[arm-allstar] Notice - Intent to remove remote base rig control

[Doug Crompton]

Steve,

  I have no first hand knowledge of this so I am wondering how the 271A and
281A are controlled with the RC210. From what I can gather in looking here -

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1277049/Arcom-Rc210.html?page=16

it can only change memory channels that are already programmed into the
radio. Is this correct? It looks like it does it via the mic jack?

I spoke with Dave about this and he thinks that there is an interface that
can be built between the radio and controller which could be the Pii.  It
is probably a serial stream with maybe a strobe that is applied at the
microphone and really just simulates what the microphone buttons can
already do.

I am thinking out loud here but it might very well be that hamlib is not
even needed and the Pi GPIO could directly control the radio.

We need to find more info on the commands and data that is sent to the
radio. The MCP-1A programming package does a similar thing.


*73 Doug*

*WA3DSP*

*http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*


On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 3:56 PM, "Steve Mobley - WB4BXO via arm-allstar" <
arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:

> Does anyone know if Hamlib will control a Kenwood TM-271a or TM-281a? It
> is not listed in the supported radios but may be the same as another model.
> I use these radios for link radios on several sites currently using an
> RC-210 controller but want to switch to letting the RPi running AllStar
> control them and may need to rethink that in light of this if Hamlib will
> not control them.
>
> Steve Mobley - WB4BXO
> --- hello, I am an iApp-oholic...
>
> > On Mar 30, 2018, at 3:27 PM, Doug Crompton via arm-allstar <
> arm-allstar at hamvoip.org> wrote:
> >
> > We would like to remove and replace the old outdated remote base rig
> > control code from the hamvoip distribution. This has been replaced by the
> > much more capable and better documented hamlib code which is part of the
> > distribution. We would like to do this as soon as possible so if this
> would
> > have an impact on anyone please let us know.
> >
> > The database for the old code is very outdated and supports or minimally
> > supports few radios made in the last 10-15 years. Hamlib is constantly
> > being updated and as these updates occur they will be part of the hamvoip
> > distribution.
> >
> > When this happens the current code would be replaced with a standard
> > interface to the hamlib tools.
> >
> >
> > *73 Doug*
> >
> > *WA3DSP*
> >
> > *http://www.crompton.com/hamradio <http://www.crompton.com/hamradio>*
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