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1. JPA RS 232 icom TT OM Unicom TT OMV CI V RS 232 Omni VI Omni V TEN TEC Ten Tec Orion Orion II YAESU FT 600 icom TT OR RS 232 Unicom FT 600 FIF 232 pares oe on aw nomo oa www radioarena co uk FT 736 Unicom FT 736 FIF 232 FT 757GXII Unicom FT 757GXII FIF 232 FT 757 FT 757GX Unicom FT 757 av FT 767 FT 980 Unicom FT 767 FIF 232 FT 840 Unicom FT 840 FIF 232 FT 847 Unicom FT 847 RS 232 FT 890 FT 900 FT850 Unicom FT 890 FIF 232 FT 920 Unicom FT 920 RS 232 FT 990 FT 1011 Unicom FT 990 FIF 232 FT 1000 FT 1000D Unicom FT 1000D FIF 232 FFT 1000MP FT 1000MPmkV FT 1000MPmkVField FT 2000 FTDX 5000 Unicom FT 1000MP RS 232 FTDX 9000D FTDX 9000MP FTDX 9000Contest Unicom FT 9000 RS 232 FT 450 FT 950 FTDX 1200 FTDX 3000 Unicom FT Mini6 RS 232 FT 3000 FT 7100 FT 7800 FT 8100R FT 8800R FT 8900R Unicom FT 8800 NO CAT FT 100 FT 100D FT 817 FT 857 FT857D FT897 FT897D VX 1700 Unicom FT Mini8 FIF 232 Elekraft K2 Unicom EL K2 RS 232 Elekraft Elekraft K3 Unicom EL K3 RS 232 SUPPORT If you have any problem with this unit first check the appropriate section of this manual If the manual does not reference your problem or your problem is not solved by reading the manual you may contact us bya message form listed on our website at https radioarena co uk index php a contact Please send a complete description of your problem an explanation of exa2. not insure that it will match the radio if the radio s default menu settings as the defaults may have been altered Check the baud rate and in the case of a CI V radio that the address is correct for the radio model Icom radios have menu functions where you may set not only the baud rate but also the CI V address to something other than the default Each Icom model comes with a unique default CI V address that should be set to the default but may be altered via the radio s menus for special applications It is best to refer to your radio s manual and to set the radio to the default settings of what a new out of the box version of that radio would have At least check to see that it is set to the default Any setting for the radio other than the default will cause the default setting of the software for that radio not to work The Radioarena UnicomDual works with ARC2 ARC3 Commander DXLab CQ Log CT DigiPan DX4WIN DXBase ERW4C Eurowinlog FTBasicMMO FTBCAT FTBVR5K V2 Ham Radio Deluxe Hamport AALog HamScope Logger32 LOGic Lux Log MixW MMSSTV MMTTY MMVari NiMMLogger N3FJP Loggers NA OH2GI HAM System RadioCom RCKRtty Scancat Gold SD SuperControl TR LOG TRX Manager Win EQF WriteLog YPlog and many other programs Important When setup your software please note the virtual COM port priority Port A lower number CAT TxD and RxD PTT RTS line option CW DTR line option Port B high
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4. the specific radio model on the other side Please see the Radio Cables table below for more information If your radio is not listed in the table below we can build a custom made cable for any available HF VHF UHF transceiver by your request Available UnicomDual Cables Transceiver Model Cable Code IC 77 IC 707 IC 721 IC 725 IC 726 IC 728 IC 729 IC 732 737 IC 735 731 IC 736 IC 738 IC 746 IC 746Pro IC 7400 IC 756 IC 756Pro IC 756Proll IC 756Prolll IC 760 IC 761 IC 765 IC 775 IC Unicom IC 8 CI V 781 IC M700TY IC 820 IC 821 IC 910 IC 970 IC 7600 IC 7700 IC 7800 IC 703 IC 706 IC 706mkII IC 706mkIIG IC 718 IC 78 IC 7000 IC 7200 IC 7410 IC 9100 IC 7700 IC 7800 TS 140 TS 440 TS 680 TS 711 TS 811 TS 940 TS 450 TS 690 TS 790 TS 850 TS 950 Notes FSK RCA is necessary only for the TS 850 TS 950 2 a o 3 H O w gt Q e 3 4 NI fo S S ITS50 TS60 requires Kenwood IF 10D 15 6 ITS140 TS680 requires Kenwood IF 10C TS711 TS811 requires Kenwood IF 10A TS 940 requires Kenwood IF 10B KENWOOD ITS 440 requires Kenwood IF 10 S 570S TS 570D TS 590 TS 870 TS 870S TS 990 TS 2000 TS 2000X TS B2000 Notes FSK RCA is necessary only for the TS 870 TS 870S RS 232 ITS 480HX TS 480SAT Unicom TS MINI6 Argonaut V TT Jupiter TT Pegasus Unicom TT
5. to connect your receiver or transceiver directly to your PC and operate a selection of data modes No external power supply is required Components are of the highest quality and the unit underwent the stringent quality control and inspection standards The Radioarena UnicomDual features fully isolated computer ground circuit unlike other interfaces that require extra ground screws extra wires and extra cables in an attempt to eliminate ground loops The complete set includes the Radioarena UnicomDual and the appropriate cable for the specific transceiver model We recommend that the minimum requirement is a PC with 100 MHz processor or better Windows 95 98 ME XP 32 MB of RAM 400 MB hard drive and Soundblaster or compatible soundcard The unit has all the cables you need and is ready to go Simply download and install the software for the mode s that you want to try plug in the supplied cables and you are set Presently available ham radio sound card software the Radioarena UnicomDual digital mode modem a radio and a computer is the easy and modern way to operate BPSK31 QPSK31 PSK63 PSK125 MFSK8 MFSK16 MT63 THROB Feld Hellschriber PSK Helischriber FM Hellschriber Duplo Hellschriber Concurrent MT Hellschriber Sequential MT Hellschriber SSTV FAX WEFAX RTTY AMTOR SITOR ASCII PACTOR G TOR HF and VHF PACKET APRS CW SSB Contest Voice Keying FSK WSJT FSK441 WSJT JT44 CW High Speed Meteor Scatter NAVTEX Q15X25 Olivia Do
