Got to meet Mr. Robert Bruninga & 6m Packet mod Project

[Robert Bruninga]

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
>