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Reviews For: West Mountain Radio RIGtalk USB Interface

Category: Interfaces, Radio to computer, amp, rotor, coax switch, internet

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Review Summary For : West Mountain Radio RIGtalk USB Interface
Reviews: 18MSRP: 49.95, cables extra
Description:
RIGtalk USB rig control interface
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.westmountainradio.com/RIGtalk.htm
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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K3FXR Rating: 2013-02-07
Easy Plug and Play Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Couldn't believe how easy this was to install..
Running Windows XP. Plugged it in to the radio (IC-746PRO), plugged the dongle into the USB port, Run the CD and I was up and running in five minutes.
It was a breeze!
You gotta buy one!
K7DZW Rating: 2012-03-09
Not a Happy camper Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Windows 7 version for IC-746Pro Serial - USB.
Talked to Mark the owner I believe." Oh yeah works great. "" I use it on a 746Pro myself with HamRadio Deluxe ". Talked to Darren as well. " "No problem ". I said. " All the reviews on HRD forums are negative about this application/product because of the Prolific chip set ". " Naw. It works great ". Then I got to " Bree " in sales. Everybody gets a bad day now and then....but not in sales. Bad attitude. She MUST be related to someone at WMR. So I bought it anyway...stupid ME. No auto run on the software....No uninstall for software. After reading all the instructions before installing I shuld have packed it up right then...but oh no It's from West Mountain Radio..it's got to be top drawer. It ran for about 2 hours then locked up HRD as all the HRD fourm folks said it would. Then It refused to see HRD. It goes back to HRO tomorrow. I relish the 60 mile drive. Computer user since 1978. Building my own for the last 10 years. " I shouda known better with a girl like you...." ringing in my ears. Believe the HRD fourms......for the most part
K1XV Rating: 2009-12-03
Simple set up, no issues Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I got one with a CI-V cable to interface an IC-7700 to a Windows XP computer. Plugged it in the USB, it looked for drivers off the internet and found them, and configured itself. Plugged in the interconect cable to the Rigtalk and to the IC-7700, and was in business.

I am slowly moving into the 21st century. No longer have to manually input band and frequency info to my logging program, and can run HRD with the 7700.

Simple as pie.
AE9DX Rating: 2009-12-03
Works as advertised! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
While I must admit, I'm fairly "old school" and really enjoy twisting knobs and throwing switches, I recently thought I'd move into the 21st Century and try a Computer to Rig interface. After looking at the cost of the Icom unit and also it's need for a serial port , I decided on the West Mountain Radio "Rigtalk" Good choice! It comes with the installation software and a rig to device cable and simply plugs into an available USB port. What more can you ask for? It worked right out of the box after loading the software from the disk and works flawlessly with the Ham Radio Deluxe program I'm running with Windows XP. A very good product for a good price!
KL7JT Rating: 2009-10-07
Works well, FB Support Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Have 2 of these which I use with ICOM rigs. Simple and easy to use. Had a support question. It was answered almost immediately. Good product.
K1UHF Rating: 2008-12-09
Best made CI-V CAT interface on the market Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Good thing the RIGtalk only has a .063" fiberglass epoxy circuit board otherwise it would have destroyed WA4NUN's computer mother board and injured his dog.

I wonder if he read the instructions that say: "Be careful not to bump or stress the RIGtalk sticking out of your USB port as this could physically damage your computer’s USB connector, or the RIGtalk."

I am always careful with thumb drives sticking out of my laptop, I use 4" USB extension to avoid damage to the laptop.

I wonder if the PC's board was destroyed if he would have expected the computer manufacturer to give him a new computer?

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Earlier 5-star review posted by K1UHF on 2007-10-16

Plug and play simple and way cheaper than other rig control interfaces. Now in a durable injected molded case and drivers are available for 98SE to XP with new Vista drivers. MAC OS9 and OSX are on westmountainradio.com and the Linux drivers are included in the latest Linux distribution.

If your radio has CAT or CIV control and you aren't using it you gotta get a RIGtalk.

Del K1UHF
N7TCF Rating: 2008-06-11
Ubuntu Linux OK! Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Disappointed at first that with SUSE Linux I couldn't use this device, but switched to Unbuntu and now working fine. Pure 'plug and play.'
Using it with Yaesu FT-897.

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Earlier 3-star review posted by N7TCF on 2007-01-27

Works fine in Widows 2000. No problems.
Linux is no-go. Chip manufacturer does not provide useful a driver, so West Mountain isn't at fault.
N9GRG Rating: 2007-10-16
A great Product - no problems Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Works first time, every time. Have used this on multiple different ICOM radios (IC-718, IC-746Pro, IC-756ProIII) and works perfectly on each.

Nice to not have to use a serial port to get radio connection.
AF4KK Rating: 2007-05-16
Yes, excellent!! Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I've used my RIGtalk for about 4 months now and it is an excellent piece of equipment! It interfaces my HP laptop and Icom IC-7000 perfectly without any errors! And that disk they supply with the drivers and digital software is GREAT! It's practiaclly plug n' play!!
N6XE Rating: 2007-05-16
Works great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I use with my Dell laptop (Windows XP) and followed the simple setup instructions, then made the connection to my Icom 718 and started up Ham Radio Deluxe and everything worked fine on the frst try. I like the compact size and being able to use USB which has been the standard for how many years now? :)

A common complaint in reviews of the RIGtalk was the clear shrink tubing which covered the board. People wanted something a little more protective. When mine arrived recently I was pleasantly surprised to see it had a proper plastic enclosure, so they must have responded to those complaints. If you're curious, I posted a picture of the new look to my website: http://broadsword.com/misc/WMRrigtalk.jpg