6. Radioarena UnicomDual DATAMODE e CAT CONTROL e PROGRAMMING INTERFACE User Manual www radioarena co uk I Rig Control and Programming Section The CAT control part of the interface is based on the FT2232C the 3 generation of FTDI s popular USB UART FIFO I C family This device features two Multi Purpose UART FIFO controllers which can be configured individually in several different modes It is designed specifically for CAT Computer Aided Transceiver system which controls transceiver frequency mode and other functions by computer supporting Icom CI V Kenwood IF 232C and Yaesu FIF 232C transceivers It may also be used to program and clone various hand held mobile and base radios The UnicomDual communicates directly with a PC through the now popular and standard USB interface It emulates 2 two Serial Ports communicating with a radio at TTL voltage levels A Serial Port connection is not needed since the Radioarena UnicomDual emulates one for you The Radioarena UnicomDual is compatible with all versions of Windows that support USB operation This only includes Windows 98SE ME W2K XP or higher Many up to date notebook computers support only USB interfaces but no more Serial Ports On a desktop PC the few serial devices are already in use You can connect as many USB devices as you want to your PC The Radioarena UnicomDual is a new CAT Programming Datamode interface for USB 2 0 or USB 1 1 for all those PCs with
7. ctly how you are using your unit and a complete description of your station and software WARRANTY The Radioarena UnicomDual is warranted to be free from manufacture defects for a period of 12 months from the date purchase Subjecting the device to conditions beyond parameters listed above will invalidate this warranty The Radioarena UnicomDual is a static sensitive device anti static procedures should be used in the handling of internal parts of this device All Radioarena UnicomDual units are extensively tested at time of manufacture to be free of defects Radioarena is committed to providing products of the highest quality Should you experience any product quality issues with this product please contact our quality assurance manager at the above page DISCLAIMER The Radioarena UnicomDual should not be used in any situation where its failure or failure of the PC or software controlling it could cause human injury or severe damage to equipment This device is not designed for or intended to be used in any life critical application This product and its documentation are provided as is and no warranty is made or implied as to their suitability for any particular purpose Radioarena will not accept any claim for damages arising from the use of this product or documentation This document provides information on our products and all efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within The specifications of the product are
8. e analogue signal is measured during the sampling process If you think about it the reason why this is important is obvious imagine that you had a recording of someone speaking and you sampled the recording once per second You d end up with a lot of choppy noise The more frequently the signal is sampled the better the approximation to the original sound However the higher the sample rate the more memory is required to store the samples so you don t want to sample more than is necessary either SOFTWARE We do not write digital mode programmes We also cannot properly support software only the author of that software can Presently we do not make radio transceivers or computers so we cannot support these products either www radioarena co uk There isa lot of digital mode programmes listed on the following websites e RV3APM Data Mode Software Collection http www asl net rv3apm e DL9QJ Data Mode Software Collection http www muenster de welp sb htm e AC6V Data Mode Software Collection http www ac6v com opmodes htm More can be found on the Internet Most of these are freeware or shareware and in many cases provide a level of performance beyond your wildest dreams CABLES All cables are top quality fully screened pre wired and tested Each cable connects directly between your radio and the Radioarena UnicomDual Each cable features a standard DB15M connector on one side and the appropriate plugs for
