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MFJ-1270C/1274C MANUAL APPENDIX G: SUMMARY

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Commands Parameters Default Mode Function

Page

PASS

$16 (^V)

Packet

Selects the ASCII character used for the "pass"
input editing character.

6-92

PASSALL

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Causes the MFJ TNC to display packets received
with invalid CRC fields.

6-93

RECONNECT

call 1-9

I-command

Packet

Used to change the path through which you are
currently connected to a station.

6-100

REMSYSOP

call0-15

blank

M-Packet

Permits the SYSOP to perform sysop functions
remotely.

6-101

RESTART

I-command

Packet

Re-initializes the MFJ TNC using the stored
parameters.

6-101

REDISPLA

$12 (^R)

All

Used to change the redisplay-line input editing
character.

6-101

RESET

I-command

All

Resets all parameters to their default values and
reinitiates the unit.

6-102

RESPTIME

Packet

Sets the minimum delay that is imposed on any
acknowledging packets.

6-103

RETRY

Packet

Allows retransmission of frames that are not
acknowledged.

6-103

REVFLIM

call-n

blank

M-Packet

Callsigns of BBS to enable reverse-forwards.

6-104

RXBLOCK

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Determines whether the information will be sent in
standard or block format.

6-105

RXCAL

I-command

All

Generates test signals that are used by the internal
tuning software to align the demodulator circuit.

6-107

RVFALWAY

ON|OFF

M-Packet

Initiates forwards and reverse of all forwardable
messages

6-109

SCREENLN

All

Used to properly format terminal output.

6-109

SENDPAC

$0D (CR)

Packet

Selects the character that will force a packet to be
sent in CONVERSE mode

6-110

SLOTS

Packet

Determines how many sides are on the slot time
dice.

6-112

START

$11 (^Q)

All

Selects the user restart character

6-114

STOP

$13 (^S)

All

Selects the user stop character.

6-115

STREAMCA

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Used to enable the display of the connected to
station after the stream identifier.

6-116

STREAMDB

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Used to display received STREAMSWITCH
characters by "doubling" them

6-117

STREAMSW

$7C (|)

Packet

Selects the character used by both the MFJ TNC
and the user to select a new "stream".

6-118

SYSOP

I-command

Packet

Enables the MAILBOX systems operator to enter
in messages to the BBS system/bbs.

6-118

TIMEDCMD

text

blank

M-Packet

Text string in this command is executed at a time
pre-set by Timedmin command.

6-118

TIMEDMIN

M-Packet

Set the time for Timedcmd command.

6-119

TRACE

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Enables the debugging protocol function.

6-120

TRANS --

I-command

Packet

Transparent

mode.

6-121

TRFLOW

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Enables and disables the software flow control.

6-121

TRIES

none

Packet

Retrieves the count of "tries" on the currently
selected input stream.

6-122

TXDIDDLE

ON|OFF

off

Packet

Invokes efficient key up technique in transmitted
packet to increase throughput.

6-125

TXDELAY

Packet

Tells the MFJ TNC how long to wait after keying
up the transmitter before sending data.

6-127

TXDELAYC

Packet

Controls a new timer that runs after the regular
TXDELAY time has expired

6-128

TXFLOW

ON|OFF

off

All

Enables the software flow control for the
transparent mode.

6-129

TXTMO

n (0-65535)

Packet

A health counter that registers the number of
packet timeout/recovery events that have occurred
sine the MFJ TNC was powered up

6-129

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Страница 1: ...or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measure Reorient the recei...

Страница 3: ...n to copy or for further information should be addressed to MFJ Enterprises Inc P O Box 494 Mississippi State MS 39762 USA The information contained in this document has been carefully checked and is...

Страница 4: ...nd NEC 8201 9 IBM PC XT AT 386 486 and compatibles Computer 10 Other Computers with Non standard Serial Ports 12 Terminal Software Requirements 12 Apple Macintosh 13 Apple II II IIe IIc 13 Commodore C...

Страница 5: ...34 A Connecting and Disconnecting Exercise 35 Digipeating 37 Unsuccessful Connections 38 Monitoring Channel Activity 39 Your First Packet QSO 40 Starting the QSO 41 Digipeating 42 Monitoring on the A...

Страница 6: ...et Up your Easy Mail Mailbox 72 Mailbox Operation 78 Additional Mailbox Features 83 Forwarding 83 Eliciting Reverse Forwards 84 Remote Heard Log 84 Chat Mode 85 Page SYSOP 85 Remote SYSOP 85 Mailbox C...

Страница 7: ...8 Watch dog Timer 208 Modem 209 Power Supply 209 RS 232C Handshaking Protocol 210 Jumper Functions 211 HF Tuning Indicator 217 TROUBLESHOOTING 218 General Tests 218 Step 1 Power Supply 218 Step 2 Obvi...

Страница 8: ...and Demodulator Frequency Calibration 234 Method I 234 HF Modem 234 VHF Modem 235 METHOD II 235 Set Modulator Tones Using Built in Calibration Software 236 Demodulator Center Frequency Alignment 237...

Страница 9: ...MFJ 1270C 1274C MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS viii...

Страница 10: ...nd to a valid data carrier The new packet collision prevention features Prioritized Acknowledgments and Slottime are installed This new technology helps prevent many packet collisions inherent in the...

Страница 11: ...300 1200 and 2400 packet You may also purchased the MFJ 9600 modem board that allows the MFJ TNC to operate at 9600 baud packet Items supplied with MFJ TNC package 1 One MFJ TNC Packet controller 2 O...

Страница 12: ...J 5080 Radio connecting cable for Yaesu 8 pin radio MFJ 5084 Radio connecting cable for ICOM 8 pin radio MFJ 5086 Radio connecting cable for Kenwood 8 pin radio MFJ 280 Monitor speaker for transmit re...

Страница 13: ...e Commodore C 64 C 128 or the VIC 20 Computer program see Terminal program In order to use the MFJ TNC with your computer the computer must have an RS 232C serial port or a TTL serial port and a progr...

Страница 14: ...omputer Interface without MFJ Starter Pack If you are not using a MFJ Starter Packs you should follow the instruction in this chapter for computer interfacing Serial Port Signals The serial port conne...

Страница 15: ...cintosh tm Apple II II IIe II gs tm Commodore VIC 20 tm C 64 tm C 128 tm IBM PCjr PC XT PC AT 386 486 most PC compatibles Radio Shack Color Computer tm PC Compatiables Amiga 500 3000 NEC 8201 Table 2...

Страница 16: ...purchased from MFJ Enterprises Inc or any MFJ dealer The Starter Pack includes an interface cable for connecting the MFJ TNC to the Macintosh and a terminal program The Starter Pack for Macintosh is M...

