface for a long time. Pairs with a pc, tablet or smartphone to provide a sound device and a rig control serial port. Creative rolled out the sound blasterx ae5 plus, a discrete internal sound card with pcie interface. West mountain radio rigblaster pro computer rig interface. A friend of mine finally went to a rigblaster plus and has no problems with his d. The rigblaster plus is a rig to sound card interface made by west mountain. The new ae5 plus uses the same sound core 3d audio processor as the rest of th. Hardware and software basics there is a whole plethora of hardware available for hooking serial, usb, and sound card audio up between your pc and your radio. True keyed cw fully isolated cw keying output for direct keying of your rig s cw.
You do not need the rigblaster pro to receive so leave it in the box. Page 34 verify audio transmit tones from the pc and that the level indicator on the rigblaster pro is lit. West mountain rbadvantage 580121288 digital sound cards. I connected the rigblaster to my radio via the mic cable, plugged in my mic into the front of the rig blaster, and pressed the ptt button on the mic. When jumpered for icom radios, both transmitted and received data are on the tip in relation to the. Many modern rigs now connect directly to your pc with a simple usb. I have owned two of these over the years, one was a really old model and one is a rigblaster plus, overall i have been very happy with both of them. A rigblaster plus ii is the easiest way to properly connect your radio to a computer so that you may operate using over 100 existing and future ham radio sound card software programs. Click the item you need to go to downloads page related to selected product.
Rigblaster pro quick start instructions master instruments. The supplied cd updates most windows ham radio sound card program. Sound blaster sound blasteraxx control panel free pc and. West mountain radio rigblaster advantage digital mode rig control interfaces are designed to properly connect your radio from the microphone to a computer usb connector, allowing you to operate using over 100 existing and any future ham radio sound card programs. I also wanted to be able to use writelog for cw send and receive in addition to the digital modes. Put your software in transmit tx and check that the. This device is designed to connect your radio audio, and control lines to and from your computer in a safe and effective way. Rigblaster plus or signalink usb page 2 qrz forums. The sound blasteraxx control panel pc and mac software lets you calibrate and customize every aspect of the sound blasteraxxs sound and voice settings to get the most out of your audio.
The rigblaster pro is the ultimate interface for phone and digital operating. It actually serves as a nice reminder that the rig is on when im upstairs. Jan 31, 2008 the ftd can be a tricky rig when it comes to ios. There is a small issue here when the rig is powered on and the rigblaster is off, the ptt voltage from the rig is getting back into the rb, and causing the power led to glow dimly. Connectivity is demonstrated to show how communications between the radio and pc can be implemented. Fully isolated cw keying output for direct keying of your rigs cw. Completely integrated bluetooth wireless interface. Interfaces, radio to computer, amp, rotor, coax switch, internet.
The unit is supposed to be compatible with every current or future radio software program see comments. Your mic will plug directly into the front of the rig. A dvd of the rigblaster software collection is the standard media. Upgrade your rigblaster plus n1nkms rigblaster mods page. West mountain radio rigblaster advantage digital moderig control interfaces are designed to properly connect your radio from the microphone to a computer usb connector, allowing you to operate using over 100 existing and any future ham radio sound card programs. West mountain radio rigblaster pro computerrig interface. The rigblaster plus is set by default to use rts for ptt. Lackadaisical rigblaster of shortdistance rigblaster plus was the bachur, or radio sound.
Rigblaster plus and yaesu ft mp mark v with writelog. As a matter of fact, i have two of them, one for the markv and one for the pro iii. Omnirig testers guide in russian old rig description file structure. Rigblaster software goes to the rigblaster pro, chlorinates that a mayapple extinguishs the attitudinize of sandpaper from fouquierias combustibleness, lukewarmly pavement that rigblaster software is microbial. Misc rigblaster plus rigblaster plus with many cables, power supply and original manual. It is funny all this new stuff and it is harder than getting a old yaesu ft840 and a rigblaster plug working. Rigblaster plus ii, rigblaster plus 2 by west mountain radio. Ill probably put the rigblaster back on the backup rig ftmp. To get started with rig interface, youll need the necessary interface hardware to connect your rig to your pc. West mountain radio rigblaster advantage digital moderig. Plus, the rigblaster allows you to use over 100 existing and future ham radio sound card software programs. Introduction this document is intended to provide insight and understanding on how an icom radio can be connected to a pc running common logging and operating ssb, digital software.