9. ely half scale Regardless of what you do it is always a good idea to have someone listen to your signal when the band is empty signals are strong or noise is very low They should look carefully for spurious signals noise and hum When transmitting on modes like MFSK and PSK always try to use a frequency setting of more than 1500 Hz and less than 2500 Hz This will allow the transmitter s SSB filter to suppress unwanted harmonics from the audio system driving the transmitter Remember it is sometimes necessary to select the narrowest filter possible in the receiver rather than depending on the computer to filter out strong unwanted stations If you depend only on the sound card you will find that even very clean strong signals overload your system The problem is often in your receiver system not in the offending transmitter Many transceivers allow a selection of narrow filters while operating SSB or include pass band tuning controls If you have trouble with a strong station nearby causing interference try to use more selectivity or use the receiver s notch filter to reduce the signal level You must have a 16 bit sound card installed in your computer to use digital mode programs Read the documentation with the sound card for full instructions on the use of this card in general Find the mixer control panel which may be a program that was supplied with the soundcard or it may be part of the Windows Control Panel Learn how to adjust the so
10. er number PTT RTS line CW DTR line SQL CTS line FSK TxD line www radioarena co uk Note For FSK if your radio supports true FSK mode you can use MMTTY with the EXTFSK application http hamsoft ca pages mmtty ext fsk ph JUMPER SETTINGS FIF 232 By default all jumpers are set to RS232 II Digital Modes Section Communication technologies that are specifically designed to improve live HF keyboard operation can now be achieved that were previously only theory or too complex to be practical Thanks to the generosity of radio hams with programming knowledge and to the World Wide Web new and powerful communications tools are available to all hams The evolution and wide spread use of the Personal Computer with a digital sound card for DSP is allowing us to use these tools to push the envelope The distinguishing features of live HF digital operation today are the use of lower power compact or indoor antennas and courteous operating technique This reverses the trend of several years ago Data modes are at the cutting edge of radio communications making maximum use of the limited and precious band space And with modes like PACTOR and PSK31 you will be amazed how it is possible to pull signals out of the noise and decode them 100 when normal voice communications is impossible The Radioarena UnicomDual is a completely new way of getting into data modes with the minimum of outlay In effect it enables you
11. ilable Virtual COM Port VCP drivers and direct D2XX drivers The VCP driver emulates a standard PC serial port such that the USB device may be communicated with as a standard RS232 device The D2XX driver allows direct access to a USB device via a DLL interface To locate the drivers you want to install for a device select which of the driver types you wish to use VCP or D2XX and then locate the appropriate operating systems With the exception of Windows 98 and Windows ME all devices are supported in each driver package Virtual COM Port Drivers http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm D2XX Direct Drivers http www ftdichip com Drivers D2XX htm NOTE Microsoft have ended support for certifying XP and VISTA through their WHCK test program As such current builds will still work on XP and VISTA but are not Microsoft certified If a VCP driver is required for Android please refer to the following application note TN 132 Adding FTDI Devices VCP Driver Support to Android http www ftdichip com Support Documents TechnicalNotes TN 132 Adding FTDI Devices VCP Driver Support to Android pdf www radioarena co uk Do not plug the Radioarena UnicomDual in until you have installed the drivers After installing the drivers assure that the Radioarena UnicomDual is plugged in SOFTWARE SETUP We do not write software for radio programming or interfacing a radio to a computer We also cannot properly support software only the a
12. le hum can be introduced into your stations audio systems Be sure your station ground is good all the equipment is grounded together properly with a wide smooth conductor and you have followed all station wiring suggestions found in reliable sources such as the ARRL Handbook Check the sound card volume control settings and the gain settings of the radio Be sure they are close to normal operating settings and not set too high ADJUSTMENTS One of the most common problems using digital modes is improper system level Even at best digital modes have limited dynamic range compared to modes that closely fit filter bandwidths in the transmitter and receiver When the radio filter is wider than the mode being used the system depends heavily on having absolutely no distortion at any place in the system Adjustments and levels throughout the entire system affect bandwidth and quality of transmitted and received signals When transmitting it is extremely important to use correct gain levels If the input of a transceiver is overdriven the signal will contain unwanted products Problems might not show on spectrum or IMD displays and if they do many people do not recognize them Excessive level into the radio can aggravate harmonic distortion this often does not register on IMD or displays causing transmissions on multiple frequencies For example a PSK transmitter using 1 000 Hz offset will have some signal level at 2 000 Hz and every other multip
