Dumb Q can the T3-135 be used as a BBS?

Ron N9SZV

Any rig can be a BBS with the correct internal or
external interface.

Speed is related to the rig design and tap (e.g.
mic connector, digital port, special tap location),
as well as the interface device.

> Dumb Q can the T3-135 be used as a BBS?
>
> Ron N9SZV


--

Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
David Colburn nevils-station.com
I don't google I SEARCH! duckduckgo.com
Network: groups.yahoo.com/group/qrv
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Any links for software out there I can download?

Ron N9SZV




--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, "qrv@..." <qrv@...> wrote:
>
> Any rig can be a BBS with the correct internal or
> external interface.
>
> Speed is related to the rig design and tap (e.g.
> mic connector, digital port, special tap location),
> as well as the interface device.
>
> > Dumb Q can the T3-135 be used as a BBS?
> >
> > Ron N9SZV
>
>
> --
>
> Thanks! & 73, KD4E.com
> David Colburn nevils-station.com
> I don't google I SEARCH! duckduckgo.com
> Network: groups.yahoo.com/group/qrv
> Restored to design-spec at Heaven's gate 1Cor15:22
>

On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 7:30 AM, Ron  N9SZV <n9szv@...> wrote:

> Dumb Q can the T3-135 be used as a BBS?

So, a BBS was normally software running on a computer with a data
connection via phone lines or now the internet... A T3-135 isn't a
computer, a phone line, internet, nor software.

You probably want to run a PBBS, which is a packet BBS, again software
running on a computer, but using a TNC and radio as the connection
method.

Not any rig can be a BBS, but you can use just about any radio as the
RF portion of a PBBS. The on air speed is dependent upon the TNC that
you use, as it is the device that converts the serial data from the
computer to the on air protocol and back again.

There is a difference between "regular packet" used for PBBS, Winlink,
and other legacy packet modes versus the packet radio subset which is
APRS.

Be aware that some of the APRS TNCs were not able to handle the full
packets used by legacy packet applications.

--
James
VE6SRV

have you sold it?
how much do you want for it?


--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, "slsfron" <wr5rr@...> wrote:
>
> I have for sale a Tracker 2 Model OTM, a nuvi 350, connecting cables.  At the
present time it's connected to a ICOM 281-H.
>
>  Please PM me if interested. I have pictures I can send.
> It is a fully functional system, it will not be DOA. I now have the Kenwood
TM-D710A so this system is surplus.
>
> Ron WR5RR
>

Which cable does the OP need to connect his 710 to the nüvi?

BJ KD7MIR
--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, "troysk8" <kf7sey@...> wrote:
>
> have you sold it?
> how much do you want for it?
>
>
> --- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, "slsfron" <wr5rr@> wrote:
> >
> > I have for sale a Tracker 2 Model OTM, a nuvi 350, connecting cables.  At
the present time it's connected to a ICOM 281-H.
> >
> >  Please PM me if interested. I have pictures I can send.
> > It is a fully functional system, it will not be DOA. I now have the Kenwood
TM-D710A so this system is surplus.
> >
> > Ron WR5RR
> >
>

I have an OT3m connected to a Davis Vantage Vue weather station that has the
APRS streaming weatherlink installed.  I verified that if I set the OT3 to text
on port A it sends out the properly formatted weather info just fine, however,
it is a battery/solar operated location so I am using the power switch to turn
the radio on and off.  My issue is that it turns the radio on, waits the proper
delay time, sends the packet, but then the radio does not turn off again unless
I cycle power to the OT3, any ideas?  I can turn the radio on and off from the
tune tab in OTWIN so I know the switch is working.
Thanks

Can you save your configuration to a file and email it to me so I can
try to replicate it here?

Thanks,

Scott

On 12/3/2012 12:16 PM, th14539 wrote:
> I have an OT3m connected to a Davis Vantage Vue weather station that has
> the APRS streaming weatherlink installed. I verified that if I set the
> OT3 to text on port A it sends out the properly formatted weather info
> just fine, however, it is a battery/solar operated location so I am
> using the power switch to turn the radio on and off. My issue is that it
> turns the radio on, waits the proper delay time, sends the packet, but
> then the radio does not turn off again unless I cycle power to the OT3,
> any ideas? I can turn the radio on and off from the tune tab in OTWIN so
> I know the switch is working.
> Thanks
>
>

I'm posting this here in the hopes that it will make it's way up in the
searches. I recently purchased an OT3, GPS data cable, splitter, and got
my hands on a Nuvi 350.

I found the Nuvi 350 absolutely would not come up in FMI mode at all.
The culprit was the GPS software; it was some V2.62 or so.