Страница 17: ...on disk or MFJ 1283 for software on tape If you wish to construct your own cable the information is as follows MFJ TNC J 5 Pin Mnemonic Name C 64 128 VIC 20 Pin 1 RXD Receive Data B C 2 DCD Data Carr...

Страница 18: ...r so you may want to obtain a male to female RS 232C extension cable which should be readily available Radio Shack Color Computer The Color Computer series except for the Micro Color Computer uses a 4...

Страница 19: ...ed as Data Communications Equipment DCE the technical term for an RS 232C modem Most computers are configured as Data Terminal Equipment DTE If this is the case for your computer you will probably be...

Страница 20: ...MFJ 1270C 1274C COMPUTER INTERFACING Page 11 20 Fig 2 3 Serial port wiring with jumpers for auxiliary signals...

Страница 21: ...the computer must be tied to the MFJ TNC connector pin 2 The pin on which your computer receives data on must be tied to the MFJ TNC connector pin 3 If your computer requires any other signals you mu...

Страница 22: ...s for operation with MFJ TNC Apple II II IIe IIc For the Apple II family of computers with Apple or third party serial interface cards you may use ASCII Express Pro Hayes Smartcom IIe and DataCapture...

Страница 23: ...ge Start this program by typing TERM Refer to your PCjr BASIC manual for details on this program For best results with PCjr do not run the MFJ TNC serial port faster than 1200 baud IBM PC and Compatib...

Страница 24: ...d NEC 8201 These computers have built in terminal programs in ROM Consult your computer s documentation for instructions in their use MFJ TNC Serial Port Pin Functions This section describes the pins...

Страница 25: ...Ready is an output from the MFJ TNC telling the attached device that the MFJ TNC is operational Signal Ground is the common or return path for all signals between the MFJ TNC and the attached device...

Страница 26: ...computer to accept data from your TNC If you see nothing switch off your TNC for a few seconds then on again If you still see nothing verify your wiring and restart your terminal program If you see gi...

Страница 27: ...on the back of the TNC turn on your MFJ TNC Note that PWR STA and CON LEDs will be lit 5 If the MFJ TNC terminal parameters match your terminal program parameter the MFJ TNC will sign on and the STA...

Страница 28: ...ly read the sign on message from the MFJ TNC type DISPLAY followed by a carriage return You should see a lengthy list of items on your screen This verifies the ability of the MFJ TNC to accept and res...

Страница 29: ...MFJ TNC to your radio involves connecting the following signals at the TNC Radio Port as shown in Fig 3 1 Pin 1 Microphone audio from the MFJ TNC to your transmitter Pin 2 Ground audio and PTT common...

Страница 30: ...btain the specific microphone connector pin designation for your radio from the your radio s manual Appendix A at the end of this Instruction Manual lists pin assignments for some of the most popular...

Страница 31: ...the MFJ TNC and install a shorting jumper at JMP L Installing JMP L will eliminating the need of soldering Cx and Rx to the microphone cable Cx and Rx are installed on the MFJ TNC mother board Fig 3 4...

Страница 32: ...phone and Speaker For Method 1 shown in Fig 3 5 the MFJ TNC s audio will be fed directly into the microphone connector or similarly connected auxiliary jack and the output of the MFJ TNC will be adjus...

Страница 33: ...ally unkey then re key the transmitter by typing the K key If you wish to defeat the watch dog timer install a shorting jumper at JMP4 3 With the MFJ TNC keying the transmitter and transmitting the hi...

Страница 34: ...io Input Level The modem in your MFJ TNC is equipped with an advanced phase coherence type data carrier detector DCD with a sensitive tuning indicator These can be used in combination to set the corre...

Страница 35: ...microphone A schematic of an external interface box is shown in Fig 3 7 An interface box similar to the one shown in Fig 3 7 is available from MFJ Enterprises Inc or from any MFJ dealers Model No is...

Страница 36: ...er After the transmitter has been keyed for a few seconds it will be shut off automatically by the transmit watch dog circuit As you perform the adjustments below you will have to periodically unkey t...

Страница 37: ...h your radio in the receive mode open the squelch control so that a steady hiss is heard on a speaker Set the volume control to the minimum volume position The tuning indicator on the MFJ TNC should d...

Страница 38: ...t connection is made A small audio amplifier is built in the MFJ TNC to drive the external speaker Volume of the monitor speaker can be adjusted by using the Monitor control on the left side of the MF...

Страница 39: ...program 4 Turn on the MFJ TNC The MFJ TNC will sign on with cmd prompt sign J bbRAM LOADED WITH DEFAULTS A MFJ ENTERPRISES INC MODEL MFJ TNC AX 25 Level 2 Version 2 0 Release XXXXX date XX K RAM Check...

Страница 40: ...ameter and gives you a new Command Mode prompt Note that commands are entered by inserted a carriage return CR after each command is typed Note also that carriage return may also be marked as enter on...

Страница 41: ...e MFJ TNC s default value is 8 bits and no parity If your computer receives 8 bits as data you may have to set space parity since text may otherwise be interpreted as graphics or other special charact...

Страница 42: ...CR or CR LF if AUTOLF is ON when 80 characters have been displayed on a line If your computer does not automatically break long lines you will need to set the screen width to the width of your display...

Страница 43: ...quite simple Just set the receiver frequency so that the tuning indicator LED is centered in the display Actually there are 2 LEDs which represent the center of the display Either or both may be used...

Страница 44: ...nverted to audio signals and transmitted over the radio but they are otherwise just like packets you will be transmitting later on The CONNECTED to message tells you that the connection was successful...

Страница 45: ...ls 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 immedia...

Страница 46: ...example situation in which digipeating is useful AD7I N2WX _________ _________ K5FLU You are station K5FLU and you want to have a packet QSO with N2WX There is a mountain in the way and you are not in...

Страница 47: ...ive up and display the message retry count exceeded DISCONNECTED The retry count is also used once the QSO has started Each transmission sent to the other station is acknowledged or ACKed by the other...

Страница 48: ...ed Type cmd MONITOR ON cmd CONVERS This is a test packet K5FLU CQ This is a test packet Since you aren t connected to another station your packets are sent to the address CQ i e anyone The packet you...

Страница 49: ...ISPLAY MONITOR Your First Packet QSO Although there are still a number of features you should be familiar with for comfortable packet operation you are probably eager to get on the air and try out the...

Страница 50: ...r transmissions and monitor with his TNC You can also try the following procedure Both you and your friend should set MONITOR ON enter Converse Mode and send some packets Each station should display p...

Страница 51: ...CONNE DISCONNECTED Now issue the following command cmd CONNECT K5FLU VIA WB0QRP As before substitute your call for K5FLU and your friend s call for WB0QRP You are requesting a connect to yourself as y...

Страница 52: ...exceptions will be noted The character used to return to Command Mode from Converse Mode is by default a CTRL C Sending a BREAK signal also works This character does nothing in Command Mode so if you...

