Band Decoder to RumLog

[K3GT]

Hi All,

I have something perplexing and above my pay grade!

I currently run an Icom 7610 and a Yaesu FT1000MP both connected to the computer and RumLog reads the frequency just fine of each radio and switches easily between the 2. Wanting to run SO2R with this setup is fine for logging but would like auto antenna switching through a TopTen Devices Band Decoder.

At one time in my Windows days, I ran the obsolete Win-EQF software that had the band decoder connected to the PC through a LPT printer port and the decoder read the frequency from the software and switched bands perfectly. Now that LPT's are obsolete I connect the band decoder to the 7610 via the CI-V connection for auto band switching, but, I have to manually switch antennas when going to the 1000MP.

Therefore an objective is to connect the band decoder directly to the Mac via a cable that converts the LPT connector to USB of which cables are available. Then have the band decoder read RumLogs frequency and automatically change antennas regardless of what radio is running Q's. However, I cannot figure out how to do this or map it through RumLog. Plus. I'm not sure if OS X can see a LPT. I have heard that people have used the CUPS protocol to configure Line Printers in OS X

This mystifies me on if indeed this can be done......any ideas?

Thanks,

Bob
K3GT

[K3GT]

Hi Tom and all,

I am trying to get Rum Log to output BCD data to a line printer port (FTDI DB25 to USB) to control a band decoder. Tom, is this in the RUM software anywhere? Am I missing it?

Top Ten Devices, Unified Microsystems and Micro Ham all use similar decoding and it is a typical Yaesu BCD output.....

Unified Microsystems has an excellent article on how this works....see the input-output logic table https://www.unifiedmicro.com/BCD_14_MAN.pdf

I can't figure out how to do this, help anyone, Tom?

Bob
K3GT

[DL2RUM]

There is no hardware support in RL for this. RUMlog uses similar UDP broadcasts like N1MM: https://n1mmwp.hamdocs.com/appendices/e ... roadcasts/ See the Radio Info section. You can read easily frequency and trx selection to control your hardware.