[aprssig] TNC-X anyone?

[Art Hostmark]

I have a TNC-X and DR-135 combination that I am using for APRS.  It
works well for me.  I am using it connected to a real RS-232 port.  Set
it up and it runs and runs, neither tnc or radio have been powered off
or reset in months.

It is an easy build and the instructions were good enough for me to
understand.  

Art KI4GYZ

On Sun, 2006-08-27 at 08:09 -0600, Joel Maslak wrote:
> Is anyone using the TNC-X for APRS?  ( http://www.tnc-x.com/ )
> 
> I'm looking at using it to replace my IGate's current TNC (the built- 
> in TNC in an Alinco DR-135), as I'd like to do proper KISS between  
> the computer and the TNC (I've managed to get the DR-135 to do KISS,  
> but sometimes it would kick itself out of KISS mode for no apparent  
> reason).  I'll probably keep using the DR-135 as the radio, while  
> using the external TNC for the packet encoding/decoding.
> 
> Am I going to be happy with it in this application?  What would make  
> me happy is a TNC that decodes just as many packets as the Alinco  
> does, supports KISS (the flavor used by the Linux kernel drivers),  
> and requires very little "fiddling" once it's in place.  Transmit is  
> basically secondary to this - if it can send a packet the local digis  
> can repeat, I'm happy.  I basically want this to be a "set and  
> forget" type of TNC as I am often away from home for several weeks at  
> a time (yes, I check in on the IGate remotely, and can shut it down  
> remotely in case of problems).  I don't want something like the  
> Alinco which loses its' mind once in a while.
> 
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