TABLE OF CONTENTS
License Agreement .................................iii
Limited Warranty ...................................1
Applicable Products: ...............................2
Return/Repair Procedures ..............................5
Check-List for Possible Problems ......................5
Return Procedures ..............................5
Charges ....................................6
International Returns ...............................7
Radio Frequency Interference Statement.......................9
EU Declaration of Conformity: “CE”........................10
RFI Suppression...................................10
Introduction................................................11
Welcome.......................................11
Summary of Features ..............................11
Major Uses of Your KAM’98 ............................14
Overview of This “User’s Guide” Manual .....................14
Documentation Conventions ............................15
Differences from the KAM Plus ..........................16
Package Contents ..................................17
Additional Parts For Your Multi-Mode Radio Station . . .............18
Our Assumptions About You ............................18
Basic Components of Your Station .......................19
Inside a TNC – the KAM’98 ............................20
Overview of Modes of Digital Communication ..................22
HF/VHF and Packet/Non-Packet Communication . . .............22
Packet Communication ...............................23
Sending a Message to Another Station .....................24
Packets: Dividing Messages into Segments ...................28
Unconnected Packets ............................29
Connected Packets..............................29
How a Packet is Organized .........................30
Kinds of Packets...............................31
Protocols: Rules for Working Together .....................32
AX.25....................................32
Alternatives to AX.25 ............................32
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