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- Amateur Radio Packet Door
- Help
-
- CTRL-A Exit ARPD Please be sure to disconnect FIRST!
- CTRL-C Return to CMD: Use this from Converse Mode.
- CTRL-C (3 times) Return to CMD: With in 2 seconds. (Transparent Mode)
- CTRL-I Online Help This is it.
- CTRL-R Redisplay Line Use this if traffic interrupts cmd.
- CTRL-Z End of Msg Same as /EX when leaving message.
-
- From CMD: prompt
- C(onnect) callsign Attempt connection with callsign
- D(isconnect) Disconnect or abort connect attempt
-
- Advice:
-
- Don't PANIC! If you are new or inexperienced with packet radio you should
- remember that PACKET IS SLOW! Many times nothing seems to be happening. Just
- wait. If you attempt a connect and it doesn't work, the TNC will eventually
- tell you. If you want OUT(!) hit CTRL-C and return to the CMD: prompt first
- then hit CTRL-A. If you are connected to a station use D to disconnect and
- wait for the ***Disconnected message.
-
- Online commands:
-
- MH Use this command to see what the TNC has been hearing on frequency
- for the last few minutes. The top of the list is the LAST station
- heard.
- SYSOP Use this command to allow online access to the TNC mailbox. Once in
- the mailbox you will be given options. Use the H(elp) key for a full
- explanation of the options. You may L(ist), R(ead), S(end) or K(ill)
- messages in the mailbox. Please Kill only your own messages.
- *** NOTE: You can only exit the mailbox with CTRL-C. DO NOT EXIT
- THE DOOR WHILE IN MAILBOX MODE!
- DISP Will display current TNC parameters. It is a LONG list and will
- scroll off the screen quickly. You may review it with the scroll-
- back buffer in your comm program if you like. You may also use a
- qualifier after the command. Example: Disp A
- ** A Async port parameters
- ** C Special characters
- ** I Identification parameters
- ** L Link parameters
- ** M Monitor parameters
- ** T Timing parameters
- ** H 14 Health registers
-
- What to expect:
-
- Depending on the time of day, you may see nothing for several minutes.
- If it is a busy time and there is a lot of traffic on frequency, you will
- see a lot of callsigns and perhaps some strings of text as other stations
- exchange packets. It may at first seem hard to follow but you will catch
- on quickly.
-
- WE0T>WA0WPJ:
- Thanks for the information Craig.
-
- The above means WE0T is sending to WA0WPJ the string that follows the
- identification line. Just watch for a while and you will soon have a
- feel for what is taking place.
-
- If you see an identification line followed by 'garbage' and bells ring
- and your screen goes totally crazy, don't panic. It is simply someone
- sending a non-text file to another station.
-
- Address Questions to SYSOP in the regular message base on the BBS. Please
- do NOT leave SYSOP messages in the TNC mailbox. You may feel free to use
- the TNC mailbox from your station to contact the sysop, however.