RIGblaster Description

The Leader in Sound Card Interfaces

A RIGblaster is the easiest way to properly connect your radio to a computer so that you may operate using over 100 existing and future ham radio sound card software programs. You will be able to operate over 20 exciting modes that your radio could not otherwise operate.

West Mountain Radio offers multiple feature rich RIGblaster models. The overview table below can help you determine which RIGblaster model suits your needs. To learn more about a specific model, click on the model name within the table. A Detailed RIGblaster Comparison Chart is also available.

Model	Radio Compatibility	Digital Sound Source	Computer Interface	Built-in Rig Control
RIGblaster Duo	All Manufacturers	PC	USB or RS232	CIV or CAT
RIGblaster Pro	All Manufacturers	PC	USB or RS232	CIV or CAT
RIGblaster Advantage	All Manufacturers	RIGblaster	USB	CIV, CAT or RS232
RIGblaster Plus II	All Manufacturers	PC	USB	CIV or CAT
RIGblaster Data Jack Plug & Play	Specific Models	PC	USB	CIV or CAT
RIGblaster Nomic	All Manufacturers	PC	USB or RS232


The Benefit of a RIGblaster
Your computer and a RIGblaster can take the place of old expensive adapters or TNC's and are the standard for sound card interfaces. For example, a RIGblaster Pro priced at $ 299.95, when used with a computer and appropriate software, replaces the following station accessories:		A mic. equalizer/processor up to $250 A rig control interface up to $130 A multi mode TNC up to $550 A contest Digital Voice Keyer up to $180 A DSP receive filter up to $400 A receive enhancer up to $170 A DX beacon clock with receive up to $100 An Internet remote base up to $ 65 A sound card interface (of course) up to $140
Software is Available for These Modes and More
PSK31 (all models) MFSK16 (all models) MT63 (all models) Hellschriber (all models) SSTV (all models) Digital SSTV (all models) RTTY AFSK (all models) RTTY FSK (RIGblaster Duo, Pro, and Plus II) AMTOR I (all models) PACKET 300 &1200 baud AX25 (all models) APRS with packet sound card software (all models) MCW transmit and receive (all models) CW transmit and receive (RIGblaster Duo, Pro, Plus II and Plug & Play)		Contest Voice Keying (RIGblaster Duo, Pro, and Plus II) WSJT FSK441 High Speed FSK meteor scatter (all models) WSJT JT65 Extreme weak signal Tropo and EME (all models) FM repeater announcements, automatic and unattended. (all models) EchoLink^® (web) Internet radio linking with the EchoLink^® system. (all models) Simplex or duplex repeater control with EchoStation. (all models) Digital voice over SSB bandwidth on HF. (RIGblaster Pro and Advantage) Transmit Speech Processing: EQ and Compression (RIGblaster Pro and Advantage) Computer RIG control (RIGblaster Duo, Pro, Plug & Play, Advantage, and Plus II) DX beacon monitoring (RIGblaster Duo, Pro, Plug & Play, Advantage, and Plus II)

The Benefit of a RIGblaster

Software is Available for These Modes and More