Article: 51244 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2006 20:18:33 +0100 From: noname Subject: Icom UX-14 Interface Message-ID: <4431758d$1@news.greennet.net> Can't remember who it was, but whoever was looking for one, there's one on Ebay now: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9707228086 Article: 51245 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: "danda" Subject: tigertronics Message-ID: Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 16:05:09 GMT Anybody using the Tigertronics sl1+ for pk31 etc any good do they work as stated I have got a Yaesu FT847 and PC running windows XP Article: 51246 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc Message-ID: <44318d88$0$7724$636a55ce@news.free.fr> From: F8BOE Subject: Re: tigertronics Date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 23:03:04 +0200 References: Try homebrewing. danda wrote: > Anybody using the Tigertronics sl1+ for pk31 etc any good do they work as > stated I have got a Yaesu FT847 and PC running windows XP Article: 51247 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: "Dick, AA5VU" Subject: Re: tigertronics References: Message-ID: Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:33:47 GMT In article , "danda" wrote: > Anybody using the Tigertronics sl1+ for pk31 etc any good do they work as > stated I have got a Yaesu FT847 and PC running windows XP I have the SignaLink SL-1+ and it works great. I am using it with Mac OSX and a Kenwood TS-570S(G) and cocoaModem software. The reason I selected the SL-1+ over other interface units on the market was the unique Auto-PTT. It handles the PTT for me without having to mess with a serial connection. It detects the sound card output and closes the PPT line. Tigertronics supplied a cable the plugs into the SL-1 and the ACC2 (13-Pin DINN) on the back of the Kenwood rig. Life is too short to ever solder another 13-Pin Dinn plug. Dick AA5VU Article: 51248 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: "Clinton" References: Subject: Re: tigertronics Message-ID: Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:44:20 GMT I chose the SL-1+ for the same reason. I have a homebrew interface, but it requires a com port for PTT. My Del laptop doesn't have a com port and USB adaptors don't always work. The Tigertronics works great. -- --- Remove _nospam_ to reply via email. "Dick, AA5VU" wrote in message news:aa5vuNOSPAM-EC6750.20334703042006@newsclstr02.news.prodigy.com... > In article , > "danda" wrote: > >> Anybody using the Tigertronics sl1+ for pk31 etc any good do they work as >> stated I have got a Yaesu FT847 and PC running windows XP > > I have the SignaLink SL-1+ and it works great. I am using it with Mac > OSX and a Kenwood TS-570S(G) and cocoaModem software. > > The reason I selected the SL-1+ over other interface units on the market > was the unique Auto-PTT. It handles the PTT for me without having to > mess with a serial connection. It detects the sound card output and > closes the PPT line. Tigertronics supplied a cable the plugs into the > SL-1 and the ACC2 (13-Pin DINN) on the back of the Kenwood rig. Life is > too short to ever solder another 13-Pin Dinn plug. > > Dick AA5VU Article: 51249 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc From: Rick WA1RKT Subject: PSK-31 interface help needed for FT-817 Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 09:51:35 -0400 Message-ID: I have a new Yaesu FT-817ND that I would like to use on PSK-31. According to the manual, one should be able to just connect the radio to the sound card without the need for any interface boxes such as the Rigblaster or Nomic. I have done this with my old Icom IC-735 and it worked pretty well up to about 10 watts of output, so one would think I should be able to get away with it running only 5 watts or less on the FT-817. My question is, have any of you all done that with success? As for connections, I must say that the FT-817ND manual is pretty bad at explaining how to hook it up. On page 38 the manual discusses SSB-based AFSK and shows the radio connected to a TNC. Then on page 39 under PSK-31, it says only to "Connect the FT-817ND to your computer's sound card or interface" without going into any detail on how to do tyat. I can only assume that the connections for audio are the same as shown on page 38, but they don't say that explicitly. The big question is, how is the PTT connected? Does that operate off of DCD or DTR on a serial port? If so, note that the voltage coming out of a serial port's handshake lines can be as much as +/- 15 volts and still be within the RS-232 spec. I find it hard to believe that +/- 15 volts on the PTT pin of the radio