Thanks for the info Keith.. I'm still is the research stage at present but the Tracker is looking like the preferred option compared with the original Alinco TNC. I guess I could go with the external Tracker/tnc, but the option of all in one box, with just the power/antenna/GPS cables makes a tidy install.
Ned. --- In [email protected], "Keith VE7GDH" <ve7...@...> wrote: > > Ned (callsign?) wrote... > > > I have a few questions on the T2-135 and DR-135 radio... Does the > > T2 still receive audio if the volume knob is turned down. ? > > Yes. You will probably want it down to prevent a few pops and clicks > on the speaker when it receives. > > > Is the compressed message format the same as (or similar) to MIC-E. ? > > No. They are different formats. Both are a lot shorter than regular beacons. > With MIC-E the destination is part of the payload. With Base-91 the > destination > (as I should have nown but was recently pointed out to me!) is human readble. > > e.g. > > Mic-E > VE7ILI-8>T9QPSP,WIDE1-1,WIDE2-1 <UI Len=9>:`23 l!`>/ > > Base-91 > VE7KWK-9>APOTC1,VE7SFU-10*,WIDE2*,WIDE2-2 <UI Len=40>: > /191556z/5Zg2/Ik$v,!G/A=000283 14.8V 19C > > > If there are any future upgrades to the software, can they be loaded or am > > I stuck with the version the board came with. ? > > Firmware upgrades are easy and just a click away in the configuration program. > > > Is there a way to use a simple serial LCD display for displaying on-air > > packets. ? > > I believe that people have added LCD displays to the OT2m, but I haven't heard > of it on the T2-135 unless you count the HamHUD. A Nuvi 350 works well with > it. > > 73 es cul - Keith VE7GDH > -- > "I may be lost, but I know exactly where I am!" >
