I have had very good luck with the Rascal interface. Got the kit and picked one that supplied an 8 pin mike connector. Wired up to be compatible to my mike wiring. I am also using MixW2 - well worth the $50!- MixW2 controls bands, frequency and puts the data in the mini (big enough for me) log. MixW2 also has ready made "contest" logs, ask someone else about these as I am not a contester. I selected RST for PTT/CW Key, used a larger interface box than BuxComm provided and added a DB-9 connector. This is wired to pass through the CAT signals (ONLY PASS THESE THROUGH unless you want to replace the MCU and K2IO!!!) which allows me complete control of the K2. You would want to select your PTT/CW-Key output based upon the needs of your programs. DigiPan is free and sufficient for PSK-31, not sure if it provides K2 control signals. I am now using (perfecting) a completely optical isolation interface which is in the prototype stage. Some people have had luck without isolation of the audio signals - with a laptop you might be lucky.
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