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From: jpainter@tjp.East.Sun.COM (John Painter - Sun BOS Hardware)
Newsgroups: rec.ham-radio,rec.ham-radio.packet,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: rs232 control for ICOM radios
Keywords: ICOM rs232
Message-ID: <665@east.East.Sun.COM>
Date: 3 Aug 89 23:33:20 GMT
References: <43525@bbn.COM>
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In article <43525@bbn.COM> grossman@bbn.com (Martin Grossman) writes:
>
>pin #		Description
>
>16	Control signal (DBC) input terminal for external control
>17	NC
>18	NC
>19	Control signal (DV) output terminal for external control
>20	Control signal (RT) input terminal for external control
>21	Data signal (DB1) input/output terminal for external control
>22	Data signal (DB2) input/output terminal for external control
>23	Data signal (DB4) input/output terminal for external control
>24	Data signal (DB8) input/output terminal for external control
>
>
>Now the article mentions that some radios have an input and output
>that are 5V rs232 signals but neither of these do.
>
ICOM makes a board to covert from parrallel to serial for the older 
ICOM equipment.  Try AES or HRO (I can't remember the part number off 
the top of my head)  I believe it is about $25.00 at discount. 
 
/Tjp 
-disclaimer:> I am not a HAM soo... what do I know.  (sorry, bad taste 
form code/code-free discussions) 

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