Date: Fri, 4 Feb 94 04:30:16 PST From: Ham-Digital Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Digital-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Digital@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Digital Digest V94 #25 To: Ham-Digital Ham-Digital Digest Fri, 4 Feb 94 Volume 94 : Issue 25 Today's Topics: Baycom and Windows3.1 Firmware upgrade for TAPR TNC KISS mode problems with Tiny 2 (Solution) packet software question from new packet user radios for 9600/19200 Some dumb questions that I hope someone will take a shot at TAPR Annual Meeting Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Digital Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-digital". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 94 16:40:19 GMT From: nntp.ucsb.edu!library.ucla.edu!europa.eng.gtefsd.com!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!ukc!raven.ukc.ac.uk!mrb3@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Baycom and Windows3.1 To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu I know people have talked about this before, but i was wondering is there anyway i can run my baycom modem with windows3.1 ????? I have tried so many different combinations of software, that it is driving me mad!!! I have looked into BPQ, with the BPQax25 driver, TPK, with the tpkax25 driver, and the usual tfpcx and tfpcr but had no luck. I am sure some one out there must of got it to work, or if not, some programmer that has got lots of time free and wants to write a driver. I look forward to hearing from you, 73's de Matthew -- (========== Matthew Bailey ==========) 2nd Year, Electronics and Communications Engineering Packet (Ax25) - G7KSG @ GB7ZAA #34.GBR.EU ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 11:56:04 GMT From: bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!merlin!mel.dit.csiro.au!its.csiro.au!dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!nic.hookup.@@munnari.oz.au Subject: Firmware upgrade for TAPR TNC To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu I have an MFJ-1270B TNC, and I'm interested in upgrading the firmware. MFJ sells an upgrade for about $24.95, but I'm wondering if anyone out there knows of some other firmware that would be compatible with this TAPR clone? Thanks in advance, Alan 73 de KF9KQ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 31 Jan 1994 11:45:00 GMT From: bruce.cs.monash.edu.au!merlin!mel.dit.csiro.au!its.csiro.au!dmssyd.syd.dms.CSIRO.AU!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com@munnari.oz.au Subject: KISS mode problems with Tiny 2 (Solution) To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu KISS will not work properly with the Tiny 2 unit if you are using an older PROM. The latest release version, around April 1993 is just fine. There is no other way out if you have the older code. Call PacComm and order the latest PROM. Be sure to specify whether you have a standard Tiny 2 or a Mark II. Dave KN2M. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Feb 94 23:39:12 GMT From: sequent!muncher.sequent.com!dale@uunet.uu.net Subject: packet software question from new packet user To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu Hope this is the correct newsgroup for a packet question. I've got an old MFJ 1278 TNC. This has one of their early firmware releases and suspect I'll have to stick with that. I installed a firmware upgrade and was unable to get it to talk to my terminal -- never would lock at correct baud rate. So I'm back to original firmware. So I've had this TNC sitting around for about 3 years. I finally hooked it up to an HT this weekend and I'm on the air with packet! I'm using this with a Toshiba T1000SE which is a 640 K machine and small CPU, probably an 8086. I'm using procomm to talk to TNC. First question is about software? What is a good program to let me control the MFJ 1278 and do something like split screen when talking to someone? I do have a 486 PC in the shack, so is there more sophisticated software that I can run to do things like control multiple streams? I was connected to a BBS last night and saw a couple connect requests from other users but could not figure out how to talk to them. This morning someone on local UHF box told me that it was hard to switch streams without software package. He uses "pkgold" I believe, but told me that only runs with PK232. So software suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks & 73, Dale. -- dale@sequent.com OR uunet!sequent!dale Dale Mosby 503-578-9842 N7PEX // Sequent Computer Systems, Inc. 15450 SW Koll Parkway // Beaverton, Or. 97006-6063 ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 1994 21:50:37 -0400 From: ucsnews!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool.mu.edu!torn!csd.unb.ca!peinet.pe.ca!peinet.pe.ca!not-for-mail@network.ucsd.edu Subject: radios for 9600/19200 To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu Hi, a local group is looking at establishing a packet network in this area running at 9600 or 19,200. they would like to know which radios will work at these speeds with out (many) modifications. thoughts on tnc selection would be welcome. operation can be in 220 or 440 or 145Mhz. thanks kenny -- kenny adams charlottetown prince edward island canada kadams@peinet.pe.ca standard disclaimers apply.... ------------------------------ Date: 1 Feb 94 12:45:08 -0700 From: yeshua.marcam.com!news.kei.com!