[TenTec] COmputer hook up to Omni VI+

[Jim Allen]

Can the Icom CIV be used instead of the serial port and routed to a USB
port directly?

TIA

73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen




On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Carl Moreschi <n4py3 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> USB to serial converters are what is used now.  They are available for $10
> to $40.  They take a serial port DB9 and converter it to connect to a USB
> port on the computer.  Then windows even assigns a comport number to it so
> you can use it as a normal serial port.  For a DB25, you need a DB9 to DB25
> adapter on the end of the USB to serial converter.
>
> The Omni VI also had a 1/8 inch CIV jack which is the Icom method of
> connection.  This is because the Omni VI uses the Icom command protocol.
>
> Carl Moreschi N4PY
> 58 Hogwood Rd
> Louisburg, NC 27549
> www.n4py.com
>
>
> On 5/15/2014 8:42 PM, Jim Allen wrote:
>
>> I see that the Omni VI+ has a connection called a "serial port" in the
>> back, as well as an "Interface Port" which resembles a serial port DB
>> connector..
>>
>> The description in the manual leads me to believe the Interface Port is to
>> be used to connect to a computer.  Today's computers seldom have serial
>> ports, and I see that cables are offered on eBay for these radios that are
>> 1/8th" to USB, similar to the Icom cable.
>>
>> What's the story?  What should one use?  What should one do with a
>> computer
>> having no serial ports?
>>
>> 73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen
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