Chapter 7 - Commands and Messages
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AUTOLf
ON|OFF
default ON
A linefeed character is automatically sent to the terminal after each CR when
AUTOLf
is ON.
AUTOStrt
ON|OFF
default OFF
The unit will receive RTTY or ASCII information only when preceded by the callsign entered in
the parameter MYcall, when
AUTOStrt
is set ON. Also, with
AUTOStrt
ON, only SELFEC messages
beginning with the selcall entered at the
MYSelcall
command will be received in FEC. A series of
four letter N's signifying end of message, or thirty seconds of no signal time on frequency, will shut
off the unit and no further information will be received until a new
MYcall
or
MYSelcall
activates it
again.
AX2512v2
ON|OFF
default OFF/OFF
This command provides compatibility with all known packet units implementing AX.25 protocol.
When ON, Level 2 Version 2 protocol is implemented. When OFF, Level 2 Version 1 is implemented.
When ON, the KAM will automatically adapt to whichever version the connecting station is using.
Set this command to OFF only if you need to digipeat through other units which do not digipeat
version 2 packets. The major difference in V1 and V2 protocol is the method used to handle re-
tries.
AXDelay
n
default 0
n
=0 to 255, each increment specifying 10 millisecond intervals. This value specifies a period of
time to wait, in addition to
TXdelay
, after keying the VHF transmitter before data is sent. This de-
lay can be helpful when operating packet through a standard "voice" repeater. Repeaters using
slow mechanical relays, split-sites, or both require some amount of time to get RF on the air.
AXHang
n
default 0
n
=0 to 255, each increment specifying 10 millisecond intervals. This value may be used to im-
prove channel utilization when audio repeaters with a hang time greater than 10 msec are used.
If the repeater squelch tail is long, it is not necessary to wait for
AXDelay
after keying the VHF
transmitter if the repeater is still transmitting. If the KAM has heard a packet within the
AXHang
period, it will not add
AXDelay
to the keyup time.
Beacon
[Every|After]
n
default every 0/every 0
n
=0 to 255, each increment specifying 10 second intervals. A value of 0 turns the beacon OFF.
Setting a value greater than 0 activates the beacon under the conditions specified. If the optional
keyword
Every
is used, a beacon packet will be sent every
n
× 10 seconds. If set to
After
, a bea-
con packet will be sent ONCE after the specified interval with no link activity.
The beacon frame consists of the text specified by
BText
in a packet addressed to "BEACON".
Beacon messages may be digipeated via addresses specified in the Unproto command.
BKondel
ON|OFF
default OFF
When ON, the sequence backspace-space-backspace is echoed when the Delete character is
entered. When OFF, the backslash character "\" is echoed when the Delete character is entered.
BText
text
default KANTRONICS KAM V2.0
BText
specifies the content of the data portion of the beacon packet. Any combination of char-
acters and spaces may be used with a maximum length of 128. Entering a single "%" will clear
BText
.
BUDCalls
callsign(s) or NONE
default NONE
A list of up to 10 callsigns for use with
BUdlist
.
