[arm-allstar] Baofeng 888 Allstar

[Andy Wittman]

(face palm) I forgot to remove the mic! I put in the stereo plug which is a
little bulkier but I guess with the mic still in, the 888 still can
function as a normal handheld with a long DB25 tail. I also did have the
radio on NFM but I had set my handheld to NFM as well. Thanks for
everyone's help!

73,
Andy
KK4ZKP

On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:

> Andy,
>
>  Yes try Sam's idea. Also did you remove the mic or are you using the
> dummy plug. If you are using the dummy plug make sure it is all the way in
> and it has to be a stereo plug not mono. It is the large plug.
>
> I am using a 10K resistor off the mic connection as I remember and my TX
> level is set to 250, yours may vary but it shouldn't be too far off from
> there.
>
> The 888's don't actually have high/low power although it is programmable.
> They are always about 1W.  This is fine for a local node radio. I set the
> channels to low when I program not that it makes a difference.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 10:27:53 -0500
>
> From: kk4zkp at gmail.com
> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Baofeng 888 Allstar
>
> USB cable worked great! I finally have my node up and running. The only
> thing that seems to be an issue is fairly low transmit audio level. I
> turned both of the transmit audio channels to 11 (999) in the configuration
> and there didn't seem to be any noticeable change. Any ideas where I should
> look next? The received signal strength is very high, just quiet audio.
>
> Thanks & 73!
> Andy
> KK4ZKP
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:50 AM, Andy Wittman <kk4zkp at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks Doug!
>
> I am going to use a USB cable. I just ordered all the supplies and am
> looking forward to the 888s node.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Andy
> KK4ZKP
>
> On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 12:14 PM, Bill WD9EQD <wd9eqd at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Andy,
>
>
>
> I used an USB cable for my 888 node.  I soldered the wires directly to the
>
> 888 circuit board and put the resistors and capacitor in the DB-25 Hood.
>
> I kept the cable fairly short and it works very well.
>
>
>
> Bill
>
> WD9EQD
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org [mailto:
> arm-allstar-bounces at hamvoip.org] *On Behalf Of *Doug Crompton
> *Sent:* Sunday, February 8, 2015 12:05 PM
> *To:* BeagleBone Black ARM Allstar
>
> *Subject:* Re: [arm-allstar] Baofeng 888 Allstar
>
>
>
> Andy,
>
> In the photos I used Belden 5 wire shielded cable because I had some on
> hand but it needs only 4 wires and a ground (COS, PTT, RX-AUD, TX-AUD, GND)
> so an old USB cable could be used. They are generally 4 wires shielded. The
> shield being the ground. You might have some other similar cables laying
> around you could repurpose.  It should definitely be shielded and if you
> are using the shield for the ground make sure it is connected at both ends.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 11:54:14 -0500
> From: kk4zkp at gmail.com
> To: arm-allstar at hamvoip.org
> Subject: Re: [arm-allstar] Baofeng 888 Allstar
>
> Hi Doug,
>
>
>
> What are you using for the cable that you are soldering to the 888? I have
> a male DB25 connector, but I'm unsure as to what kind of cable to buy to
> solder between the DB25 and the 888. It only needs 6 wires right?
>
>
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Andy
>
> KK4ZKP
>
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 3:15 AM, Doug Crompton <doug at crompton.com> wrote:
>
> I added a link on the hamvoip.org page on my mod of a Baofeng 888. Here
> is the direct link -
>
> http://crompton.com/hamradio/baofeng888/
>
> This is a take-off of W0FCM's page also linked on hamvoip.org but just
> done slightly differently.
>
> It is working well.
>
>
>
> *73 DougWA3DSPhttp://www.crompton.com/hamradio
> <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
>
>
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