[Dxbase] ICOM 756 Pro II Remote Control

Sun Dec 11 15:03:00 EST 2005

At 12/11/2005 02:54 PM, Gary Senesac AL9A wrote:
>One further note in support of an actual Icom CT-17 Level Converter. The
>CT-17 allows connection of up to four different pieces of Icom equipment
>through a single serial RS232 connection. In my case I control both my
>ICOM-756Pro and ICOM PW-1 amp through the CT-17. The after market cable
>connectors are significantly cheaper on a one to one basis, but if you need
>to purchase three or four of them the cost differential shrinks. 

All you need to purchase is a Y connector for 1ドル or 2ドル from your local stereo electronics store to accommodate more than one radio to your interface. The design of the CI-V (Computer Interface number 5, the V is a roman numeral five) bus is that it is multi drop. If you open up the stock CT-17, you will find one level converter and 4 jacks just wired in parallel. Nothing fancy. And other radios use the CI-V bus too, just not ones that you will find too often in a ham shack. 
> Not to mention the need for multiple serial ports on the computer - a commodity
>that is getting harder and harder to find.

Still need just one. You can also now purchase USB to CI-V products to eliminate the serial port need.
>Gary AL9A
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Greg - N4CC" <n4cc at alltel.net>
>To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: December 10, 2005 10:41 PM
>Subject: Fwd: Re: [Dxbase] ICOM 756 Pro II Remote Control
>>>> K1NU makes an interface that works fine with the Pro II for 30ドル...I use it
>in
>> my shack with no problems. It plugs into the CI-V jack on the radio and
>to a
>> comport on the computer.
>>>> http://k1nu.home.comcast.net/k1nu/Products/
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>> >From: "Gary Senesac AL9A" <al9a at pobox.mtaonline.net>
>> >To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>> >Subject: Re: [Dxbase] ICOM 756 Pro II Remote Control
>> >Date: 2005年12月10日 22:26:25 -0900
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>> >Jim,
>> >I have the ICOM-756Pro and yes the radio is of use with DXbase. Dig out
>> >your ICOM-756ProII owners manual and look at the rear panel connections.
>> >You will find one there called CI-V Remote Control Jack. This is your
>> >connection to the outside world! Icom in it's infinite wisdom, read
>chance
>> >to sell you something else, did not build a RS232 serial interface into
>the
>> >rig. Instead they put the RS232 interface into a box called a CT-17
>Level
>> >Converter. You run a mini jack stereo cable from the CI-V Remote Control
>> >Jack to the CT-17. Then connect your RS232 serial interface cable
>between a
>> >computer serial port and the CT-17. Go to DXBase Options and tell it
>what
>> >you've done and to load frequency info from the rig. Now you can do some
>> >rig control from DXbase. Also DXbase will poll the rig and bring back
>the
>> >VFO frequency and mode info.
>> >
>> >AES lists the CT-17 for 130,ドル but I've heard of clones on the market for
>> >less and some guys have built their own. Check the DXbase and/or
>WriteLog
>> >archives or do a Google search.
>> >Gary AL9A
>> >
>> >----- Original Message ----- 
>> >From: "JNMazzoni" <JNmazzoni at comcast.net>
>> >To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net>
>> >Sent: December 10, 2005 4:26 PM
>> >Subject: [Dxbase] ICOM 756 Pro II Remote Control
>> >
>> >
>> >> I am using an ICOM 756 Pro II which does not have a RS232 serial
>> >interface. Is the interface that is available on this radio of any use
>with
>> >DXbase? If so, what can be controlled, how, etc?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >Jim (K3SJW)
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