Re: D-Rats, Packet, and UZ7HO
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Please keep up updated. I would like to try a soundcard based TNC also.
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Thanks, Patrick (N3TSZ) --- In d-rats_group@..., wrote:
> > I've been playing around this weekend with D-Rats over packet, and have a fairly stable test bed running with three PCs. The goal was to connect non-DSTAR users using D-RATS without a lot of expense (ie, TNCs). > > Until this weekend all of my attempts at this have used the free AGWPE on Win 7 and XP and Signalinks. I understand that it can be done, but I have never been able to make it work consistently. > > Yesterday I had the idea of trying UZ7HO's soundmodem app in place of AGWPE. Wow, what a difference! Setup was very fast. I think the only thing I had to do to soundmodem was set the baud rate and select the right sound card source. > > > > D-Rats is set up as if it is connecting to AGWPE. Works great! > > Now, I wish even more than every that someone could take a look at the D-RATS repeater app to try to fix the problem that keeps it from working with TNCs and AGWPE. That, IMHO, would be nirvana - a way to connect PCs using analog radios, D-STAR radios, and the internet. > > Still doing some testing. I'm putting together a document with screenshots of the setup. Will post that if anyone is interested. > > > Dan > W4TO > |
Patrick Connor