Страница 53: ...haracter try setting BKONDEL OFF The MFJ TNC will not try to correct the display but will indicate the rubout with a character BACKSLASH You can restore display correction by setting BKONDEL ON If you...

Страница 54: ...unction except at the actual end of the packet You can include any character in a packet including all special characters by prefixing it with the pass character CTRL V For example I wasn t at the mee...

Страница 55: ...s In addition the MFJ TNC will ignore the state of the DCD line Although intuition tells you that lower baud rates will reduce the number of packet retries there is usually a small range between too f...

Страница 56: ...y from the standard calling frequencies as soon as possible 5 Set FRACK to a sensible long value More detail on HF packet operation is discussed in the next chapter in this instruction manual FAX OPER...

Страница 57: ...above but in 3 1 2 disk 3 MFJ 1287 for Apple Macintosh computer 4 MFJ 1282 for Commodore C 64 and C 128 in 5 1 4 disk If you are using one of the above terminal programs which supports 2 level FAX op...

Страница 58: ...obtained from Popular Communication Magazine FREQUENCIES KHz USB LOCATIONS 4 271 00 9 890 00 13 510 00 Halifax Canada 8 502 00 12 750 00 Boston MA 9 389 50 11 035 00 Brentwood NY 4 793 50 10 185 00 12...

Страница 59: ...g flow control and other control functions You can change any of these special characters to customize the MFJ TNC to suit your applications your computer or your whim Most of the characters are set b...

Страница 60: ...computer manuals A table of ASCII codes for control characters follows Dec Hex Control Mnemonic Dec Hex Control Mnemonic 0 00 CTRL NUL 16 10 CTRL P DLE 1 01 CTRL A SOH 17 11 CTRL Q DC1 2 02 CTRL B STX...

Страница 61: ...ed off the screen The MFJ TNC will be in Command Mode after a reset or power up After a power off power on sequence all operating parameters of the MFJ TNC are re initialized to the parameter stored i...

Страница 62: ...e several ways to enter a data transfer mode from Command Mode You can type the command CONVERS or K to enter Converse Mode or the command TRANS or T to enter Transparent Mode and the MFJ TNC will imm...

Страница 63: ...aracter your input will be packetized and transmitted anyway The default send packet character is CR but you can specify any character with the command SENDPAC You may also choose to have the send pac...

Страница 64: ...Mode entry DELETE character deletion MFILTER characters to be filtered in monitored packets PASS insert following special character REDISPLA re display current line SENDPAC send current packet START S...

Страница 65: ...ified in Transparent Mode Data is sent to the computer exactly as it is received over the radio including all 8 bits of each byte received Features such as auto linefeed insertion and screen wrap are...

Страница 66: ...command In Converse Mode the buffer may fill up for any of several reasons you may be using a faster serial port baud rate than the radio data rate radio data transmission may have slowed down becaus...

Страница 67: ...are set to CTRL S and CTRL Q by default but they may be changed The commands XON and XOFF set the characters which will be sent to the terminal by the MFJ TNC and the commands START and STOP set the...

Страница 68: ...details on the interface required for hardware flow control Type in Flow Control Type in flow control enabled with the command FLOW is really a display feature It can keep the MFJ TNC from interrupti...

Страница 69: ...ry station ID or SSID This is a number from 0 to 15 appended to the call sign with a dash cmd MYCALL W3IWI 3 If you don t specify the SSID extension it will be 0 and the MFJ TNC won t explicitly show...

Страница 70: ...special message sent automatically to stations connecting to you you can specify the message with the command CTEXT This message can consist of any text string up to 120 characters and you may include...

Страница 71: ...he night limited only by the amount of available RAM The MFJ TNC can operate unattended for extended periods of time If you would like to have the MFJ TNC operate as a digipeater but not connect with...

Страница 72: ...g Version 2 0 In addition the command CHECK controls a timing function that depends on the protocol version selected You can specify the address to be used for unconnected packets as well as intermedi...

Страница 73: ...eater keyup delay than is required for direct communications Furthermore the extra keyup delay is not required if the repeater has not had time to drop since the last transmission The command AXDELAY...

Страница 74: ...n 1 in seconds where n is the number of digipeaters in use for this connection Acknowledgments of digipeated packets are made from end to end and digipeaters do not acknowledge the packets they relay...

Страница 75: ...MAXFRAME This does not mean that t e MFJ TNC will wait until several packets have been entered before transmitting MAXFRAME in combination with the command PACLEN which sets the maximum number of char...

Страница 76: ...p a connection time out with the command CHECK which specifies a time in multiples of 10 second intervals This function prevents the MFJ TNC from getting stuck in a connection when the other station d...

Страница 77: ...omeone set MCON OFF If you want to monitor stations selectively you can set up a list of up to eight callsigns with the command LCALLS The callsigns in this list are regarded as buddies i e the only s...

Страница 78: ...V7B N2WX D indicate connect and disconnect packets Disconnect acknowledgments are designated UA and DM packets are DM You can cause the MFJ TNC to filter certain characters from monitored packets with...

Страница 79: ...en set To enable this function set MSTAMP ON You can also time stamp connect and disconnect messages with the command CONSTAMP ON Multi Connect Guide Multiple connection capability is a very powerful...

Страница 80: ...ween 0 and FF This may allow you to use 8 bit characters AWLEN 8 if your terminal or computer is capable of generating such characters This could help prevent confusion in interpreting incoming data f...

Страница 81: ...es addressed to him The Easy Mail mailbox in the MFJ TNC provides approximately 8K bytes of memory for message storage However you can increase the mailbox memory on your MFJ TNC to 32K 128K or even a...

Страница 82: ...me your MFJ TNC is powered up 4 Type MAILBOX ON CR Now your MFJ TNC is ready for simultaneous Mailbox Packet operations You as the SYSOP can access your Mailbox by typing SYSOP CR Your MFJ TNC will re...

Страница 83: ...MYMcall The callsign of the BBS you wish to Forward the message to is placed here This BBS should be the one where the person whom you are sending the message to gets his mail From The callsign of th...

Страница 84: ...t from MYMcall P Messages with this flag set are private to the sender recipient and the SYSOP Only the person to which the message is addressed to can read or kill it The local or remote SYSOP can re...

Страница 85: ...be listed They all will have the slot number flag field the destination callsign originator callsign subject field Also the Mailbox command line will be on the next line M This allows the remote user...

Страница 86: ...to read the message in slot nn Where nn is a particular slot number This command works the same as the R command except its for reading the individual slots S call This allows the remote user local o...

Страница 87: ...es the explanation of the commands which are on the Mailbox command line Now lets get into a little of the Mailbox operation If you have any questions about the Mailbox commands we believe they will b...

