It's been years since I used a KAM, but if I remember right, it's just
standard 12 VDC. Current drain is pretty low, so any wall wart should
work. You can also pull it from your station's supply. I would add
that in several Kenwood manuals I've seen over the years, they suggest
not using the same supply for rig and TNC, but some guys do it just fine.
73, Steve KW3A
On 12/12/2011 8:38 AM, Howard Traxler wrote:
> When I started to try packet, I had (still have) a KAM. I need to find a
> power supply for it, so wondering what the voltage should be. Anybody have
> a clue? I was using DOS then so I just usedahyperterminal. I think I have
> a packet program here that runs under dos.
>
> The Other Howard, WA9RYF
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Behler"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:12 PM
> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>
>
>> John:
>>
>> Is the KPC easy to set up, and accessible with Jaws?
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "John Miller"<[log in to unmask]>
>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:12 AM
>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>
>>
>>> KPC-3 and Kamtronics Kams can usually be found pretty cheap and work
>>> great,
>>> I got my KPC-3 for little more than a song and other than the last month
>>> with moving and all it was running most of the last 5 or 6 years nonstop.
>>> I
>>> hope to get it going again soon I just need a couple things I don't have
>>> cash for at the moment like feed through panel parts but I'll deal with
>>> it.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tom Behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 8:51 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yup, it may be time to go TNC shopping.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone has any ideas for a nice and cheap TNC, let me know.
>>>>
>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "John Miller"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 7:45 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> For my dedicated packet setup, I just use a dedicated TNC, they're not
>>>>> all
>>>>> that expensive on the used market and it avoids that issue.
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Tom Behler"<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2011 11:45 PM
>>>>> Subject: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi, again, everyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This afternoon and evening, I became involved in an unexpected, but
>>>>>> interesting project here. As many of you know, I am EC/RO for my
>>>>>> county
>>>>>> here in Michigan, and due to the increased emphasis again on packet
>>>>>> radio
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> an important form of digital communication, a ham friend and I tried
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> see
>>>>>> if we could get me going on packet at least to see if things would
>>>>>> work.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> For my packet set-up, I will use an old TMV7A, and my Windows 7
>>>>>> laptop.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> have a 2-meter J-pole on a 40-foot mast that I can dedicate to packet
>>>>>> communication, and I have successfully downloaded and tried the
>>>>>> Outpost
>>>>>> packet mail program.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My problem is what kind of interface to use between the TMV7A and my
>>>>>> Windows
>>>>>> 7 computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My friend brought over his USB signalink interface to try, and we
>>>>>> actually
>>>>>> had some success. The Outpost program was very easy to learn and use,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> was actually able to send and receive messages.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem is with the sound card interface. It is a problem that is
>>>>>> very
>>>>>> similar to the problem I had earlier when trying to use the USB
>>>>>> virtual
>>>>>> comport driver for the TS590.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The problem centers around the fact that the N3FJP wave files
>>>>>> automatically
>>>>>> use the default sound card, and apparently, that can't be changed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have Jaws working from the high definition speakers codek sound
>>>>>> card,
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> when we put the signalink into the circuit, we loose either Jaws, or
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> N3FJP wave files.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Does anyone use the signalink sound card interface with Jaws, windows
>>>>>> 7,
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> the N3FJP logging software? And, if so, how do you configure things
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> keep
>>>>>> everything going and talking as it should?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Before I spend $100 on the signalink interface, I want to see if it's
>>>>>> worth
>>>>>> it, or whether I would be better off just going with a traditional
>>>>>> TNC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>>>
>>>
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