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MFG. / INFO.	West Mountain Radio	West Mountain Radio	West Mountain Radio	West Mountain Radio	West Mountain Radio	Tigertronics	Tigertronics	MFJ	MFJ	MFJ	Buxcomm
MODEL	RIGblaster Duo	RIGblaster Pro	RIGblaster Plus	RIGblaster Data Jack	RIGblaster NOMIC	SignaLink SL1	SignaLink USB	1279	1275	1273B	Rascal V
PRICE	$	$	$	$	$	$70	$100	$129	$99	$59	$49+CD
EASILY PLUG-IN SWITCHABLE BETWEEN DIFFERENT RADIOS	YES 8pin&RJ45 OVER 2000 USES any 8 pin round mic	YES 8pin&RJ45 OVER 2000 RADIOS AS SUPPLIED	YES 8pin&RJ45 OVER 2000 RADIOS AS SUPPLIED	10 RADIOS AS SUPPLIED, 20 OTHERS WITH ADAPTER	YES 8pin&RJ45 UNIVERSAL AS SUPPLIED	YES but only one cable type supplied	YES but only one cable type supplied	NO:SELL, THROW AWAY	NO:SELL, THROW AWAY	NO:SELL, THROW AWAY	NEW CABLE FOR EACH RADIO $15
DETACHABLE QUICK CHANGE RADIO CABLE	YES, 2	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES RADIO SPECIFIC
USB Interface	YES Dual USB	YES⁴	YES⁴	YES	YES⁴	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
AUTO SWITCHING 2ND MIC JACK	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
DUAL RADIO INTERFACE	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
1 MIC, 2 RADIOS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
1 PAIR OF HEADPHONES, 2 RADIOS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
1 PAIR OF SPEAKERS, 2 RADIOS	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
MASTER STATION VOLUME	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
SUB HEADPHONE VOLUME	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
SIMULTAINEOUS HEADPHONE AN SPEAKER RX MONITOR	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
3 W x 2 SPEAKER AMPLIFIER	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
3 W x 2 HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
RX MONITOR MIXING AND SWITCHING	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
TX SELECT OF RADIO WITH ONE MIC AND COMPUTER	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
HIGH QUALITY METAL CASE	YES	YES	YES	Plastic	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	SOAP DISH BOX
DURABLE POWDER COAT FINISH	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	SOAP DISH BOX
JACKS FOR ALL CABLES	YES	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
FULLY AUTOMATIC, NO MANUAL BYPASS SWITCHES	YES	YES	YES	NO	N/A	N/A	NO	NO	N/A	NO	N/A
FRIENDLY 8/5 E-MAIL & TEL SUPPORT	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
EASY RADIO CONNECTION DIAGRAMS INC.	YES	YES	YES	P&P	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	N/A
UP TO DATE CD ROM WITH OVER 150 PROGRAMS. EASY INSTALL MENUS	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO $15
12 VDC POWER SUPPLY INCLUDED	YES 2 amp	YES	YES	USB powered	Not needed	NO,$? needs cord, mic power or DC supply	USB powered	YES	YES	Not needed	Not needed
FULLY ISOLATED PTT CONTROL	YES	YES¹	YES¹	YES¹	YES¹	YES¹	YES¹	NO	NO	N/A	YES¹
POSITIVE SOFTWARE PTT CONTROL	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
COMPUTER AUDIO SYSTEM MUST BE DISABLED TO USE MOST HAM PROGRAMS	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
WINDOWS SOUNDS NEVER TRANSMITTED BY BUILT IN VOX	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES
AUTO MIC. SWITCHING	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO
COMPUTER RIG CONTROL INTERFACE BUILT IN	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
TRANSMIT SPEECH PROCESSING	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
MIC RECORDING OUTPUT	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
STATON MUTE ON TRANSMIT	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
COMPUTER SPEAKER MUTE ON TRANSMIT	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
COMPUTER AUDIO LEVEL INDICATOR	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
TRUE FSK KEYING	YES dual	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	$10 EXTRA
TRUE KEYED CW	YES dual	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	N/A
SEPARATE CW and FSK KEYING JACKS	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
2ND MIC. PLUG IN, AUTO SWITCHOVER	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
FULL STATUS INDICATORS ON ALL FUNCTIONS	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
DUAL HEADPHONE JACKS	NO adaptor supplied	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
PTT/FOOT SWITCH JACKS	1	2	1	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
FRONT PANEL AUDIO DRIVE ADJUSTMENT	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
4 CHOICES FOR RECEIVE AUDIO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
NINE GROUND ISOLATING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS	NO: 12	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
FULL BEACON MONITOR OPERATION	YES	YES	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO
SSTV	YES	YES	YES	YES²	YES²	YES²	YES²	YES	YES	YES²	YES²
DIGITAL VOICE KEYER	YES	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
The EchoLink_® system Internet remote	YES	YES³	YES³	YES³	YES³	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
The EchoLink system COR detect	NO	NO	NO	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO	NO

¹It 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.

²Legally 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.

³RIGblasters are tested and supported by K1RFD, author of the EchoLink system.

⁴USB interface included. May also be used with DB9 RS232, your choice.

The information here was gathered from other manufacture's advertisements and is correct to the best of our knowledge. We are not responsible for errors or omissions.