[ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter

[Tom Crawford]

Jack - I take that back - partly. I found a schematic of the cable you 
referenced. It does have an op-amp in the housing.
Have you tried this cable on an Icom?
Indeed however, it isn't USB. It's RS-232 to ????
thanks for the input.
Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Crawford" <TMCsail at sbcglobal.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 12:21 AM
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter


> What'ch getting at there, Jack?
> That cable (20-289) is just an RS-232 to 1/8 phone plug that was used with 
> a very old line of scanners.
> It doesn't take care of adapting the voltages to CIV levels.
> 73,
> Tom, W3TMC
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jack - K4WSB" <k4wsb at arrl.net>
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> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 8:10 PM
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>> #20-289.  5 bucks on closeout.
>>
>>
>> At 02:30 PM 4/25/2007, you wrote:
>>>Thanks Tom.
>>>
>>>Julio, W4HY
>>>
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>>>Subject: RE: [ICOM] Radio Shack USB - CIV control adapter
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>> Jack Hartley
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