AEA PK232 setup 09/25/2011 Good defaults: expert on #only valid on 7.0 and newer firmware mycall KI6ZHD myalias SCLARA mymail KI6ZHD-1 #only valid on MBX models mygate KI6ZHD-5 #only valid on 7.0 and newer firmware mygusers 3 #only valid on 7.0 and newer firmware hbaud 1200 beacon every 0 mon 4 mcon 5 # YYMMDDHHMMSS daytime 120916171400 passall on 8Bitconv on constamp on mdigi on mproto on mstamp on unproto David via WOODY KBERR KTUO KMOC KBETH KLIVE KPAC xflow off On the Kenwood D710, set VFO-B to the same packet frequency that is on VFO-A and open up the squelch ------------------------------- display - shows various TNC settings A - ASYNC C - Character F - Fax I - ID L - LInk M - monitor R - RTTY T - Timing Z - all settings MONitor - 0 is default 1 - unproto only 2 - I frames (conneted) 3 - Connect and Disconnect frames 4 - includes UA, DM messages 5 - RR, RN, RJ, FR, mcon - 0 is default 1 - UI, monitor while connected to another station 2 - I, UI 3 - C, D, I, UI 4 - UA DM C D I UI 5 - all 6 - seq, P/F + all mdigi - off is default on to monitor UI digipeted frames using your call mproto - off is default on to monitor NET/ROM payloads mstamp - off is default on to timestamp monitored packets (connected only?) daytime -YY MM DD HH MM SS 11 02 13 21 10 45 paclen - 128 is default passall - Junque mode trace - off is default on gives full HEX and ASCII output (closest thing I can get to see the frame) CMSG on - enables the away message CTEXT Sorry, I'm not here right now. Leave a Msg. ------------------------------------------------------ Other good commands: mheard - lists other stations you've heard cstatus - connection statos on all streams: -- support multiple connections users 4 Turn on digipeating DFROM ALL Turn OFF digipeating DFROM NONE Setting up a connected session ------------------------------ connect wx3ccc via wx4ddd,wx5eee To send unproto strings: ------------------------ 1. cntl-c - D to make sure the TNC isn't connected 2. 2. converse chat away and hit control-C to end Fixing PK232's with low AF -------------------------- http://radionut53.tripod.com/id401.html 02/13/2011 -- I'm seeing decodes from KLIVE,BERRY,KBETH, on the PK232 but not on the D710. This is with the squelch wide open and I'm thinking those TNCs are transmitting too quickly. They need a little more TXDELAY W6TUK(fCITY3) - is just on the edge for good D710 copy -- KLIVE is misconfigured: d710: fm NODE to ID ctl UI pid=F0(Text) len 22 22:01:11 NODE/R LBOX/B KLIVE/N should say KLIVE to ID... ---------------------- KISS notes: http://www.vectorbd.com/bfd/packet/aeakiss.txt >From cp1!wb6rqn!irs3!dolqci!rlgvax!uunet!sdcsvax!bellcore!wb6rqn!brian Fri >Jan 29 15:14:43 1988 remote from sarin To: tcp-group Subject: AEA KISS/HOST mode From: dolqci!sdcsvax!wb6rqn!brian@uunet (Brian Lloyd) You need several commands to get KISS to turn on. Here is the exact command sequence that will get an AEA PK-232 or PK-87 into KISS mode: AWLEN 8 -- ensure it can speak 8 bit data PARITY 0 -- no parity RESTART -- warm reset; make the previous commands take effect PACKET -- PK-232 or Heath only TONE 3 -- PK-87 only START 0 -- start, stop, xon, xoff, xflow to disable software STOP 0 flow cont XON 0 XOFF 0 XFLOW off CONMODE trans -- pass through all characters HPOLL off -- disable host polling KISS on -- enable KISS version of host mode RAWHDLC on -- turn off AX25L2 (the protocol is now handled by the PC) PPERSIST on -- turn off DWAIT and enable p-persistence HOST on -- start KISS running I hope this answers the questions. 73 de Brian, WB6RQN >From cp1!wb6rqn!irs3!dolqci!rlgvax!uunet!sdcsvax!thumper.bellcore.com!karn >Fri Jan 29 15:14:24 1988 remote from sarin From: dolqci!sdcsvax!thumper.bellcore.com!karn@uunet (Phil R. Karn) To: goldstein%delni.DEC@decwrl.dec.com, tcp-group@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu Subject: Re: KISS mode I know, but HOST mode? KISS is distinct from the PK232 "host" mode, despite the seeming confusion. It's just the way Steve Stuart decided to do the commands. If you have "kiss on" when you say "host on", you get a KISS TNC. If you have "kiss off" (!) when you say "host on", you get AEA's proprietary host mode. Phil Errata ---------- 09/07/12 - updates reflecting newer 7.0 firmware 09/25/11 - updates 06/05/11 - 8bitconv set to ON to maybe be a little better 02/20/11 - original version