just about all the interfaces use that method that I've seen, all the good
ones anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 10:31 PM
Subject: Re: JFW, EchoLink, and the 707


> Eric:
> re read my message.
> I said it is a board that can be installed in a little box with audio
> plugs
> for the audio jacks on the computer, a plug for the mike jack on the radio
> and a plug for the speaker output of the radio.
> You do not have to run things from serial or USB ports just from the sound
> card.
> If you are wanting to use jaws at the same time on the portible computer,
> and it has a limited output sound card, you may run into problems with
> jaws
> keying the radio and transmitting everything your jaws is speaking.
> I would imagine those who run echolink and use jaws set everything up and
> then turn jaws off and let echolink run without jaws.
> Of course, i have not actually set my echolink node up yet, but i have
> done
> the research and have a good idea of what is required to get one up and
> running.
> Now I just have to stick another decent antenna up and i can start running
> a
> 5 watt echolink node here.
> There is a way to make the serial port key the radio but that requires
> finding the appropriate pins on the serial cable and hooking them up to
> the
> PTT portion of the radio.
> There may be an interface made that does use this method, but ive not seen
> one.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 6:59 PM
> Subject: Re: JFW, EchoLink, and the 707
>
>
>> Colin,
>>         Thanks for the input.  I have one more question about the
> interface.
>> How do I go about installing it?  Is it a PCI device where I would have
>> to
>> take the case off my computer?  I would prefer to have an external
>> device,
>> which I could connect to my USB, communications, or parallel port.
>> Thanks
>> again.
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Blind-Hams For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 4:14 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: JFW, EchoLink, and the 707
>>
>>
>> you can get an interface for running echolink with any radio capable of
>> transmitting and receiving on amature bands.
>> Go to www.echolink.org and find the section that deals with interfaces.
>> You can get one from anywhere from 40 to 150 bucks.
>> Most of them you can get custom made for your rig and audio connections.
>> The interfaces are easiest because they are plug and play...you plug in
>> to
>> the audio jacks on your sound card, you plug the cable into the mike jack
> on
>> the radio and into the audio output jack on the radio, and you are set.
>> All auto keying is done by the interface and you dont have to try and
> figure
>> out an auto keying vox settup or a nifty way of keying the radio.
>> I checked with one of the dealers on that site and he can build a
>> customed
>> made board in a small shielded box for around $70 with all the
>> appropriate
>> jacks you need for the radio you want to use.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Eric Patterson" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2005 3:50 PM
>> Subject: JFW, EchoLink, and the 707
>>
>>
>> > Hi all, I have a Kenwood TM-G707, which I want hook up to my portable
> PC.
>> > Recently, I have installed EchoLink on my PC so I can connect to radio
>> > operators in distant cities.  I have a couple questions for the group:
>> > 1.  How successful have you been at using EchoLink with JFW versions
>> > 5.0
>> and
>> > 6.  My desktop has JFW version 6 and my portable PC has version 5.
>> > 2.  What kind of cables will I need to hook the tm-g707 up to my PC?  I
>> > talked to the people at the radio Outlet.  They don't carry EchoLink
>> > and
>> > couldn't give me any idea about what cables I will need.  Thanks in
>> advance
>> > for your recommendations.
>> >
>> > Eric
>> >
>>
>