Introduction
Welcome
The Kantronics KAM’98 is a single-port multi-mode controller for wireless digi
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tal communication, with an auxillary connector optimized for remote sensing and
control.
The KAM’98 advances the state of the art beyond the pioneering Kantronics’
KAM and KAM Plus products in a number of ways, including increased pro
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cessing power and more available transmission speeds.
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Differences between the KAM’98 and the KAM Plus are discussed on
page 16.
Summary of Features
The KAM’98 offers a wide and rapidly expanding range of commercial, govern-
mental, and amateur uses.
Most users, most of the time, will use the KAM’98 with HF transceivers, for
GTOR, PACTOR and/or AMTOR modes of communication. The KAM’98 offers
full support for these and related modes of communication.
+ All non-packet modes of operation are described briefly in this chapter
and covered in detail in the chapter on non-packet modes of operation.
Commands for each mode are documented in the Commands chapter.
KAM’98 features, in addition to operating on HF in the TOR ARQ modes
(GTOR, PACTOR, and AMTOR), include:
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HF/VHF transceiving: The KAM’98 uses a single radio port for VHF
as well as HF operations. The HF/VHF radio port can be connected to
an HF transceiver, a VHF transceiver, or an HF/VHF transceiver (such
as the Icom 706 that can be switched between HF and VHF operation.
One implication of this is that KAM’98 users can now experiment with
non-packet modes of digital communication on VHF frequencies.
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More speeds of communication: The HF/VHF radio port supports baud
rates (equivalent bps) from 45 to 1200. This range of data transmission
speeds has many advantages. For example, an HF operator can now get
the benefits of 1200 bps communications on 10 meters without recabling.
KAM’98 v 8.3 11 User’s Guide
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