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PACKET Operation
When you first turn your KAM Plus on, it sends you a sign on message and then a command
prompt (cmd:). Anytime you see this command prompt, your KAM Plus is in the PACKET Mode of
operation.
After you first turn on your KAM Plus it will monitor PACKET data received on HF and on VHF. As
packets are received, the KAM Plus displays them on your terminal. After a period of monitoring,
your screen may look like the following:
WK5M>KA5ZTX/V:<<I12>>;
Hello there... how are you today?
WD0EMR>W0XI,*KSLAW/V:<<I32>>
Are you there Phil?
KA5ZTX>WK5M/V: <<rr2>>:
WD5GAZ>WB4HFQ/H: <<I4>>
Hi Lin, yes I received my KAM Plus just the other day and it really
is working well.
KF7QZ>VE1AMA/H:<<D>>:
VE1AMA>KF7QZ/H:<<DM>>:
These are all monitored packets. The line with the callsigns separated by > symbols is the header
line, which shows the callsigns of the stations talking and the port of the KAM Plus that received
the information. The /V indicates this packet was monitored on the VHF port of the KAM Plus, and
/H indicates the HF port heard the packet. The line above showing KSLAW in the header indicates
that WD0EMR is transmitting to W0XJ, and is using a digipeater (KSLAW). The * in front of the
KSLAW name means that your KAM Plus actually received this packet as it was being transmitted
by KSLAW, and not when it was being transmitted by WD0EMR.
Suppose you want to connect to KA5ZTX. Since this station was monitored on VHF, you must be
sure your KAM Plus is set to transmit on VHF. Type the [|] character and the letter [A]. The | char-
acter is your VHF streamswitch character, and the letter A means you will transmit on the A
stream. Now type C KA5ZTX and press return. Your KAM Plus will transmit a connect frame ad-
dressed to KA5ZTX and start the connection. When KA5ZTX responds to your connect request, the
KAM Plus will send a message to your terminal saying *** CONNECTED to KA5ZTX. You are
now ready to start talking to this station. You simply type your message and press return. Each
time you press return, you will send a packet to KA5ZTX.
While you are talking to KA5ZTX, you decide you want to talk to KF7QZ. This station was heard on
HF, so you must set your KAM Plus to operate on HF. You may do this even though you are still
connected (and talking) to KA5ZTX. To start the new connection you must be in the Command
mode, so type [Ctrl-C] to leave the Convers mode and get the cmd: prompt. Next, type the [~]
character and the letter [A] This makes your current Input/Output (I/O) addressed to the HF port,
A stream. (The ~ is your HF streamswitch character, and the A is the stream letter.) Now type
C KF7QZ and press return. Your KAM Plus keys your HF radio and attempts to connect to KF7QZ.
When this station responds, you receive the message *** CONNECTED to KF7QZ. Your KAM
Plus switches to the Convers mode, and you may now type your messages to KF7QZ.
Since you are now connected to two different stations, you will be receiving packets from both of
them. As they talk, your screen will display data similar to the following:
|AHello, Name here is gloria. Nice to meet you.
Hope all is going good there. I see you have the KAM Plus.
~AHi. You've connected to Scotty!
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