For those who own or have owned an Optocom (or for that matter, an OptoScan board of some form), have you ever connected an Icom or other CI-V capable radio to one of the CI-5 ports? If so...did you have to leave the Opto powered up at all times for it to function as a level converter? And what if any issues were observed by running two radios on the same serial port, albeit with a different CI-V address?
I'm planning to run an Optocom and an R-7000 as a pair via Spectrum Commander. Have done this before using two different serial ports, a custom Squelch Detect cable and a CT-17 to interface the R-7000 to the PC. For that matter I had three R-7000s hung off the CT-17, each using a different flow control line for Squelch Detect - and it worked. Now doing things a little differently and wondering who has played around with the Opto before I try my hand at it.
I'm planning to run an Optocom and an R-7000 as a pair via Spectrum Commander. Have done this before using two different serial ports, a custom Squelch Detect cable and a CT-17 to interface the R-7000 to the PC. For that matter I had three R-7000s hung off the CT-17, each using a different flow control line for Squelch Detect - and it worked. Now doing things a little differently and wondering who has played around with the Opto before I try my hand at it.