Страница 88: ...d with Title _ The user will enter the message subject title at cursor prompt then press the RETURN key The Mailbox will respond with Send msg Control Z or EX to end _ The user will then enter the mes...

Страница 89: ...t a All messages must have been read and the message flag must be a Y b The callsign contained in the MYMcall must be the same as the callsign in the MYcall command If the above conditions are met the...

Страница 90: ...imum slots per memory bank is 99 After the Mailbox lists all messages it will issue the Mailbox prompt nn free n Mailbox B E H elp J K L M R S T 6 Anyone who accesses the Mailbox can read messages or...

Страница 91: ...end of the message the Mailbox prompt will be issued 7 The remote user can also disconnect from the Mailbox without having to issue a CTRL C D and a RETURN All that needs to be done is to type B to lo...

Страница 92: ...his manual In order to conserve RAM space the SYSOP may specify that forwarded messages be killed upon successful forwarding However if conserving RAM is not a concern then forwarded messages will be...

Страница 93: ...off of the mailbox prior to their being forwarded to the legitimate destination When all messages are forwarded if the destination mailbox supports reverse forwarding as determined by in it s SID then...

Страница 94: ...ut is used when a connect is made to the MYMcall callsign It is limited to 120 characters in length If MCText is empty then no message will be sent Idle Timeout The Mailbox incorporates an idle timeou...

Страница 95: ...STA MAIL LED will not flash Mailbox Messages You have mail Upon access to a mailbox this message will appear if there are messages addressed to you EH This message occurs when a command issued is not...

Страница 96: ...ANCED OPERATION Page 87 None found A parameterless Kill or Read command did not find any messages addressed to the user No mail A parameterless read command did not find any mail addressed to user or...

Страница 97: ...roblems that occur when there are two or more stations waiting to transmit when a third is already transmitting Before slotting the first two stations are definitely going to transmit at the same time...

Страница 98: ...his obviously wastes a lot of time which could be better used clearing the channel of some of the legitimate offered load It is this feature of the current AX 25 protocol that accounts for most of the...

Страница 99: ...om being sent beyond the FRACK timer limitation In fact the FRACK timer becomes relatively meaningless in this context However in the current firmware release The FRACK timer is still active and must...

Страница 100: ...equired for the local station s squelch if used and TNC DCD circuits to allow generation of a DCD true signal in the local TNC Ideally once the proper value for this timer is ascertained all stations...

Страница 101: ...e on the slot time dice SLOTS represents an n 1 sided dice the MFJ TNC throws before transmitting The SLOTS command allows any number of slots from 1 thru 127 to be defined SLOTS n REMARKS 1 Disables...

Страница 102: ...quires to transport carrier information from one station to another on the channel Other Related Parameters Several of the existing TNC parameters will affect the operation of the modified protocol Mo...

Страница 103: ...in the context of the new protocol However in this release both timers are still active and should be set to 0 when using the new protocol Initial Parameter Settings Summary The settings for use at 12...

Страница 104: ...set their DWait value to one that is compatible with the new system users A reasonable DWait setting for 1200 baud use would be 73 For 300 baud work it would be 76 While these settings seem extremely...

Страница 105: ...it can possibly do if CSMA is working right is reliably pass about 620 characters per unit time If it is offered more than this to handle performance falls off sharply with increased offered load Curr...

Страница 106: ...y using the escape to cmd mode sequence for TRANSPARENT connections Use CTRL C three times default or asynchronous BREAK Packet Picture transfer to the computer screen Packet pictures can also be rece...

Страница 107: ...ependently by using the audio output level adjustments R157 on the left side of the MFJ TNC with a small screw driver The modem center frequency used by the MFJ TNC for all of the narrow shift AFSK mo...

Страница 108: ...be necessary to use a tone pair centered on the radio s filter rather than the standard 2125 2295 or 1600 1800 Hz pair If the radio lacks IF shift capability this will almost certainly be necessary If...

Страница 109: ...band rather than upper sideband if you are going to use a CW filter in the radio for packet operations The reason for this is simple The filter designed for CW operation is usually centered approximat...

Страница 110: ...ut less than 50 percent 8 Carefully adjust the IF shift control on the radio to produce maximum DCD activity This is the optimum point for the filter center frequency Note the position of the IF shift...

Страница 111: ...ed to ignore background noise while still being able to promptly respond to a valid data carrier It has a hang time feature that prevents DCD dropouts when short multipath hits occur or collisions put...

Страница 112: ...s already helped you avoid the DCD and tuning indicator difficulties Configuring your radio bandwidth to match the spectral characteristics of the HF packet FSK signal will allow you to avoid the mode...

Страница 113: ...dicate you should tune higher while the other side of center means to tune lower Once you have the other station tuned in you may initiate a connect request just as you would on VHF Many BBS stations...

Страница 114: ...a station which has no tuning indicator can eventually get you tuned in using this type of signal as he can tune around and watch his screen to see where printing is effective If you are meeting a fr...

Страница 115: ...cedure for a scheduled contact Please use care in selecting the QSO frequency so as to avoid unnecessary interference to other amateur services As in all amateur communication modes it is polite to li...

Страница 116: ...figure your station so that you can hear the activity on the channel This will allow you to easily avoid interfering with other stations and also to quickly diagnose the problem when throughput sudden...

Страница 117: ...ts to connect to you just to be ignored 7 If your radio allows you to select the AGC time constant fast or slow AGC set it to the fastest setting available to you If you cannot select fast AGC it may...

Страница 118: ...operating parameters have been selected set KISS ON and then issue a RESTART command The CON and STA LEDs will blink on and off three times to indicate that the MFJ TNC has entered the KISS mode Now y...

Страница 119: ...o adapt the MFJ TNC to his environment Entering Commands You may use either upper case capital letters or lower case small letters when you enter commands In order to have the MFJ TNC accept a command...

Страница 120: ...command entry contains several sections as follows COMMAND NAME The boldface command name at the top of the entry is the word you will type in order to have the MFJ TNC execute this command The comma...

Страница 121: ...powers of 16 analogous to the powers of 10 represented by a decimal number The numbers 10 through 15 are denoted by the hex digits A through F For example 1B 1 16 11 27 120 1 16 16 2 16 0 288 A parame...

Страница 122: ...may optionally include the keyword VIA followed by a list of one to eight callsigns call2 through call9 The callsigns in the list if included must be separated by commas as shown or by blank spaces A...

Страница 123: ...AWLEN 8 This may be desirable for example if you are using a special non ASCII character set Bit 7 is always removed in Command Mode since commands require only the standard 7 bit ASCII character set...

Страница 124: ...s It should reflect the time it takes for an acknowledging TNC on the channel to keyup send it s acknowledgement and release the PTT This represents the time required to send a response frame with no...

