This concludes the physical installation of the serial cable needed for your
KAM’98 and your computer to communicate with each other.
To verify that your serial cable is correctly wired and connected, you need to
install communication software in the computer and then use that software to
establish communication with the KAM’98.
Install Software and Configure Your KAM’98
After connecting your KAM’98 and your computer with an RS-232C serial mo
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dem cable, you are ready to:
• install terminal communication software in your computer to enable
communication between your KAM’98 and your computer,
• use the terminal communication software to establish communication
with your KAM’98, including setting the speed of communications back
and forth, and
• configure your KAM’98 to prepare it for your use, including giving the
KAM’98 your CALLSIGN and setting KAM’98 parameter values.
Your KAM’98 ships with a basic terminal communication program called
Pacterm 2.0 that will get your multi-mode digital radio station up and running.
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If you are already familiar with a terminal communication program, you may
wish to use it instead of Pacterm 2.0, or you may switch to it after using Pacterm
2.0 to get started. For example, if you are running Windows 3.1, you could use
“TERMINAL”; with Windows 95, you could use “HYPERTERMINAL”.
In either case, refer to your Windows manual for instructions on use.
A complete manual for Pacterm 2.0 is included as the next chapter of this docu
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mentation. The Pacterm 2.0 manual begins on page 69. For an overview of what
you can do with Pacterm 2.0, see page 70. The “Pacterm 2.0” chapter includes all
the steps needed for installing the software and using it to configure your
KAM’98. It also will serve as your Pacterm 2.0 manual as you continue using the
software with your KAM’98.
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