I don't have nearly as much experience as most of the others on this reflector but it seems to me, based on what I've seen, that there are a lot of controllers out there that implement full support of the RBI interface but fewer and fewer RBI interfaces or the rigs it was designed to control still in service due to natural attrition and age.
Our club's repeater uses a Link RLC-4 controller, which supports the RBI. Unfortunately the firmware for the RLC-4 has not been updated for a long time so any hope of implementing a remote base with it is pretty small. I think Bob's new RBI-compatible interface is an excellent idea, one that I've found myself hoping for several times in the not-too-recent past. I'd like to see Bob's efforts succeed fabulously. 73 Brad KB9BPF --- In [email protected], n...@... wrote: > > I guess this is a good segway into my request for a beta tester for my > remote base interface. > > After being frustrated over the lack of good choices for remote base radios > that can be fully remote controlled, I decided to build an interface that > works with the Doug Hall "RBI" serial data format used by Link Comm, S-Com > & higher-end CAT controllers to communicate with the long- discontinued > RBI-1 remote base interface. My interface has an asynchronous serial > output that currently talks to the Yaesu FT-8500 and the Kenwood TM- G707 > dual-band mobiles. In theory this unit can be programmed to interface any > FM transceiver that can be serially controlled; I just need to acquire the > various radios to verify proper operation on each one. > > I've been using this interface on a local repeater for the past couple of > months & now have a couple of prototypes available if anyone is > interested. Please e-mail me off list at n...@... > > Bob NO6B >
