Section 1
;
Packet Radio “The Basics
”
A Packet Primer for the new Packeteer
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TABLE of CONTENTS
About the Author
Page
2
Credits and Trademarks Page
3
An Introduction to PACKET RADIO Page
5
Section I;
The PACKET RADIO BEGINNER’S GUIDEBOOK
CHAPTER
1
Packet Radio “
The Easy Way
!
”
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6
“
BUXTERM
”… a
Packet terminal program
and it’s
FREE
! Page
7
And… there’s more information at:…..
www.PacketRadio.com
A PacketRadio FREQUENCY GUIDE
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9
CHAPTER
2
LEARNING ABOUT PACKET CONTROLLERS
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10
CHAPTER
3
ANTENNAS FOR PACKETRADIO
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12
CHAPTER
4
USING THE PACKET BBS:
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15
Section II; The X-1J4 System Node Operator’s HANDBOOK
Chapter 5 Section II
WHAT IS A PACKET NODE?
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18
Chapter 6 Section II -
FEATURES OF THE X-1J4+ NODE
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Defining a few of the X-1J4 features Page
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Chapter 7 Section II
Understanding theNET X-1J 4 Node
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22
Chapter 8 Section II
Using the advanced features of the X1J4 Node
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25
Chapter 9 Section II
Constructing, Installing, and Configuring
TheNET X1J/4 NODES
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27
Chapter 10 Section II
DUAL AND MULTI-FREQUENCY NODE OPERATION:
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28
Chapter 11 Section II
MOST FREQUENTLY USED
SysOp & User
COMMANDS:
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30
Chapter 12 Section II
SYSOP VALIDATION: (
HANDLING THE PASSWORD
)
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CORRECTING MISTAKES IN TEXT ENTRIES to X-1J4+
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31
Chapter 13 Section II
HOST MODE:
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Chapter 14 Section II
ROUTE QUALITY ANALYSIS:
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Chapter 15 Section II
DIGIPEATING AND HOST INTERFACE
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Chapter 16 Section II
GATEWAY INTERFACING & SETUP:
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Chapter 17 Section II
X-1J4+ PARAMETERS;
DEFAULTS & RANGES
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TheNET PARAMETERS; EXPLANATIONS
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Chapter 18 Section II
X1J4+
MODE
COMMANDS AND DEFINITIONS
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APPENDIX "A"
FINAL NODE “CHECKLIST:”
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APPENDIX "B"
LOCKING ROUTES AND SETTING “FIXED” NODE PATHS
:
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APPENDIX “C”
The X1J4/Neville Pattinson/MFJ-52B Deviation meter
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ADC installation and SCALING FACTORS FOR THE MFJ-52B Page
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APPENDIX "D"
ACL Access Connect Limiting “
Its use and abuse”
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ILLUSTRATION
MODIFYING THE MFJ-1270 (no suffix) for gateway operation
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ILLUSTRATION
MODIFYING THE MFJ-1270”B” for X-1J4 MFJ-52B installation Page
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ILLUSTRATION
MODIFYING THE MFJ-1270”B” for X-1J4 as an X-1J4 Node
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ILLUSTRATION
MODIFYING THE MFJ-1270”C”
REV 10
for X-1J4 Node service Page
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ILLUSTRATION
MODIFYING THE MFJ-1270”C”
REV 11
for X-1J4 Node service Page
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Supporting instructions & procedures for MFJ-1270C “REV 11” Page
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