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Our Assumptions about You
We assume that you are familiar with the following or that you can get help on these
topics if necessary:
general familiarity with your radio equipment and its intended uses
basic use of your computer and its operating system, including copying disks and
files, working with directories, and identifying and using the serial (COM) ports on
your computer
basic electronics needed if you are going to build or upgrade hardware yourself,
(e.g., making cables)
Documentation Conventions
The following conventions are used in the KPC-3 Plus documentation:
To indicate a particular key, the name of the key is given in capitals. For example, press
the ENTER key.
Sometimes you need to hold down one key on the computer while pressing another
key. This is indicated by giving the name of the first key, then a plus ‗+‘, then the name
of the second key. For example, ―Ctrl+C‖ means ―press the key labeled ‗CTRL‘ or ‗Ctrl‘
(i.e., the ―control‖ key) and, while continuing to hold it down, press the ‗C‘ key‖. Multiple-
key combinations that generate a single character are shown in angle brackets, like this:
<Ctrl+C>.
Conventions for the KPC-3 Plus commands are covered in the ―Command Reference‖
section of this manual.
Overview of Packet Radio
This section gives a brief overview of packet radio, for those who are new to packet
radio and those who want to review the topic.
Topics covered are:
The three basic components of a packet radio station
Sending a message from one station to another
Details about packets
A brief discussion of protocols
An overview of the insides of the KPC-3 Plus
If you are already familiar with packet radio, you may wish to skip the rest of this
chapter, or give it a quick review.
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