Страница 125: ...N OFF Mode Packet Default ON Parameters ON A linefeed character LF is sent to the terminal after each carriage return character CR OFF A LF is not sent to the terminal after each CR AUTOLF controls th...

Страница 126: ...AWLEN 8 Alternatively you can use Converse Mode and set AWLEN 8 and 8BITCONV ON however the data you then send must handle the Converse Mode special characters with the PASS prefix If the AWLEN comma...

Страница 127: ...delay transmission for some time after the RF carrier is present require some amount of time to get RF on the air If you are using a repeater that hasn t been used for packet operations before you wi...

Страница 128: ...t n in 120 ms intervals The value you set on MFJ TNC for AXHANG will thus be 6 5 the value used by a TNC 1 user for the same hang time when converting round down to the nearest integer BBSMSGS ON OFF...

Страница 129: ...ists of the text specified by BTEXT in a packet addressed to BEACON and sent via the digipeat addresses specified by the UNPROTO command if any If the keyword EVERY is specified a beacon packet is sen...

Страница 130: ...ve a paper output display or if your terminal does not respond to the BACKSPACE character CTRL H you should set BKONDEL OFF The MFJ TNC will type a BACKSLASH for each character you delete You can disp...

Страница 131: ...this parm tells the TNC what the DLC address is of the host ex MTHOST Default is 254 BTEXT text Mode Packet Default Parameters text Any combination of characters numbersand paces up to a maximum leng...

Страница 132: ...d LCALLS which sets up a callsign list These commands determine which packets will be displayed when you have set MONITOR ON BUDLIST specifies whether the callsigns in the list are the ones you want t...

Страница 133: ...ates the modulator and Toggles the PTT line on off Q Quits the calibration routine and returns to command mode CALSET n Mode All Default None Parameters n 0 65535 Specifying the count setting for use...

Страница 134: ...ou can not cancel an input line using the cancel line character Note that if your send packet character is not CR the cancel line character will cancel only the last line of a multi line packet To can...

Страница 135: ...You can use the cancel display feature if you inadvertently do something that causes the MFJ TNC to generate large amounts of output to the terminal such as giving the DISPLAY command or setting TRAC...

Страница 136: ...s This might happen if propagation changes unexpectedly or an intermediate digipeater station is turned off In order to prevent this sort of lockup the MFJ TNC will try to clean up the link if the spe...

Страница 137: ...to get an acknowledgment RESTART and power off on cycling will not affect this connected state This command only takes effect when a connection is established It functions on a stream by stream basis...

Страница 138: ...last first second third TNC terminal command command command now in input mode mode mode Command entry entry entry Mode character character character longer shorter shorter n than n than n than n CMSG...

Страница 139: ...OTE Use this command with care If you find you re able to receive connects yet never get data it s possible CMSGDisc has been left on It s also possible is that RS 232 DCD is holding the terminal off...

Страница 140: ...in after a connection is established The connection may result either from a connect request received over the air or a connect initiated by a CONNECT command that you issued For most operations you w...

Страница 141: ...rough digipeaters If NEWMODE is ON the MFJ TNC will immediately enter Converse Mode or Transparent Mode as specified by the command CONMODE If NEWMODE is OFF the MFJ TNC will enter Converse Mode or Tr...

Страница 142: ...ion trying to connect will replace call All connect requests from stations with totally blank callsigns are rejected with a busy response The MFJ TNC will also issue a DM packet or busy signal to the...

Страница 143: ...to exit from Command Mode into Converse Mode Any link connections are not affected Once in Converse Mode everything you type is packetized and transmitted over the radio Typing the Command Mode entry...

Страница 144: ...mode since it eliminates the delays while long packets are being typed CR ON OFF Mode Packet Default ON Parameters ON The send packet character normally CR is appended to all packets sent in Converse...

Страница 145: ...ght now but you may leave a message To clear the CTEXT text without issuing a RESET command use a or as the first character in the message You cannot connect to yourself and see your CTEXT unless goin...

Страница 146: ...oes not check thoroughly for the correct number of days in a month so you should use some judgment when you set the date The date time parameter is used by the commands CONSTAMP and MSTAMP to time sta...

Страница 147: ...format for entering the time using DAYTIME is not affected For example if DAYUSA is ON then July 2 1984 at 9 28 44 AM would be displayed as cmd DAYTIME 07 02 84 9 28 44 If DAYUSA is OFF the same date...

Страница 148: ...his should work fine with virtually any HF radio stable enough to consider using on HF packet DELETE ON OFF Mode Packet Default OFF Parameters ON The delete character input editing character is DELETE...

Страница 149: ...rations and does not interfere with normal operation of a packet station In the spirit of cooperation typical of Amateur operation you will probably want to set DIGIPEAT ON most of the time However yo...

Страница 150: ...ent Mode DISPLAY class Mode All Parameters class Optional parameter class identifier one of the following ASYNC displays asynchronous port parameters CHARACTE displays special characters ID displays I...

Страница 151: ...SENTRNR ASYRXOVR Increases when the software does not service the asynchronous receiver in time Indicates data from the user to the MFJ TNC is being dropped This error counter should never become non...

Страница 152: ...RS Increments each time a received frame is thrown out due to it being too short suffering overrun s or it having a bad CRC Latter occurs only when CRC checking is enabled i e HGARBAGE is OFF This cou...

Страница 153: ...described and the setting of HEALLED are displayed in response to the health inquiry DISPLAY is an immediate command and with no class parameter will cause all control parameters and their current val...

Страница 154: ...en the command ACKPRIORITY is ON ECHO ON OFF Mode All Default ON Parameters ON Characters received from the computer or terminal are echoed by the MFJ TNC OFF Characters are not echoed This command co...

Страница 155: ...IRMRNR should be always be set ON when conversing with network nodes for example NET ROM In other cases it is recommended that FIRMRNR be left OFF unless you can be assured the other TNC you are conne...

Страница 156: ...ad 2 Must have a callsign in the addresses that are different from MYMCALL After forwarding each message flag is set to F to prevent further forwards When all messages are forwarded if the dest bbs su...

Страница 157: ...FJ TNC makes use of the Data Carrier Detect signal from the modem to avoid collisions and acknowledges multiple packets in a single transmission with a single acknowledgment When full duplex mode is e...

Страница 158: ...ine N2WX KV7D Sorry I m not quite ready yet If you have set MRPT ON or enabled MSTAMP you may wish to set HEADERLN ON as the packet header quickly becomes long enough to fill a screen when these funct...

Страница 159: ...ion consists of an unsequenced I frame whose data field is your station identification The identification packet is addressed to the CQ address set by the UNPROTO command Your station identification i...

Страница 160: ...as TCP IP and other programs which use the Serial Link Interface Protocol SLIP Before enabling KISS make sure radio baud rate and terminal baud rate are set to the desired values The terminal s baud...

