Note that my comvan is using Motorola's new
"MICOM-2R",
Mil-spec, Ruggedized HF radio for Data Communications.
This set is current production and Motorola came out with this
unit just
under three years ago.
You can see further info on this radio, via the MOBAT
website.
This radio has some very unique features applicable to a
rapid-deployment mission.
Below is a photo of my MICOM-2R , which has Motorola's
continuous-duty blower-kit, and also the "high-stability
frequency option"
which allows for 1/10th ppm frequency
stability. With the blower kit,
this unit can run 125-watt data transmission on a
continuous-duty basis.
This
radio is interfaced to a Kantronics KAM(e) unit which has been
upgraded a number of times over the years.
Interflex
provides a really good application program called KaGold
which is
designed specifically for use with the Kantronics KAM-series tnc's.
I'm currently using a Panasonic model CF-25 "Toughbook"
laptop in
this installation, and it is running Windows '95....
One nice thing about KaGold is that it supports automatic look-ups
to the
"QRZ" Cd-Roms (among others) , so when you connect, you
automatically
can have the connected station's address, operator name
and related information
added on the screen of your PC or laptop.
KaGold also supports multiple callsigns,
so if you use your station
for Amateur radio, and MARS for example, it is easy to
swap callsigns
by creating a menu that you just select. This saves having to go
in
and reset several different individual commands one at a time.
Elaine - WA6UBE/AAR9JA
