There has been a lot of discussion here in Durham, NC about the best method of alerting ARES members. APRS messeging might be a good method. Is a possible...
... best ... The PICPAC hardware is capable of both transmission and reception/display of packets. The firmware to do this, however, is still in development. ...
A limited number of PICPACs are currently available to members of this group. The purpose of this pre-release is to allow those interested in beta-testing and...
Even though it's nice to have everything soldered right to the PCB, I plan to get a case that is close to the size of the PCB and remote out my DB-9's, buttons...
Does anyone have an opinion on using lead based vs non lead based solder? I have been using 60/40 solder since I was a kid. So far I have not noticed any bad...
Some silver content used to be necessary for surface-mounted devices. The older hand-wired tube-type Tectronix oscilloscopes required special silver-bearing ...
Greetings to all. I've just joined the group. I've been using Byon's TinyTraks for close to three years now and still find it one of the best APRS products...
When it comes to messaging with the PICPAC I took the HamHUD II approach...The canned messages are the perfect way to do meassaging with the PICPAC. It's not...
Finally got ahead of the "honey dews" so I could start work, and I've come up with a few questions. The background is that I haven't worked with a PIC before,...
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... It draws about 20ma when idle, a bit more when running the speaker (maybe 35ma). ... Yes. You could replace D2 with a switch if you like. ... It all...
... Expect code updates to be an ongoing thing, although possibly slow coming at times. I just wrote a simple C program to display the data from a GPS. If you...
... Looking through the source code last night, I figured that out. But I've now come up with one more stupid question. Since I don't see any way to mount the...
I just downloaded the new code. my Pic Pac comes up and says GPS Display but nothing else happens when hooked to a radio. Any suggestions? Ken Simmons K9TPT...
It should not be hooked to a radio, but rather to a GPS via the serial port (next to the power jack). The GPS should be set to 4800 NMEA. For most GPSs, you...
What an Idiot ! I went back and re-read the notes, After I un hooked the radio and pluged in the gps out put it worked just fine, the time stamp was off but...
I just want to verify some of my assumptions. There is nothing but a loader in the provided PIC, so the only indication of the application of power is D1...
Got mine today and can say: am 17.03.2003 17:49 Uhr schrieb Stephen West-Fisher unter ... Correct! ... Sent characters are echoed to the Terminal and each line...
... Yes. However, if you power up or reset with the two black buttons pressed, it should start the bootloader. If you are connected to a terminal program at...
... I'm not getting any response, is a null modem required? -- Stephen West-Fisher Coastal Data Systems 727.418.9774 http://www.coastaldatasystems.com/...
... No, not when connecting TinyTrak to a computer. Hold down both black buttons while pressing and releasing the white button. The serial port is next to...
Tired of me yet? Well, too bad. After realizing that the only DB9 - DB9 cable I had must have connected a terminal to a router or RS6000 since it was a null...
I got a chance to try out the GPS program tonight. Works great. No bugs that I can see so far. Been running about an hour now. Now if I can just trick...
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