Страница 161: ...ones you want to ignore or alternatively are the only ones you want to listen to If you want to listen only for packets from a limited list you should enter your selected list with LCALLS and set BUD...

Страница 162: ...n Transparent Mode Input characters and echoes are not case translated If your computer or terminal does not accept lower case characters it may react badly if the MFJ TNC sends such characters to it...

Страница 163: ...turned on line feeds are totally ignored except in transparent mode MAILBOX ON OFF Mode Packet Default ON When the MAILBOX command is set to ON all of the mailbox functions are active Note that the M...

Страница 164: ...under the same format as the MYCALL CONNECT and other callsign commands SP call Lets you Send a personal message to the specified callsign This is a private message which can only be read by the orig...

Страница 165: ...LED is OFF MALL ON OFF Mode Packet Default ON Parameters ON Monitored packets include both connected packets and unconnected packets OFF Monitored packets include only unconnected packets This command...

Страница 166: ...nk is good there is an optimum relationship between the parameters set by these commands so that the maximum number of characters outstanding does not exceed the packet receive buffer space of the MFJ...

Страница 167: ...another station you should set MCON OFF MCTEXT Mode Mailbox Default Text Any combination of characters and spaces up to 120 characters in length This command works like CTEXT except that MCTEXT is sen...

Страница 168: ...u can use this command in conjunction with MHEARD to keep track of the stations on the air over a given period of time such as an evening or a week Clear the list of stations heard when you first begi...

Страница 169: ...TNCs on the RS232 port are enabled MODE Mode All MODE is a immediate command The MODE command selects which mode the MFJ TNC will be operating in The MODE command is followed by two characters which d...

Страница 170: ...ot monitor MNONPRIN has no effect on data received during connections MONITOR ON OFF Mode Packet Default ON Parameters ON Monitoring of all packet activity is enabled OFF Monitoring of all packet acti...

Страница 171: ...urce and destination stations for monitored packets This command affects the way monitored packets are displayed If MRPT is OFF only the originating station and the destination are displayed for monit...

Страница 172: ...ength of the address display and you may wish to set HEADERLN ON as well to display this information on a separate line MTIMEOUT n Mode Packet Default 30 Parameters n 0 250 Specifying 10 sec intervals...

Страница 173: ...n including SSID on the air at once The SSID can be used to distinguish two stations with the same Amateur call The SSID will be 0 unless explicitly set to another value MYALIAS call n Mode Packet Def...

Страница 174: ...ser Sebastian Z 32958 and the tagline would look like this R 920801 1200 N5AUV MLBFL FL USA NA N2WX User Sebastian Z 32958 8 MYMCALL callsign Mode Mailbox Default blank This is the dedicated callsign...

Страница 175: ...TNC will return to Command Mode Bulletin board systems compatibility with TNC 1 If you have a Bulletin Board program designed to work with TNC 1 you should set NEWMODE OFF if the program relies on th...

Страница 176: ...ith the receiving bbs KB4VOL NOMODE ON OFF Mode Packet Default OFF Parameters ON The MFJ TNC will only switch modes command converse or transparent upon explicit command OFF The MFJ TNC will switch mo...

Страница 177: ...eed to set NUCR ON if your terminal misses one or more characters after responding to a CR If this is the case you will sometimes see overtyped lines NULF ON OFF Mode Packet Default OFF Parameters ON...

Страница 178: ...mand Modes PACLEN n Mode Packet Default 128 Parameters n 0 255 Specifying the maximum length of the data portion of a packet The value 0 is equivalent to 256 The MFJ TNC will automatically transmit a...

Страница 179: ...al stops for n 100 ms In no case will a zero length packet be produced and the timer is not started until the first byte is entered A value of 0 for n is allowed and causes packets to be gene rated wi...

Страница 180: ...even though that character may have some special function For example suppose you have set COMMAND 3 specifying that CTRL C is your Command Mode entry character If you use a Bulletin Board program th...

Страница 181: ...ight be enabled for testing a marginal RF link or during operation under other unusual circumstances If you set PASSALL ON and monitor a moderately noisy channel you will periodically see packets disp...

Страница 182: ...kill mes sages to or from himself plus any messages of type T raffic This parameter may be reset to the blank no remote sysop state by entering a or blanking code RESTART Mode All RESTART is an immed...

Страница 183: ...ed with BACKSLASH characters rather than by trying to correct the input line display The redisplayed line will show the corrected text You can also use this character if you are typing a message in Co...

Страница 184: ...command FRACK A value of 0 for n specifies an infinite number of retries If the number of retries is exceeded the MFJ TNC goes to the disconnected state with an informative message if not in Transpar...

Страница 185: ...the beginning of a received data unit header When RXBLOCK is ON data from other stations will be sent from the MFJ TNC in the following format FF L0 L1 PID DATA prefix length pid data The fields abov...

Страница 186: ...to be tuned Make sure JMP8 JMP7 and JMP4 are installed 3 Compute n 9600 Bit Rate Where the bit rate is the same as the baud rate in packet modes and the baud rate in all other modes See CALSET Adjustm...

Страница 187: ..._____________________ R113 HP R106 HP L R77 VP H CALSET 32 2125 247 2200 240 R79 VP R78 VP L R119 VB H CALSET 8 1200 438 2975 177 NOTE Separate procedure required to do alignment of CW demodulator cen...

Страница 188: ...rameters n 0 255 Specifying the screen or platen width in characters of the terminal This value is used to properly format terminal output A CR LF sequence is sent to the terminal at the end of a line...

Страница 189: ...thru 127 to be defined SLOTS n REMARKS 1 Disables Slotting 2 4 This should be the default setting 8 Use only if the channel is VERY busy 16 VERY VERY VERY busy 32 You get the idea 64 128 Might as wel...

Страница 190: ...MFJ TNC will only respond to hardware flow control CTS If the same character is used for both the User Restart and User Stop characters the MFJ TNC will alternately start and stop transmission upon r...

Страница 191: ...am identifier This is particularly useful when operating with multiple connections allowed It is somewhat analogous to the use of MRPT to show digipeat paths when monitoring In the example below the c...

Страница 192: ...OFF Parameters ON Double all received STREAMSWitch characters OFF Do not double received STREAMSWitch characters This command is used to display received STREAMSWitch characters by doubling them The...

Страница 193: ...cter see the STREAMDBL and STREAMCA commands SYSOP Mode Packet Mailbox Immediate command When the MAILBOX is ON the System Operator can access the mailbox by typing the immediate command SYSOP All com...

Страница 194: ...ault OFF Parameters ON Trace mode is enabled OFF Trace mode is disabled This command is used to enable the protocol debugging function When TRACE is ON all received frames will be displayed in their e...

Страница 195: ...ed correctly in the ASCII column Non printing characters and control characters are displayed in both ASCII fields as You can examine the hex display field to see the contents of the sub station ID by...

