Bob, If you bring your setup, I'll bring my laptop and Kenwood D72 and see if I can see what kind of decode we get.
73, KC0EZE
Well, I spoke to soon. I didn't get anything with Winlink to
work. I failed to realize that I had "Telnet Winlink" selected and
it connected through the Internet. I insured the internet was
turned off, and I tried all my experiments with 2 different TNC's.
I set Winlink back to "Packet Telnet". When testing on the
Mobilinkd I can see the lights flashing as if it is trying to
transmit, but the radio doesn't transmit (I have two radios and
monitoring on other). I also have a MFJ TNC-X Packet Controller,
connected to my base unit, that appears to work, I can hear the
transmitter transmitting, yet no connection is made.
The many videos I have watched do the same thing I see in
computer videos while I was working. They talk about a subject but
the gloss over contents that they assume the viewer already knows.
Those missing pieces are what I think I am missing.
Bob N6VZO
On 12/12/21 9:02 AM, Ralph Howard
wrote:
Bob
Glad to hear it is working for you. I only got my
Moblnkd T2 to half work. But my sound card interface is
working. I will bring it along to see if I can connect with
Vara.
See you then.
Ralph
WD6BGN
Well, after much trial and error, I got Winlink to work, both
with my Mobilinkd/ID-51A HT, as well with my mFJ TNC-x Packet
Controller/ID-4100A base unit. SInce it works with my
ID-4100A, I suspect it will work with my ID-5100A mobile unit.
Thanks everybody for the help. I will still be at the meeting
on Tuesday. Suggestions for parking at the new location?
Bob, N6VZO
On 12/10/21 9:43 AM, Ralph Howard
wrote:
Just something else to check.
When you are connected, slow blink. Can you
see some new ports in the device list. Mine shows 2 like
com:11 and Com:12. Only one works. If I pick the wrong one
I have to reset everything. Pull battery to reset the TNC.
Then in Settings, remove the TNC and do a search and
reconnect. Ugh
I did get.my T2 to connect to my RMS port. It
did all the hand shaking but would not pass any data. The
T3 is supposed to cure that.
Ralph
I found a couple of wiring details online and tested the
cable. All the wiring diagrams I have see match, and I
printed one off which I will have with me. I found the
cable tested properly and no cross or shorts across
elements. I also verified repeatedly that the cables were
connected all the way in with each of the female
connections. I plan to be at the meeting Tuesday (and
join) and I will bring along my Laptop, TNC3, and Icom
51A. As with the cable inserted where it is supposed to,
on the Icom, the 2 pin connector only goes in only one way
as the 2 pins are of different sizes.
A gut feeling is that I am missing one key point in the
setup preventing it from working. I don't know if it is in
the software, TNC3 setup, or in the radio. Looking at
several websites and videos on YouTube doesn't give me any
additional information that I already have seen.
Thanks for the assistance.
73s, Bob, N6VZO
On 12/9/21 7:53 AM, Ralph
Howard wrote:
Ok.
The no transmit tells me that there is a
problem with the cable. I would suggest to buzz the
cable. Make sure the 1/8" 4 way plug, goes to whereit
is supposed to go. I have got bad cables from them.
I could bring my Baofeng cable and you
could try that. That would at least isolate that part.
Are you planing on attending the CMRA
meeting next Tuesday?
I just read the the tnc doesn't do winlink
with the Baofeng. I will try my Kenwood instead.
I also attend the Wed Lunch Bunch at High
Vee.
Ralph
The radio does not transmit, and I checked with
another radio (I have a base, mobile and HT). I tried
the volume at all different levels and set the squelch
to various levels also. I think I might have a ferrite
or two around here but I don't remember them saying
that I needed one. Their data cable is 6" long and if
I needed one, I would have suspected they would have
included one. I just checked and they have one
available on their website. I will look and attach one
to the cable and try again.
Thanks for your assistance.
Bob, N6VZO
On 12/9/21 7:32 AM,
Ralph Howard wrote:
Bob
Couple dumb questions.
When you try and connect, does the
radio transmit?
Can you transmit the test tones?
Use another radio to listen.
Does it connect? A second radio helps
here. You should heae some handshaking between your
station and who you are trying to connect with.
I have to set the volume on my HT
quite high.
Mine connects, then just stops. That
is because in packet, after the connection makes, it
"shifts gears" to a faster mode. Mine never makes
the shift. Shifting gears is my term. If you
listen on another radio, you can hear the
differance.
Last thing, Mobilkind suggests a
ferrite clamped over the radio data cable. If you
don't have one, I have sone spares.
Cheers
Ralph
I had talked to Mobilinkd support multiple times
and they kept say in works with the 51A, and they
sold a cable for it, and they keep referring me to
the manual to insure I set it up properly. But
they finally said, "We don't have a 51A to test it
with." I think I am just missing one step in the
process so I am looking for hardware
recommendations. I have the 51A (HT, external mic
connection) and a 5100A (mobile, mic RJ45 cable
connection) to work with. My recent interest is
from the recent BCARES exercise and I wanted to be
able to be mobile and operate Winlink. During the
exercise I ended up using my cell phone as a hot
spot to connect via internet.
Bob, N6VZO
On 12/9/21 6:51
AM, Ralph Howard wrote:
Howdy.
I have a Mobilinkd TNC. Mine is
an early model. It does not like Winlink. Is
OK for APRS. And for normal packet radio. At
least that is what the manufacture told me. He
said that the newist version should work with
Winlink.
It does work OK with APRSDROID. I
rubber band the TNC to a Boefeng, and run Droid
on my phone.
Hope this helps.
Ralph
WD6BGN
I would like to see a meeting or workshop
(Zoom or in person) on setting up Winlink
hardware. The software side I understand. I
have been unsuccessful in getting the radio
transmission side functional. I have Win 10,
Mobilinkd TNC, and an Icom ID-51a.
Bob, N6VZO
On
12/8/21 9:43 PM, Bill McFarland - N0AXZ wrote:
Group,
There were a good number of us using
Winlink for the SET, but things keep
changing and we need to practice to keep
our radios doing the right thing as we can
forget over time of non-use.
So I am asking for those who would like
to do a Winlink exercise once a week to
respond to this email. I will take a week
to collect your red hot responses and then
make a group of Winlink practitioners to
which all subsequent emails will be sent.
What would you be getting into?
Each week I will send you some
instructions via your regular internet
email describing what you should try in a
Winlink session. You will have a few days
to do the homework and send your Winlink
message. You can use any mode and any RMS
node in general with some exceptions. We
will experiment with forms, and pictures
and some Peer-to-Peer opportunities, and
some Tactical call signs with all that. We
will specify some non-local RMS nodes to
see how well we can get out of the county
(HF) should we need that in some emergency
response. (but we don't want to swamp any
node with all our messages :)
So I would send out a play on Sunday
night and you would have until Thursday
11:59 PM to send your Winlink message to
me. That will give me Friday and Saturday
to see how we are doing and what comes
next (or REPEAT).
The developers of Winlink are
continually improving the system so we
need to open Winlink Express and take the
updates that pop up regularly. For
instance the Check--in form has just
gotten a significant change. You will need
to know your GPS coordinates and now they
have added What 3 Words (W3W). If you
don't know what that is, your first
assignment is to find out what your W3W
are.
It will be fun and educational all at
once. If you have never used Winlink
before but are willing to try sending
email by radio, join us and ask questions
and get help setting things up. At the
beginning if you don't have a radio
connected to your computer, you can use
the Telnet session which only requires you
to have internet to play.
Please send your requests to join, or
questions before you commit to me off-list
( billmcfarland10@...).
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