Ah yes. That was where I got the idea I didn't have to alter the
radio.. Carl had attached a text of the 9.2 info when I first
inquired. I read that and then later saw the pdf data on the wiki
(needs to be updated or an addendum reflecting 9.2 added.)
With that (Thank you Rick) I just put in the new chip & all seems to
be working well. I still have the issue of needing to use a USB port
and the pins might be an issue. I bought a DB25 to DB9 adapter along
with a DB9 to USB adapter cable but the pin connections aren't
straight 1 pin 1 to pin 1 ie:
DB25 ---> DB9
8 Pin 1
3 Pin 2
2 Pin 3
20 Pin 4
7 Pin 5 --> Shorts to Pin 1 on the USB
6 Pin 6
4 Pin 7
5 Pin 8
22 Pin 9
So I'm hoping Carl has encountered this before and knows a solution.
Or maybe I need to do the seemingly obvious connections between the
DB 25 & the DB9 as he suggested Pin 2 to pin 2, pin 3 to pin 3 and
Pin 7 to pin 7and then just hook the USB cable to that?
TenTec sure makes excellent radios.
Gary
ka1j
> Just a heads-up. The file on the Wiki is for the
> original N4PY Omni V.9 chip. It is not for the V.92
> chip Carl has recently made available. The original
> chip required re-mapping of the Omni V keyboard. Some
> keys are no longer available.
>
> 73,
> Rick
> VE7TK
>
> -----------------------------------
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Logic 8 and Omni VII? - & now
> Omni V...
> Date: Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:37:25 -0500
>
> I read the kudos on the chip so I bought it and then
> did some re-
> reading from this pdf on the chip:
> http://tentecwiki.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?id=562&cache=cache&media=omni_
> v9.pdf
>
> I originally thought the project was essentially to
> replace the
> microprocessor alone, place something like pinstriping
> on the
> frequency buttons and then relabel them and make a
> small change to
> the data cable; all things that could be easily undone
> at any future
> time when I decide to sell the radio. However, after
> reading the
> above info, I realized that to make the changes
> suggested within the
> radio would likely someday be an issue to me, a new
> buyer or
> repairman. A deal's a deal so I'm keeping the chip but
> it's sitting
> on the Omni & I'm not going to modify the radio.
>
> Gary
> ka1j
>
>
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