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<font size=3>At 07:30 PM 3/19/2005, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Hi Mike<br>
Not sure what you mean by data mode since you are <br>
talking about an external TNC.<br>
But I can tell you that the dr-135t when the power is cycled the <br>
radio does come back on but its internal tnc is off.<br><br>
On 19 Mar 2005 at 18:05, Mike Nettles wrote:</blockquote><br>
Not sure if there might be more than one version but my Alinco DR-135TP
with internal TNC stays in data mode despite power off via the on/off
button or loss of DC input. It always powers up in data mode if it
was in that mode on power loss. I just verified this on the
KC4ZGQ-10 IGATE. It works great as an IGATE radio as long as you
don't need KISS mode for digipeating. Please note I have the system
setup with the settings programmed into a memory channel. So that
may be the secret. It may lose the mode setting if it is running in
the VFO. I did not test this since it is a simple matter to program
a memory slot. <br><br>
Now having said that I must note that it failed miserably as a tracker
using the front panel GPS input. It seemed to lose the GPS settings
and would stop filling the buffer unless I reconnected the laptop and
reset the settings on every start up. This happened with regularity
when it was in the car. It did not matter whether it was left on or
off. It seems to lose the capability when the GPS is turned off and needs
reminding.</font></body>
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