Specifications

General features

• Transceiver audio interface for operating digital modes, voice recording and playback
• CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) system
• FSK output
• Additional SERIAL input/output
  

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.

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).
  

SERIAL input/output

• Baudrate: 300-115200 baud
• Electrical compatibility: RS-232 (TXD/RXD/RTS/CTS lines)
  

System requirements

• Desktop or laptop Pentium computer with USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 compliant port
• Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/2003 operating system