I am attempting to use the Digirig mobile device to get Winlink/Vara FM working through my mobile radio, the Kenwood TM-710GA. I’ve had no luck. VARA FM is both deaf and dumb - it won’t receive or trigger PTT. I’ve tried everything I can think of, and no success. I have seen comments on getting Packet to work on this rig where the interface cable must be plugged in to the back of the head unit, which I’ve done. I’ve also tried both the data port and the PC port on the radio itself, all with no luck. I’ve read through troubleshooting, I’ve installed the com port utility. The PC seems to recognize when the USB is plugged into the digirig, and I have the sound settings on both the PC and the Vara FM set to the USB Audio Device, but still no receive and no PTT. Frustration level = High. Anybody have suggestions?
is the green digirig cable plugged into the green digirig jack?
only thing i can think of
i’m not familiar with that radio but there might be a menu setting to change the function of the data jack on the radio. data jack should be ‘audio’ and pc jack should be ‘serial/data’
kb0wlf
Sometimes it takes a village - good guess that I had the cables reversed on the Digirig. So now the green (can’t see green, but OK) cable is plugged into the green port and lo and behold the pc now trips PTT. That’s great! The PC is still deaf, but you may be right about that being a rig setting, so now I will pull up the 710 manual and see what I see. You’ve already been a big help.
So are you red/green colorblind? That would be a good reason for Denis @K0TX to put some physical cues on the ports and plugs to work around that condition.
73 Constrainted
yes - colorblind in red & green