Icom CT-17 and TRLog

[KB1HJW]

Has anyone used this combination of products? I'd like to be able to control my 706MKIIG through the computer (and add a code reader). The price tag on the CT-17 is steep, so I wanted to get some feedback before making the purchase.

[K0HZI]

Not sure of TRLog, but have used Logger and MixW software and the CAT funtion works with both.
You can build your own CI-V converter, this site has many plans.  I used the one with the opto couplers and it was very inexpensive to build and it worked great: http://www.plicht.de/ekki/civ/index.html