[Xastir] D700 with Mac

[Curt, WE7U]

On Fri, 27 May 2005, Keith Kaiser wrote:

> I'm trying very hard to set up my iBook (dual USB) with my Kenwood
> TM-D700A while running Xastir or for that matter MacTNC. Would someone
> please help me out here and tell me what interface type in Xastir to
> use, how to configure it and what I call the USB ports, anything that
> will help me get it on the air. I really need to know what to set the
> D700 to as well, I'm very new at this but am determined to find a
> solution so please....(I'm begging I know) please help me out.

Use the "Serial TNC w/GPS on AUX Port" interface.  That's how you
get both GPS data and APRS data from the D700A, assuming the GPS is
plugged into the radio itself.

In the Properties section of that interface use the
"tnc-startup.d700" file for your TNC Setup file, and "tnc-stop.d700"
for your TNC Shutdown file.

With respect to how to configure your radio for it, I think there
are only two options, Packet and APRS.  Not sure which to use.  I
don't own one.

USB ports are usually listed in /dev.  Do something like this:

    cd /dev
    ls | grep -i usb

To find them.  On my SuSE system I find these:

    smbusbios
    ttyUSB0
    ttyUSB1
    ttyUSB2
    ttyUSB3
    usb
    usblp0
    usblp1
    usblp2
    usblp3
    usbmouse
    usbmouse0
    usbmouse1
    usbmouse2
    usbmouse3
    usbscanner

So I would try something like "/dev/ttyUSB0", "/dev/ttyUSB1", etc.
I don't currently use USB, so that's about as far as I'm a gonna'
help you on this one.

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