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YP SATCOM CHECKLIST
MISSION: YPSATCOM/NATIXS automatically broadcasts your position and status
at least once every 10 minutes to all other stations on the net. For this
to work, the following conditions must be met:
COMPUTER - and Screen on, Modem on, (AM/FM button out on KAM)
HF RADIO - USB, SQLCH-min, RFGAIN max, XMT audio to auto
6260.0, 8442.0, 12664.0 KHz
REMOTE - Set to Both or Handset. Volume set to 9 o'clock posn.
Turn remote off to use HF voice on other voice freqs.
SATNAV - ON and print interval (code 71) set to 5 minutes
POSITION: Automatic if SATNAV is working. The P screen should show your
latest posit. If SATNAV is inop, enter your fix using ctrl-F. Keep your
SATNAV or FIX current even inport so your posit doesn't wander!
STATUS: Use alt-B key to alter your BEACON status report everytime your
situation changes or at least once a watch and after shifting power. The
LATEST status of all stations may be displayed using the L key. THIS
STATUS LINE IS YOUR PRIMARY MEANS FOR KEEPING SEANAV INFORMED! Keep it up-
to-date at all times. IT MUST BE RE-ENTERED after all power shifts!
SEND ONE LINE MESSAGE: Use S to send a one line message to any other boat
or OPS or SATFAC. If the message is received by the other station, you
will see an *ACK* on your screen and his computer will beep and display the
message on the bottom of his screen. You may erase the outgoing line with
the E key and kill incommming lines with the K key. Only your one, topmost
un-ACKed message is active. If conditions are poor, or the other station
is not on line, this one line will be tried once a minute forever. Other
outgoing message lines are stuck until each line is delivered in turn.
NAMACS MESSAGE SYSTEM: NAMACS is an E-mail system accessible by anyone in
the YARD using the NADN system. If HF conditions are good, you may be able
to log onto the NAMACS system in Rickover to send and receive messages.
Use CTRL-T to Talk directly to your TNC (modem). When you get the blue
screen and TNC cmd: prompt, issue the connect command to NAMACS as follows:
6260.0 Primary C NAMACS
8442.0 Secondary C XLINK-8 then if connected, X NAMACS
12664.0 Secondary C XLINK-12 then if connected, X NAMACS
NAMACS COMMANDS: Use the L command for a List of messages on the system.
Use R XX to read message number XX. Use ST XXXXXX to send a traffic
message to station XXXXX and wait for the SUBJ prompt. Enter a subject
line and wait for the MESSAGE prompt. Type message lines and end with /EX
on a new line (do not use Ctrl-Z!). Keep messages short. For multiple
paragraphs, send multiple messages. You can improve chances of message
getting through poor HF conditions by writing in short 40 char half-lines.
Be careful while in the cmd: mode, there are over a hundred commands there
which can screw up everything. Only use the C (connect) and D (disconnect)
commands. When finished, hit escape to return to NATIXS.
POWER DOWN: FIRST HIT M KEY TO SEE IF YOU HAVE ANY MESSAGE LINES PENDING.
Then, Quit the program using the Q key and confirm with another Q. The
system will save all current positions in a file named BACKUP.BK. The next
time you run the system, you may LOAD the BACKUP.BK file using the CTRL-L
command, or just wait until fresh posits come in. Turn off the computer
and CRT screen power switches. Turn system off for shifting power.
NAMACS is an E-MAIL system for leaving messages between the YP-SATCOM system
and officers at the Academy on the NADN network. To connect with NAMACS from
the boats, first use the NATIXS CTRL-T command to talk to your TNC. Then at
the TNC cmd: prompt, issue the C NAMACS command. Wait for a response. If
you are on either of the secondary frequencies, first C XLINK-8 (or -12) and
then after a successful connect, issue the X NAMACS command to crosslink.
YP SATCOM
FREQS
NAMACS 6260.0
XLINK-8 8442.0
XLINK-12 12664.0
VOICE 4146.0
VOICE 6227.0
VOICE 8297.0
VOICE 12353.0
6 MHz good AM & PM,
8 & 12 better days
and further out. Is
best to keep 3 boats
on 3 seperate freqs
to maximize chances
of USNA seeing you.
RADIO set to USB
RFGAIN set to max
XMT-AUDIO to AUTO
SQLCH set to min
SATFAC will monitor
data freqs for voice
calls when in office
0900-1730 daily. Can
do voice if desired.