These digirig devices are power tools for ham radio. You can use them with a computer to be a modem over radio. You could do this on a cheap $20 radio. Think about that.

Digirig also make cables specific for every ham radio you are likely to come across. This means you don’t need the same radio as shown here. They will work for all major operating systems, Windows, Mac & Linux etc.

I highly recommend getting one and cables for your main radios.

These devices open up possibilities that we must explore.