Specifications
General features
- Transceiver audio interface for operating digital modes, voice
recording and playback
- S/PDIF optical in/out
- CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) system
- FSK output
- Built-in electronic CW keyer (WINKEY version 10)
- USB output for connecting additional USB devices such as computer
mouse.
Computer connection
- USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector
- Powered from the USB port (consuming 100 mA maximum)
- No external power supply needed
Transceiver connection
- Single 25-pin connector for transceiver cable
- Various transceiver models supported
Audio interface
- Insulated from digital nets
- Maximum input/output amplitude is 1V
- Input/output samplerate: 8 to 48 kHz (32000, 44100 or 48000 Hz in
S/PDIF mode)
- True 16-bit DAC/ADC used
- Volume levels are adjusted by the front panel potentiometers and
on-board jumpers.
- Standard S/PDIF optical connectors for digital interface
CAT serial port
- Baudrate: 300-115200 baud
- Electrical compatibility: RS-232, CI-V, TTL or inverted-TTL
(Yaesu, Icom, Kenwood, Ten-Tec, Elecraft and JRC transceivers)
PTT/CW outputs
- PTT output: open collector and TTL-level
- CW output: open collector, either software or WINKEY
- Maximum current is 50 mA
FSK output
- Open collector output
- Baudrate is adjusted by the on-board jumpers (preset to 45.45
baud).
System requirements
- Desktop or laptop Pentium computer with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0
compliant port
- Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 or MAC/Linux operating system