Kenwood TM-255A Product Manual

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8 EchoLink56 CONTENTS TM-D710A/E8.5 Setting Up a Node Station (Link Station) withTM-D710A/EWith the optional PG-5H cable kit, the TM-D710A/E can be connected directly to a computer to runthe EchoLink software in Sysop mode. In Sysop mode, EchoLink forms a gateway between theInternet and a local RF channel, such as a simplex frequency or a nearby repeater. This allowsother nodes on the EchoLink system to communicate with mobile or portable users in your area.Other EchoLink users can connect to your node, or local mobile and portable users can use theDTMF pad on their transceivers to connect your EchoLink node to other nodes on the system.The TM-D710A/E connects to the sound card and serial port of your computer. The sound cardconnection handles the transmitted and received audio, and the serial-port connection takes careof PTT control and carrier detect. This allows the EchoLink software to key and un-key theTM-D710A/E’s transmitter, and to detect the presence of a signal received by the TM-D710A/E.8.5.1 Connecting a PCThe Kenwood PG-5H is a package of two different cables. Following the instructions in theTM-D710A/E Instruction Manual, connect the cables to the two jacks on the back of thetransceiver and to the serial port and sound card jacks of your computer. The pink plug goes tothe microphone input of the sound card, and the green plug goes to the sound card’s line out (orspeaker out). The black 9-pin connector goes to the computer’s serial port.Many modern computers have USB ports, but no serial ports. If your computer has no serial port,you will need to use either a USB-to-serial adapter cable, or a serial port option card. Either canbe purchased from stores that sell computer accessories.Figure 8-26 Connecting a TM-D710A/E and a PCData communications cableTo PC audio terminalPink: To microphone input terminalGreen: To line out terminalTo PC 9-pin D-SUBterminalPG-5H Cable Kit