Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
No doubt, using commercial radios can get you some great performance (possibly better than any modern amateur-radio grade hardware) butto me: 1. Commercial radios requiring me to program different
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David Ranch
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
May I add an additional requirement for best radio??? Which of these has a discriminator that's easy to tap??? I still haven't figured out the Yaesu2980, in fact, I destroyed one thinking the 2900
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Craig, KM6LYW
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Motorola maxtrac. $40 eBay
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Skyler Fennell
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Here are recommendations for radios ( https://www.scc-ares-races.org/data/access/ax25-vhf/ax25-vhf-radio.html ) and equipment in general (
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John Kristian
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Re: Sound card changed from Card 2 to Card 1
Hi David, Back from vacationing in Maine! The link you added looks very helpful! It lead me to another: https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/80072/how-can-i-use-an-exter
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Fred Hillhouse
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
I just downloaded the manual for the Leixen VV-898.Sorry, I would NEVER buy a radio where the manufacturer does put the basic pinouts in the manual.? There are only 4 connections available: Power,
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Rob Giuliano
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Add my vote for the 2980. I have one and it's a tank, and definitely meets the definition of "battle-hardened (for emergency prep, ready to go, dependable)". I also use a couple of Leixen VV-898S for
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Jeff, NC6J
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
A couple of observations about the V71 from someone who owns one, me, and I'd buy another if it was available in the Land of Oz even though the price is high due to international exchange rates -
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Ray Wells
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Massive quantities of excellent Motorola Maxtrac and GM300 mobiles have been retired out of public agency use in the last couple of decades. If the public agencies that your EMCOM group works with are
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Dana Myers
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Re: Introduction
Patrick, In addition to David's comprehensive response, Jason (KM4ACK) has published a number of videos about using PAT. See https://www.youtube.com/c/KM4ACK/videos Ian VK1IAN
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VK1IAN
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Actually, the FT8900 is quad band (10m FM, 6m FM, 2m FM, and 440 FM).? The FT8800 is the dual band (2m/440) version.? Unfortunately, Yaesu decided to replaced this type of radio with either the
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Rob Giuliano
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Only speaking for NEW radios, I really like Kenwood radios as they are well made. The V71 is dual band, has the 6pin DATA jack on the back, offers the discriminator port for wide FSK data modes like
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David Ranch
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
*Yaesu 2980,* no fans or relays, rugged, cast-aluminum "george foreman grill".?? fully adjustable wattage.? affordable at $140. GTOWN, MNDN, AVALN digipeaters/gateways use this PiZero with Yaesu
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Craig, KM6LYW
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
I know when using VOX for digital (tried it with APRS) the volume settings can be very tricky. I used it successfully with breadboard Mobilinkd TNC with a bluetooth interface with my phone and cable
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John
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
A friend of mine uses as far as I know an EasyDigi with his Baofeng and that was also the way the government organization was thinking of going. I myself use a DINAH soundcard with a raspberry pi with
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John
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Re: Introduction
Hello Patrick, Direwolf is a packet TNC and APRS client but it doesn't have any Winlink functionality. You CAN integrate Direwolf with other Winlink tools though and here is a decent overview of most
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David Ranch
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
A good radio and, while "end-of-life" it is still available and will last a long time after purchase. Thanks and 73, -Corky, AF4PM
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Corky
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
John, Have you seen it work?? I saw the following post from this group: /g/direwolf/topic/81548950#5064 They guy had a heck of a time and pointed out some serious concerns using
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Patrick Bouldin KM5L
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Also end of life :-( [email protected]> wrote:
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Steve Stroh
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Re: What are the proven and cost effective radios to use with Direwolf and Winlink?
Kenwood TM-V71A Pro: Easy to interface Kenwood quality Dual receive Con: More expensive than a Baofeng. Danny K5CG
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Danny K5CG
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