Re: Trying to Set Up a Byonics TT4A as a Digipeater - HEEEELLLLLPPP!!!!
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THANK YOU, John!!!? Looks like I must have been successful AFTER all!!!? ? ?:-)? ? ?Now I just need to tweak it a little bit for best efficiency.? I sincerely appreciate the feedback.
Dave? S. of Lakeport TX SE of Gregg County Regional Airport Friday / 1-17-20 / 11 AM CST /
You're digipeater is working! See the attached Screenshot. John Emig
W6GC
661-599-8689
Hello all .......I have a manufacturer-built model of a Byonics TT4A that had previously been successfully used ONLY as a mobile unit, for vehicle position reporting/tracking, and am now trying to set it up to be used at my residence as a fixed station Digi-peater for the local area, instead.? I have NEVER really done anything with digital modes on HAM radio, so I am relatively LOST as to HOW to set this thing up properly.? I have read thru ALL the available manuals from Byonics, but they only tell what each Command item has for their respective options.? I need to know WHICH options I need to SELECT, based on my purpose for usage (Digipeater).
? ?I DO have it on the air, and it IS showing up on the webpage, so I know I at LEAST got SOMETHING done right, but I'm not sure how to confirm whether it is actually WORKING as a Digi-peater or not.? ?If anyone out there knows how to do it, I can send a copy of my TT4A Config File, to see if I have things programmed properly or not.? Any help is DEFINITELY appreciated.? I just updated the Firmware from Version 0.68 to Version 0.72 successfully, before getting it up on the air, if that helps. ( The TT4A has the 1284 Chipset, now loaded with the 0.72 Firmware for the 1284 chipset.)
? It is connected to an old ICOM IC-28H mobile radio, putting out 45W on TX, thru a tri-band (either a Comet or a Diamond 70cm/2m/6m) fiberglass-encased omni on the top of my 60' tower, so antenna height is approximately 75' above terrain, and is clear of the treetops in my yard.??
I AM getting RX indications on the TT4A, so it is doing at least that much. ( I also monitored the signals on my primary voice station radio, that is connected on a separate 2 mtr tower/antenna array, for simultaneous RX signal verification.)
? Anyone ELSE out there using their TT4A as a digipeater, or KNOWS how to set it up????? I'm all ears!
Thanks....? ?Dave in NE Texas / KL7BX
Thursday / 1-16-10 / 11:55 PM CST? /
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