The digirig would provide PTT for you but again, you would end up connecting that to the PTT of the DATA port and you'd be sacrificing the other half of the radio as unusable.
If you use Echolink Sysop mode then the data band will stay dedicated to APRS (I use the right - B side) and you can still use the other side (A side in my case) like a normal radio in the shack, that's the advantage.
From: "Joseph LaFerla" <joe@...> To: "yaac-users" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 1, 2024 3:45:08 PM Subject: Re: [yaac-users] YAAC and Direwolf interfacing
Hi Danny
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I have been absorbing all the information that you and others have provided and have decided to emulate your situation and forget the digirig (unfortunately because it was expensive hi hi).? I will purchase a USB serial card and the cable from Kenwood.? That should get me going.? Please let me know if I am missing something.? Thanks for the diagrams of the connecting cables but I think I will be better off with the kenwood cable.