Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!ERWINVL.DLOS@XEROX.ARPA From: ERWINVL.DLOS@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: FT757 and RS232 Message-ID: <9038@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 7-Mar-85 10:26:11 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.9038 Posted: Thu Mar 7 10:26:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:58:09 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 21 BRUCE, I HAVE A 757 THAT I HAVE BEEN "TALKING" TO VIA MY XEROX 820-II COMPUTER FOR SOME TIME NOW. I DESIGNED MY OWN INTERFACE USING A MOTOROLA MC1489 AND A RAT SHACK OPTICAL ISOLATOR. I OUTPUT FROM THE 820-II COMM PORT (RS232) TO THE HOME BREW INTERFACE THEN INTO THE RICE BOX. WORKS GOOD BUT I AM NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED WITH THE SOFTWARE I GENERATED TO HANDLE ALL THE OPERATING FUNCTIONS OF THE 757. IT IS NOT WHAT THE AVERAGE BEAR WOULD TERM AS BEING "USER FRIENDLY". THEREFORE, I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REWRITING. AS FAR AS ACTUAL PWA FROM YAESU, I HAVE NEVER INQUIRED. REGARDS, W5PUT--VAL L. ERWIN