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<DIV>Yea. Bummer. </DIV>
<DIV>FYI: I have an Excel spreadsheet that I wrote macros for that does general purpose serial/USB. I did it to study radio commands while doing my radin control spreadsheets (see below). I used it to look at the commands and radio responses for them, and now, use it for other things since the things entered into cells can be resent with a click. It's like having a zillion macro keys.</DIV>
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<DIV>I have one lap top with HyperTerm and networked it to my Vista machine - works fine, once I figured out where the connection icons were stored.<BR></DIV>
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<DIV>--- On <B>Thu, 6/30/11, Tom Mandera <I><tsm1@tmcom.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@tmcom.com><BR>Subject: [aprssig] APRS and FD<BR>To: aprssig@tapr.org<BR>Date: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 2:59 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>> Message: 2<BR>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:00:47 -0400<BR>> From: "Bob Bruninga" <<A href="http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=bruninga@usna.edu" ymailto="mailto:bruninga@usna.edu">bruninga@usna.edu</A>><BR>> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Field Day 2011 and APRS<BR>> To: "'TAPR APRS Mailing List'" <<A href="http://us.mc1126.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=aprssig@tapr.org" ymailto="mailto:aprssig@tapr.org">aprssig@tapr.org</A>><BR>> Message-ID: <0c3d01cc3664$f241cd90$d6c568b0$@edu><BR>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"<BR>><BR>>> I think the problem is there are no points in it.<BR>><BR>> Yes, I gave up on APRS as 'part' of FD years ago, and completely ignore<BR>> the<BR>> ARRL's attempts to force it into a corner. But that does not mean I don?t<BR>> bring it to FD!<BR><BR>As I interpret the rules, APRS contacts are perfectly valid
for FD points,<BR>likely as a "VHF digital" exchange, but would require the contact to be<BR>SIMPLEX, radio to radio.<BR><BR>I had every intention of initiating some NTS traffic via Packet and then<BR>operating an APRS station at our FD site this year, but found myself<BR>sitting there with three computers, a radio, and two TNCs all available,<BR>only to realize that I had:<BR><BR>1) computer with term program but no serial drivers<BR>2) Win7 computer with serial drivers, but Hyperterm doesn't exist any more<BR>3) Linux computer with serial drivers but no term program.<BR><BR>#3 did have Xastir installed, but I was so annoyed at trying to get things<BR>to work - and dinner was ready by then - that I didn't pursue it.<BR><BR>I think I needed a terminal program so I could put the Kam+ into KISS mode<BR>for Xastir to work anyhow.. since I left the KISS OT+ at home.<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>aprssig mailing list<BR><A
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