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back and forth between Command Mode and Converse Mode.
To return to Command Mode, you must enter a special character, Control-C
(abbreviated <CTRL-C>), or else send a BREAK signal. "Control" characters
are usually entered by holding down a special control key and then typing
another key without releasing the control key. If your keyboard doesn't have a
key marked
CTRL
or something similar, consult the documentation for your
computer or terminal program to see how to enter control characters. A BREAK
signal is a special transmission (not an ASCII character) which your computer
may be able to produce.
NOTE
: If <CTRL-C> will cause your computer to do something to interfere
with packet operations, such as halting the terminal program, and you can't send
BREAK signals, you will have to change the character that returns you to
Command Mode. See the section on "Special Input Characters," below.
Now type a <CTRL-C>. The MFJ TNC doesn't echo the <CTRL- C>, but you
should immediately see a Command Mode prompt. To return to Converse
Mode, enter the command
CONVERS
:
<CTRL-C>
cmd:
CONVERS
Whatever I type in Converse Mode is transmitted.
Whatever I type in Converse Mode is transmitted.
<CTRL-C>
cmd:
To terminate the QSO, you must end the connect by giving the
DISCONNE
command. The MFJ TNC will transmit packets terminating the conversation
and notify you when the disconnect is complete:
cmd:
DISCONNE
***
DISCONNECTED
An actual QSO might be terminated by the other station, of course. In that case,
you would see the
*** DISCONNECTED
message without having issued the
command.
You have just performed the basic operations of any packet QSO. You
established a connection with the desired station to begin the QSO, sent and
received some messages, and disconnected from the station at the end of the
QSO.
