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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I would suspect any radio with a packet jack can be used. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Packet data input is equivalent to raw unprocessed TX audio <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>PTT is PTT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ground is Ground<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>9600 packet data out would be RX discriminator audio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Squelch is COR but not needed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>You will probably need to tailor the audio in Allstar to get the audio sounding right with tx pre-emphasis etc..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Doug<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>KD8B<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ken Robinson<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 21, 2012 12:43 PM<br><b>To:</b> app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [App_rpt-users] Node radio<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I’m in the process of setting up an Allstar node using a USB fob and when I get one an ex PMR radio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>At the moment on my Echolink node I’m using a Yaesu FT-8900R radio which works very well. It is OTT though using <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>a quad band radio as a link radio.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Has anyone any knowledge if these radios can be used as a temporary fix until I can get another radio<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>The Data jack pin outs are<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>1 packet data input, both 1200 and 9600 baud<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>2 signal ground<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>3 ptt (ground to tx)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>4 9600 bps packet data output<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>5 1200bps packet data output<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>6 squelch<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ken G0LCE<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>