Hi, I thought that I would try & help Brian out but I don't know the answer my self, so I am passing this along. Thanks. 73/75 de ka9jwx, Paul Lewis Webster SKCC #5322 John 3:16 Proud member of the; ARRL NRA Handihams LiveFreeUSA 60 Plus (even tho I am younger then 60) Long:-87.334L (-87*20'3"W) Lat:41.4967N (41*29'48"N) EN61HL Merrillville, Indiana, 46410-3503, USA ;-)
--- On Fri, 10/30/09, KB9BVN <kb9...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: KB9BVN <kb9...@gmail.com> > Subject: Packet Question > > Date: Friday, October 30, 2009, 12:23 PM > I have a KAM all mode TNC Version > 5.0 > > I have the manuals. I have a Yaesu FT-2600. I have an > IBM laptop. > So let's say I want to get on 2m Packet. > > I see where I need essentially a modem cable from the 9 pin > male serial port > on the laptop to the 25 pin female port on the > TNC. No problem, I have > that cable. > > Now I need to connect the radio to the TNC. The FT 2600 has > a 9 pin data > port: > > Pin 1 - Squelch Signal Output > Pin 2 - Packet RX data Output 9600 > Pin 3 - Packet TX data Iutput 9600 > Pin 4 - Packet RX data output 1200 > Pin 5 - Ground > Pin 6 - Nothing > Pin 7 - External PTT Signal Input > Pin 8 - DC Output (5v at 50ma for powering an external > device) > Pin 9 - Packet TX data input 1200 > > The KAM has a 9 pin male data port: > > Pin 1 - AFSK out - Carries tones to the audio input line of > my radio. > Pin 2 - XCD - Used to connect squelch line from radio, if > desired. > Pin 3 - PTT - Controls the PTT line in my radio. Switches > rig between xmit > and recv > Pin 4 - Same as Pin 5 > Pin 5 - Audio Signal input - use with external speaker > jack, or pin 4 of the > radio? > Pin 6 - Ground > Pin 7 - +12VDC input - can be powered here instead of a > external powe > rsupply. CUT OFF if not using. It is HOT when > TNC is on. > Pin 8 - Same as Pin 6 > Pin 9 - Same as Pin 6. > > SO...do I have this right? I need a cable that has: > > KAM Pin 1 to Radio Pin 9 > KAM Pin 2 to Radio Pin 1 > KAM Pin 3 to Radio Pin 7 > KAM Pin 4 to NOTHING > KAM Pin 5 to Radio Pin 4 > KAM Pin 6 to Radio Pin 6 > KAM Pin 7 - Not Used > KAM Pin 8 - Not Used > KAM Pin 9 - Not Used > > I appreciate any help I can get. The KAM > software is on 5.25 floppies. I > do not have a computer that can read these... > > HOST MASTER 64 is one disk....is that for a Commodore > 64? Version 1.18 > 64/128 COMBO SIDE 1 and 2 - I have no idea what this is. > > 73 de KB9BVN > Brian Murrey