Alinco DR-135TP Setup for APRS. Computer to TNC. Standalone Tracker. The Alinco DR-135TP is an economical space saving device for use with APRS or packet. It combines a VHF 2m radio with an internal TNC. It doesn't support all of the commands as a regular TNC but what is there is adequate for APRS and light packet use. RT Systems APK-135 Programming software makes it easy to manage memory channel information and other menu settings of the Alinco-DR-135. Spreadsheet layout with many point and click options.' Read' the current configuration from the radio for editing or start from scratch in a new file.The programmer has copy and paste of memory channel information between files.Column editing for. Cleverboatblog. DR-138/438 Free Utility Software Download Please be advised that this is a freeware (copyright reserved by Alinco, Inc), but an optional ERW-7 cable is necessary for operations. Although we have tested this software on our Windows7/10 environments and haven't experienced any serious accident during the operation, we are not responsible of any.

Alinco Dr 135 Programming Software Free

DR-735 Clone Utility Download

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These software (freeware) are for applicable model(s) indicated above. The software detailed below is provided to those who agree to the terms of the software license. When the user selects and clicks download link, agreement to the terms of the software license is inferred and the user is bound by the terms of Alinco,Inc (hereafter 'Alinco') License Agreement. Be sure that you have read and understand the terms of the license agreement before initiating the download of this software.

IMPORTANT

An optional ERW-7 connection cable is necessary to operate this utility software. The program is not version sensitive and covers all versions of DR735 including T, E, D/H, TA and R. The program has been tested under Japanese OS of Windows 7 and 10.

Download

Please download the Zip file from the link below. Unzip it and put the installer file to a directory of your preference.

Installation and Uninstallation

Please uninstall older versions through Add / Remove Programs in Windows Control Panel BEFORE installing the new version. Make sure you are the administrator of the PC to install the utility, then click the Setup.exe and follow the instruction. A short-cut icon will be displayed on the desktop after being installed.
If you use the ERW-7 for the very first time, please be sure to install driver software of ERW-7 before start using it.
Please check Windows system menu>device manager to make sure the port assignment of the cable. [Port(COM and LPT)>USB Serial Port (COM*)]
Click on the short-cut icon to start the program. Turn off the DR-735 and connect the 3.5mm plug to the left speaker jack on the rear panel. A conversion plug included in the ERW-7 is not necessary for DR-735. Turn on the DR-735 and select the correct COM port number at the 'COM' pulldown window .You should know that the COM port assignment may be changed when the cable is removed. Please disregard the instruction manual of DR-735 that mentions about Clone mode; Do not enter to Clone mode to operate this utility software.

Preparations

ERW-7
Connect the mini-plug to the SP jack on the front panel and an USB connector to the USB port on your PC. Click on the short-cut icon of the program. The program window will pop up, then select the COM port assignment in the tool-bar > COM-port menu.
Click the 'Read' button to copy the current status of your DR-735 to the program. The progress-bar on the upper right will turn to green. An ERR window appears when fails. Be sure that the installation was made under administrator, the VCP driver is updated, the COM port number is correct, and the connection of the LEFT jack on the back. Reboot the radio and utility before to retry.

Operations

[General]

Before start operating, PLEASE SAVE THE DATA ALWAYS as a backup. This beta version is not yet well tested with non-Japanese OS therefore operation may be unstable.
The function settings are the same as the manual operation of the DR-735; select a parameter of your preference from the pull-down menu. While green progress-bar is moving (writing or reading), you can't edit any parameters. L and R such as L mode, R band stand for LEFT and RIGHT side of the display. To edit for the first time, please make a dummy data using various contents like tone-squelch, shift etc. to see how the program works.
To copy edited data to DR-735, use Write menu on the tool-bar. The same progress-bar in green appears and DR-735 displays numbers; at the end, when the operation is successful, DR-735 reboots automatically. Remove the ERW-7 cable from DR-735.
Check the 'Selected' box to read or write only the selected lines in the memory tab. Colors, VFO data and function parameters are always updated by reading or writing regardless of the 'Selected' status. 'Selected' function is useful to quickly change desired channel data only.
Use Import/Export functions in the tool-bar menu to edit the data in csv format.

[Memory tab]

You can edit in order of common channels, Left channels, Right channels and dual channels. The dual channels require 2 information so channels are pairs. Click on the line you wish to edit so that another editor window pops up. Press OK button to complete editing.
Use only a single-byte number to write frequencies. Separate MHz unit with either comma or a period. Multi-byte characters are not supported. Unsupported frequencies will be either rejected by a warning window or rounded to nearest available numbers. For example if you write 144.0003, it will be entered to the DR-735 as 144.000 even though the utility accepts 144.0003.
To enter 144.200, just write 144.2 then press OK; 144.20000 will be stored to the utility. The 'name' column is for name-tags; enter Single-byte numbers and capital-letter (uppercase) alphabets up to 6 digits. Use 'bank' boxes to set the memory bank.

[Memory tab]

VFO default values can be edited. Just like manual settings, the values will return to the ex-factory default after being reset manually.
Click on the color icons to use color-palettes to customize colors; as you see, the palette colors and actual LCD colors are well different. Set the color setting as default (CL0 stand-by), check 'Selected' and use CL0 icon to make a color of your preference. This is the fastest way to check the actual color on the display.
Auto-dialer columns accepts numbers and characters available for DTMF tones up to 16 digits. Use single-byte characters only.

[Function setting]

Just select the parameters you prefer in the pull-down menus. When you edit advanced set mode menus, DR-735 automatically enters to the advanced set-mode condition without manual operation. Please read the instruction manual for the details of functions of the set-mode menu.
Sorry, please do not contact us for how to use the program, as the interface is very simple and does only the DR-735 programming. The updates will be posted here when available.
In case you find a bug, please report to export@alinco.co.jp specifying your OS and OS language.
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Download DR-735 utility software_V0.06 (260KB)
Download Information:

Software name	DR-735 Clone utility Version 0.06
Download file name	DR-735_Memory_Editor_0.06.zip
Supported model(s)	All versions of DR-735
Version	V0.06
System requirements	5 MB or more free hard-disk space; 32 MB or more RAM; built-in USB port Microsoft Windows 7 and 10 (32/64bit version)
Copyright	Alinco,Inc.