[ICOM] CT-17 upgrade

[John Fleming]

> Does anyone know if Icom has a newer version of the
> CT-17 that has a USB port?  The CT-17 is the computer
> interface box for the IC-756.  RS-232 is not available
> on a lot of the most up-to-date computers.

I haven't seen that, but you can use a USB-to-serial converter.  I do that
anyway to get more serial ports.  There's a lot of discussion about these
here:
http://www.rttycontesting.com/usb.htm

There are some special considerations for using these with 5-bit Baudot, but
it should be much simpler for just reading the CT-17 data.  73 - John,
WA9ALS