[ICOM] IC-706 to Laptop Interface

[Dave Bernstein]

You can purchase USB-to-serial-port converters from an array of
suppliers, including Belkin and VSCom. Alternatively, you can now
purchase a USB CI-V level converter -- see
http://www.microham.com/USB%20interfaces.html .

http://www.eham.net/articles/8192 describes a homebrew USB CI-V level
converter. If you go this route, interpose a non-inverting
open-collector driver between pin 28 of the USB module and the CI-V bus;
otherwise, you risk premature part failure in devices that drive your
CI-V bus -- including the device in your transceiver.

    73,

       Dave, AA6YQ

-----Original Message-----
From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Michael Raskin
Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 01:29
To: Icom Reflector
Subject: [ICOM] IC-706 to Laptop Interface


Thanks for all the responses but I guess I should have mentioned that my
laptop has only USB  and no serial interface.  Does any know how to do
this?

73,
Mike, W4UM (ex-K4KUZ)  w4um at arrl.net
South Florida DX Association  http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/
Florida Contest Group  http://www.floridacontestgroup.org


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