Yesterday Matt K6KGB brought two Palomar Telecom (Cactus) controllers over to my shack for testing with the Xcat. As I suspected there were a few problems in...
8.1.04 Skip, The ACC series controllers operate basically the same way using shift registers for BCD control. Would you like me to send you my RC-850 ...
I'd love to test with an ACC controller, but I rather not have to ship it around! If you can hook up a scope to the clock and data lines that'll tell me if...
Skip, Sometime I can visit with my RC-850 & we'll tinker with it as we did with the RBC-740 yesterday if you like. The ACC scheme is basically the same as the...
Sounds good. Let me know when you're going to be in the area again. (Just how many control systems do you have sitting on your shelf?) 73's Skip WB6YMH ... ...
I've been doing some more research on control systems today and I've discovered at least a couple more variations on the serial clock and data schemes of the...
I own a couple of CATs (www.catauto.com). Know some do Doug Hall, but not sure what other variations.... John WB5NFC ... __________________________________ Do...
Does anyone know if the standard Motorola touch tone microphone generates tones if the PTT isn't keyed? Weird question... Here's my crazy idea. Take one of...
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Dennis Boone
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Aug 6, 2004 3:09 pm
... It _only_ generates DTMF if the PTT is not keyed. It also pushes PTT for the duration of the button press plus a little extra. There are some jumper...
... PTT ... are ... Sigh ... having to key the radio to change frequencies doesn't sound like the best of ideas. I'd be interested in knowing if it could be ...
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Dennis Boone
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Aug 6, 2004 7:35 pm
... Here's a summary of mic models and jumper settings from the manual: HMN1010A TRUNKED MOSTAR HMN1014A TRUNKED SYNTOR X, X2, X3 HMN1018A MITREK, MOTREK ...
Wow. That's the most configurable Mic I've seen! The contacts for switching the tone generator are probably the worse news. I don't know if that's just to...
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Dennis Boone
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Aug 6, 2004 8:16 pm
... I'm pretty sure they're protecting data and DTMF transmissions from being garbled by the mic audio. Most DTMF decoders want plenty of headroom. If memory...
I've just uploaded a new version of the Xcat's PC control program to the Yahoo group's file area. This version implements a mode scan tab to allow the...
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Dennis Boone
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Aug 14, 2004 2:50 am
Pleased to report basic success here. The target radio needed two repairs before I was ready to try the xcat in it, and I had a little trouble finding the...
... Fantastic ! Thanks for the report. ... little ... modes ... trivial. ... still ... issue ... program, ... Once you hook up the mode control line from the...
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Dennis Boone
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Aug 14, 2004 10:53 pm
... Aha! I knew I was missing something obvious. With the line connected, it works flawlessly. I'm dangerous now... :-) ... So far, I think it's the...
... problem ... than ... information. ... and ... connected, ... that ... ends ... hamlib. That would be way cool to say the least. I never got around to ...
Skip, Let me thank you again for creating the XCat! I've been using my SyntorX remote base with my repeater for a couple of weeks now and the XCat is working...
... couple ... logic ... output ... trying ... So the controller never outputs anything, or it just doesn't work with the Xcat? ... Icom ... on ... Yes it is....
Skip... ... Yup, that's the case. Ken at Arcom double tested his test unit at the factory and reported all was well with the Doug Hall interface with the...
... Yup, to say the least. The loader program is a completely separate program that starts running at power up and then jumps to the Xcat application code if...
John, I just uploaded a patch to change the Xcat's CI-V baudrate to 4800 and its address to 48h. I've also added the ability to specify the baudrate and CI-V...
Skip, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! I cannot say that enough. I'll get the patch loaded and see how the stuff works.... and let you know. 73 John KF8KK ...
Skip, Thanks again for all your work! Sadly, when I went to flash the specially modified xcat firmware (the file p4800_48.hex) the loading program exited (it...
... (the ... quickly ... Sorry, I should have warned you about that. The loader runs at 19200 baud and when the Xcat application also runs at 19200 all is ...
... (the ... quickly ... Sorry, I should have warned you about that. When the loader runs at a different baudrate than the Xcat application the last character...
Skip, Thanks for explaining what I was seeing. If there was a fix for what I saw, this is the best-- as it doesn't involve adding more workload on either of...
Success! Skip, Thanks for clarifying the messages and other issues regarding the Icom CI-v mode on my Xcat - Arcom RC210 interface. I loaded the special hex...
... the ... You and me both, that's great news! ... sure- ... unit. ... to ... much). ... even ... resistor ... to ... is ... to ... That's weird. It takes...
