Getting Started with TenTec Transceiver Control
connect your TenTec transceiver to your PC; if you use one of your PC's USB ports, configure Windows to not automatically power down this port.
run Commander, and click the Config button on its Main window to open its Configuration window
in Commander's Configuration window, select the General tab and then in the Radio panel
set the Model selector
if your transceiver is an Omni V.9 or Omni VI
choose hexadecimal radix
enter the radio's CI-V Address (specified in its user's manual)
set the radio's CI-V Transceive parameter off (using its menu system)
if your transceiver is a Pegasus, select the Control Folder containing your Pegasus control software; this folder should contain a file named PEGASUS.OUT
if your transceiver isn't a Pegasus, then in Commander's Configuration window select the Ports tab and in the Primary CAT Serial Port panel
designate the Port# that is connected to your radio interface; if Windows has assigned your radio interface a serial port number greater than 17, reassign it a number less than 17
if your transceiver is an Omni V.9 or Omni VI,
select the Baud rate, Word length, Parity, and Stop bits that match your radio's settings
set DTR to Off unless it serves as a power supply for an external interface, in which case set DTR to On
set RTS to Off unless it serves as a power supply for an external interface, in which case set RTS to On
if your transceiver is an Argonaut, Jupiter, Omni VII, or Orion, select the Baud rate, Word length, Parity, Stop bits, DTR, and RTS as shown in this table:
Model
Baud
Word
Parity
Stop
DTR
RTS
Argonaut
1200
8
None
1
Off
Off
Eagle
57600
8
None
1
On
Flow
Jupiter
57600
8
None
1
On
Flow
Omni VII
57600
8
None
1
Off
Flow
Orion
57600 (see note)
8
None
1
Off
Flow
note: early Orion units require a baud rate of 56000
- on the Configuration window's General tab,
check the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation box
set the Continuous Frequency and Mode Interrogation interval to 200 ms
- On Commander's Main window
the VFO panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's frequency via its front panel
the Mode panel should reflect changes you make to your radio's mode via its front panel
Modifying the VFO panel's frequency display contents and striking the Enter key will radio's primary VFO to the specified frequency; see Changing Frequency for information about the other ways you can change transceiver frequency from the VFO panel
Clicking the Mode panel's buttons should change your transceiver's mode; see Changing Mode for additional information
Clicking the Bandspread button will display a Bandspread window; see Bandspread Window for additional information.