Some JT65 on a Sunday Afternoon
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Interfacing PCs and Transceivers
My Icom IC7800 has a built in USB Soundcard and CAT interface which works well, but I have been looking at ways to interface my icom IC708 transceiver so I may also use it for JT65, JT9, PSK31 and other data modes. The Audio data side is quite simple but to be able to CAT control the IC708 as been an issue. Both the CAT to USB leads sourced have had issues with the chipset/driver which has made them useless or unreliable. Then I spotted this little device called SUCCI - Simple USB CAT & CW Interface. Besides being a USB to CAT interface there is optoisolated CW and PTT outputs, a Keyline input suitable as a remote PTT, (e.g footswitch) and three LEDs to show status. SUCCI-T is configurable as Yaesu, ICOM or Kenwood control by jumper selection. The build is excellent and has all the appropriate RFI components fitted. The driver is the reliable FTDI USB to UART chip FT-232RL. For more visit http://www.kotarov.com/projects/succi