is OK. Of course, if the VOX circuit is active and can hear the audio from the data connector's Data In pin, then VOX could be used to switch to transmit mode. Do any of you know if VOX will work in PSK31 mode? Thanks and 73... Rick WA1RKT Article: 51250 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc Message-ID: <44340bb7$0$496$626a54ce@news.free.fr> From: F8BOE Subject: Re: PSK-31 interface help needed for FT-817 Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 20:25:59 +0200 References: Hello, Why do you seek problems? Doesn't it have a mini DIN connector to connect a TNC? Personnaly I recommend an interface to plug the TRX to the computer... Guess why. Soundcard interface schematics on this page: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/f6crp/denis/psk31.htm I homebrewed one and sent some pictures on the packet net. The mini DIN connector is standard so if you find one pinout picture you are saved. 73 de F8BOE Olivier ...-.- Rick WA1RKT wrote: > > I have a new Yaesu FT-817ND that I would like to use on PSK-31. > > According to the manual, one should be able to just connect the radio > to the sound card without the need for any interface boxes such as the > Rigblaster or Nomic. > > I have done this with my old Icom IC-735 and it worked pretty well up > to about 10 watts of output, so one would think I should be able to > get away with it running only 5 watts or less on the FT-817. > > My question is, have any of you all done that with success? > > As for connections, I must say that the FT-817ND manual is pretty bad > at explaining how to hook it up. > > On page 38 the manual discusses SSB-based AFSK and shows the radio > connected to a TNC. > > Then on page 39 under PSK-31, it says only to "Connect the FT-817ND to > your computer's sound card or interface" without going into any detail > on how to do tyat. > > I can only assume that the connections for audio are the same as shown > on page 38, but they don't say that explicitly. > > The big question is, how is the PTT connected? Does that operate off > of DCD or DTR on a serial port? If so, note that the voltage coming > out of a serial port's handshake lines can be as much as +/- 15 volts > and still be within the RS-232 spec. I find it hard to believe that > +/- 15 volts on the PTT pin of the radio is OK. > > Of course, if the VOX circuit is active and can hear the audio from > the data connector's Data In pin, then VOX could be used to switch to > transmit mode. > > Do any of you know if VOX will work in PSK31 mode? > > Thanks and 73... > > Rick WA1RKT Article: 51251 of rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 15:11:50 -0500 From: Tom Ring Subject: Re: PSK-31 interface help needed for FT-817 References: Message-ID: <44342487$0$7322$39cecf19@news.twtelecom.net> Rick WA1RKT wrote: > I have a new Yaesu FT-817ND that I would like to use on PSK-31. > > According to the manual, one should be able to just connect the radio > to the sound card without the need for any interface boxes such as the > Rigblaster or Nomic. > > I have done this with my old Icom IC-735 and it worked pretty well up > to about 10 watts of output, so one would think I should be able to > get away with it running only 5 watts or less on the FT-817. > > My question is, have any of you all done that with success? > > As for connections, I must say that the FT-817ND manual is pretty bad > at explaining how to hook it up. > > On page 38 the manual discusses SSB-based AFSK and shows the radio > connected to a TNC. > > Then on page 39 under PSK-31, it says only to "Connect the FT-817ND to > your computer's sound card or interface" without going into any detail > on how to do tyat. > > I can only assume that the connections for audio are the same as shown > on page 38, but they don't say that explicitly. > I had an 817, and ran the transmit and receive audio directly to the sound jacks on my laptop with no issues after I got the levels set correctly. It's possible you may have to pad the output to the rig a bit depending on what sound card you have. > The big question is, how is the PTT connected? Does that operate off > of DCD or DTR on a serial port? If so, note that the voltage coming > out of a serial port's handshake lines can be as much as +/- 15 volts > and still be within the RS-232 spec. I find it hard to believe that > +/- 15 volts on the PTT pin of the radio is OK. I made an optoisolator from an led and a phototransistor from Radio Shack. The led went to DTR with a current limiting resistor, something like 5K I think, and the phototransistor went to the PTT input and ground. Then I set PSK mode to USB for the PSK entry on the menu, and it worked fine. Tom K0TAR