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- | ====== Getting into Packet Radio with a NinoTNC kit by Simon - 2E0UMS ====== | + | relocated |
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- | If you are looking | + | |
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- | If you like to self-build your kit, let me introduce the [[http:// | + | |
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- | ===== Ordering the kit and parts ===== | + | |
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- | The board and the MCP are available via [[https:// | + | |
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- | ===== Kit Assembly ===== | + | |
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- | If you are capable of wielding a soldering iron then this kit will present no problems. I assembled it in an evening with another few hours of testing and debugging (see my wiring saga later). Probably not the ideal first kit, but certainly within reach of the home gamer. | + | |
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- | The provided assembly instructions are excellent and you test as you go, so its pretty easy to get it right. | + | |
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- | ===== Issues ===== | + | |
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- | My issues were around getting a suitable lead to connect my HT to the TNC. My intended use case is to make a cheap portable APRS tracker using a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a Baofeng. | + | |
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- | It was hard to find a pinout diagram, but with the help of OARC members, we got a working pinout. The TNC has a ‘Kantronics’ / ‘KPC’ pinout - pins 1,3,5,6 | + | |
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- | It turns out that this works well on the Baofeng, but it wouldn' | + | |
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- | ===== Testing & Operation ===== | + | |
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- | So we have a working TNC, a cable and an HT. I tested it worked end to end by connecting my HT to a dummy load and using an APRS capable HT (Yaesu VX-8) to decode the packet. You could also use an SDR. | + | |
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- | I used [[https:// | + | |
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- | Success! | + | |
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- | Try it for yourself, its a fun little project for a few winter nights. | + |
start_ninotnc.txt · Last modified: 2023/04/22 19:01 by m0lte