Typical Sound Card & Computer Connections

 

There are many commercially manufactured sound card interfaces on the market (more...). Below are some basic circuits that may be utilized. In order to utilize the RoMac 10 Band Equalizer to it full potential (transmit & receive), the interface unit must raise the CTS line on the serial port on order to switch the equalizer to the receive mode. Check with the documentation for your interface. If the interface unit does not raise the CTS line while keying your radio, the full transmit and receive functions may be used by using the space bar on the computer to key your radio.

An inexpensive and fairly good isolation transformer is available at BuxComm.com model number XFMR115. This transformer has good low end frequency response down to 75 Hz at -6 dBv.

 

Complete Interface circuit for all modes of the RoMac 10 Band EQ and Receive Filtering software. Bypass capacitors omitted for clarity.
Use .01 uF on all 12 VDC lines and audio lines for RF bypassing. Circuit will key radio normally while software is not running, as long 12 VDC is
supplied and serial port is connected.

 

Basic Microphone connections for EQ (Keep Line out sleeve isolated from ground)  Software in "Xmit Only" mode and Serial Port Support turned off
(Settings->Serial Port->No Comm)

 

PTT delay circuit for sound card that exhibit a "noise burst" going from receive to transmit

Simplified block diagrams of hookups

 

 

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