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DD High Speed Data Mode Between Two ID-1 Radios

To communicate between two ID-1 radios in DD mode is very simple.

Using the ID-1 software connected to your ID-1, click on CS button. Put your own callsign in the MY field. Put a 0 in the far right field. Put the callsign of the station you wish to connect to in the YOUR field. Leave RPT1 and RPT2 blank.

The other station would simply put their callsign in their MY field and your callsign in their YOUR field and leave the RPT1 and RPT2 fields blank.

Both should be set to the same frequency and be in simplex. Both should be in DD mode and the transmit inhibit (TXInh) should be turned off.

Attach a CAT-5 cable between the LAN (Ethernet) port of your PC and the Ethernet connection on the ID-1. When the ID-1 detects that a PC has been connected to its Ethernet port, the radio will automatically begin trying to contact the other station. If the two radios detect each other, then you will see the transmit and receive indicators light up in a rapid back and forth alternation.

Be sure your PC and the other station's PC have their IP address and subnet mask set to compatible settings. For example, if your PC has an IP address of 192.168.1.100 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 then the other station must also an IP address in the 192.168.1.xxx range, other than the same .100 last octet as yours, and their subnet mask should also be set to 255.255.255.0.

Once these steps are done, and the signal level between the two stations is high, then you should be able to transfer files between each station. You might both wish to setup a shared folder on your PCs for the other station to drop files into. It's then a simple manner of drag and drop to transfer a file between stations. Or, use any of your favorite network based programs to communicate back and forth. The possibilities are many!

Submitted by WB5PJB