[Xastir] Almost there - but no TX

[qrv at kd4e.com]

Curt,

	Scott at ArgentData tells me that the OT3m/Tracker3 stays
in KISS mode, once set, unless it receives a command otherwise.

	I just shut everything down then powered on the Tracker 3,
powered on the DR-135T (in digital mode), connected the USB cable,
then opened Xastir.

	Xastir works fine and toggles Transmit - but - I do not
hear the telltail "packet chatter" tones on my TH-D72A - I only
hear the DR-135T breaking squelch.

	The good news is that the Tracker 3 stays in KISS mode
even through a power cycle.

	Bad news:

1.  The Tracker 3 does not appear to want to power on when the
	USB cable is connected to the laptop (at least the LED's
	refuse to light - which means power interruption takes
	down the APRS).

2.  There does not appear to be an packet modulation on the signal
	in Transmit from Xastir, just a carrier.

3.  I tried to send message text but only hear the carrier toggled,
	no packet chatter each time. (I am hearing other packet/APRS
	chatter, so I know the TH-D72a is working OK.)

	Where do I go from here, please?

Thanks!

David

>> echo -ne '\xC0\xFF\xC0' > /dev/ttyACM0
>
> Unless you're needing to send commands to the TNC like "USBKISS on"
> below, you don't need to set up ANY serial port parameters.  Xastir will
> do that when it starts up.  If the TNC can be left in KISS mode all the
> time, you're golden.
>
>
>> # In manual gui mode one has to hit "Enter" to get to
>> # the "cmd:" prompt - would that be necessary in command
>> # line mode? If so, how would that be accomplished?
>
> If you're sending "echo" commands you'll get the line end in there
> automatically.  See "man echo".  If you add a "-n" option to it then you
> don't send the newline.  In normal operation it will send it automatically.
>
> Basically you need no script unless you need to go in and out of KISS
> mode all the time, or do some special setup like I do for AX.25.
>


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