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Lynovation Ham Radio controllers - CTR2-MIDI

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 I completed the build for the CTR2-MIDI kit from KU7Q Lynn Hansen.   Lynn is a very prolific product designer and software developer.  The CTR2 line of controllers provide simple button and knobs for the FlexRadio / SmartSDR at a very reasonable cost ($40 with shipping).    The CTR2-MIDI is very easy to build, and all the components fit nicely in the Hammond enclosure once the soldered components leads trimmed flush  against the PCB.   I had previously built and tested the wifi-based CTR2-MICRO but wanted the simplicity of USB support on my iPad when travelling.  If you have the Micro but want USB highly suggest getting the MIDI.   I've run the kit thru as many tests as I can think of and found no issues with the v1.01.01.   -Connected to PC via USB to calibrate controls for initial set up using Tera-Term terminal.   -Connected to iPAD running Marcus' Smart-SDR-IOS and recognized the USB device with no is...