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Page 1: Owners Manual
RIGblaster duo One mic One pair of speakers One pair of headphones One Computer TWO radios! OWNERS MANUAL West Mountain Radio www.westmountainradio.com 34 Smith Street, Norwalk, CT 06851 tel 203-853-8080 fax 203-299-0232 Rev 1.1 – March 2009... -
Page 2: Preface
PREFACE Thank you for buying the . Whether you are upgrading from another RIGblaster duo RIGblaster another sound card interface, or this is your first interface, we think you will be pleased with the capabilities of the duo. After building over 25,000... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS PREFACE ..............................2 CONTENTS ..............................3 PLEASE NOTE: ............................4 AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT STATION GROUNDING: ..............4 UNPACKING ............................. 5 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..........................6 FRONT PANEL............................6 PANEL DESCRIPTION continued ......................7 PANEL DESCRIPTION ..........................8 REAR PANEL ............................8 PANEL DESCRIPTION continued ...................... -
Page 4: Please Note
PLEASE NOTE: In this manual we will refer to the sound device on a computer as “Sound Card”. We understand many computer sound devices are integrated onto the motherboard of the computer, or can be external. We will stick to the more familiar wording “Sound Card”. Note that do not have built in RIGblasters sound. -
Page 5: Unpacking
UNPACKING Items included with the RIGblaster duo 1 DC power cord with Powerpole battery connector 1 CD-ROM WMR Collection of Third Party Software 2 Microphone Cables (3 foot RJ45 to 8 pin screw on) 1 Microphone Cable (3 foot RJ45 to RJ45 Modular) 1 USB A to B Interface Cable 8 1/8 inch (3.5mm) Stereo Mini Plug 6’... -
Page 6: Panel Description
RIGblaster duo - “ph” HEADPHONE MONITOR JACK – Accepts stereo headphones with a 1/4 inch plug – may be used with supplied adaptor for headphones with 1/8 inch plugs. -
Page 7: Panel Description Continued
This LED may be on, even with the turned off, if the virtual USB serial port has the DTR line RIGblaster duo raised high by computer software controlling the virtual serial port. It will also flash with FSK if you have the incorrect serial COM number assigned in RTTY software. -
Page 8: Panel Description
REAR PANEL - “INPUT 12VDC” - 12 Volt DC INPUT - connects the Supplied DC Power cord to the RIGblaster duo - “OUTSW 12VDC” - 12 Volt DC TRIGGER OUTPUT - Provided for future use to control outboard accessories. Note: if power is plugged in to this jack the power switch will not function and the unit will be always- - “USB”... -
Page 9: Panel Description Continued
PANEL DESCRIPTION continued REAR PANEL “RECEIVE AUDIO IN/OUT” RECEIVE AUDIO MONITORING CONNECTIONS - “SPKR OUT” - SPEAKER OUTPUT - Stereo 1/8 MINI JACK - for connection to either a pair of 4-16 ohm speakers or to a pair of amplified speakers: any computer or communications speakers of your choice. CAUTION: use only a stereo plug. -
Page 10: Choose A Mounting Location
6 foot microphone cables. It makes sense to have your computer at your operating position with the radios. Do not attempt to run the RIGblaster duo with a computer across the room, especially if it is on a different house wiring circuit than your ham station. -
Page 11: Installation And Connections: Basic Features
1) Every brand of radio and every brand of microphone has different wiring even though they use the same connectors. The uses a set of three jumper blocks to easily accommodate using RIGblaster duo almost any brand or type of mic with almost any radio. The connectors only need to mate; the wiring scheme is fully configurable. -
Page 12: Step 2: Connect Audio Cables
(R2) provided to turn your entire station on or off. Look for future accessories from West Mountain Radio to do this or home brew a box with 12 volt relays to control your station’s DC, AC or both. - Page 13 You may also be using amplified speakers with their own volume knob. has two volume knobs. The “rx level” (F4) is the master volume for the entire RIGblaster duo station! You will have to get used to using it as the main volume for the station. For example, if the phone rings or the family calls it can be used to turn down the entire station.
