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Table of Contents
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Contact Us: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5
REVISIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Disclaimer Notice .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Kantronics Warranty Registration ........................................................................................................................................... 7
IMPORTANT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
License Agreement .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Return/Repair Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Radio Frequency Interference Statement .............................................................................................................................. 13
RFI Suppression ................................................................................................................................................................ 13
FCC Declaration of Conformity: ........................................................................................................................................... 14
CE Marking Considerations .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15
KAM XL features: ............................................................................................................................................................. 15
GPS compatibility: ............................................................................................................................................................ 15
APRS digipeater: ............................................................................................................................................................... 15
Large PBBS: ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15
E-mail: ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Control and Sensing: ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Remote access: .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Other operations: ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Software control: ............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Configurations: .................................................................................................................................................................. 16
Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Package Contents .............................................................................................................................................................. 17
Additional Parts Required for a Multi-Mode Radio Station .............................................................................................. 18
Front panel of the KAM XL ............................................................................................................................................... 18
Rear panel of the KAM XL ................................................................................................................................................ 18
CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO A POWER SOURCE ............................................................................................... 19
CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO A COMPUTER ........................................................................................................ 19
The Terminal Program ...................................................................................................................................................... 23
CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO TRANSCEIVERS.................................................................................................... 24
AUX PORT (RS232 – DTE) ............................................................................................................................................. 26
CONNECTING A GPS DEVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 26
Interface Communication modes of the KAM XL ................................................................................................................. 27
Terminal Mode .................................................................................................................................................................. 27
Kantronics Host Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 27
KISS Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
XKISS (Extended KISS) Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 29
COMMUNICATION MODES IN THE KAM XL ............................................................................................................... 30
Packet Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30
AX.25 Protocol for Amateur Packet Radio: ...................................................................................................................... 30
Remote Access .................................................................................................................................................................. 36
Other Packet Modes of Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 37
PBBS (Personal Mailbox) ................................................................................................................................................. 37
PBBS Commands .............................................................................................................................................................. 39
Advanced PBBS Configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 45
Remote SYSOP Access to the PBBS ................................................................................................................................ 46
KA-NODE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Configuring The KA-Node ................................................................................................................................................ 47
Using a KA-Node .............................................................................................................................................................. 48
Using the XCONNECT Command ................................................................................................................................... 48
Remote Commands of the KA-Node ................................................................................................................................. 49
K-NET ................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
K-Net Configuration .......................................................................................................................................................... 51
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