[CQ-Contest] Computer Controlled Rigs.

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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 contol mine...works with both
N1MM and DXLabs....

On 2/21/2010 7:11:34 PM, Bob AD5VJ (rtnmi at sbcglobal.net) 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
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