How to get Yaesu FTDX101, N1MM+ contest logging software and CW Skimmer software working together

My solution:

Hardware:

1) FTDX101D

2) AIRSPY HF+ Discovery

3) PC

Connect the AIRSPY up to a USB port on the PC and connect the antenna to the main IF out port on the rear of the FTDX101D. This will give the AIRSPY access to the 9.005MHz IF of the main receiver in the FTDX101D.

Connect RS232 serial com port of FTDX101D to PC (com 1 in my case).

Software:

1) N1MM+

2) SDR Console

3) CW Skimmer

4) VAC (Virtual Audio Channel, your choice of software)

5) Omnirig

6) Serial Port Splitter (www.fabulatech.com)

In the serial port splitter software, set up a "shared port" for com 1 (allows multiple software apps to connect to the FTDX101D for rig control and status information.

In the Omnirig software setup radio 1 as FTDX101D and use com1.

Setup a VAC for use between SDR Console and the CW Skimmer (ensure windows 10 doesn't grab it).

In the SDR Console software add the external radio feature and use com1 to get rig control from FTDX101D. You also need to add the CW Skimmer menu and select the appropriate VAC audio channel (no need to send on CAT info from SDR Console with this implementation as CW Skimmer will get it via Omnirig). Configure external radio feature by entering 9.005MHz IF details.

In CW Skimmer setup the audio to use the previously created VAC. Also set the CAT (Omnirig) to use radio 1 and com 1. Also setup network to enable telnet server telnet and port to 7300 to send out spot info.

In N1MM+ setup rig control to com 1 and telnet to 127.0.0.1 port 7300

This will allows both ways rig control between N1MM+, SDR Console and CW Skimmer to/from the FTDX101D. Happy skimming!

Doug GM0ELP