[ICOM] Icom 718 and Computer

[Tom]

John, I would not go there YET.
I'd like to get a detailed picture of the whole setup.
What kind of internet connection are you using?
modem(dial-up),cable,DSL?
If you are using an external modem (cable or DSL) can
you move the modem farther from the radio (to a
different phone jack or a different cable connection)
and get a longer cat-5 cable to connect the computer
to it?
Are there other computers connected to your system? If
so, do they get kicked off the internet also?
Indeed, if you unplug the 1/8 - does the problem goes
away? In other words, we are sure it isn't RF?
Is the problem power dependant? If you turn down the
RF output does it still kick you off?
What brand/type of interface are you using?
73 for now
Tom

--- John King <k5pgw at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Having trouble remoting Icom 718 with my PC because
> when I transmit, the PC disconnects from the
> internet.
> 
> I have put toroids on all leads and grounded the rig
> and computer to a single earth ground. Maybe some
> SLIGHT improvement with the grounding and liberal
> application of toroids.
> 
> Does anyone know what would happen if I moved the
> computer about 20 feet from the rig and extended the
> control cable from the interface to the transceiver
> by
> 20 feet? The control cable is a two conductor cable
> terminated in a 1/8 inch male plug that plugs in the
> back of the 718. My thinking is that maybe the extra
> space between the computer and the transceiver would
> solve the disconnect problem.
> 
> Please give me the benefit of your EXPERIENCE.
> Thanks
> and 73, John, K5PGW
> 
> 
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