Some years
ago I got tired of trying to key in all the programming codes for my repeater
controller using the DTMF pad on my HT so I thought up an encoder for the
computer and wrote a DOS application to send a txt file to the controller. The
result was the DTMF_Txer and Prog7k.
DTMF_Txer
was a small PCB that connected to the printer port of a WinTel, (IBM) pc and your
HT or radio. It generated the DTMF tones for transmission. Prog7k was the
application that controlled it.
Prog7k
allowed you to create a programming, or command file with comments and it would
lookup the correct programming codes for CW characters. In addition, I also
added the capability for the program to lookup the code for speech synthesizer
words.
92 a3 ;Set
control op password
99 05 ;Set
command term rpt rx to .5 sec from cor
;
; * * * ID's, CW & DTMF Functions * *
*
;
12 6 ;Normal CW 25wpm
13 3 ;Slow
CW 13wpm
63 02 1 ;CW
resp ON
3130 9960 [this] [is] [w] [b] [eight] [x]
[y] [z] [repeater] ;Init
ID
3131 9900 "wb8xyz/r" ;Normal
ID
51 99 ;ID
interval 9.9 min
06 1053 ;CW
freq 950Hz
57 06 4 ;DTMF OR access
82 30 ;DTMF
interdigit 3 sec
63 03 1 ;DTMF
mute ENABLE
96 7 ;DTMF
mute delay 7 sec
Anyway, it
worked and saved me from using the keypad on the radio to program my
controller.
So here is
the link if you want to download the distribution: Prog7k.zip
There are
schematics for each of the two different encoding devices used. You can derive
a parts list from the schematics.
Read the
doc's. Keep in mind this is a DOS program. It runs fine in a WIN95/98 environment.
I have never tested it on ME or 2000. I have had problems with 'fast' cpu's,
over 500Mhz? Your mileage will vary.
If you have
questions you can email me at my call, (WD8KNL) at QSL dot net.
73
Eric
WD8KNL