13. le of 1 000 Hz These harmonics might make it back through a narrow filter and while they cause others interference they will not show on a spectrum display The same is true for poor www radioarena co uk carrier suppression Since the carrier can be outside the pass band of a receiver it will not always show on displays of people you are working Problems also occur when audio levels are too low If audio level from the sound card or interface is too low the ratio of signal to hum and or noise will also be reduced The proper setting is generally one that allows the microphone and receiver gain to be set at normal operating levels for SSB Power is reduced or adjusted by fine tuning levels with the controls inside the Radioarena UnicomDual The best way to check for proper transmission is to listen to your own signal on a separate receiver Use a narrow filter and take care to avoid overloading the receiver If you cannot listen through a separate receiver the best general guideline is to use normal microphone gain settings and approximately half volume on the sound card Volume settings Adjust the transmitter level control in the Radioarena UnicomDual for normal transmitter drive just at the start of ALC action and use the microphone gain on the transmitter or sound card volume for fine adjustment Use a normal receiver volume setting and adjust the sound card microphone level make sure any extra gain options are off to approximat
14. magnetic pulse of a near by lightning strike and induce a huge electrical spike directly through your equipment If your equipment is effectively connecting two ground systems together instead of being connected to a single point ground you are asking for trouble Disconnecting your antennas for thunder storms will not protect you if you have a station ground that is at a different location from your AC house ground Be careful not to bump or stress the Radioarena UnicomDual sticking out of your USB port as this could physically damage your computer s USB connector or the Radioarena UnicomDual Do not allow the Radioarena UnicomDual to get wet or to use it in humid locations www radioarena co uk FT2232C DUAL USB UART FIFI I C DATA SHEET A complete data sheet of the FT2232C can be downloaded at http www ftdichip com Support Documents DataSheets ICs DS_ FT2232C pdf DRIVERS Drivers are available which allow FTDI devices to work with the following operating systems Windows 8 1 Windows 8 1 x64 Windows 8 Windows 8 x64 Windows Server2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Windows 7 x64 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 x64 Windows Vista Windows Vista x64 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2003 x64 Windows XP Windows XP x64 Windows ME Windows 98 Linux Mac OS X Mac OS 9 Mac OS 8 Windows CE NET Version 4 2 and greater Android Windows RT For most of these operating systems two types of driver are ava
15. mino and many others DESCRIPTION www radioarena co uk The PCB is fitted in a convenient and durable black plastic box The box is fitted with a DB15F connector on one side and 2 audio cables on the other side USB socket The Radioarena UnicomDual and your radio are connected by the fully assembled detachable radio cable terminated on one side with a DB15M connector and with the appropriate plugs for the specific radio model on the other side The audio cables are fitted with 3 5 mm Stereo Jacks They should be connected to the PC soundcard socket This connection allows the computer to send receive the audio signal to your radio cw PTT SQL UnicomDual Digital Mode USB Interface http radioarena ru R3LF mail ru 7 903 891 1970 BOURNS LM NP 1001 81 1122 BOURNS BOURNS LM NP 1001 B1 LM NP 1001 B1 1036 1036 www radioarena co uk TESSEN itiiiti Cett cvre Full set Unkem Dual FEATURES Compatible with any radio by ordering a fully assembled detachable radio cable Compatible with every soundcard equipped computer Works with every present or future ham radio soundcard program Properly matched and easily precise adjustable audio to any radio Advanced circuit design and cable shielding for RFI product suppression Bidirectional transformer isolation of input and output audio signals Optical isolation of PTT CW and FSK signals through independent optocouplers Positive and fully automatic PTT con
