[Xastir] dumb but quick questions

[Alan Crosswell]

Chriss,
You can put your TNC in KISS mode.  Most any TNC-2 will support it.  You 
can even replace the EPROM with a KISS-only model if you like.  I can 
dig up the reference to that if you are interested.  That's what I did 
with my Paccomm Tiny-2's.  (Tiny is  a relative term:-)

Aprsdigi does all the cool advanced digipeating features
   ftp://ftp.tapr.org/aprssig/linux/aprsdigi-2.4.3.tgz
It's been running at W2AEE in NYC for several years now and it's better 
than digi_ned 'cuz I wrote it:-)

73 de Alan N2YGK



Chris Howard wrote:

>I am currently using Xastir with an old TNC on the serial port and things
>are going well.
>I am not very well educated/experienced in the world of packet radio, but I
>know
>my way around Linux pretty well.
>
>Here is my issue:
>
>I live in a small town in the mountains.  At the end of this month, our town
>will be the site of the 2003 ARRL Rocky Mtn Division convention.
>Before that happens, I would like to get my APRS setup working as
>a digipeater to handle some of this local traffic.
>
>We do have a good wide coverage digipeater that can be reached from
>some/most locations in town, but not all.  I see my part would be to
>get those dusty corners covered, and pass things on to the wide
>coverage digi.
>
>I don't know anything about AX.25, but I'm starting to think if
>I configure it, I can use digi_ned or aprsdigi software and maybe use xastir
>at the same time.  Is that possible?  The multiplexing part of it
>is what has me fuddled.  Can I have more than one application
>operating via my one radio?  My current TNC does not understand
>the wide3-3 type of syntax, so I think I want to use soundmodem
>or something like that,  so I can use my sound card and take the TNC
>out of the picture completely. Is that right?
>
>Ok, so here is what I think I need to do:
>
>1) build a kernel with AX.25, or get the modules compiled, whichever...
>2) use soundmodem so my soundcard can be my TNC (and build a small circuit
>        to do the PTT function over serial)
>3) use digi_ned to do the smart digipeating
>4) use xastir to do my user interface/mapping, and fun stuff like that
>
>Is this making any sense?
>
>Chris
>kc0atc
>Estes Park, CO
>
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