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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contact Us: ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
REVISIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Warranty Registration ............................................................................................................................................................................ 4
License Agreement ................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
LIMITED WARRANTY ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Return/Repair Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Radio Frequency Interference Statement ............................................................................................................................................. 14
RFI Suppression ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
FCC Declaration of Conformity: ......................................................................................................................................................... 16
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Welcome .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Overview of This “User’s Guide” Manual ........................................................................................................................................... 17
Major Uses of Your KPC-3 Plus .......................................................................................................................................................... 17
Package Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Additional Parts for Your Packet Radio Station .................................................................................................................................. 18
Our Assumptions about You ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Documentation Conventions ................................................................................................................................................................ 19
Overview of Packet Radio ................................................................................................................................................................... 19
.Inside a TNC – the KPC-3 Plus .......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Inside a TNC – the KPC-3 Plus ........................................................................................................................................................... 27
Installing Your KPC-3 Plus .................................................................................................................................................................. 29
The Major Components of Your Station .............................................................................................................................................. 30
Back Panel ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
How the Parts of Your Station are Connected ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Connect Your KPC-3 Plus to a Power Source ..................................................................................................................................... 34
Connect your KPC-3 Plus to Your Computer ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Configure Your KPC-3 Plus ................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Connect the KPC-3 Plus to a Transceiver ............................................................................................................................................ 43
Connecting to a GPS Device (Optional) .............................................................................................................................................. 53
Getting Started ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
The Front Panel of the KPC-3 Plus ...................................................................................................................................................... 55
Beginning a Packet Session ................................................................................................................................................................. 55
Giving Commands and Transmitting Data .......................................................................................................................................... 56
NEWUSER Commands ....................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Using NEWUSER Commands ............................................................................................................................................................. 59
Connect to Your Mailbox .................................................................................................................................................................... 60
Monitor Communications From Nearby Stations ................................................................................................................................ 61
Communicate Directly with a Nearby Station ..................................................................................................................................... 62
Modes of Operation ............................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Packet Mode of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................... 64
Remote Access to Your TNC ............................................................................................................................................................... 74
PBBS (Personal Mailbox) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 76
GPS NMEA Interfacing ........................................................................................................................................................................ 91
GPS Operations .................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
KA-Node ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
Introduction to Basic Packet Networking .......................................................................................................................................... 112
K-Net Network node ............................................................................................................................................................................ 114
K-Net Node Commands ..................................................................................................................................................................... 115
WEFAX Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................... 137
Other Modes of Operation ................................................................................................................................................................. 139
Modem Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 140
Kantronics Host Mode Operation ...................................................................................................................................................... 141
KISS Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 142
Command Reference .......................................................................................................................................................................... 146
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 146
Commands ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 151
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