Has anyone made a list of all the rigs that can be computer controlled? I'm going to be in the market to get a used rig, (new to me, I mean really new to me my rig now is a Drake TR-4!) But If I'm go
Hi Joe: It depends on brand, I just went through a similar search, couldn't find a list per say but if you will go to a couple of these links and search starting around 1988 -1990 manufacture year th
Simply run up the programme you would like to use and check out the list of available radios...bearing in mind some need various other things to work..like the rs232 units on Icoms and the older Yaes
One good way to get your answer is to look at which contesting software you will be using. You need both a rig capable of being computer controlled and software to do it... There's a long list of ra
Joe stay away from ICOM. They make you buy extra 'shtuff' to connect their rigs to a computer. Yaesu and Kenwood are pretty much straight forward, plug-n-play. Good Luck 73 MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, A
Mal is right. Also remember when you say Icom you are saying tentec because as far as the CI-V protocol they both use the same computer control methods and protocol. Might add they also both do not r
Thank You All for all this excellent information! Joe WB9SBD *The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle-Tyme.com * _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes
One other thing to consider: When it comes to DSP you want to look for DSP that is done before the IF stage not what is commonly referred to as AF-DSP which is DSP filtering done in the audio stage o
Mal: I'll take exception to your remarks on ICOM Rigs. All you need is a different type of cable. For RIGS using RS-232 Serial connections, you need to buy or build the cable with the correct wiring,
No need to purchase the Icom level converter for $129. I'm controlling my Icom IC-756PROIII using a REMOTE jack to USB port cable made in China that I purchased on eBay for about $15 including shippi
Yep you can really take "value" in a statement like this. Unbelievable! John Joe stay away from ICOM. They make you buy extra 'shtuff' to connect their rigs to a computer. Yaesu and Kenwood are prett
My Icom 756 Pro is controlled by a pretty simple home brew interface...you are correct about the second VFO, my Kenwood always provided both A nd B info, but I certainly need no extra "stuff" to cont
I might mention, many older Kenwood rigs also required an external level converter. (and often didn't come with all the necessary *internal* parts for a computer interface) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasan
There are lots of options for level converters for both legacy and USB serial ports. If you would rather roll your own, the Icom CT-17 is based on a MAX-232 chip design, and the circuit is widely ava
Take a look at the K3. With macro's you can control the entire rig. You can even write the the programs to do it yourselve. On a simple level, I can control my digital voice keyer of the K3 with N1MM