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Subject: Re: APRS Install on BMW Motorcycle
From: Miller Scott Contr 30SCS/FTI <Scott.Miller@vandenberg.af.mil>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 16:01:01 -0000
X-Message-Number: 8
How about a throat mic?
http://www.con-space.com/products/accessories/Throat_Mic.htm
http://www.consam.com/Throat%20mic%20page.htm
Scott
N1VG
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Subject: Re: APRS Install on BMW Motorcycle
From: Doug Bade <doug@clecom.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 12:11:16 -0400
X-Message-Number: 9
I have been deleting posts on this thread so this may have been
covered, but on my Venture Royal behind the windshield the intercom works
wonderful at road speed, and voice tx is fine, however it does not use an
electret element. It is more like a dynamic element or crystal. It needs a
preamp to drive a radio, and I just tapped off the intercom audio heading
for the passenger earpiece as it is a useable level, and couple that with
limiting adjustments, resistive, or amp as needed, fed it into the 2m radio
mic input and ptt hijacked from the on board C.B. circuit switched through
a C.B./ham switch on the console..
I did not see most of the thread, but the mic element does not
seem to react much to road noise or wind in this configuration, although it
does have a "studio" type foam windscreen on it...
Doug KB8GVQ
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Subject: Re: APRS Install on BMW Motorcycle
<LYR26300-133520-2003.05.20-11.43.19--brown#brauhausdc.org@lists.tapr.org>
From: "Daniel H. Brown" <brown@brauhausdc.org>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 12:17:21 -0400 (EDT)
X-Message-Number: 10
Damn Lyris. Resend with fewer quoted lines.
For motorcycle comms, you might want to look at the Autocom gear. It
works. The only problem I've had is that the impedance out of the autocom
seems better matched to Kenwood gear than my Icom gear. I get low audio
reports with both my 2m radio and my GMRS radio, but Icom.
http://www.autocomamerica.com/
http://www.autocom.co.uk/
[commercial content deleted]
Also, as some who sub to the AGWPE list know, there's a new "pro" version
coming out in the near future. Sounds like a bunch of work has/is going
into making it easier to configure and use.
Dan.
N8YSZ
1992 Honda VFR
2003 BMW R1150RT.
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Dan Brown
brown@brauhausdc.org
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Subject: Re: Question regarding broadband on power lines
From: "Doug Younker" <dougy@ruraltel.net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 10:46:40 -0500
X-Message-Number: 11
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henk de Groot" <henk.de.groot@hetnet.nl>
Snipped>
:
: I'm just thinking, it looks a bit off-topic on this forum, doesn't it?
: Let's focus again on tactical wireless connections using radio's (i.e. APRS
: and OpenTrac)!
:
: Kind regards,
:
: Henk.
Yes Henk; strictly speaking this discussion is off-topic however, can my
discussion of topics that could adversely affect Amateur Radio be off-topic
on/in any forum where AR operators gather be off-topic, as long as it
remains civil? This list has been the only place I have read anything about
the subject and found most of the posts informative. Technology is slow to
come to this small town where I live. SBC the provider has never provided
even dial-up service, I really doubt if they will provide DSL. Evidently
the local cable company had the means to provide internet access but they
didn't do so untill an independent telco started providing wireless. In no
way would I try to predict the use of PLC here--73
Doug, N0LKK
dougy@ruraltel.net
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Subject: Out of memory
From: Robbie <mwrobertson@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 12:16:29 -0500
X-Message-Number: 12
Hi all, (Mark Sproul?)
Really happy with the way Waprs272 performed while at Dayton... I left
the computer running and connected to the APRS-IS while at Dayton and
upon returning home, I found the computer and WinAPRS still running
just fine, except for the reason of this post, :-)
"Out of memory in stations.txt!"
I have read all the posts about memory.txt and have this as my
stations.txt:
STATIONS 12818
MESSAGES 8192
PKTBUFFER 10000192
DESTROYICONS YES
I brought up the Lists/Stations, and it reported 5,800 something or
another, and I was wondering how come I am still getting the Out of
Memory?
Other than that, I don't ever remember WinAPRS running that many days
and not crash or make the computer so slow I had to reboot, hi...