So... if you have a Nuvi 350, get all the parts together to go into FMI,
program the OT3, and the GPS still doesn't go into Fleet mode...
consider updating the firmware. :)

The Nuvi was updated from V2.x to V5.x, and now goes into FMI just like
it should.

Now, on to the RF side of things....

--
Kris Kirby, KE4AHR
Disinformation Analyst

I searched before asking, but didn't find anything for Windows 8.

I have a OT3m and I'm trying to install the USB inf file
"OpenTrackerUSB_Windows7.inf". It's not digitally signed for use in Windows 8.
Is there a Windows 8 driver version available I have not found?

Thank you.

- Doug
KD0FIZ

I've had this same problem with the OT3m and a Nuvi 350. The freeze up only
happens during volunteer events with trackers that are normally not used daily
are connected to the end bike or runner. When events are not happening the OT3m
and Nuvi 350 work great. No one else runs the OT2m/OT3m and Nuvi 350 in the area
during events from what I've seen.

No.  And in reality the driver is actually provided by Microsoft - it's
a standard USB CDC class driver, but Windows demands an .inf file to use it.

Scott

On 12/4/2012 1:11 PM, buckethead_1 wrote:
> I searched before asking, but didn't find anything for Windows 8.
>
> I have a OT3m and I'm trying to install the USB inf file
> "OpenTrackerUSB_Windows7.inf". It's not digitally signed for use in
> Windows 8. Is there a Windows 8 driver version available I have not found?
>
> Thank you.
>
> - Doug
> KD0FIZ
>
>

Yes, I have the file saved but cannot add an attachment to the reply email, are
you scott@argentdata?  if so I'll send it there.
Thanks

--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, Scott Miller <scott@...> wrote:
>
> Can you save your configuration to a file and email it to me so I can
> try to replicate it here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
>
> On 12/3/2012 12:16 PM, th14539 wrote:
> > I have an OT3m connected to a Davis Vantage Vue weather station that has
> > the APRS streaming weatherlink installed. I verified that if I set the
> > OT3 to text on port A it sends out the properly formatted weather info
> > just fine, however, it is a battery/solar operated location so I am
> > using the power switch to turn the radio on and off. My issue is that it
> > turns the radio on, waits the proper delay time, sends the packet, but
> > then the radio does not turn off again unless I cycle power to the OT3,
> > any ideas? I can turn the radio on and off from the tune tab in OTWIN so
> > I know the switch is working.
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>

Got it, I'll check it out as soon as I get a chance.

Scott

On 12/5/2012 9:21 AM, th14539 wrote:
>
>
> Yes, I have the file saved but cannot add an attachment to the reply
> email, are you scott@argentdata? if so I'll send it there.
> Thanks
>
> --- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com <mailto:tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>,
> Scott Miller <scott@...> wrote:
>  >
>  > Can you save your configuration to a file and email it to me so I can
>  > try to replicate it here?
>  >
>  > Thanks,
>  >
>  > Scott
>  >
>  > On 12/3/2012 12:16 PM, th14539 wrote:
>  > > I have an OT3m connected to a Davis Vantage Vue weather station
> that has
>  > > the APRS streaming weatherlink installed. I verified that if I set the
>  > > OT3 to text on port A it sends out the properly formatted weather info
>  > > just fine, however, it is a battery/solar operated location so I am
>  > > using the power switch to turn the radio on and off. My issue is
> that it
>  > > turns the radio on, waits the proper delay time, sends the packet, but
>  > > then the radio does not turn off again unless I cycle power to the OT3,
>  > > any ideas? I can turn the radio on and off from the tune tab in
> OTWIN so
>  > > I know the switch is working.
>  > > Thanks
>  > >
>  > >
>  >
>
>

Also, if the Nuvi 350 is on firmware version 4.9, please go to Garmin.com and
search the support for the fix. There was a problem with the 4.9 firmware to not
be seen by Garmin software.

-Doug
KD0FIZ

I decided to reboot with the driver signature enforcement disabled. That allowed
me to install the inf. Upon restarting it is working with the digital signature
enforcement enabled. Just FYI to help someone else searching if they have the
same issue.

-Doug
KD0FIZ

John G8XLB wrote...

> I've just configured my TT4 to work with a laptop running
> APRSIS and I think I have most things working but I am puzzled
> by the two and three dashes in boxes on the top left of the
> screen. I assume I've missed something.

This is the T2 support list, but you mentioned a TT4. However,
you would be better off asking on the aprsisce32 support list.

73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH
www.ui-view.org
--
"I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!"

Hi There,

 

I’ve just configured my TT4 to work with a laptop running APRSIS and I think I have most things working but I am puzzled by the two and three dashes in boxes on the top left of the screen. I assume I’ve missed something.

