KANTRONICS KAM XL Reference Manual 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Contact Us: .............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 REVISIONS ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Disclaimer Notice .................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Kantronics Warranty Registration ........................................................................................................................................... 7 IMPORTANT .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 License Agreement .................................................................................................................................................................. 8 LIMITED WARRANTY ........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Return/Repair Procedures ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Radio Frequency Interference Statement .............................................................................................................................. 13 RFI Suppression ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 FCC Declaration of Conformity: ........................................................................................................................................... 14 CE Marking Considerations .................................................................................................................................................. 14 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15 KAM XL features: ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 GPS compatibility: ............................................................................................................................................................ 15 APRS digipeater: ............................................................................................................................................................... 15 Large PBBS: ...................................................................................................................................................................... 15 E-mail: ............................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Control and Sensing: ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 Remote access: .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Other operations: ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Software control: ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Configurations: .................................................................................................................................................................. 16 Installation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17 Package Contents .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Additional Parts Required for a Multi-Mode Radio Station .............................................................................................. 18 Front panel of the KAM XL ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Rear panel of the KAM XL ................................................................................................................................................ 18 CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO A POWER SOURCE ............................................................................................... 19 CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO A COMPUTER ........................................................................................................ 19 The Terminal Program ...................................................................................................................................................... 23 CONNECTING THE KAM XL TO TRANSCEIVERS.................................................................................................... 24 AUX PORT (RS232 – DTE) ............................................................................................................................................. 26 CONNECTING A GPS DEVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 26 Interface Communication modes of the KAM XL ................................................................................................................. 27 Terminal Mode .................................................................................................................................................................. 27 Kantronics Host Mode ....................................................................................................................................................... 27 KISS Mode ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28 XKISS (Extended KISS) Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 29 COMMUNICATION MODES IN THE KAM XL ............................................................................................................... 30 Packet Mode ...................................................................................................................................................................... 30 AX.25 Protocol for Amateur Packet Radio: ...................................................................................................................... 30 Remote Access .................................................................................................................................................................. 36 Other Packet Modes of Operation ......................................................................................................................................... 37 PBBS (Personal Mailbox) ................................................................................................................................................. 37 PBBS Commands .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 Advanced PBBS Configuration ......................................................................................................................................... 45 Remote SYSOP Access to the PBBS ................................................................................................................................ 46 KA-NODE ............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47 Configuring The KA-Node ................................................................................................................................................ 47 Using a KA-Node .............................................................................................................................................................. 48 Using the XCONNECT Command ................................................................................................................................... 48 Remote Commands of the KA-Node ................................................................................................................................