Kantronics KPC-4 - Page 34

Automatic
Disconnect
TÉ
a
user
abandons
a
connection
to
a
KA-NODE
or
a
link
between
two
KA-NODES
without
disconnecting
and
there
is
no
activity
through
the
link
for
a
specified
period
of
time
(see
KNTIMER),
the
node
will
initiate
a
disconnect.
Using
the
XCONNECT
Command
(KAM
and
KPC-4
only)
The
cross-connect
(KCONNECT)
command
is
a
unique
feature
of
the
KA-NODE.
This
command
allows
cross
linking
between
two
frequencies
through
the
node
in
much
the
same
manner
as
the
Kantronics
unique
GATEWAY
command,
but
with
local
acknowledgment
of
packets.
For
example,
suppose
you
just
connected
to
node
LAWKAN
and
wish
to
cross-connect
to
WDØEMR
whose
station
is
tuned
to
the
frequency
of
the
other
port
of
the
node.
Just
issue
XC
WD@EMR
following
the
the
node
prompt:
ENTER COMMAND B,C,J,N,X, or Help
?XC WDGEMR <CR>
The response you receive will be:
### LINK MADE
### CONNECTED TO WD@EMR
You
can
also
determine
from
the
response
to
the
NODE
command,
which
port
a
node
is
on.
Below
is
an
illustration
of
a
KA-NODE
response
to
a
NODE
command:
LAWKAN* 12/02/87 15:45:00
N66046/X 12/02/87 15:49:15
OLAKAN/X 12/02/87 16:15:21
In this typical display the callsign of the node is given, followed by the date and time it
was last heard. The slant bar X (/X) indicates that the node was heard on the opposite
port from the one you are connected on. The asterisk (*) means that the node was
heard via a digipeater.
Determining Which Port You Have Connected To
When you are connected to a KPC-4 or KAM node, you can determine which port you
are on, at the node, by using the JHEARD command. A typical node response to the
JHEARD command may appear on your display as shown (the KAM uses /H and /V
instead of /1 and /2):
N66046/2* 12/01/87 14:32:69
WK5M-1/1 12/01/87 16:25:01
WØXI/2 12/02/87 16:28:05
WDØEMR/1 12/02/87 16:32:09
In this illustration the number following the slant bar (/) indicates the port the station
was heard on. Your callsign will usually be the last one in this list.
You can now see that by comparing the port on which your call appears in the
JHEARD list to the port indicated for other stations, you can determine whether
to CONNECT or XCONNECT to the station of your choice.
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