Moving this topic over from the D-Rats Training thread...
The gear I have: IC-880H, TNC-X, Mac Host, D-rats client.
Brief re-statement of the problem, D-rats fails to Send email via WL2K using
RF with TNC-X.? I have double checked everything: Active Winlink account,
mail via internet through WL2K works fine, proper pre-fixes on To: and Subject:
With the radio tuned to the closest Winlink station, I do decode their announcement
"Winlink 2000 RMS Packet Station - Kensington, CA."? This confirms at least that the
TNC can receive, decode, and pass the bytes up to D-Rats for display on the Chat window.
When I compose an email, with the appropriate To:WL2K:email@" and Subject:"//Wl2K R/ foo",
hit Send then again Send/Rec -- NOTHING happens.? I have also turned off my Tx Blocking,
Squelch up -- still nada...? I think this is the crux of the problem -- no indication of a transmission
of any kind.? I'm thinking that once I hit Send/Rec D-Rats should attempt a connection to the
RMS station but there is zero indication it is even trying.? I do know the radio does transmit automatic
GPS-A messages, I do know that I can transmit via chat on FM with the TNC.? D-rats just does
not want to give the RMS station a try.
I have the Radio setting as follows, the Driver as noted by D-rats looks odd to me.
Radio:
? TNC
? AX.25 ON
? Port -> tnc-ax25:/dev/cu/usbserial-FTXXUK9J:0: 1200
? Raw Text ON
I tried 1200 both 9600 baud, I tried the cu. and tty. driver versions.
What strikes me odd is the Port numbering at the end of the drive ...9J:0:, that :0: bothers me,
although receive works hearing the RMS station.? Just looks funny.? I did see a posting where
someone using a RPI had to delete an extra colon in on eof the D-RATS hidden config files.
Any ideas?? If anyone out there has a MAC + TNC-X RF/WL2K working I'd love to know how you
have that set up.
73
ron
