I've always used the same supply as has about everyone I know around here
and no one's had a problem yet I know of.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2011 9:10 AM
Subject: Re: Packet radio via USB Signalink sound card interface
> 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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