[drats_users] D-Rats and Mac OS-X

[Roland Smith]

Many thanks for the clear explanation. Much appreciated!
Roland
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On Jul 24, 2010, at 7:37 AM, Dan Smith wrote:

>> However, I'm missing some connection on how to get it to talk to my 
>> transceiver. I assume I need some kind of a TNC?
> 
> Yes, KISS mode implies a TNC.
> 
>> If so, what TNC are you using with your Mac? Do I need a USB to
>> serial cable for that TNC?
> 
> Any serial TNC will work (and require a USB to serial adapter).  The
> TNC-X is a KISS mode TNC with a modern USB port, so you might check that
> out.
> 
>> I've got a SignaLink USB that I'm successfully using with cocoaModem
>> and MacLoggerDX. Is that sufficient, and if so, what's the
>> configuration between D-Rats and the SignaLink?
> 
> The SignaLink is not a TNC, it's a sound card and the TNC's functions
> are done in software.  Thus, there's no KISS interface (AFAIK) and thus
> won't work with D-RATS.
> 
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