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Can one really convert a computer modem into a 1200 baud TNC??

April 26, 2017baud Computer convert modem tnc

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Can one really convert a computer modem into a 1200 baud TNC??

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Maybe, but it’s a messy project probably not worth it. Even if you do get the hardware to “talk” the talk of 1200 baud AX.25 protocol, a modem won’t have the built-in software that a TNC does that, among other things, correctly transmits your callsign.