[aprssig] Re: APRS Radio

[Stephen H. Smith]

fred at wb4aej.com wrote:
>     I was wondering why no one has ever manufactured a unit that was a
> combination radio and TNC-2 combined?  It would seem to be a logical thing
> to do.
>
>     Or has someone done this?
>
>     73,
>
>
>                                                                     Fred,
> WB4AEJ
>
>
>   


Essentially this is what a Kenwood TM-D700 is!   Actually the D700 (and 
it's hand-held counterpart the TH-D7) actually go beyond this in that 
they have APRS-specific firmware that turns the front panel display into 
a text-based APRS client.   

When you use the built-in TNC with an external program on a PC via the 
radio's serial port, the command syntax is very similar (though not 
identical) to a TNC2.






Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
EchoLink Node:      14400    [Think bottom of the 2M band]
Home Page:          http://wa8lmf.com

"APRS 101"  Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating
  http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/DigiPaths

Updated APRS Symbol Chart
  http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/miscinfo/APRS_Symbol_Chart.pdf   


New/Updated "Rev G" APRS     http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/aprs
Symbols Set for UI-View,
UIpoint and APRSplus:







Stephen H. Smith    wa8lmf (at) aol.com
EchoLink Node:      14400    [Think bottom of the 2M band]
Home Page:          http://wa8lmf.com

"APRS 101"  Explanation of APRS Path Selection & Digipeating
  http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/DigiPaths

Updated APRS Symbol Chart
  http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/miscinfo/APRS_Symbol_Chart.pdf   


New/Updated "Rev G" APRS     http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/aprs
Symbols Set for UI-View,
UIpoint and APRSplus: