[Amateur-SIG] Amateur SIG Announcement

Wed Aug 30 12:51:28 EDT 2006

Sounds good just hang in there

Rufus

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From: amateur-sig-bounces at dma.org [mailto:amateur-sig-bounces at dma.org]On
Behalf Of Glenn
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 9:11 PM
To: Dayton Microcomputer Association's Amateur Radio / Computer SIG
Subject: Re: [Amateur-SIG] Amateur SIG Announcement

Todd,

I purchased a TH-D7 at hamvention this yr along with the TS2000X that I
eventually want to hook up... also wanted to try the aprs as I have an extra
magellan Skystar Plus that can no longer be updated for flying purposes but
has the output..

Ive been lookng around here for connectors for the 2 units and have come up
short, maybe if I have time this weekend I can get some from our good
relaible radio shack thats going to go away one of these days..

Iva also a PK 232 MB? that I cannot get to work..thinkit may have been a
commodore version and will not work with the newer processors.. I cannot
find the paper work for the skystar to show which pins are what.. I had it
here a few months ago for a fellow ham and now have missplaced it.. as usual
with ole folks..

Glenn Wa8wdc

Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:25 AM
Subject: [Amateur-SIG] Amateur SIG Announcement

Attention all parties interested in Amateur Radio, digital communications,
and the convergence of computers and radio!

Tuesday August 1 at 7:00 pm at the DMA headquarters on Valley Street is the
next DMA Ham SIG meeting.  The topic this month will be APRS.

This exciting technology uses packet radio technology to offer amateurs a
way to track the position of a ham radio station.  The possibilities are
endless, including tracking volunteers during a search and rescue mission,
aiding in a bike race or foot race public service event, sending or
receiving weather data, and communicating via short text messages.

The set-up is easy and you may very well have everything you need to get
started in your junk box ... or go the easy route and get a rig with a built
in TNC (the device that makes it all work).  A new Kantronics TNC sells for
around 100 bucks and other solutions are even cheaper.  GPS units are
getting cheaper every day, and for around 100 dollars you can have a device
that will serve you well for APRS or you can carry around by itself for
routine driving, biking, or hiking.

Here is the rough agenda, depending on how much I can get working between
now and Tuesday:

1.  Demo of a Kenwood suite of VHF/UHF radios that have built in packet
radio capabilities, including built in TNCs.  I will connect a TH-D7a
handheld to a Garmin GPS unit, and attempt to get that to talk to a TM-D700a
mobile that will be wired to a computer running the free software UIView.
Combined with an old copy of DeLorme Street Atlas I had on my shelf, I can
generate some great maps and display the location of the portable unit along
with all of the other systems in the greater Dayton area (depending on how
good of an antenna we can jig up at Valley Street).

2.  I am trying to get a Kantronics TNC working, with a completely miserable
radio.  I may just junk that project and connect it to the 700a for fun, no
matter what I will bring the device and the test connector lash-up and we
can play with it.  Perhaps a better versed ham can play Elmer and tech this
old dog a few tricks.

3.  We will bravely try to send a message through the APRS network and
receive it back via e-mail!  And if we are lucky, make it work the other
way.   This free service allows for short e-mails and we will go through the
process and see what happens.  This is relative to propogation from Valley
Street, or maybe we will turn my PC into a Winlink server for a while and
send messages via the handheld. The joy of experimentation!

4.  We will take a brief tour of the GPS world, a refresher for most of you
but feel free to ask questions or bring the rest of us up to speed, as the
case may be.

5.  We will touch on Winlink2000;  I am setting up a Winlink station at home
for public use thanks to my location high up on a hill near the new mall in
Beavercreek.  This is a complete topic for another day but I will answer any
questions and try to get the software installed on the desktop I am bringing
so we can look at it, if you want.

If you have never seen APRS, this is a "must-go" meeting.  If you have
gotten out of it, come by and get refreshed on what the APRS community is up
to.  If you are an expert, please come to share your experience and help me
fine tune my system!

Contact me for more information at :  toddc at woh.rr.com
<mailto:toddc at woh.rr.com>
Go to www.dma.org <http://www.dma.org>  for info on DMA and to get involved
in this exciting and fun organization.  All are welcome, you are not
required to be a member of DMA to attend a meeting.
Directions to DMA Click Here
<http://http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=119+Valley+Street,+Dayton+Oh
io&ll=39.770811,-84.175529&spn=0.014843,0.043259&om=1>

73

Todd Collins N2TUN
937-545-7015
toddc at woh.rr.com <mailto:toddc at woh.rr.com>
n2tun at winlink.org <mailto:n2tun at winlink.org>   for testing and fun only

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