Coincidently, this year's sessions have a "digital" track and I just finished my "digital" radio in a box. Each year Comm Academy hosts a contest to see what new ideas the Hams come up with. You will find a presentation below that shows the project I have been working on for the 2011 contest.
This is a brochure in PDF which describes the project.
Enjoy! If you have question, feel free to contact me at k7rfh.rich at gmail.com
Update 2011-07-22: Since the Comm Academy, the Vertex radio has moved out of the box and was replaced with an ICOM V8000. The V8000 is now dedicated to the packet/WinLink connection via the Kantronics TNC. Now, this radio in a box can send and receive via AirMail. Soon with the addition of a second USB to Serial adapter the station will be able to operate both AirMail and FLdigi connections at the same time.
Update 3/29/2015: This box has gone through major changes. Removed Red Cross radio and added an IC-2200H to do the digital work and the ID-880H is dedicated to voice & D-STAR. Surface arrangement has been modified almost entirely. Replaced Kantronics KPC3+ with Costal Chipworks TNC-X. Added power meter and USB ports, each has ON/OFF switch to conserve power. Replaced Alinco power supply with much smaller Jetstream Power supply.
Photo below shows the changes.
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