MFG. / INFO. West Mountain Radio West Mountain Radio West Mountain Radio Tigertronics MFJ MFJ MFJ Buxcomm Model RIGblaster Pro RIGblaster Plus RIGblaster NOMIC Signalink 1279 1275 1273B Rascal V PRICE $249 $139 $59 $49+DC sup+CD,+cables $129 $99 $59 $49+CD EASILY PLUG-IN SWITCHABLE BETWEEN DIFFERENT RADIOS YES 8pin&RJ45 UNIVERSAL AS SUPPLIED YES 8pin&RJ45 UNIVERSAL AS SUPPLIED YES 8pin&RJ45 UNIVERSAL AS SUPPLIED YES NO:SELL, THROW AWAY NO:SELL, THROW AWAY NO:SELL, THROW AWAY NEW CABLE FOR EACH RADIO $15 DETACHABLE QUICK CHANGE RADIO CABLE YES YES YES YES NO NO NO YES RADIO SPECIFIC HIGH QUALITY METAL CASE YES YES YES YES NO NO NO SOAP DISH BOX DURABLE POWDER COAT FINISH YES YES YES YES NO NO NO SOAP DISH BOX JACKS FOR ALL CABLES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO FULLY AUTOMATIC NO MANUAL BYPASS SWITCHES YES YES N/A NO NO N/A NO N/A FRIENDLY 8/5 EMAIL & TEL SUPPORT YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO EASY RADIO CONNECTION DIAGRAMS INC. YES YES YES YES NO NO NO N/A CD UP TO DATE OVER 80 PROGRAMS & EASY INSTALL MENUS YES YES YES YES NO NO NO NO $15 12 VDC POWER SUPPLY INCLUDED YES YES Not Needed NO,$? needs cord, mic power or DC supply YES YES Not Needed Not Needed FULLY ISOLATED SERIAL CIRCUIT YES1 YES1 YES1 YES1 NO NO N/A YES1 NO EXTRA GROUND NEDED YES1 YES1 YES1 YES1 NEEDED NEEDED N/A YES1 POSITIVE SERIAL CONTROL; NO ILLEGAL TRANSMISSIONS YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES AUTO MIC. SWITCHING YES YES NO NO YES YES NO NO COMPUTER RIG CONTROL USES THE SAME SERIAL PORT YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO TRANSMIT SPEECH PROCESSING YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO MIC. RECORDING OUTPUT YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO COMPUTER SPKR. MUTE ON TRANSMIT YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO COMPUTER AUDIO LEVEL INDICATOR YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO TRUE FSK KEYING YES YES NO NO YES NO NO $10 EXTRA TRUE KEYED CW YES YES YES3 NO NO NO NO N/A DUAL CW & FSK KEYING JACKS YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 2ND MIC. PLUG IN AUTO SWITCHOVER YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FULL STATUS INDICATORS ON ALL FUNCTIONS YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO DUAL HEADPHONE JACKS YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO SEQUENCER LOOP JACKS YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FRONT PANEL AUDIO DRIVE ADJUSTMENT YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO 3 CHOICES FOR RECEIVE AUDIO YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NINE GROUND ISOLATING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FULL BEACON MONITOR OPERATION YES NO NO NO NO NO NO NO SS TV YES YES YES2 YES2 YES YES YES2 YES2 WSJT FSK441, JT44 K1UHF DESIGN YES YES YES NO NO NO NO NO VOICE KEYER YES YES NO YES YES NO NO NO EchoStation YES4 YES4 YES4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A EchoLink Internet remote YES4 YES4 YES4 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 It is desirable to have full isolation for ground loop prevention. Also this could cause damage to computer circuits while connecting cables, especially when you have the problem described above in note 1. Our RIGblasters have full isolation between the computer ground and our circuit ground using proprietary circuitry and optoisolators. 2 Legally it is required that you proceed each sent SSTV image with a voice announcement. If the microphone is not attached to your rig, this would prevent SSTV from being an option with a simple interface that disables the mic. 3 When using RIGblaster nomic for True CW, it is necessary to switch the interface from your rig's mic connector to your rig's CW jack using a CW cable (available from West Mountain Radio). 4 RIGblasters are tested and certified for proper operation by K1RFD, the author of EchoStation and EchoLink.
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