Good morning Scott
While I have not used a Digirig, they seem to be very cool. It was reviewed in QST sometime in the last 2 years.
It is a sound card that allows your analog FT60 to send and receive data via the mic jack using software such as FLDIGI.
You can do the same thing with a Signalink or Rigblaster.? ?The appeal of the Digirig vs them is 1) I think it is cheaper 2) plays better with new computers, tablets etc and 3) is the new kid on the block.
If you have an interest in VHF digital, it should be a great solution.? Much more portable than a Signalink.
One immediate use I can think of that a FT60 would do well with is capturing SSTV imagines from the ISS.?
?Perhaps someday someone will be able to create a gadget that using a soundcard can connect your radio to something that allows it to access DMR/D-Star/Yaesu System Fusion? as if it was a native radio to all 3.? I am not sure that is possible, But maybe someday.
The nice thing about Digirig or any of the others listed here is that if you acquire it for the FT60, then acquire a dual band mobile or a HF radio without a built in sound card, the Digirig can multitask.? ?And I love gadgets that are not committed to one system.
73
Frank
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