[Ham-Mac] Using a Mac with an Icom ID-1 transceiver

[Steve Hellyer]

Hi Dick,

I don't have one of these so take this advice with that in mind.

I believe the Ethernet port and do anything.  That is it works like a  
wireless bridge work at about 100 Kbps.

If you connect your Macintosh an ethernet a hub and then plug hub  
into ID-1, you can transparently bridge all protocols to another HAM  
who is running a similar radio and Ethernet.  You would likely have  
to co-ordinate TCP/IP address. Eg... Might look like this (ASKEY  
picture view using courier font.)


Your Mac                  ID-1                         
ID-1                     Cable/DSL router
----------       EN     ----------      1.2 GHz     ----------       
EN     -------------------------
192.168.1.5  <--------->  DSTAR    <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>   DSTAR      
<------->  192.168.1.1 / 64.95.95.1 ..... Internet
----------              ----------                   
----------             -------------------------

Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Router: 192.168.1.1
DNS server: 192.168.1.1

So as long as you have connection you can do anything you really  
want.  Eg. Transfer file using FTP, Surf using a browser,  Yes use  
Telnet.
You going to have to hook up with someone who has similar radio  
gear.  If that fellow has his hooked to INternet then you could use  
his Internet connection to get to the Internet albeit at only 100Kbps  
(about double the speed of modems).

I think the control thing is out for your Mac. Don't think the  
Ethernet and radio control are tied together.
Think the radio control is via USB.  Likely very proprietary to the  
ID-1.  So for computer control you have to be on Windows.
Like woudl need a special driver that is only available for Windows.  
(It maybe a serial protocol however??)

But for data use of the Ethernet bridge you can have any computer  
which talks TCP/IP over Ethernet. As long as you co-ordinate TCP/IP  
address with the other side.

If you don't have a switch or hub and want to plug the ID-1 directly  
into your Mac then use an Ethernet Cross-over cable.  Same idea as  
old null modem cables where the TX and RX are crossed over so they  
mach up with other side. Hub/Switch does this for you by default.

Let us know how it goes!! Am very interested in exploring more  
digital myself!!

See also:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3660
http://www.tapr.org/pdf/DStar_brochure.pdf#search=%22Icom%20ID-1% 
20transceiver%20ethernet%22
http://www.icomamerica.com/support/manuals/ID-1_ENG.pdf#search=%22Icom 
%20ID-1%20transceiver%20ethernet%22

73
Steve

On 31-Aug-06, at 2:47 PM, Richard Rucker wrote:

> I have an Icom ID-1 transceiver for the 1.2 GHz band, but not a  
> computer that runs a current version of Windows.  What I do have is  
> a Pismo laptop with a 550 MHz G4 accelerator board from DayStar  
> inside, and it is running OS X 10.4.7.
>
> I'd like to use the above as follows:
>
> 1.  Use the RC-24 remote control head that came with the ID-1  
> exclusively to control the transceiver.  This will eliminate the  
> need to use Icom's software application running on a Windows  
> machine to control the ID-1 via the latter's USB port.*
>
> 2.  Connect the Icom's Ethernet port to my Pismo's Ethernet port.
>
> 3.  Use either a TELNET-style terminal application, or an Internet  
> browser application, to exchange TCP/IP packets with similarly  
> equipped stations within the local area.  Problem is:  I don't know  
> what software there is for OS X that can make this happen.
>
> Anyone done this?  How well does it work?  What did it take to get  
> you on the air?
>
> *I understand that those who have ID-1's say it is easier to  
> control the ID-1 using Icom's software application, but they all  
> have Windows machines.  I may own an Apple laptop with Intel inside  
> in the future, but I don't own one now
>
> Dick Rucker, KM4ML
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