[aprssig] Alinco DR-135TP

[Stephen H. Smith]

ron.stordahl at digikey.com wrote:
> Isn't the D700 also a problem in KISS mode?  I know of 2 users who 
> tried UIView32 with the D700 in kiss mode, and it worked for a while, 
> but always eventually locked up.
>
> Ron
>

       YES   The D700 KISS mode is nearly useless, hopelessly crippled 
by a too-small buffer RAM.

> hasan schiers wrote:
>> Not quite, Stephen. The internal TNC kiss mode is a no-go. I have a 
>> 135TP and it is an ok radio, but for use with ui-view32 or agwpe 
>> where kiss mode is esssential (for digi-peating), the tnc is an 
>> abysmal failure. I use a Tiny2 TNC external to the 135, so the 
>> internal tnc is practically useless. Otherwise it seems to be just 
>> fine for an aprs 2m radio.
>>
>> .


I didn't say anything about using the TASCO chip in KISS mode or as a 
digipeater.  Only that the Kenwoods are far more intelligent in 
stand-alone mode.     

By "The Alinco is the functional equivalent of any old radio with an 
external TNC such as a KPC3+ attached" I was only trying to emphasize 
that the Alinco has no APRS-specific smarts.     I hadn't even thought 
about how useless it's TNC KISS mode was. 


Further, UIview (as a client, not a digipeater) works fine with the 
TASCO TNC in command mode.  


I have over a quarter-million miles on my mobile D700 / laptop / UIview 
combo, with no problems except the D700 TNC getting balled up, and 
having to be reset, when the supply voltage drops below 9 volts or so.   
[ I keep leaving stuff on and running down my auxiliary battery to  less 
-than-ideal voltages. ]






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