AMRAD & 6m Packet mod Project

[Robert Bruninga]

Hope to see some of you tonight at AMRAD.
I got a rare kitchen pass.  Will bring my 
solar-powered-Prius/FieldDay-Power system too...

Will someone beacon an APRS posit from the parking lot, so I can
find it.
Thanks

Bob, WB4APR

> -----Original Message-----
> From: tacos-bounces+bruninga=nadn.navy.mil at amrad.org 
> [mailto:tacos-bounces+bruninga=nadn.navy.mil at amrad.org] On 
> Behalf Of Robert Bruninga
> Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:58 PM
> To: 'Michael Chisena'; 'tacos AMRAD'; 'Evan Alford'; 
> '5361NVFMA member'
> Subject: RE: Got to meet Mr. Robert Bruninga & 6m Packet mod
Project
> 
> Mike,
> 
> I havent looked yet at your TNC mod, but the best way to
> interface a TNC is to make provision for connecting the TNC
> permanently to the discriminator audio output that is
> unsquelched.  This way, the TNC is always connected and the
> volume on the speaker can just be turned down if needed.
> 
> I would think this would be a much simpler connection and not
> need the switch and drill bits, etc?
> 
> Bob, WB4APR
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: tacos-bounces+bruninga=nadn.navy.mil at amrad.org 
> > [mailto:tacos-bounces+bruninga=nadn.navy.mil at amrad.org] On 
> > Behalf Of Michael Chisena
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 9:49 PM
> > To: tacos AMRAD; Evan Alford; 5361NVFMA member
> > Subject: Got to meet Mr. Robert Bruninga & 6m Packet mod
> Project
> > 
> > All, I handed a modified radio off to Mr B last night. Cool 
> > dude, very sharp. This is going to be one heck of a project.

> >  The mod was to make simple the process of  hooking up the 
> > radio to the TNC.   I'm in the process of documenting the 
> > conversion of the Midland 6m radio to connect with a Packet 
> > TNC. Will post photos and comments on Flickr, the Yahoo
photo 
> > service.   All the mods live in the control head of the 
> > radio. Switch, wire, heat shrink tubing, screw drivers, and 
> > drill bits.   I add a switch to select between sending the 
> > receive audio from the speaker or to the un used pin on the 
> > microphone jack.   Packets are useful things to have, but I 
> > for one don't find them music to the ears. A couple of data 
> > blatts and I'm looking for something else to listen to.   
> > That way one wire  interfaces the radio to the TNC.   Keep
it 
> > safe Mike  
> > 
> > "You are, what you do, when it counts" 
> > The Masso
> > 
> > "Gravity, the quickest way down" 
> > Mayor John Almafi
> > 
> > "You ever drop an egg, and on the floor you see it break? 
> > 
> > You go and get a mop so you can clean up your mistake. 
> > 
> > But did you ever stop to ponder why we know it's true? 
> > 
> > If you drop a broken egg you will not get an egg that's
new?" 
> > 
> > MC Hawking
> > 
> 
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