16. out Serial Ports Two virtual Serial Ports are created so that any Windows based rig control software that is compatible with your computer and radio may be used The Radioarena UnicomDual contains the required level converters for most Icom Kenwood and Yaesu radios so the original level converters e g CT 17 CT 29 CT 62 OPC 478 are not required anymore The Radioarena UnicomDual uses a convenient pocket sized black box design with a pre wired and tested cable to fit your radio Cables are available for all CI V IF 232C and FIF 232C controllable and programmable radios The Radioarena UnicomDual itself does not produce interferences An external power supply is not required The power supply is done over the USB interface following the USB 2 0 specs PRECAUTIONS Make sure that your computer and you ham station have a common AC ground that is bonded at a single point This means that all station grounds and AC grounds must be at a single low impedance point Any AC leakage or voltage between multiple grounds could damage your radio computer or the Radioarena UnicomDual when connecting the system together This is true of all station interconnections and accessory installations Having the AC service ground on one side of your house and another ground for your antenna on the other side of your house creates dangerous ground loop if not bonded together at a single point This huge ground loop loop antenna could pick up the electro
17. trol supported by almost all ham programs True FSK keying output for direct RTTY keying of your radio through the COM port True CW keying output for direct CW keying of your radio through the COM port Possibilities to use a VOX function of your transceiver instead of PTT control No external power supply needed great for portable or QRP installations High quality and professionally designed fibreglass printed circuit board Convenient small light and durable black plastic case Dimensions 52 x 29 x 80 mm Weight 125g Various pre wired and tested cables to fit your radio are available SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM A unique feature of this interface in contrast to many other ones is that it provides a complete galvanic isolation of the computer and the transceiver www radioarena co uk Block Diagram of the unit COMPUTER TRANSCEIVER LINE OUT SPKR LINE IN MIC ko s eee ae Full schematic diagram including jumper settings can be downloaded at http www radioarena co uk docs UnicomDual5sheme pdf SUGGESTIONS We recommend placing this unit as close to the radio and computer as possible Do not place this unit within one foot of power transformers video monitors or anything that emits strong varying magnetic fields If you locate this unit near a monitor the sweep circuits can introduce hum and noise into your signal If there is a power line operated transformer within several inches and if it has flux leakage 60 cyc
18. undcard playback output level and the record input level using the mixer panel these controls will be used to set the levels for Digital Modes The modem is feeding audio direct from the soundcard output to the AF input There is an adjustable attenuator of about 100 1 ratio to reduce the 1 volt output of the soundcard down to 10 mV for the AF input Do not use a speech processor with Digital Modes When you have reached the correct setting you will see that changing from the tuning tone to typing text will make the transmitter power swing from 50 no typing to 100 typing or tuning tone This change in power is correct It s quite OK to let the transmitter ALC line operate on Digital Modes The ALC line will control the drive level without clipping in the same way that it does on voice operation To check that the receiver output is not overdriving the soundcard tune to a strong steady carrier to give 1 000 Hz audio tone with the RF gain of the receiver at maximum so that the receiver AGC line is fully operating Check that the waterfall shows a single vertical white line with no red Reduce the soundcard input gain in the mixer control panel if you see red lines on strong signals DigiPan example To complete the soundcard setup for use with Digital Modes the soundcard sample rate needs to be set A key defining characteristic of any digital audio signal is its sampling rate usually just called the sample rate This refers to how frequently th
19. uthor of that software can Presently we do not make radio transceivers or computers so we cannot support these products either The following information is provided as general guidelines for setting up rig control or programming Please refer to your radio s manual and your software s documentation or help files for specific information The COM port number assigned to the Radioarena UnicomDual by WindowsG must be set for rig control or programming to function Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Hardware tab and click Device Manger and select View gt Devices by Type The device appears as an additional COM port with the label USB Serial Port You will need this COM port number to setup your program so that it may communicate with the Radioarena UnicomDual If you plug the Radioarena UnicomDual into different USB port each USB port will have a different COM port number assigned to it You may use several Radioarena UnicomDual devices with one computer and several radios each with a different COM port assignment A radio s menu settings may have been changed from the radio manufactures default setting Check this it will cause a rig control communications problem even if the software is set correctly for that make and model radio Most modern radios have these menus that allow changing computer control settings Simply selecting the correct make and model of your radio in the control software does
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