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Reviews For: Donner's Digital Interfaces

Category: Interfaces, Radio to computer, amp, rotor, coax switch, internet

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Review Summary For : Donner's Digital Interfaces
Reviews: 103MSRP: 40
Description:
Very reasonably priced, quality manufactured radio to computer interfaces for PSK31, Hellschreiber, SSTV, MFSK, and all other sound card modes. Fast service too!
Product is in production
More Info: http://www.donnerstore.com
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
001034.8
KD4ULB Rating: 2008-07-22
Love this interface Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Plug and Play at its best. Make a few connections, tuck it away behind the rig (no need to take up precious operating desk or shelf space), and off you go with consistent, solid operation. Compact, simple, needs no external power. Great for portable work! Any mode, RTTY, Olivia, MFSK, SSTV, CW, DV, WSJT, whatever you want to throw at it.

If you received one of these and couldn't get it to work, chances are good it was operator error (especially if Donner wasn't contacted for assistance; very friendly, helpful folks)

Each interface is custom made for your model of radio (although they may also work for other similar models i.e. mine works for any Kenwood with an ACC2 jack).

I've tried a few other interfaces and although they all had their positive features, I settled on Donner and never regret my decision. I now own several and for $40, they are a hard deal to beat.
W9PXZ Rating: 2008-04-11
Didn't work at all! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Followed the instructions to the letter and still no joy. I even traced all the wires and can see the audio coming out of the radio, but not out of the interface. I even plugged the output of the interface into a set of amplified speakers and heard nothing. Workmanship inside is mediocre at best. If it actually worked, $20-25 is more like it for all you get.

Probably will end up tossing it in the trash and buying the Rigblaster like I should have to start with.
AB2KT Rating: 2008-04-08
Simple and Correct Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I got this piece of gear to use specifically with an IC-746 via its ACC1 plug on the back, in concert with a fairly recent laptop, one that still has a conventional serial interface. The Donner Interface does exactly what I wanted, for a fair price, and after quick delivery.

The reason it's 4 and not 5 is pretty minor, really. There are no feelgood LEDs on the small main box to help you figure out where, if there is a problem, there might be a problem.

Go for it. It's simple and trouble-free.
S58F Rating: 2008-04-04
Highly recommended. Time Owned: more than 12 months.
I've had mine two week.
Has performed flawlessly.
Interfacing my new toy FT-2000D to my Windows XP/PRO.
I use DigiPan for PSK mostly the N1MM for Ctest (work also voice keyer)
Cable came from PC to Interfaces + to FT2k so it was just plug and play (RS-232 - Box - 5 pin DIN)

Most of the time when I am QRV in the C'TEST running full legal power 1.5 kW the interface doesn't give me any problem at all!!
Is nice and simple made - I recommended!!


73's CU in Digi-mode's S58F ERIC

PS.

For my old FT-1000MP I still use the S56A homebruw interface.
K8AND Rating: 2008-03-29
Great Item,service and price! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I recently started out using PSK31 and had considered several units with my Yaesu FT 900C/AT. And after seeing the reviews here,a fellow ham friend of mine's success with his,and VERY fast responses to my questions I went with the Donner and have no regrets. They are truly a great value for what you get and very rig specific. It came with good documentation and well constructed. They Gurantee these interfaces to work! It does the job and I recommend anyone starting out with PSK31 you can't go wrong for $40!!!

W3NR Rating: 2008-03-25
Perfect Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Works as advertised, not only in Windows, but Linux as well. Truly a plug an play. I would recommend this product to anyone, without a moments hesitation

Ed W3NR
WO8L Rating: 2008-03-25
Works Great Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
The interface arrived far faster than I'd thought. I just plugged it in, adjusted the computer volume, set a couple of adjustments on the rig. It worked!

Much easier to set up than a lot of the other interfaces I've seen or tried.

The price is right, too.

WO8L
KA3ZAI Rating: 2008-03-07
Truely The Best Time Owned: more than 12 months.
Need a Plug n Play interface to your rig? This is the one to buy. Plus, Great support offered by Donner's!!!
KC2BYV Rating: 2008-02-04
Flawless Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
Works perfect for PSK, RTTY, SSTV, etc. Set-up the levels through the soundcard and go.

Fast shipping and quality components.
KI0QS Rating: 2007-12-06
Works perfect Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have had the interface for two weeks and have tried it with a variety of programs and it has done the job flawlessly. I also bought the serial to USB adapter and it has worked very well with Windows XP.
I have not been able to get Linux to recognize it, but I suspect that is a Linux problem, not a problem with the adapter.
It is behind the equipment in the shack, and you will not even know it is there other than the job is being done.