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<font size="+1">Great Jo<font size="+1">b Stephen!<br>
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<font size="+1">You also shed light on a curiosity I had about
my new <font size="+1">Kenw<font size="+1">ood TH-D72. Now I
know w<font size="+1">hy they insis<font size="+1">t you
load the<font size="+1">ir Virtual Com Port util<font
size="+1">ity before <font size="+1">connecting
to the <font size="+1">mini-USB port.</font></font></font></font></font></font><br>
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</font></font></font></font></font>F<i>or example, the "USB"
interface on the Kenwood TH-D72 APRS handheld is actually the
serial interface of it's predecessor TH-D7 with a
serial<-->USB chip added internally. The "driver" provided
for the PC reconstitutes the serial COM port of it's predecessor
for the benefit of APRS and packet programs that only think in
terms of classic RS-232 COM ports. The ultimate irony is that
the radio-specific memory programming utility for this "USB" radio
requires you to choose and access a virtual COM port, instead of
natively accessing the USB port.</i><br>
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Ivy, W8IUQ<br>
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n 5/21/2013 6:59 PM, Stephen H. Smith wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid:519BFC39.6080801@aol.com" type="cite">I have
just put up a new page on my website dealing with
USB<-->serial adapters a.k.a. "dongles". This includes a
review of what may be the best dongle ever for ham/APRS
applications.
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<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://wa8lmf.net/ham/USB-Serial-Dongles.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net/ham/USB-Serial-Dongles.htm></a>
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Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com
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Skype: WA8LMF
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Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a>
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Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm">http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm</a>
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High Performance Sound Systems for Soundcard Apps
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/ham/imic.htm">http://wa8lmf.net/ham/imic.htm</a>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/ham/uca202.htm">http://wa8lmf.net/ham/uca202.htm</a>
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"APRS 101" Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths">http://wa8lmf.net/DigiPaths</a>
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