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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
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Posted: Thu Mar  7 10:26:11 1985
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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