I think that computer control of most of these radios is already possible. 
If Jim Shaffer had any Yaesu HF transceiver built in the last 10 years, plus 
time and inclination, he could make JJ Radio work with it. For the older 
rigs like my FT950, you have a standard RS-232 port to work with, so a 
USB-to-serial adapter would be needed. Yaesu publishes on their website the 
complete command set for each of these rigs. I haven't investigated what 
Ten-Tec or Icom does for CAT control of their equipment, although most all 
of these transceivers can at least have their frequency and mode changed.
I think the complaint against these manufacturers is that they don't provide 
for a plug-in speech board.
73,


Lloyd Rasmussen, W3IUU, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2016 8:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Writing Mike Dishop

Hi all:

This maybe a good time to spearhead an email campaign to Mike Dishop of 
Dishtronix/Tentec to see if we can get some blind accessibility into the up 
and coming TT gear.
With a Super Eagle, Omni vii+ and Orion III in the works, there's no reason 
why at least 1 of these futures couldn't be accessible. At the very least we 
could get S-9, frequency and mode announcement and the ability to program 
any menus with software installed on a windows machine connected via USB. 
They could even do S-9, frequency and mode announcement through this program 
as well. Most of us are using a computer in our shacks for logging etc, so 
why not a program that can control a rig fully from initial setup to 
everyday operation? I believe JJ Radio can do this with the KWs. I wish 
There was a program like this for Icom and Yaesu. Maybe TT can get 1.
Just throwing something against the wall and hoping it sticks.

73:
Mike DE VO1AXÂ

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