Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 04:30:26 PDT From: Ham-Digital Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Digital-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Digital@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Digital Digest V94 #239 To: Ham-Digital Ham-Digital Digest Mon, 18 Jul 94 Volume 94 : Issue 239 Today's Topics: HOSTMASTER II VS KAGOLD (2 msgs) wiring kam to TM251a? Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Digital Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-digital". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 18 Jul 1994 05:02:44 GMT From: nwnexus!krel.iea.com!comtch!mikec@uunet.uu.net Subject: HOSTMASTER II VS KAGOLD To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu David Livesay (dave_livesay@hpatc.desk.hp.com) wrote: : I have a Kam with G-TOR upgrade and need communication software. : I'm currently using Pacterm but it not real friendly and lacks features. : Does anyone have any input on the KAGOLD or HOSTMASTER II : software. From the literature KAGOLD does not use a mouse and : HOSTMASTER does. : Would appreciate any info. Hello Dave.. I have experience with both programs - I would, without question recommend KAGOLD! HM2PLUS is (was) good in it's day, but it is old, and not much support from Kantronics. This is not a slam against the fine folks at Kantronics, just a fact that we and they are aware of. On the other hand, KAGOLD is a fully supported software product with programmers at the other end of the phone/ internet that listen to it's users - refreshing. KAGOLD runs under windows if you want, or under DOS. Many, many fine features, too many to list, so my vote is for KAGOLD - ok? -- - - - - - - - - - - - - mikec@comtch.iea.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael B. Candy Amateur Radio Call: KI7FX P.O. Box 1953 KI7FX@KA7FVV.#EWA.WA.USA.NA Airway Hts, WA. 99001-1953 American Digital Radio Society ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 02:46:44 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!dog.ee.lbl.gov!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!vixen.cso.uiuc.edu!newsfeed.ksu.ksu.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!news.sibylline.com!eskimo!aandh@network.ucsd.edu Subject: HOSTMASTER II VS KAGOLD To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu Hi dave take a look at xpkam I think its as good as kagold and a lot less $$$$$$$ and much better then hostmaster 73 Jim K7UDG ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jul 1994 05:11:20 GMT From: nwnexus!krel.iea.com!comtch!mikec@uunet.uu.net Subject: wiring kam to TM251a? To: ham-digital@ucsd.edu Greg Coombes (gcoombes@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca) wrote: : Keywords: kam all-mode, Kenwood TM-251A : I have a kantronics kam all-mode tnc without manuals. The Kenwood TM-251A : has a data plug for packet [a 6 pin mini-din]. : How should this hook up? I have the pinout for the kenwood connector, but : don't have a pinout for the 9 pin DB9 connector on the Kam. : Appreciate any help. Please reply to gcoombes@calvin.stemnet.nf.ca Hello Greg.. Try this out: " The VHF radio connector on the KAM Plus rear panel is a 9-pin DB style connector with a pre-wired 9 conductor cable and a mini-plug attached. The cable wiring is: Pin Number Pin Name Color Function 1 AFSK white Transmit Audio 2 XCD yellow External Carrier Detect 3 PTT brown Push to Talk 4 RCV blue Receive Audio 5 GNDRCV * Receive Audio 6 GND shield Ground 7 N/A red Not Used 8 GND green Ground 9 GND black Ground * Center of Mini-Plug (audio from radio) Hope this helps you out Greg.. 73 de Mike -- - - - - - - - - - - - - mikec@comtch.iea.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Michael B. Candy Amateur Radio Call: KI7FX P.O. Box 1953 KI7FX@KA7FVV.#EWA.WA.USA.NA Airway Hts, WA. 99001-1953 American Digital Radio Society ------------------------------ End of Ham-Digital Digest V94 #239 ******************************