[Icom] CI-V Questions
Larry Winslow
[email protected]
Thu, 30 May 2002 10:14:07 -0700
I built the CI-V interface that Icom markets. I visited a dealer who=20
allowed me to look at the manual & it took about a minute to copy it onto a=
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scrap of paper. Buying ALL new components, I duplicated the interface for=20
$13. I don't think it would fit inside a DB-9 connector but it does work. I=
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found the circuit to be, for all purposes, identical to the ones Ive seen=20
published. If you go to the ARRL web site, you can find the circuit there=20
in one of its variations.
73 - Larry W=D8NFU
At 10:55 AM 5/30/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello all:
> I=92ve been browsing the web looking for=
information/schematics on
>building a CI-V level converter/interface to use to control my Icom rigs.=
In
>my travels, I=92ve uncovered several circuits, some simply a handful of
>components that can supposedly fit inside the hood of a DB-9 connector,
>others considerably more elaborate, based on IC chips. Who of you have=
built
>any of these, and what are the pros/cons of each design? Are there any
>interface designs that utilize USB rather than a standard serial=
connection?
>What about functionality? Do all of these designs support completely the
>Icom CI-V format, or do some of these simpler ones fall short? Any
>information from experienced builders of these interfaces would be greatly
>appreciated.
>
>Tnx es 73. de
>
>William J. Wickstrom, W1IK,
>USECA Morse Instruction Coordinator
>[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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