We (SHARP, Sheriff's Amateur Radio Program) just finished up working a local airshow.? We use D-RATS because of the high ambient noise with audio as a backup.
We always have some kind of system failure, this time one of those were the data cables that go from the radio, Icom 2820 to the usb ports on the laptops.
Our existing homebrew cables have a 2.5mm stereo phone plug on one end (RS-232), a nine pin DB9 connector, going to a DB9 RS-232 to a USB connector.? The cable has
had a history of bad intermittent connections which drove us nuts.
We could buy new cables from RT Systems, believe they are about $25 each, but what other sources do you recommend?
What we need is one with a 2.5mm stereo phone plug on one end and a USB connector on the other end.
Last question, I know this has been asked before, what is a good ratflector to monitor over the internet, we know the default one no longer exists.? I have looked at the database and don't have time to go fishing.
One more thing, forgot to ask, getting too old -
What is the best way to print messages in D-RATS?? I've been copying and pasting into a plain text document, doing the editing if necessary, then sending to the printer.? Is there another way to print?? You would think there would be under FILE>PRINT.? I can also copy and paste from the log file of course.
Thanks for all that you do.
Jim k6nra? Sacramento County Sheriff's Amateur Radio Club