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Page 14: Sound Card Software Operation
SOUND CARD SOFTWARE OPERATION STEP 1: INSTALL SOFTWARE Insert our CD in your CD ROM drive. The West Mountain Radio screen will pop up in a few seconds. From our screen click the “XMIT” button for “West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Software Collection”. -
Page 15: Step 3: Set Up To Transmit Using Sound Card Software
Scroll down and click the plus sign next to “Ports (COM & LPT)” to expand that category and show the installation details. You should see two entries for a WMR RIGblaster duo (COMxx). If they are both there the installation was successful. At this time make a note of the COM port numbers... -
Page 16: Transmit With Sound Card Software
RTS or DTR. DTR should be off because it is usually used for CW keying by CW programs. At this point you may test the software and RIGblaster for PTT control. Make sure the RIGblaster duo turned ON and turn down the “xmit level” knob. Put your radio in the USB mode and click the virtual transmit on button on your software. -
Page 17: Cw Cabling And Setup
For many radios, the FSK connection is via an accessory connection on the rear panel of the transceiver. West Mountain Radio has ready-made cables for connection between a RIGblaster and the FSK input of many Icom, Kenwood and Yaesu radios. They are available on our web site http://www.westmountainradio.com... -
Page 18: Rig Control Cabling And Setup
Most ICOM and TenTec (with CI-V) use a single bi-directional conductor and thus require a patch cord that is stereo on one end and mono on the other (tip and ring on the RIGblaster duo end and both of those wires connected together to tip on the radio end). -
Page 20: Station Hookup Diagram
The diagram on the preceding page shows a integrated into an Amateur Radio RIGblaster duo Station consisting of two transceivers, a desktop computer with sound, two speakers, a foot switch and LED transmit ready LED indicators. This is a diagram of the connections for a fully integrated station. -
Page 21: Station Hookup Diagram (Optional Features & Functions, In Red)
RIGblaster duo For a laptop computer you would use the headphone output - This is a cable (not supplied with the RIGblaster duo) that connects the RIGblaster duo to a stereo pair of speakers such as the West Mountain Radio . - Page 22 “KEYING OUTPUTS” - This is a optional custom cable to connect between radio A’s FSK keying socket and the “FSK A” (R9) output and is used for RTTY/FSK operation (presently only with MMTTY EXTFSK software). It is not needed for AFSK RTTY operation with any other software. Note: the default configuration of jumper block P4 is configured to key this jack with DTR on COM B using the MMTTY EXTFSK software extension (See page 28 for the P4 jumpers).
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Page 23: Jumper Diagrams: Microphone And Radios
*The “PTT GND” connection should always be used on the P10 microphone jumper block but it is optional on the P2 and P3 Jumper blocks. It is normally used except in special cases. For more info contact West Mountain Radio support. -
Page 24: Jumper Diagrams: Radios Only
*The “PTT GND” connection should always be used on the P10 microphone jumper block but it is optional on the P2 and P3 Jumper blocks. It is normally used except in special cases. For more info contact West Mountain Radio support. -
Page 25: Feature Selection Jumper Block Overview
FEATURE SELECTION JUMPER BLOCK OVERVIEW has great flexibly for controlling how you might wish your station to work. In RIGblaster duo addition to the three microphone jumper blocks that allows the to operate with RIGblaster duo almost any radio or microphone, there are seven other jumper blocks to allow you to customize the features and functions. -
Page 26: Rx Mute Jumper - P9
Most radios normally mute the receive audio on transmit but this feature also mutes the other radio and/or computer. RIGblaster duo To operate cross band, or use the monitor feature of a radio remove the P9 jumper to disable audio muting on transmit. -
Page 27: Radio B Rx Channel Assign - P7
This is the same as above except that it is assigns radio B and is set on the P7 jumper block. VIRTUAL COM PORT SERIAL SELECT – P4 The RIGblaster duo has two virtual COM ports from one USB connection. There is provision to use either of these ports for whatever function you want. Take into consideration what combination of software applications you might want to use at the same time before deciding if you need to change anything. -
Page 28: Troubleshooting Tips
CW keying output wired to a straight key jack NOT a paddle jack on your radio. You RIGblaster duo may have to program your radio through its menus for a straight key on the CW key jack you are using. -
Page 29: Index
INDEX AUDIO IN, 9 MICROPHONE CONNECTOR, 6 c.s., 6 Mini Plug, 5 CD-ROM, 5 MMTTY. See CHANNEL, 26, 27 MONITOR, 6, 9 CONNECTOR, 24 OUTPUT, 8, 9 Cover Screws, 5 P16 jumper block, 18 CW, 2 P6 jumper block, 25 cw LED, 7 Patch Cord, 5, 20, 21, 22 CW OUT, 8... -
Page 30: Warranty
The CD-ROM 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...
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