Страница 196: ...ol is available to the MFJ TNC to control output from the terminal TRIES n Mode Packet Default NONE Parameters n 0 15 Specifying the current RETRY level on the currently selected input stream This com...

Страница 197: ...if it appears that the station you re working is unable to successfully receive your packets despite your adequate signal This failure of some TNCs to receive TXDIDDLEd packets may be a result of some...

Страница 198: ...e PTT and when it starts sending packets is specified in terms of how long it takes to send TXDELAYC characters at the current radio baud rate TXDELAYC controls a new timer that runs after the regular...

Страница 199: ...in Transparent Mode If TXFLOW is OFF the MFJ TNC will use only hardware flow control and all data sent to the terminal remains fully trans parent If TXFLOW and XFLOW are ON the MFJ TNC will use the M...

Страница 200: ...nects and unacknowledged packets remain UNPROTO call1 Mode Packet Default CQ VIA call2 call3 call9 Parameters call1 Callsign to be placed in the TO address field call2 Optional digipeater call list up...

Страница 201: ...incoming connections onany free stream USERS 1 allows incoming connections on stream A only USERS 2 allows incoming connections on streams A B USERS 3 allows incoming connections on streams A B C and...

Страница 202: ...cket activity This command can also be used for testing using loopback or direct wire connections when PTT operation is not relevant XOFF n Mode All Default 13 CTRL S Parameters n 0 to 7F Specifying a...

Страница 203: ...the MFJ TNC to the computer or terminal to restart input from that device You can enter the code in either hex or decimal This character would ordinarily be set to CTRL Q for computer data transfers I...

Страница 204: ...inst the correct checksum given for the firmware version you are using bbRAM loaded with defaults This message appears along with the sign on message above if the battery backed up RAM checksum verifi...

Страница 205: ...hen returned to Command Mode You will be allowed to enter one of these modes when some of the packets have been successfully transmitted Mailbox Messages Expected bank n x This message occurs when you...

Страница 206: ...ssage Space STANDARD 30 2 900 Bytes 32K 99 32 000 Bytes 128K 99 Bank 128 000 Bytes 512K 99 Bank 512 000 Bytes Denotes no memory expansion Denotes memory expansion of the size specified by the numeric...

Страница 207: ...etters including at least one letter Punctuation and spaces are not allowed The sub station ID if given must be a decimal number from 0 to 15 separated from the call by a hyphen EH This message occurs...

Страница 208: ...long a command line and the line was ignored This might happen for example if you try to enter too long a message with BTEXT or CTEXT If you get this message the previous text entry was not changed to...

Страница 209: ...me sequence you would enter to initiate the connection Link state is DISCONNECTED No connection currently exists You may issue the CONNECT command to initiate a connection Link state is CONNECT in pro...

Страница 210: ...f a CONNECT command you issued or of a connect request packet received from another station connect request call1 VIA call2 call3 call9 This message indicates that the MFJ TNC has received a connect r...

Страница 211: ...t to re synchronize frame numbers with the MFJ TNC on the other end The string xxxxxx is replaced with the hex codes for the three bytes sent in the information part of the FRMR frame This message wil...

Страница 212: ...f ROM 64K 1 x 27C512 Standard complement of system AM 32K 1x 43256C 15L Standard complement of mailbox RAM 0K expandable to 32K 128K or 512K Serial Z8440 SIO 0 port B configured as UART plus low power...

Страница 213: ...provided Full duplex radio link operation is supported Packet Command Mode accepts commands via user port Operating Modes Converse Mode accepts digital data transmits and receives packets permits term...

Страница 214: ...the MFJ TNC to remember these values when power is off so you don t have to enter them every time you want to operate Other integrated circuits are used for functions including clock oscillator baud r...

Страница 215: ...as well as the radio channel baud rate The output from counter U1 at pin 12 provides a real time clock interval signal for the SIO During normal operation the SIO will be programmed to interrupt the...

Страница 216: ...bility with the AX 25 protocol specification Latch U5 and ROM U6 provide a state machine for recovering the clock from the received NRZI data The state machine also converts NRZI data to NRZ for the S...

Страница 217: ...are measured by the calibration software and the output signal produced by U8a and U8b which is a frequency doubling shaping circuit Power Supply Regulator Q3 and associated components provide a 5 vo...

Страница 218: ...ignored by the software if software flow control is enabled in this direction The MFJ TNC asserts its Clear To Send CTS output J1 pin 5 whenever it is ready to receive data from the terminal If the M...

Страница 219: ...modem or another TNC a so called null modem cable may be constructed to interchange the data and handshake signals Jumper Functions The following table lists the function of each jumper on the MFJ TN...

Страница 220: ...TTL RTS enable OFF TTL RTS disable JMP17 Pin1 2 2400 baud ext modem clock Pin 2 3 default 9600 baud ext modem clock JMP18 Pin 1 2 default Enable 19 2K baud termial Disable 300 baud terminal Pin 2 3 E...

Страница 221: ...have to reset the clock everytime you turn the MFJ TNC on MFJ provides the user with a TTL Level Input Output port This port is usable with computers which cannot make use of the Serial Input Output R...

Страница 222: ...m directly to J4 NOTE The modem disconnect is similar but not identical to that used in TNC 1 Be very careful about interfacing an external modem using the same cabling you may have prepared for use w...

Страница 223: ...n board modem It activates the PTT pin of the radio connector via the watch dog timer It should be left high and pulled low only when transmission is desired This pin is normally jumpered to pin 5 whe...

Страница 224: ...desired radio port data rate This pin is normally jumpered to pin 11 when the on board modem is used Pin 13 Receive Clock Input This pin is tied to the SIO receive clock input pin It expects a clock...

Страница 225: ...used Pin 20 Transmit Data Input This input line accepts data to be be transmitted by the modem This pin is normally jumpered to pin 19 when the on board modem is used If you elect to use an off board...

Страница 226: ...ry careful about shorting pins on ICs when applying meter or scope probes to the board It is a good idea to attach a secure ground lead to the meter or scope one that won t accidentally short across c...

Страница 227: ...U and the Z80 SIO They generally are warm to the touch In general their normal temperature will be well below the boiling point of water but you may not want to keep your finger on them very long Step...

Страница 228: ...processor U22 is pin 6 The input clock should be a possibly distorted square wave signal Verify that the clock input at pin 6 of U22 is running at the correct frequency near 4 9152 MHz Verify that the...

Страница 229: ...connected to the lines you are measuring If you suspect a short check the high density areas of the PC board for the problem In most cases the short will be found there It is very unlikely that the P...

Страница 230: ...25 between high and low tones Note Make sure that JMP 8 is ON Terminal Interface Troubleshooting If you can t get the MFJ TNC to sign on and accept data from your terminal or computer the problem may...