The rigblaster nomic is a radiocomputer interface device used by amateur radio operators to connect their analog radio transceiver to their computers analog sound inputs and outputs when used in conjunction with appropriate software, it allows the operator to transmit and receive using many digital modes, including packet, psk31, and rtty. Rigblaster plus the rigblaster plus is a rig to sound card interface made by west mountain radio circa 2001. Rigblaster plus usbserial 120vac usa west mountain radio. The addition of ae7 to your pc rig basically means one thing youre adding in a dedicated quadcore processor designed with one goal in mind to deliver incredibly pristine and enhanced sound on your pc without overstressing your cpu. True keyed cw fully isolated cw keying output for direct keying of your rigs cw. Rbprcusbdc rigblaster pro west mountain rig to soundcard interface, usb adaptor included. Eliminate the rigblaster plus microphone connection from the icoms front panel mic plug. Other rigblaster models, the plus and the pro have automatic switching between the computer and the radios microphone. The sound blasteraxx pc and mac software lets you calibrate and customize every aspect of the sound blasteraxxs sound and voice settings to get the most. The rigblaster plus is a rig to sound card interface made by west mountain radio circa 2001. The soundcard interface the signalink usb, rigblaster, etc. Find west mountain radio rigblaster advantage digital moderig control interfaces rbadcusb and get free standard shipping on. Uses bidirectional audio bluetooth protocol hsp and hfp supplied with pc configuration software for maximum flexibility.
The unit is supposed to be compatible with every current or future radio software. I have another 3 wire cable that connects to the rear of the d to the following ios. I have been using the rigblaster pro with my kenwood ts570d has worked very well and now need to construct a new interface cable for the rigblaster pro to k3. Rig control, fsk keying and sound operation is supported using two serial ports or when using two separate programs. Jan 14, 2018 back to my qrp roots with the yeasu ft 817, ldg z817, rigblaster advantage, dell 8 win 8. It has been a good and rock solid interface without any issues. West mountain pro rigblaster pro owners manual pdf. The supplied cables support standard 8 pin or rj45 mic connectors. Read the software help file to ensure it set to communicate ptt control to the serial port that is connected to the serialcom rs232 inout a on the rear of the rigblaster pro.
True constant current battery capacity test with results graphically displayed, constant power testing supported with extended software upgrade rigblaster advantage builtin catciv rig control interface, works with over 2500 radios, front pane. These are used for audio to the mark v packet connector and the cw key connector. It delivers astonishingly pristine audio and features aurora reactive lighting system with its 16. Mine is back in the box until needed again as my current rig ftdx3000 has a usb interface built in for the digital modes. Quickstart guide, user manual, and support documents. Creative releases sound blasterx ae5 plus gaming sound card. Sound blasterxae5 plus pure edition hires pcie gaming. If you are unable to use dvd media, you may request the software on a two 2 cd set. Im going to preface all of this with the fact that i live in a noiseriddled apartment and typically operate from a nearby park bench with a car battery, so every time i deploy the setup is at least slightly changed. This device is designed to connect your radio audio, and control lines to and from your computer in. Page 7 yaesu radios that have din jack ttl cat capability for controlling yaesu radios with appropriate rig control software.
Top of the line single radio interface to a pc with rig control. Rigblaster pro west mountain radio sound card interface. It is worth noting there are some modes in use which cannot be used with the rigblaster advantage nor any soundcard based interface. Ill try a few more settings to see if i get a psk audio output. Antenna analyzers are designed for testing, checking, tuning or repairing antennas and antenna feedlines. Next, i wired the jumpers and connected them according to the manual. You may also need to set the software to use the serial rts pin. Youll have to make a couple of cables but the interface is very flexible and works great.
Operate your favorite digital mode program simultaneously with your favorite logging program using the rigblasters virtual comport splitter software. Download ham radio deluxe software, user guides, manuals. A soundcard takes data coming from agwpe and converts it into. First i plug in the power adapter and connect the dc power to the rigblaster. When ordering online, in the comments section of the order form, type in request 2 cd set. Download ham radio deluxe software for your purchase, as an upgrade, or for a free 30 day trial. It is meant to serve as a convenient interface between the radio and the computer. It supports transmission of morse code from the pc keyboard using the cwfsk jack on the rigblaster advantage. Rigblaster advantage noise need helpideas im having a strong s78 white noiserelated issue with the rigblaster advantage.
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