Owner`s manual

RIGblaster plus
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9. WORK LOTS OF DX AND HAVE FUN: You are on the air! Try all the
modes, not just one; experiment!
THIS COMPLETES THE STEP BY STEP SETUP SECTION OF THIS
MANUAL......
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MICROPHONE JUMPER INSTALLATION NOTES
The jumper diagrams and charts in the back of this manual should be checked
against the microphone wiring diagram in your radio’s owner’s manual. Simply
make sure that mic. audio, mic. ground, PTT, and ptt ground are on the same
pins. It could be possible to damage your radio, but only by inadvertently shorting
out any DC voltage that may be on the mic. jack. Pay particular attention to this
before turning on your radio. Note that these diagrams are for the microphone
as well as the radio. Yaesu mics for the same radio are wired two different ways,
either two grounds or one. If you do not know how your Yaesu mic. is wired
use the old style common ground connection with the GNDTIE jumper in place.
The diagrams depict the actual appearance of the jumper block in the RIGblaster.
The black rectangles represent the supplied blue two-pin jumpers. The black
squares with wires depict where the black and white wire jumpers go. The circles
denote no jumper or connections.
After completing and testing the jumper Installation you may put the cover on.
Carefully align the rear panel over the connectors and the control, making sure
that the side screw holes line up. Be careful not to put pressure on the switch
levers with your thumbs when putting the cover on. Also be careful with the audio
level adjustment pot on the back panel. The screws are sheet metal type and
must be driven in firmly with a fresh, properly fitting, #2 Phillips head tip. They
will be tight at first and then will go easier. Do not over tighten the cover screws
when they reach bottom.
SETTING THE AUDIO LEVEL TO YOUR RIG
Before using the RIGblaster you should set your radio properly for normal SSB
operation. Changing your microphone settings on your rig after setting up the
RIGblaster will require that you re-adjust the computer audio level.
To have the best possible signal, you need to understand how to adjust your rig.
Modern rigs may have several adjustments for transmit audio, including; mic. gain,
mic. equalization and/or transmit shift, speech compression and ALC (automatic
level control). The objective of setting these adjustments is to have clean clear
signal with a minimum of splatter or RF bandwidth.