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hostmade.
"Mike Wiley" <wb5gmk@flash.net> wrote in message
news:lGqj4.1700$rI6.37564@news.flash.net...
> I don't think its the KAM. Have many many reliable hours of satisfied
> operation with a KPC-3, a KAM, and a 9612. I don't try to force more
down
> its mouth than it needs and the one cheap serial card that did drop
> characters I traded for another that cleared up the problem. Have run them
> under DOS, WINDOWS 3.11 and WIN 95/98 and used just about all the software
> out there at one time or another on five different computers from an
> original IBM Blue with dual full height 5.25 floppies/no HD to a AMD
K2-350,
> two of which were trashed by lightning strikes while running TCP/IP. I'm
> not convinced you have a bug but I do note a lot of people kicking sand at
> Kantronics maybe unjustly in this newsgroup.
> Rob wrote in message <2J8j4.209511$5r2.569438@tor-nn1.netcom.ca>...
> >I think there may be a bug in the KPC3 and KAM firmware. Perhaps it
exists
> >in all the KANTRONICS firmware.
> >
> >I can only upload small messages to the KPC-3 or KAM for transmission.
If
> I
> >try to upload large messages, a few characters always get lost.
> >I am using a good RS-232 cable with HARDWARE handshaking. The settings
in
> >the KAM and KPC-3 select hardware handshaking.
> >
>
>
>
>.
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 06:58:34 GMT
From: "Mike Wiley" <wb5gmk@flash.net>
Subject: Bug in KANTRONICS KPC3 and KAM firmware?
No the programs weren't all hostmode, some were terminal mode and some were
KISS mode.
I had two instances of data problems 1. Trying to cram TNC CMDS from a
config file using a popular modem program without waiting long enough for
the tnc to acknowledge, which the fix was to add wait states into the upload
file. or 2. when I had the crummy serial card which affected all modes
even HOSTMODE and KISS and at any serial baud rate (which doesn't need to be
9600b for a 1200b packet radio). Seems like at the time we even tried some
different packet drivers for windows to no avail. I have sent some 241k
files using NOS with no problem.
As to simple terminal programs never had much use for them except for the
ones built into some of the DXcluster and logging programs.
Maybe your bragging too much?
Sorry ur having probs-good luck.
Rob wrote in message ...
>You don't mention what type of software you are using with your KAM.
>
>I suspect that you are using a HOSTMODE program with the KAM.
>.
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Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2000 08:20:17 +0000
From: Roger Barker <roger@peaksys.co.uk>
Subject: Bug in KANTRONICS KPC3 and KAM firmware?
In article <lGqj4.1700$rI6.37564@news.flash.net>, Mike Wiley
<wb5gmk@flash.net> writes
>I don't think its the KAM. Have many many reliable hours of satisfied
>operation with a KPC-3, a KAM, and a 9612. I don't try to force more down
>its mouth than it needs and the one cheap serial card that did drop
>characters I traded for another that cleared up the problem. Have run them
>under DOS, WINDOWS 3.11 and WIN 95/98 and used just about all the software
>out there at one time or another on five different computers from an
>original IBM Blue with dual full height 5.25 floppies/no HD to a AMD K2-350,
>two of which were trashed by lightning strikes while running TCP/IP. I'm
>not convinced you have a bug but I do note a lot of people kicking sand at
>Kantronics maybe unjustly in this newsgroup.
I can assure you that whatever was the current version of the KAM
firmware three years ago most certainly had the bug, as did the KPC-3
and 9612 at that time. I reported it to Kantronics, but didn't receive a
reply.
Since then I've seen enough comments about the problem to be fairly
certain that the bug continued to be present in later versions of
firmware. I'm certainly not "kicking sand", but with a few thousand
users of my WinPack software around the world, I very quickly become
aware of which TNCs cause users problems. This particular Kantronics
problem is so common that I produced a FAQ about it.
In fact, I can't think of any other problem with a popular make of TNC
that is a genuine bug in the TNC as opposed to users having problems
correctly configuring it.
--
Roger Barker, G4IDE roger@peaksys.co.uk
Boston http://www.packetradio.org.uk
Lincolnshire, UK http://www.peaksys.co.uk
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Date: 19 Jan 2000 15:20:55 GMT
From: ralphmw@aol.com (RalphMW)
Subject: DSP-232 Upgrade
Hi Malcom,
I purchased PKTerm99 first then the firmware upgrade with PakRatt 3.1.
PKTerm99 is very nice and the ease of updating it when new versions come out
is
nice. PakRatt 3.1 is okay, I haven't fiddled too much with it since PKTerm99
is superior. The firmware upgrade also includes a resistor upgrade to
increase
sensitivity and it really makes a difference. I know for RTTY it made a big
difference. I have only dabbled with Pactor but I know the upgrade gave me
near flawless receive capablity. If I had to start off at square-one, I'd go
with the firmware 7.2 with the PKTerm99 since it's the better value for a
better program. Good luck on the decision & I hope you get more input to help
you decide.
73's de
Ralph NH6QT/3
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Date: 19 Jan 2000 08:10:58 GMT
From: Kees Leune <kees@kub.nl>
Subject: Experience with PIC16F84 programmer?
For the last couple of days, I have been trying to brew together a
programmer for the PIC16F84 microprocessor. Until now, I have tried
two designs, both of which connect to the serial port of my computer.
The first design is a really basic design which is known as Ludipipo
and is advised by the ARRL handbook 2000, the second was the design by
Jens Madsen.
I am pretty sure that I built the circuits properly. The software I
tried to use is MPLAB of Microchip to compile the assembler code to
machine code and PIX to write the code to the writer. The code
assembles fine, but PIX will break. Other software refuses to load at
all.
The computer that I'm using is a Pentium II running Windows 2000, DOS
and Linux. I tried on all platforms, but no success anywhere. The
serial port appears to be in working order. Using a modem does not
give any problems and I read the right voltages on the pins too.
Before I am going to try yet another design, I thought that I'd check
here to see if anyone has experience with building a programmer for
the 16F84. How did things work out for you? Any tips, hints or other
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