Thanks Mark,
Robbie, wa9inf
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Subject: Re: Questions to the group
From: WA8LMF2@aol.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:17:07 EDT
X-Message-Number: 13
In a message dated 5/20/2003 8:19:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ronc2807@earthlink.net writes:
>>Assuming you have actually installed the drivers that come with the cable to
>>simulate a serial port with a virtual COM number (that the APRS program
>would
>>then be set to), you may need to either:
>Kewl!....But there were no drivers that came with the cable. It says none
>needed. But you have put
>me on to something here then. Obviously I need to find a driver...even if
>it is a generic.
1) "no drivers ..... says none needed..." ? Who is making a claim
like that?!
USB is a multidrop bus that can potentially have dozens of totally diffent
devices ( for starters mice, printers, sound systems, [USB interfaced] GPS
receivers, hard drives, CD recorders, scanners, joysticks, digicams, FM tuners,
network interfaces, video capture devices, etc) daisy-chained and connected
SIMULTANEOUSLY to a single port. There is no way a cable like this is going
to work without a driver. The USB port won't know whats talking to it, or what
to do about it, without one.
2) There is no generic for this class of device. Every vendor's device is
different, based on a different integrated circuit that is housed inside the
shell of the DB9 connector. The driver will be specific to a particular mfrs
device AND to a particular version of Windows.
Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf @ aol.com
Home Page: http://wa8lmf.com
Ham Radio/Mobile SSTV page: http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/ham
APRS Stuff
http://members.aol.com/wa8lmf/aprs
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Subject: Re: Out of memory
From: Mark Sproul <msproul@jove.rutgers.edu>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:44:08 -0400
X-Message-Number: 14
Go to LISTS / APRS STATISTICS
This will show you Stations MAXIMUM and CURRENT
This will verify if WinAPRS properly read your memory.txt file
You can also find this information in the INTERNAL STATE window.
If it reads 12818, then there is a problem that I need to look into.
If it reads 5800, then it did not recognize the memory.txt file properly.
Mark
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Subject: Re: Questions to the group
From: "Mark Fellhauer" <sparkfel@qwest.net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:00:09 -0500
X-Message-Number: 15
At 12:21 AM 5/20/2003, Ron wrote:
>Secondly, I have a newer DELL laptop that I would like to use for APRS.
>Hard as I try, I cannot get my KPC3 to work on the Com Port.
This has been a long time complaint with Dell laptops. Many people have
problems with the serial port.
Do other serial devices work on it? Have you done a loopback test
(requires software and a loopback dongle)? Is the port enabled in BIOS?
>I have a
>cable that adapts from serial to USB. Tried that but it does not see the
>TNC at all. Has anyone figured out how to make a tnc talk to a USB port?
>
>I got my Garmin to work on the serial port, and if I want to add the tnc I
>will need another port anyway.
If the Garmin works on the serial port, there is no reason that the KPC-3
would not work on the serial port. You most likely have a cable or KPC-3
problem in that case. It could be something simple like the baud rate is
set differently on the TNC and APRS software...
BTW, it might help if you told us what OS you have, what APRS software you
are using and what version it is...
Mark
KC7BXS
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Subject: Re: Questions to the group
From: "Mark Fellhauer" <sparkfel@qwest.net>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 14:13:42 -0500
X-Message-Number: 16
At 01:17 PM 5/20/2003, WA8LMF2@aol.com wrote:
>2) There is no generic for this class of device. Every vendor's device is
>different, based on a different integrated circuit that is housed inside the
>shell of the DB9 connector. The driver will be specific to a particular mfrs
>device AND to a particular
>version of Windows.
I'm assuming he's using Windows XP since he said it was a new laptop. It
is quite conceivable that WinXP has a native driver for the adapter. If
you actually pay attention to the little pop up windows in the system tray
- this particular OS will tell you if it installed the hardware properly.
Also look in the Device Manager for a splat under USB or Other devices.
I have found an amazing array of USB devices are supported natively by XP,
and not necessarily by a generic driver...
Although my SIIG USB Plus RS-232 adapter does need a specific driver for XP.
It may help to know what adapter he's using...
Mark
KC7BXS
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