Страница 231: ...gibberish verify that the terminal is set to the MFJ TNC s baud rate and do a power off then on cycle on both the MFJ TNC and terminal If the message still fails to appear try troubleshooting with an...

Страница 232: ...g to any commands This may be due to some invalid parameters having been stored in the memory Try turning the MFJ TNC off and disconnect JMP 5 on the MFJ TNC board This will disconnect the memory back...

Страница 233: ...d software architecture is organized in accordance with the International Standards Organization ISO layered network model The model describes seven levels and is officially known as the ISO Reference...

Страница 234: ...vel Data Link Control protocol defined by the ISO HDLC Frames Exact knowledge of the format of HDLC frames has been made largely unnecessary by the advent of LSI and VLSI communications chips which in...

Страница 235: ...bit as a transition in the encoded bit stream and a 1 data bit as no transition This in combination with the bit stuffing which ensures that no more than five 1 s occur in a row except when FLAG bytes...

Страница 236: ...s The following table lists the frame types used by AX 25 and describes their purpose This material is provided to give a general understanding of the protocol and is not intended to replace the publi...

Страница 237: ...cted to be received from the other end of the link RR Usually used to acknowledge receipt of an I frame The RR function can also be performed by sending an I frame with an updated expected next frame...

Страница 238: ...frequency and transmits only if there is no carrier The RF carrier is not normally detected however an input is available on the MFJ TNC radio interface connectors to allow such an input In order to...

Страница 239: ...milar to that of other stations on the channel One other factor must be taken into consideration in optimizing data throughput The currently implemented link protocols provide for relaying digipeating...

Страница 240: ...a TNC transmitting data received from the serial port over the link runs out of temporary buffer space the serial port will be halted by an XOFF character or CTS signal In the MFJ TNC implementation t...

Страница 241: ...MFJ 1270C 1274C MANUAL APPENDIX A RADIO HOOKUP Page 232...

Страница 242: ...Tip Sm Tip Lg Sleeves YAESU 4 pin Pin 2 Pin 3 Speaker Pin 1 8 Pin Pin 8 Pin 6 Speaker Pin 7 FT 208 HTs Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 4 FT x09 HTs Tip Sm Tip Sm Tip Lg Sleeves FT x3 HTs FT 727 HTs Table A 1 H...

Страница 243: ...y probe at JMP 9 pin 1 This is the top pin 5 Place the oscilloscope probe on top pin of JMP 10 6 Set dip switch 6 ON 7 Set one of the dip switches 1 thru 5 to the Computer Baud Rate which appiles to t...

Страница 244: ...st R78 to where the frequency counter indicates 1200 Hz 2 Hz 13 Press the SPACE BAR until pin 9 of U16 indicates 5 VDC 14 Adjust R77 to where the frequency counter indicates 2200 Hz 2 Hz 15 Press the...

Страница 245: ...anual the exact configuration of your radio s filters and whether it has IF shift or not will determine the exact required center frequency for the modem Once the required center frequency has been de...

Страница 246: ...slightly This is normal 15 Type a Q This exits the MFJ TNC from calibrate mode to command mode This completes the modulator tone alignment using the built in calibration facility If you had any probl...

Страница 247: ...r so that it correctly indicates when a signal is properly tuned in relation to the demodulator center frequency In order for the Tuning Indicator to be properly aligned the above calibration must be...

Страница 248: ...cation Map This is a map of the physical locations of the adjustment potentiometers on the MFJ TNC circuit board They are shown as they appear when looking down on top of the board with the board orie...

Страница 249: ...29 R105 170 Hz shift 1300 404 R78 Packet Fc 1700 Hz 800 Hz shift CCITT V 23 std preferable for HF 1200 baud works 2100 250 R77 well on VHF FM too 1200 438 R78 Packet 1000 Hz shift standard Too wide to...

Страница 250: ...set the MFJ TNC to VHF packet mode by setting S1 to the VHF IN position 2 Set dip switch 7 on SW3 to the ON position Set the correct terminal baud rate on SW3 according to the baud rate you are runni...

Страница 251: ...ge 242 10 Press the space bar and again measure the peak to peak voltage at J9 pin 4 The audio level should not change Both mark and space audio should be at the same level 11 Remove the jumpers from...

Страница 252: ...rol if one is present is in its proper position centered or on detente 7 Record the frequency indicated by the counter The counter should indicate the average frequency of the noise spectrum passed by...

Страница 253: ...h 10 Calculate the required modem center frequency as Fc F low F high 2 Once the required center frequency has been determined the modem calibration can be carried out NOTE It is essential that the mo...

Страница 254: ...active thru put frequencies these two commands should be reduced to their original settings You may find that if you were using a TXD of 50 then a TXD of 40 will now perform better The DWAIT can be s...

Страница 255: ...el then you may adjust the audio level going into your radio by using the Transmit Audio controls on the left side of the MFJ TNC Note that these controls set the transmit audio levels for all the ope...

Страница 256: ...per Function Jumper Position Function JMP1 Pin 1 2 DCD RS 232C stays on Pin 2 3 DCD RS 232C stays off OFF default DCD reflects connect status JMP2 Pin 1 2 default 4 92 MHz CPU clock Pin 2 3 2 46 MHz C...

Страница 257: ...PJ ON TX audio has flat response OFF default TX audio 6db oct pre emphasized JMPL ON OFF default TX audio loopback to PTT for Radio Port J9 JMPR ON OFF default Analog audio loopback for Radio Port J9...

Страница 258: ...MFJ 1270C 1274C MANUAL APPENDIX F JUMPERS Page 249 Fig G 1 Jumper Connector Location...

Страница 259: ...l line input editing command character 6 26 CANPAC n 19 Y Packet Changes the cancel packet inputediting command character 6 27 CBELL ON OFF off Packet Sends bell tone to computer or terminal speaker w...

Страница 260: ...er which will be output when an escape character is to be sent 6 56 FIRMRNR ON OFF on Packet Controls the handling of busy states by MFJ TNC 6 58 FLOW ON OFF on Packet Sets type in flow control to the...

Страница 261: ...nes whether monitored packets containing non printable characters are monitored or discarded 6 77 MONITOR ON OFF on Packet Enables packets that are not6 78 addressed to you to be displayed MRPT ON OFF...

Страница 262: ...to be sent in CONVERSE mode 6 110 SLOTS nn 3 Packet Determines how many sides are on the slot time dice 6 112 START n 11 Q All Selects the user restart character 6 114 STOP n 13 S All Selects the use...

Страница 263: ...ll1 CQ Packet Sets the digipeat and destination address fields of packets sent in the unconnected mode 6 130 USERS n 1 Packet Controls the manner in which the incoming connect requests are handled 6 1...

Страница 264: ...MFJ 1270C 1274C MANUAL INDEX Chapter 16 Page 29...

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