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General discussion forum / Kantronics TNC for Packet Radio

« on: 2015-09-21, 22:23:45 »

Looking to find out if others have had success using a Kantronics TNC via Remote Rig for packet radio.  I'm needing to add packet to a station using a Yaesu 8800 in our local PD & FD EOC.  Questions I have include, best placement for the TNC (I assume on the control side of the RR) and 2 do the com ports on the RR simply pass through data pin to pin on both RRs?  We have a very robust packet radio system in our county and this is addition we hope to make to that system.  Thanks in advance for any feedback.
73
Bob

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Re: Must the HM-133 pcbs be used with the IC-880

« on: 2015-08-22, 00:29:04 »

If I understand, you think it might work with the strappings from the ICOM CI-V or other ICOM mics but I take it you are also indicating I would need to use the mic for which the strappings apply.  That is not use the original 880 microphone?
73
Bob

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Hardware, Cabling, Installations / Must the HM-133 pcbs be used with the IC-880

« on: 2015-08-21, 03:00:32 »

I do not need the functionality of the microphone buttons and need to know if the RR can be used without the HM-133.  If so, what are the strapping configurations for the Control and Remote units?

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: Strappings instructions question pg 162 Yaesu 8800

« on: 2015-07-18, 00:14:56 »

Thanks so much...if you were here you could see the bright bulb that just came on.
Thanks again and have a great weekend.
bob

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Strappings instructions question pg 162 Yaesu 8800

« on: 2015-07-17, 22:10:45 »

I feel as dumb as a stump.  I'm working to install RR in a governmental EOC on a Yaesu 8800. I fully understand the graphic illustration on page 162 of the RR manual related to installation of the strappings, but the columns that include data reading, in one case, "JMP1 (DC to Mic) 1" is something I have yet to understand.  The footnote indicates that a "1 = in place".  Does that mean I can simply ignore the information or is it instructing me to do something beyond install the strappings? My hope is that the answer is so simple that I've given any understanding reader a good chuckle for the weekend.
Bob

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / Re: IT Dept questions regarding network setup

« on: 2015-07-16, 14:03:14 »

Thanks Mike, I've provided your response to the city IT staff and will meet with them today.  We are working to install the RRs in the new 29 million dollar Georgetown (Texas) Public Safety Operations and Training Complex.
73
Bob

https://georgetown.org/public-safety-operations-and-training-center-grand-opening/

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Configuration, RRC 1258 / IT Dept questions regarding network setup

« on: 2015-07-14, 05:33:11 »

The IT staff at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) where we plan to install remote rigs has asked the following questions.  The EOC is in one building and the radio room is in an adjacent building.  We plan to use the RR with UHF/VHF radios. Can someone assist with the answers, please?

1.       Does the equipment require a DHCP server for initial setup?

2.       How much bandwidth do the devices utilize while in use and at rest?

3.       Can the equipment be on different subnets and the traffic pass through a router? The equipment in the CEP building (EOC side) is on one network and the equipment in the radio room on a separate network.

Thanks,
Bob