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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/5/2018 8:26 PM, <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:AA3JY@winlink.org">AA3JY@winlink.org</a>
wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Yes..according to Farallon Electronics, Packet and APRS updates are included.
DR-7400 Operating modes: PACTOR-4, PACTOR-3, PACTOR-2, PACTOR-1, WE-FAX (Receive), GPS/RTTY/NAVTEX decoder. Does it do "regular packet"? </pre>
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Exactly what does "APRS updates" mean? I suspect it means
operating as a stand-alone tracker, rather than as a modem for a
computer.<br>
<br>
The original query referred to using the SCS device with
UIview. In what capacity? <br>
As a basic APRS send/receive mapping and messaging client? As
an igate? As a digipeater?<br>
<br>
To function as a UIview digipeater, the TNC/modem device must be
placed into KISS mode rather than traditional TNC command-line
mode. <br>
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The question is: Can the SCS device be placed into KISS mode for
operating packet, in a manner similar to other TNCs such as TNC-2s
or KPC3s<br>
?<br>
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In any case, since there won't be a TNC initialization file for the
SCS included with UIview, be prepared for lengthy experimentation
modifying one of the existing TNC init files to make the SCS unit
start up correctly. <br>
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<p> <font face="Verdana">Bear in mind that the main UIview program
has now remained unchanged for <i><u> OVER A DECADE</u></i>. It
is an "orphan" frozen in time as of 14 April 2004 during the
"Windows XP era". As a result, no hardware support for TNC
devices released later than about 2003 exists -- you are on your
own to develop the TNC init files required.<br>
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<p><font face="Verdana">This is long before Windows Vista, 7, 8 and
10 appeared. It CAN be made to work with these newer versions
of Windows, but it is not a trivial "just run Setup and accept
the defaults" undertaking. Details here on my website:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana"> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm"><http://WA8LMF.net/aprs/UIview_Notes.htm></a><br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Even so, it is one of only three that can
provide fully zoomable, scrollable dynamic mapping WITHOUT an
Internet connection. (The other two are <a
href="http://www.aprspoint.com"> APRSpoint</a> (also an orphan
with no website), and <a
href="http://www.ka2ddo.org/ka2ddo/YAAC.html">YAAC</a> which
is under current development.) <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana">Note that I am currently running SIX copies
of UIview on my Win7-64 APRS igate/webserver machine (An Acer
11.7" "netbook" mini-laptop) with no problems. I am using
exclusively sound-card software TNCs -- The UZ7HO "Soundmodem"
software TNC. <br>
</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana"> The gateway page to my UIwebserver system
is here:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://WA8LMF.net/map"><http://WA8LMF.net/map></a><br>
</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana">Stephen H. Smith wa8lmf (at) aol.com <br>
Skype: WA8LMF<br>
EchoLink: Node # 14400 [Think bottom of the 2-meter band]<br>
Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://wa8lmf.net">http://wa8lmf.net</a><br>
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Long-Range APRS on 30 Meters HF <br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm"><http://wa8lmf.net/aprs/HF_APRS_Notes.htm></a><br>
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