[CQ-Contest] Computer Controlled Rigs.

[Idle-Tyme]

Thank You All for all this excellent information!

Joe WB9SBD
*The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle-Tyme.com
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Bob AD5VJ wrote:
> 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 report the second VFO and on some of the
> older icoms you cannot command it into split operation using computer
> control only manually.
>
> For contesting and computer control *in my opinion* Yaesu is the way to go
> as long as you filter up and do your mods all the others lack all the wrong
> things.
>
> Bob AD5VJ
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-
>> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of N7mal
>> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:18 PM
>> To: Idle-Tyme; cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Computer Controlled Rigs.
>>
>> 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, AZ
>> http://www.n7mal.com
>> Everyone in the world is
>> entitled to be burdened
>> by my opinion
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Idle-Tyme
>> To: cq-contest at contesting.com
>> Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 18:17
>> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Computer Controlled Rigs.
>>
>>
>> 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 going to
>> upgrade, I may as well at least go as high as a rig that can be
>> computer
>> controlled.
>>
>> Now Nothing New mind you,  I can not afford them thats for sure!  So I
>> was wondering if anyone has made a web page that has listed what rigs
>> are computer controllable for use with many of the logging programs
>> like
>> N1MM, N3FJP  etc.
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
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