On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 5:55 AM, Keith VE7GDH <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Phil N6QCA wrote... > > > > A friend of mine just gave me a KPC3+ with v9.1 firmware. All the wiring > > has been done but now I need the TNC settings for a mobile tracker. All I > > can find is info on how to set up a digipeater. Does anyone know what the > > settings are or where I can be directed to get the string of settings ? > > Others have pointed you towards where you can get help with the settings > but do yourself and others around you a favour and don't use a KPC3+ for > a tracker. Incapable of SmartBeaconing or compressed beacons, it would > have a fixed beacon rate and would beacon wasteful full NMEA strings > using a lot of bandwidth. An OT1+ would be a far better choice, and of > course a T2 (OT2m, T2-135, T2-301) would be pretty good too! Even if > you were in North Dakota instead of California, I would have a tough time > recommending a KPC3+ based tracker. > Yes, I agree. And, as a sign of good faith to help keep the APRS network in your area sane, I would offer to trade you a brand new TT4 for that KPC3+. (I might have offered an OT2m, but I don't have any spares lying around. :) Those KPC3+ are good for what they were manufactured to do, which is digi operation or AX.25 connected packet. They are absolutely LOUSY a stand-alone trackers. Oh sure, they work, but not very well on advanced APRS network friendly. Not to mention, they don't multi-task. It can either be a tracker, or a regular TNC or a kiss mode tnc, but not two or more things at one time like the TT4 or OT2m. 73, Randy WF5X
