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- *** THE ORIGINAL BAYCOM EXCHANGE ***
- February 1993 Vol. 1 No. 2
- FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK: WOW! What a response! So much material received that
- the March issue is done already! Remember, if I don't respond to you
- personally, I'll do it in the newsletter here. Send material/questions to:
- KB2BBW @ WA2SNA.NJ.USA.NA Enjoy! 73 de Chris KB2BBW (Big Bad Wolf) Editor.
- V1.4:"I run V1.4 with a Tigertronics BP-1 tnc... What command would I use to
- put my rig in Digi..." 73's Hugh (N7OKM @ KE6LW.CA) [Hugh, you're DCall
- must be different from MYCALL. Set :MYCALL N7OKM and :DCALL N7OKM-2 - Ed.]
- V1.4:"Hi Chris [Problem is as follows:] ...I am running on a digicom 64 modem
- modified [converted to BAYCOM configuration] to interface with a Gateway
- 2000 model 4DX33V, 486 computer with local bus video interface. Now to the
- problem... When I scroll any of the display windows the even columned
- characters are lost. I exited the program when I had a good display in the
- receive window and looked at the scc.vid file. All information was there.
- When I restarted the program only odd columns for information was displayed
- I then exited the program and looked at the scc.vid file again. Only odd
- columns of information were displayed. All even columns are spaces. Any
- ideas?" Lee (WT0D @ WA0RJT.IA) [Check buffer size parameters and fool
- around with vadapter in SCC.INI file. Can anybody help? - Ed]
- V1.5:"...I'd like to know what the number in the monitor window is: the number
- between the T: (or R:) and the time." Rick (WB1GQU @ WA1WOK.NH) [To the
- right of the time is the PORT number. Changing your port with the F-keys
- will change this number. Next, the I is for Insert-Mode or R for overwrite
- mode. (Toggle with INS key). Last is the status for the Umlaut Display.
- (Switchable by ALT-U). - Ed.]
- L2:"I was wondering if L2 does the X.25 Packet encoding if it is possible for
- some of the other BBS Packages to interface to the TNC thru L2? Also, this
- concept seems to be what the program BPQ406 is doing? Is BPQ406 shareware?"
- Tim (KD4OFO @ W4NJA.KY)
- MINI-BBS: John (N7JBO @ N7DXT.OR) has configured V1.4 and V1.5 as a mini
- BBS/Mailbox. For a copy, send him packet mail.
- SCC CARD: Many hams have been inquiring about the internal SCC card. One
- source is PacComm. Their PCM-1 and -2 also supports G8BPQ Node software
- and Packet Cluster operation. DCD is also available. (813) 874-2980.
- TH-77A & BAYCOM:"I have the PacComm version of BayCom 1.5, the PacComm modem,
- a Kenwood TH-77A HT, and the MFJ cable designed to interconnect TNCs and
- Kenwood HTs. Receive is ok, the problem is transmitting. For some reason
- the HT "thinks" it's being told to go into scan mode and starts scanning
- each time BayCom tries to send a packet..." Andy (KB7UV @ KB7UV.NY) [Andy
- suspects it's the cable. Can anybody else help him with this? - Ed.]
- YAPP:"...I have the BP-1 using Baycom v1.4, and am very happy with it.Is there
- a way to incorporate YAPP protocol file transfer into the Baycom program?
- Is there possibly another Baycom type program that has YAPP built in? Kevin
- (N8SXU @ KB8GNF.OH) [Kevin, there is a YAPP for BayCom. VE3TPW and I are
- currently hunting down a copy that is floating around in CANADA somewhere.
- If anybody else has a copy, please let us know! - Ed.]
- SUCCESS STORIES:"I use a Tigertronics modem with a GRIDCASE II laptop - with a
- Heath HW-24 talkie as my portable station. Works great on either 145 or
- 440Mhz." Jim (W5ZIT @ N0IA.NV)
- ***** SOFTWARE GUIDE FOR THE BAYCOM MODEM *****
- BAYCOM V1.2 - Terminal Program for PC's without a TNC by Florian Radher
- (DL8MBT) and Johannes Kneip (DG3RBU). Developed in 1989/90.
- Screen editor, 3-part split screen (TX, RX and Monitor),
- scroll capability, 8 ports, supports EGA video, screen save.
- The only bug is an inoperational DIGI feature. (See Vol. 2 No.
- 12 Dec 1991 of DIGICOM EXCHANGE)
- BAYCOM V1.4 - New updates to V1.2 includes: Operation with AM7911 modems,
- system messages are switchable between German and English, log
- file, DISC timer, switchable between Insert and Overwrite, DOS
- Shell, remote control within limits, 50 and 60 line VGA
- display, Personalized connect text, and more. Although DIGI
- bug has been fixed, BTEXT and QTEXT now have bugs. (See Vol. 2
- No. 12 Dec 1991 of DIGICOM EXCHANGE)
- BAYCOM V1.5 - Supports COM 1 and COM 2. Bugs seen in V1.2 and V1.4 are
- fixed, but now there seems to be a keyboard buffer bug in
- V1.5. Experimental version.
- BAYCOM V1.5A - This is the US copyrighted version of Baycom. You may make
- copies for personal use only. (See "Legal Stuff" in BAYCOM
- EXCHANGE Vol.1 No.1). All bugs have been correected,
- additional ports are supported. More parameters in SCC.INI.
- Eskay packet - Also known as SP or Super Packet. It has about the same screen
- layout as Baycom, but has many more features, such as 35+
- remote commands, autorouting, binary transfers, and up to 10
- simultaneous connections, to name a few. In order to use it
- with the Baycom modem. Must use the driver called TFPCX.EXE.
- This driver is what actually does the work of the TNC.
- GRAPHIC PACKET - Very impressive program that also works with the TFPCX.EXE
- driver available in Eskay Packet. It does not have as many
- features as Eskay Packet, but is easy on the eyes. It has auto
- binary transfers, on-screen clock, up to 10 multi-connects,
- and mouse support.
- WG7J NOS - Note that there are many different versions of NOS. You can
- find NOS on just about any good ham bbs. You will also need a
- driver to use the Baycom modem. The most current one at this
- time is AX921123.ZIP. Some of the earlier versions of this
- driver had bugs, so beware.
- [Sources for software: Eskay and WG7J NOS Driver - Cleveland Hamnet BBS
- (216) 942-7516 and (216) 942-6382 as SPV61012.ZIP and AX921123.ZIP
- respectively. Graphic Packet - Precision Board at (708)391-8773 as
- GRFPK122.ZIP. Many tnx to Jeff (N9NGF @ W9QYQ.IN) who helped with the
- list and sources. - Ed.]
- NEXT MONTH: Heavy programming delemas! More software reviews!
- THE ORIGINAL BAYCOM EXCHANGE is dedicated to packet radio users all over the
- world. This newsletter acts as a database and exchange network of informa-
- tion for those seeking enjoyment from the hobby. Subscriptions are NOT
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- or L< KB2BBW. THE BAYCOM EXCHANGE is Copyrighted 1993. Material used only
- with permission from the editor.
- ." Rick (WB1GQU @ WA1WOK.NH) [To the
- right of the time is the PORT number. Ch