[Kenwood] TS 850 to PC

[Paul Erickson]

Hi Guido,

Guido Tedeschi, ik2bcp wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>     the better solution is to use an interface with optocoupler, because you
> avoid ground loops and any ground current from PC to radio or vice versa.
> Currents from PC to radio or from radio to PC can damage your radio or your
> PC...
> Optocoupling is useful also to solve or reduce some strange RFI that you can
> have.
> The interface of TK5EP is circuitally the best but it is complex and needs
> an external power supply, mine is simple but equally safe (optocoupled) and
> external power supply is not needed.
> The N6TR interface is the simplest and it works but the safety...
> Make your choice... HI, HI


I have yet to see one of these interfaces cause any problems. Have you
seen one?

> I use my interface with my TS850S with Easylog (an italian logger, not free)
> and I0JX Rigmaster (very nice free software!)
> In contest, we use the interface with CT or Writelog (now the best contest
> software!)

Has something been done to Writelog to eliminate it's over dependency
on the mouse? Having to deal with a third input device during cw 
contesting is definitely counter productive.

> Ciao and 73
> Guido, ik2bcp



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