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!destroyer!nntp.cs.ubc.ca!mala.bc.ca!wagner@uunet.uu.net Subject: Some dumb questions that I hope someone will take a shot at To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu In article <2ik91nINN932@grumpy.symantec.com>, Alan K. Adamson writes: > Ok, I have read some articles metioning digital regenerating repeaters. > Anyone > want to take a stab at a laymans defintion? What are we talking about > here. > > From a fellow packeteer who wants to know. > Alan Adamson > aadamson@symantec.com Are you perchance refering to Digipeater use. This is a system whereby you can use another packet system as a repeater. It is quite handy to extend the range to which you can communicate. My system (baycom) works as an excellent digi- peater. Basically I place a call to my final QSO by using any reasonable number of friends packet units. They recieve my call and pass it on to another repeater who passes it on..... well you know, till it gets to the final repeater. -- ____________ ____________ ____ _____ /_____ ____/ / _______ / / \ ,' / / / / / / / / /\ \ ,' ,'/ / / / / / / / / / \ \,' ,' / / / / / / / / / / \ ,' / / / / / /______/ / / / \,' / / /__/ /___________/ /__/ /_/ _____________________________________________________ /____________________________________________________/ Proud owner of a dog, cat, bird, old Tractor and a British Car "If Lucas Electric made guns wars wouldn't start" ------------------------------ Date: 3 Feb 94 16:51:38 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: TAPR Annual Meeting To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu TAPR 1994 Annual Meeting ------------------------ Join some of the brightest and most enthusiastic of today's packet pioneers at TAPR's annual meeting on March 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1994, in Tucson, Arizona. TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio), a non-profit research and development corporation, was instrumental in the development of the packet TNC and continues work on digital communications advancements and education. The meeting informally begins Friday afternoon with the opening of the hospitality suite and continues later that evening with dinner. Dinner is always low-key and provides a great opportunity for those who arrive Friday to discuss and chat about projects before the rest of the weekend begins. Friday evening, after dinner, the first meeting of the Regional Networkers Special Interest Group will be held. The annual meeting formally begins Saturday with presentations and papers on several exciting new hardware and software projects as well as discussion on other projects of interest throughout the day. A mini-symposium concerning future directions in amateur packet radio will be held during the afternoon session. Issues concerning packet networking and BBS operation are also anticipated. Saturday evening, after the TAPR dinner, will feature an open forum during which attendees will be given an opportunity to influence the future direction and research with which TAPR is involved. After the TAPR forum, the first meeting of the TAPR BBS Special Interest Group will be held. On Sunday, a special NOS TCP/IP workshop will be led by Johan Reinalda, WG7J/PA3DIS, principal author and developer of JNOS. Johan will also be available for more advanced discussions about JNOS and related activities. These are exciting times for packet and TAPR. This year's meeting should be a super-charging event for everyone who can attend! Call for Papers --------------- Papers are welcome from everyone. Although there is limited time during the weekend, all attempts will be made to allow those present to talk. Deadline for submission of papers is Monday, February 7th, 1994. Contact the TAPR office to request an author's information package. Contact Keith Justice, Program Chairman, (Internet: kf7tp@kf7tp.stat.com) for additional information. Meeting Place and Accommodations -------------------------------- The TAPR Annual Meeting, all presentations and meetings, will be held at the Best Western Inn at the Airport, 7060 South Tucson Boulevard, Tucson, Arizona 85706. Phone (602) 746-0271. The room rate is $54 per night, which includes a complimentary full American breakfast buffet and daily complimentary cocktails with hors d'oeuvres between 5 and 6 PM. Schedule of Events ------------------ Friday Afternoon, March 4th Registration Hospitality Suite Dinner Regional Networkers SIG Saturday, March 5th Registration Presentations Lunch Presentations / Symposium Dinner TAPR long-range planning session BBS SIG Sunday, March 6th Special TCP/IP Half-day Workshop conducted by Johan Reinalda, WG7J/PA3DIS Detailed conference information and schedule will be mailed to all pre-registered participants. Annual Meeting Registration Costs --------------------------------- (without dinner) (with dinner) Pre-Registration (before Feb 17th) $20.00 $34.00 Late Registration or at door $25.00 $39.00 * Annual Meeting Registration includes: A copy of the TAPR 1994 Proceedings Lunch Ticket for Saturday afternoon (limited space) * TAPR Dinner Saturday evening (limited space) Sunday NOS TCP/IP Half-day Workshop Cost ---------------------------------------- Pre-Registration (before Feb 17th) $10.00 Late Registration or at door $15.00 Workshop attendees receive a set of disks and workshop materials. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact the TAPR office by Phone, Fax, or e-mail (Internet: tapr@tapr.org) to pre-register or for additional meeting information. MasterCard and VISA accepted. TAPR * 8987-309 E Tanque Verde Rd #337 * Tucson, Az * 85749-9399 Office (817) 383-0000 * Fax (817) 566-2544 ------------------------------ End of Ham-Digital Digest V94 #25 ****************************** ******************************