Re: [digitalradio] Newbie ? PDA instead of computer?

2008-08-01 Thread Mike Souza
I suspect that the USB port on your phone will not be useful for using the phone to control anything. That's because most USB devices are not configurable to act as USB host devices. Using the sound ports on the phone are probably the more likely possible means of connection. The use

[digitalradio] Newbie ? PDA instead of computer?

2008-07-31 Thread Mike Souza
Hello, I’m just starting to explore digital radio and have some basic questions. Setting up my old Kenwood HF rig looks easy enough but let’s try something a bit harder. I’d like to setup a fully portable, battery operated, 2m digital system based on the following equipment: FT-60R HT ATT –

Re: [digitalradio] Newbie ? PDA instead of computer?

2008-07-31 Thread Sholto Fisher
Mike, I know my iPaq H1940 has standard RS-232 serial available, all you need is a cheap cable. From there you could presumably connect a tnc like an SCS PTC II or even a cheap PK-232. All you would need is some terminal software. PocketDigi works very well and I have made contacts by using

Re: [digitalradio] Newbie ? PDA instead of computer?

2008-07-31 Thread Bob Donnell
Hi Mike, I suspect that the USB port on your phone will not be useful for using the phone to control anything. That's because most USB devices are not configurable to act as USB host devices. Most likely, your phone is in the same category - it's able to be supported by a host computer, as a