 

Regards,

 

John

G8XLB

John,

If you have a GPS attached, those boxes will have speed, direction, etc.   A
good program source is here:

http://aprsisce.wikidot.com/

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA

Any update on the issue?

I tested all tips below but it did not help me.

73 Erik

--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, Marcel S <ki6qdj@...> wrote:
>
> I just had almost the same issue on my T3-301 (same brains as the ot3m)(see
other thread on that). It seems as though the tracker has issues connecting
nicely to otwincfg if you keep the COM ports busy through either scripting (as I
did) or weather station data etc.
>
> I was able to get access again via the USB port with some dumb luck on a
different computer. I would recommend just trying a new computer (be sure to use
the newest INF file <http://www.argentdata.com/files/ArgentUSB.zip>on argent's
site for the driver) just to see if that will help. It might have had something
to do with power cycling as well for the reconnect. So try powering through the
DC jack with 12 volts and then plugging in the USB or variants thereof.
>
> Scott is aware of the issues and is looking into solutions. In the
> meantime, we the users need to tread carefully when we swamp the COM ports and
keep the processor so excited with printing things that it doesn't want to
listen to us anymore.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Marcel AI6MS

Quick question:

Can the T135 be programmed from the radio's menu or is a programming cable
required. I've acquired another permanent digipeater location and plan to use
the T3 135.

Thanks

Chris KB1RXA

On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Dealmeister <cday@...> wrote:

Can the T135 be programmed from the radio's menu

No. IIRC the Alinco's "menu" isn't much more sophisticated than TNC power control.

You'll need a serial cable, and I think it connects to the GPS port.

-Jason
kg4wsv

I had same issue with OT3m but I set port A to text on purpose to use with a
weather station, only way I found to recover it was to use a standard serial
connection, not the USB, and when OTWIN says to reset tracker I power cycle it
twice and then it will connect.  Have to use the serial connection because there
is no way to cycle power w/ USB since it is supplying the power to the tracker. 
Hope that gets corrected sometime but hope that helps.
73


--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, "sa6bje" <erik@...> wrote:
>
> Any update on the issue?
>
> I tested all tips below but it did not help me.
>
> 73 Erik
>
> --- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, Marcel S <ki6qdj@> wrote:
> >
> > I just had almost the same issue on my T3-301 (same brains as the ot3m)(see
other thread on that). It seems as though the tracker has issues connecting
nicely to otwincfg if you keep the COM ports busy through either scripting (as I
did) or weather station data etc.
> >
> > I was able to get access again via the USB port with some dumb luck on a
different computer. I would recommend just trying a new computer (be sure to use
the newest INF file <http://www.argentdata.com/files/ArgentUSB.zip>on argent's
site for the driver) just to see if that will help. It might have had something
to do with power cycling as well for the reconnect. So try powering through the
DC jack with 12 volts and then plugging in the USB or variants thereof.
> >
> > Scott is aware of the issues and is looking into solutions. In the
> > meantime, we the users need to tread carefully when we swamp the COM ports
and keep the processor so excited with printing things that it doesn't want to
listen to us anymore.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > -Marcel AI6MS
>

It can't be programmed from the menu, but you can program the T3-135 by USB.

Scott

On 12/8/2012 8:15 AM, Dealmeister wrote:
> Quick question:
>
> Can the T135 be programmed from the radio's menu or is a programming
> cable required. I've acquired another permanent digipeater location and
> plan to use the T3 135.
>
> Thanks
>
> Chris KB1RXA
>
>

Scott et al,

Thanks - that is what I wanted to know. So, I can use the config program with
USB cable to set the TNC's parameters, and the TNC will be powered by the USB
cable during programming before insertion into the radio. Do I have this right?

This is similar to the DSTAR boards I use. Please confirm I need only a USB
cable to setup the board before insertion (i.e. no null adaptors, etc).

Alinco's architecture with the DB9 etc is something I'm not familiar with hence
the question.  This will be my first purchase of an Argent board and is intended
for a second permanent digi in Florida. I've already started looking for site
#3, so hoping this install goes smoothly.

I'll look for your response. Could not find the T3 135 Manual which probably
answers my questions.

Thanks, Chris KB1RXA




--- In tracker2@yahoogroups.com, Scott Miller <scott@...> wrote:
>
> It can't be programmed from the menu, but you can program the T3-135 by USB.
>
> Scott
>
> On 12/8/2012 8:15 AM, Dealmeister wrote:
> > Quick question:
> >
> > Can the T135 be programmed from the radio's menu or is a programming
> > cable required. I've acquired another permanent digipeater location and
> > plan to use the T3 135.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Chris KB1RXA
> >
> >
>