Using D-RATS with your radio

#2254

The RT Systems blue cable with a 3.5mm phone plug is a cloning cable and can not be used with D-RATS.
The RT Systems orange cable with a 2.5mm phone plug is a data cable and allows access to the low speed data channel.
Instructions for setting up an ID-880 and building your own data cable can be found?here.
The radio settings are similar to most iCOM radios. You have a choice of 4800 or 9600 for the port speed. The only exception is ID-91AD and ID-92AD are fixed at 38400, and the ID-1 is 19200.
Consult the Low Speed Data section of the instruction manual for your radio for more details.

#2255

Patrick, do you know the data port speed of the id5100?? Jim. K6nra

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On Jun 12, 2022 9:52 AM, "Patrick Connor via groups.io" <n3tsz@...> wrote:

The RT Systems blue cable with a 3.5mm phone plug is a cloning cable and can not be used with D-RATS.
The RT Systems orange cable with a 2.5mm phone plug is a data cable and allows access to the low speed data channel.
Instructions for setting up an ID-880 and building your own data cable can be found?here.
The radio settings are similar to most iCOM radios. You have a choice of 4800 or 9600 for the port speed. The only exception is ID-91AD and ID-92AD are fixed at 38400, and the ID-1 is 19200.
Consult the Low Speed Data section of the instruction manual for your radio for more details.

#2257

Patrick (N3TSZ)

On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 01:49:34 PM EDT, James Holtzman via groups.io <emptech@...> wrote:

Patrick, do you know the data port speed of the id5100?? Jim. K6nra

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On Jun 12, 2022 9:52 AM, "Patrick Connor via groups.io" <n3tsz@...> wrote:

The RT Systems blue cable with a 3.5mm phone plug is a cloning cable and can not be used with D-RATS.
The RT Systems orange cable with a 2.5mm phone plug is a data cable and allows access to the low speed data channel.
Instructions for setting up an ID-880 and building your own data cable can be found?here.
The radio settings are similar to most iCOM radios. You have a choice of 4800 or 9600 for the port speed. The only exception is ID-91AD and ID-92AD are fixed at 38400, and the ID-1 is 19200.
Consult the Low Speed Data section of the instruction manual for your radio for more details.

#2258

I worked for 6 hrs. on Saturday reprogramming, or modifying the program on the 880H

and getting the "X" Reflector to replace the REF reflector. I had to trace down which old laptop

had the latest updates and then use the cable to get things in place.?

A large part of the delay was finding which old computer that had the right programming information.

The most confusing thing to me is now I can do directly into a repeater?and not use the Open Spot 2.

The XLX dashboard shows me going through the repeater to that reflector. But I guess it is coming

from the repeater to the dashboard. A little eerie if you ask?me. I will get used to it. hihi

I am glad I don't have to rely on the open spot and internet here. The repeater is right across the river and I have permission to use it for the Iowa D-star net on Saturday nights.?

73 de KC5SAM

Virus-free.

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On Sun, Jun 12, 2022 at 11:52 AM Patrick Connor via <n3tsz=[email protected]> wrote:

The RT Systems blue cable with a 3.5mm phone plug is a cloning cable and can not be used with D-RATS.
The RT Systems orange cable with a 2.5mm phone plug is a data cable and allows access to the low speed data channel.
Instructions for setting up an ID-880 and building your own data cable can be found?here.
The radio settings are similar to most iCOM radios. You have a choice of 4800 or 9600 for the port speed. The only exception is ID-91AD and ID-92AD are fixed at 38400, and the ID-1 is 19200.
Consult the Low Speed Data section of the instruction manual for your radio for more details.