Kantronics KAM 98, User Manual

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As you monitor, you will begin to learn about other packet stations in your area
and then you will probably want to try to connect to one of them.
Communicate Directly with a Nearby Station
Now you are ready to carry on a two-way conversation with another station. Here
we will see exactly what you need to do to connect to and converse with another
station.
Let’s say that you decide to connect to KBØNYK. The steps needed are as fol-
lows:
Step 1. First, be sure you have the KAM’98 in command mode.
To do this, type <Ctrl+C> and then press return. You
should see a command prompt (cmd:).
Step 2. Now you use the CONNECT command. To connect to
KBØNYK, you would simply type CONNECT
KBØNYK and press return, just as you did in the sample
connect to your mailbox.
+ In some cases you may need to use a relay station (called a digipeater) to con-
tact another station. This is similar to using a voice repeater when the station
you want to talk to is out of simplex range. To connect to a station using
digipeaters, you still use the CONNECT command, but you must also specify
the callsigns (or aliases) of the digipeaters that must be used. For instance, if
you need to use two digipeaters with callsigns of WØXI and NØGRG in order
to connect to KBØNYK, you would give the connect command as “CON-
NECT KBØNYK VIA WØXI,NØGRG”
Step 3. Once the connection has been made, you’ll receive a
message back on your screen from the KAM’98 that
says *** CONNECTED to KBØNYK (or, if you are us-
ing relay stations, *** CONNECTED to KBØNYK via
WØXI,NØGRG). At that point you are ready to start
talking to the other station since the KAM’98 has al-
ready automatically switched into the CONVERS mode.
Getting Started Communicate Directly with a Nearby Station
User’s Guide 112 KAM’98 v 8.3