[Ham-Mac] hello and SignaLink USB question

[John Palese]

I faced a similar decision.  I opted NOT to go with the Signalink  
because an Elmer convinced me that:

1) The microham usb digikeyer has THE most quiet 16 bit sound card  
available which makes it a great decoder.

&

2) Minimizing the number of "wires" going between the rig, interface  
and computer minimizes rfi complications.

I bought the uHam USB digikeyer and have been very happy with it both  
for rig control via MLDX and as a sound card with cocoaModem.  The  
uHam digikeyer is also designed to use the aux connector on the rear  
of your rig for I/O which leaves the mike & head phone jacks on the  
front of the rig available for their intended use.

I don't have any negative info on the Signalink, just wanted to give  
you another alternative.

73
John
WB9JPH

On Mar 16, 2007, at 11:37 AM, EZRhino wrote:

> Hello group!
>
> Question:  I am wondering if the future purchase of a Tigertronics  
> SignaLink USB for digital mode use will serve as double duty for a  
> general Mac to radio connection for my logging software, etc.?
>
> Details:  iMac G5, Icom 746pro.   Currently I have a Black Cat  
> Systems USB CI-V Icom interface (into the accessory port in radio)  
> so I can use MLDX with the radio.  It works great. I had to use  
> some toroids to keep computer noise off of 20 meters, but that's  
> another story :-) .
>
> Currently for digital modes I'm just using a pair of patch cables  
> to and from iMac and Radio (no interface).  The sound card output  
> goes right into mic input and I use VOX to trip the PTT.  It's a  
> PITA and requires a lot of babysitting.  When a PSK transmission is  
> complete, I have to manually hit the VOX button to take the radio  
> out of TX mode so it will RX.
>
> Back to the original question:  Will the SignaLink interface  
> eliminate the need for the CI-V box, or will I still need both units?
>
> Chris
> KF7P
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