Thursday, March 10, 2005

I’m using software from 1989

I’m putting together a packet radio station and recently bought a TNC from an eBay auction. I before I left the feedback, I wanted to make sure the thing wasn’t DOA, so I hooked it up to the PC to see if it was alive and it was.

Check out the release date for the MFJ-1278 data controller

MFJ ENTERPRISES INC
MODEL NO. MFJ-1278
MULTIMODE DATA CONTROLLER
AX.25 Level 2 Version 2.0
Release 3.3 11/08/89 - 32K RAM Multilevel
Checksum $E7

I still need a cable and a power supply. The only question is, what radio do I want to hook it up to, the HT or the mobile rig. It will make a difference both in the power supply that I need and the cable. There is also a firmware update, release 3.7 that I could get for $24.95, but I’m not sure I need it, at least not yet, I’m still learning the basics of packet radio.

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I couldn't post a comment for a couple of days - seems to be working again.
-mom