[aprssig] Connecting a computer to the Kenwood TM-710A

[Don Downs]

When I connect my '710 to my computer to run UI-View, I use the PG-5G cable.
I just connect it to the radio control head and my USB-to-serial converter
which is connected to the PC.

The TM-D710A has a built-in TNC, so you do not need to connect to the
computer's sound card. I suppose you could use the audio cable in the PG-5H
to connect to the sound card of the computer and use AGWPE or something
similar, but I don't know of any advantages to doing that. I think it's
simpler to just connect to the serial port.

Are you asking if you can use the PG-5H cables to play the audio from the
radio through the PC speakers, and to take audio from the PC mic to the
radio? If so, I'm afraid I don't know -- I hadn't thought of trying to do
that. Hopefully, someone else will fill us in.

73,
Don WA4AVU

On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 12:24 PM, <AA3JY at winlink.org> wrote:

> For connecting to UI-View using the TM-D710's internal TNC, you can use the
> PG-5G, which only has the computer interface cable.
>
> The PG-5H includes audio cables, which I think you can use to create an
> Echolink node or to connect to an external TNC.
>
> Universal Radio provides a pretty good explanation of the difference
> between
> these two cable sets:
>
> http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/fm_txvrs/PG5GH.jpg
>
> 73,
> Don WA4AVU
> ==============================================
> Thanks..I was under the impression that computer with it's internal
> soundcard, speakers and mic could also be used in lew of using the radio's
> speaker and external mic by using the PG-5H cable as well .. The Kenwood
> manual is extremely lean in explaining different connecting scenerios...
>
>
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