[Ham-Mac] Yaesu 857 and Mac, what do I need?

[Randy Terrell]

Hi Lew,
   Well don't have a schematic of the Imic but haven't noticed a 
problem.  Originally I used it with a couple of isolation transformers 
and 10K pots from radio shack but noticed that
I seldom used the controls.  Ended up putting in a couple of 1/8w 
resistors in the connectors to cut down the gain a little on receive 
and just ran it directly.  By the way, I run both the Mac and a PC side 
by side so to change computers I just put the USB connector in the 
appropriate front panel socket and I'm there!  Can change computers in 
about 5 seconds tops.
Don't have the 897 but have both the FT-1000D and FT-817 which I use it 
with.  Obviously you need VOX for switching but outside of that, the 
Imic is all you basically need.
Good Luck,
Randy

On Apr 24, 2006, at 10:13 PM, K6LMP wrote:

> This is great to know.  I recently acquired a Yaesu 897D, and posted 
> to the Yahoo chat group for that rig asking if I could use the iMic, 
> which I already have. Everyone said, no, no, no, you have to get a 
> rigblaster, etc.
>
> But it seemed to me that if I can control the audio level, which one 
> can do with cocoamodem, there ought not to be a reason to go with the 
> interfaces, except possibly because of ground loop problems.  does the 
> iMic provide isolation to prevent ground loops?
>
> lew
> K6LMP
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2006, at 12:09 PM, Randy Terrell wrote:
>
>> #1. Buy yourself an Imic Audio to USB interface off ebay!   Works 
>> great and really convenient to use the front USB port for both 
>> transmit and receive audio.  Basically retired all
>> my sophisticated interfaces and just use the Imic direct to both 
>> FT-1000 and TS-2000X in VOX mode.  cocoModem by Kok Chen is the way 
>> to go for the Digital modes.
>> 73,
>> Randy, K9BCT
>>>
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