MFJ MFJ-1270C - How to Invoke Multi-Connect

MFJ-1270C/1274C MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION
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STREAMCALL OFF
STREAMDouBLe OFF
STREAMSWitch |
USERS 1
This sets up the MFJ TNC to act just like a "normal" TNC does, that doesn't
support multiple connections. The key to obtaining this traditional operation is
to set USERS 1.
How to Invoke Multi-Connect?
If USERS is not 1, you are telling the MFJ TNC to allow multiple connections
to your stations from other stations. In addition, TRANSPARENT mode will
operate differently, in that incoming data will be prefixed with the current
STREAMSWitch character and identifier (such as "|A"). Thus, truly transparent
operation is not possible with this software release supporting multiple-
connections.
The STREAMSWitch character, defaulted to "|", should be set to a character
you won't normally use. Note that this character may be set to a hex value
between $0 and $FF. This may allow you to use 8-bit characters (AWLEN 8) if
your terminal or computer is capable of generating such "characters." This
could help prevent confusion in interpreting incoming data from other stations if
they happen to send data that includes your selected STREAMSWitch
character.
Although not fool proof, enabling STREAMDBL may also help in sorting out
STREAMSWitch characters included in the received data from a valid stream
switch generated by the MFJ TNC.
STREAMCAll should be especially helpful when manually operating a station
in which you allow multiple connections.
When in CONVERSE mode, you may switch streams by entering the
STREAMSWitch character (default "|"), followed by a stream identifier ("A"
through "J"), followed by the data you wish to send to the station on that stream.
See the example in the description of STREAMCAll for an illustration of this.
If all this seems a bit confusing, don't worry, it is! The only way to really
understand multiple connect operation is to try it! Tested and on-the-air, Once