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Installing Your KPC-3 Plus
The goal of this chapter is to guide you as quickly as possible through the steps of
setting up your packet radio station.
The major steps involved in installing (i.e., connecting the parts) your packet radio
station are as follows:
connect your KPC-3 Plus to a power source and confirm that the unit powers on
when it should,
connect the ―Computer‖ port on the KPC-3 Plus to a serial port on your computer,
install terminal communication software in the computer if necessary, and
configure the terminal software and the KPC-3 Plus so digital information can be
sent back and forth between the KPC-3 Plus and the serial port on the computer,
connect the ―Radio‖ port on your KPC-3 Plus to your transceiver and adjust the
volume of the transceiver, so the KPC-3 Plus can receive signals from the
transceiver for processing and the KPC-3 Plus can send signals to the
transceiver for transmission,
(optionally) use the ―Computer‖ port on the KPC-3 Plus to connect your KPC-3
Plus to a GPS device, so the KPC-3 Plus and the GPS device can send digital
information back and forth.
To show you where you are heading with the step-by-step configuration covered below,
we start with a brief section on equipment needs for your station and an overview
diagram that shows how the parts of your station will be connected when you are ready
to begin using it.
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