[CQ-Contest] Logging software and band output

[k9tm]

I am not aware of any of the major software vendors who offer a reverse band
decoder (input to the cpu of rig band, except by rs232 rig control).

It would be easy enough to put together a little board to look at the
voltage from an ICOM and then send (or respond to a freq query) the
appropriate RS232 message (from one of the supported rigs) to the cpu.  This
could be done with something like a Motorola Nitron microcontroller quite
easily.

73 Tim K9TM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Noah Lorang
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:36 PM
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com; qrp-l at lehigh.edu
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Logging software and band output
>
>
> Sending this to the two lists most likely to know something.
>
> I have an IC-745 and run Logger (16 bit version) and CT for normal and
> contest logging, respectively. The IC-745 outputs certain
> voltages through
> it's accessory port depending on what band is selected, designed to
> interface with linear amplifiers or antenna tuners.
>
> My question is this: is there a hardware interface I can construct to
> translate those voltages into something that either of those two programs
> can read (CT, hopefully)? I only operate one mode per contest, so
> the only
> thing I have to switch when I QSY is the band, but it'd be nice if the
> software could automatically change bands when the rig does.
>
> The 745 is NOT a computer controllable rig, so this kind of feature isn't
> built in a way that can connect directly to a computer.
>
> Anyone have any way of accomplishing the above? Or, really ambitious,
> anyone modified the 745 enough to accept computer control? Anyone know of
> any antenna tuners that will tune based on band output?
>
>
> Noah
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>     The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland!
> THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS!
>        http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jamesb/
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
>
> _______________________________________________
> CQ-Contest mailing list
> CQ-Contest at contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest