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DATA SOCKET AUDIO INPUT IS NOT AFFECTED BY COMPRESSION OR MICRO PHONE GAIN
SETTINGS, SO YOU CAN LEAVE THEM AS IS WHEN SWITCHING BETWEEN SSB AND
DIGITAL MODES.  THE RIGBLASTER ADVANTAGE MODEL COMBINES A USB SOUND CARD
WITH RIG CONTROL CAT.  ITS MANUAL ONLY DESCRIBES SETUPS BASED ON THE RIG
MICROPHONE AND SPEAKER CONNECTORS, WHILE I WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE
MINI DIN IN THE BACK OF MY RADIO.  UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT HOOKING
UP THE ADVANTAGE TO THE DATA SOCKET IS ACTUALLY VERY EASY.  ALL YOU NEED IS
A HOMEBREW CABLE, A SIX PIN MINI DIN CONNECTOR MOUSER 806 KMDAX 6P, AND
APPROPRIATE JUMPER SETTINGS.  FOR THE CABLE, START WITH A CAT 5 COMPUTER
NETWORK CABLE, CUT THE CONNECTOR OFF ONE END, AND SOLDER THE LEADS TO A SIX
PIN MINI DIN CONNECTOR USING THE CONNECTIONS SHOWN IN TABLE 1.  INSIDE THE
RIGBLASTER ADVANTAGE SEE FIGURE 1, USE THE INFORMATION IN TABLE 2 TO
CONFIGURE P1, WHICH IS THE TWO ROW, 13 PIN HEADER INSIDE THE RIGBLASTER.
NOTE THAT WE DO NOT USE ANY OF THE PROVIDED INSTANT SETUP CONNECTORS.
INSTEAD, THE CABLE DESCRIBED IN TABLE 1 MAPS PINS 1, 2, 3, AND 5 OF THE
DATA SOCKET TO CORRESPONDING PINS ON THE P1 OUTPUT SIDE, AND FROM THERE WE
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