[K3PZN-List] Connecting an IC-T7H to PC

[Joe Tracey]

Sean - I will agree with Curt, that packet is the most popular digital mode for VHF/UHF.  Carroll County is active in packet and they have a repeater 145.030 dedicated to packet.

I have experimented using soundcard with a "buffer box" to do packet and was successful except for one issue.  I used apgpacket engine software with agpterm and was able to get packet working with the Carroll County BBS.  I have a guide on the Carroll County Web page for using this setup.  However, every now and then it would stick in transmit!   Because of this tranmit problem, I bought a TNC for about $200 that works fine with a number of software programs.

Also Frederick has a BBS repeater (W3FDK-10) 145.750 as well.

Anne Arundel and Kent county also have BBS repeaters on the same frequency as Frederick, but they are Winlink gateways as well.

Of the Carroll County group, N3SB (Steve), WX3F (Larry), and (K33AK) Tony are some of the more knowledgeable people on packet ops.

If you would like to discuss this on the air, the Carroll County emergency group meets on 145.410 repeater every Tuesday evening at 8:30 PM (local).  You are welcome to join in.

Joe Tracey
KB3LNM  



>From: Sean Shaffer <kb3imt at hotmail.com>
>Date: 2008/04/26 Sat PM 04:57:33 CDT
>To: k3pzn-list at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [K3PZN-List] Connecting an IC-T7H to PC

>
>I've been interested in getting my HT connected to my laptop (xubuntu linux).
>I haven't much on the internet on how to with an IC-T7H.
>A couple sites said they have hooked it up to a TNC but that was it, they had no more information.
>Closest I found was a sound card interface.
>
>http://zardoz.solarbotics.net/HamRadio/Sound%20Card%20Modem/index.html
>
>There is no digital mode in particular that I am thinking of.
>
>Any ideas ?
>
>Sean KB3IMT
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