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Ham-Digital Digest Thu, 25 Nov 99 Volume 99 : Issue 302
Today's Topics:
Best Windows Terminal Program for WA8DED TNCS (2 msgs)
Decoding packet with a soundcard in Windows (2 msgs)
DSP-12 Info
JNOS vs TNOS?? (9 msgs)
Kantronics KNET (2 msgs)
Software for SCS Pactor-II
Which Sound Card? (2 msgs)
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 11:05:25 -0500
From: "Rob" <NoEmail@NoWay.com>
Subject: Best Windows Terminal Program for WA8DED TNCS
Hi Roger,
I am not that famiuliar with TF2.7b. But is it a KISS to WA8DED emulator??
If so, I assume the TNC must be in KISS mode (ie the WA8DED host mode
supported by the TNC is not used)
Or Am I confused with TFPCX??
Rob
"Roger Barker" <roger@peaksys.co.uk> wrote in message
news:XHAGfMArp6O4Ewqb@peaksys.co.uk...
> In article <yYx_3.192953$5r2.445061@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>, Rob
> <NoEmail@NoWay.com> writes
> >I am looking for a good packet terminal program for my SCS PTC II which
> >supports the WA8DED host mode. The SCS PTC II has two packet ports - one
> >for 1200 baud and one for 9600 baud. I would like it to run under
windows
> >98.
> >
> >Unfortunately most the programs for the SCS PTC just handle the HF modes
not
> >Packet.
> >
> >Will WinPak work?? There is any consensus out there on what is the best
> >windows packet terminal program that supports WA8DED host mode (and
> >multiple ports)??
>
> WinPack supports WA8DED via its internal TF2.7b host mode and also via
> the SV2AGW Packet Engine.
>
> It all depends what you want to do on packet - If you want advanced mail
> and bulletin handling features, then WinPack is obviously a better
> choice for packet than the other programs discussed in this thread.
>
> --
> Roger Barker, G4IDE roger@peaksys.co.uk
> Boston, UK http://www.packetradio.org.uk
>.
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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 1999 23:36:33 -0600
From: "Rick Ruhl" <ricker@cssincorp.com>
Subject: Best Windows Terminal Program for WA8DED TNCS
Yes, it will. I wrote the code to decode it based on the two #170's and
decode the 32 bit CRC. I think that the CRC is more used with slower, older
computers (i.e the Atari's and Commodores that didn't have buffering), but
still will be used in our code.
--
Rick Ruhl
President, Creative Services Software
http://www.cssincorp.com
Rob wrote in message ...
>Hi Rick,
>
>I forgot to ask you whether PTC Term will uses the SCS PTC II's enhanced or
>advanced WA8DED hostmode.
>
>I also understand that the SCS PTC II uses a 32 bit CRC checksum on RS232
>line to esnure that data is not lost. (which can sometimes happen with the
>standard WA8DED hostmode).
>
>Will the PTC Term take full advantage of these features of the PTC II
>hostmode??
>
>Rob
>
>"Rick Ruhl" <ricker@cssincorp.com> wrote in message
>news:OQkLyygN$GA.176@cpmsnbbsa05...
>> Rob,
>>
>> What they have is a setting to use one of the WA8DED channels for pactor
>and
>> the PTCHAN command sets that. You can have up to 36 WA8DED sessions
going
>> at one, so you could be connected to the cluster on on channel, connected
>to
>> your buddy at 9600 on another channel and be doing a Pactor contact at
the
>> same time.
>>
>> TERM 5 only allows one mode at a time, which is it's bad point. If Peter
>> would rewrite the code for any of the modes to use the PACTOR channel for
>> the data and let the WA8DED status channel report the state, it would be
>one
>> up on the KAM, and like the 9612, if the 9612 had the HF 3rd port module.
>>
>> I'm hoping we'll get PTC-Term out early next year. Like most software
>> projects, it's hard to estimate completion dates, due to beta sites
>finding
>> bugs, and just day to day operations getting in the way. Once we get it
>and
>> the HAL done, then our TNC software line will be complete.
>>
>> --
>> Rick Ruhl
>> President, Creative Services Software
>> http://www.cssincorp.com
>>
>> Rob wrote in message ...
>> >Hi Rick,
>> >
>> >Thanks for the message. Yes, it would appear that SCS uses its own
>variant
>> >of the WA8DED host mode in order to differentiate between the two packet
>> >ports.
>> >
>> >I realized that you could operate RTTY, PACTOR etc on the HF port and
>that
>> >others could link up with your BBS on the packet ports at the same time.
>> >
>> >But I wasn't aware that you could have a QSO on HF PACTOR and one or
more
>> >Packet QSOs on the VHF ports at the same time! Maybe I misunderstood
>what
>> >you said.
>> >
>> >I always thought that you could either have a HF PACTOR etc QSO using
>TERM
>> 5
>> >mode or PACKET QSOs on the PACKET Ports BUT NOT BOTH!
>> >
>> >I wish SCS stuck with one interface. Like the KAM -- I like the KAM's
>host
>> >mode!
>> >
>> > I also don't like TERM 0 -- most dumb terminals will not work properly
>> with
>> >TERM 0 mode. TERM 0 works okay in CMD mode but once you switch into a
>QSO
>> >mode (e.g.PACTOR) overprinting occurs! -- a real pain. You have to
>change
>> >the dumb terminal parameters if you can. If you do then you get double
>> >spacing in CMD mode. Unfortunately some dumb terminals will not
>> >automatically add a LF after receiving a CR from a modem -- so you
always
>> >get overprinting -- you better read fast !!
>> >
>> >I don't think that Peter really knows how a normal dumb terminal works!
>I
>> >told him about it but I doubt he will make any changes to the firmware.
>Its
>> >too bad that the PTC II did not follow the design of the KAM which
>provides
>> >a lot of flexibility when setting up the terminal parameters (e.g. LFADD
>> >etc)
>> >
>> >When designing my own simple terminal program (using macros) for use
with
>> >PTC II, I also did not like the inconsistencies.. Sometimes you used
>Quit
>> >to exit a menu to the main command prompt, sometimes you use PT. A real
>> >pain! I am sure you have run into the same problem!
>> >
>> >I look forward to your program. It sounds like it will be the only
>> >commercially available program for the PTC II that will support the PTC
>> II's
>> >weird WA8DED host mode for packet!
>> >
>> >When will your program be available?
>> >
>> >73's
>> >
>> >Rob
>> >
>> >
>> >"Rick Ruhl" <ricker@cssincorp.com> wrote in message
>> >news:eaUVQhdN$GA.76@cpmsnbbsa05...
>> >> Rob,
>> >>
>> >> The nice thing about WA8DED host mode on the SCS is that it allows a
>> >Pactor
>> >> channel too, so you'd be able to do Packet and Pactor at the same
time.
>> >>
>> >> But WA8DED doesn't know the difference in radio ports. The way this is
>> >> accomplished, is that the SCS appends a 1: or 2: to the first two
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