Follows settings found
optimum for my
Kantronix KPC 3+ when using AIRMAIL on local VHF channels. Critial
settings may be changed by other scripts and are listed in Red. Watch these closely
for undesired modification.
When I go back to AIRMAIL from programs
such as RMS packet, I check this list to be sure parameters are
correct. They will often be corrupted. Its poor software
design to modify something than not return it to the state you found it
upon exit, but thats the price you pay for "free" SW so you must
forgive
others mistakes
8BITCONV ON
ABAUD 9600
AUTOLF OFF
AX25L2V2 ON
AXDELAY
3 //Good to keep at 3-5 rather than zero
AXHANG 0
BEACON EVERY 30 min
//Personal choice
BKONDEL ON
BLT
1 EVERY 00:00:00
2 EVERY 00:00:00
3 EVERY 00:00:00
4 EVERY 00:00:00
BREAK ON
//Allows break key to bring to command mode
BTEXT Running AIRMAIL and digi. Contact xxxxxx@winlink.org
BUDLIST OFF NONE
A Link state is: DISCONNECTED
CANLINE $18 (CTRL-X)
CANPAC $19 (CTRL-Y)
CD
SOFTWARE //Leave squelch open and set to SOFTWARE. aving
to open
squelch before receiving risks more delay.
CHECK 30 (300 sec)
CMDTIME 0 (disabled)
CMSG OFF
COMMAND $03 (CTRL-C)
CONLIST OFF NONE
CONMODE CONVERS
CONOK ON
CONPERM OFF
CPACTIME OFF
CR ON
CRSUP OFF
CSTAMP ON
CTEXT You're connected to a
WINLINK/AIRMAIL client 3
miles West of Port Angeles. Digi: ON, PBBS & NODE: OFF
//This is the connect text
transmitted when someone connects to you in plain AX.25 mode
CTRL A OFF B OFF
CWID EVERY 0 (disabled)
CWIDTEXT DE xxxxxx
DAYTIME 05/09/2009 11:22:05
DAYTWEAK 8
DAYSTR mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss
DAMA OFF
DAMACHCK 18 (180 sec)
DBLDISC OFF
DELETE $08 (CTRL-H)
DIGIPEAT ON //Keep digi enabled so others
can use your station
DWAIT 0
ECHO ON
ESCAPE OFF
FLOW OFF
FILTER OFF
FRACK 5 (5 sec)
FULLDUP OFF
GPSHEAD
1 $GPGGA
2
3
4
GPSINIT
GPSPORT 0 NORMAL CHECKSUM
GPSTIME VALID RMC
HBAUD 1200
HEADERLN ON
HID ON
HTEXT
INTFACE TERMINAL
KNTIMER 15 min
LEDS ON
LCOK ON
LFADD OFF
LFSUP OFF
LGETCHAR $05 (CTRL-E)
LLIST OFF NONE
LT
1
2
3
4
LTP
1 GPS
2 GPS
3 GPS
4 GPS
LTRACK 0
MONITOR
ON //AIRMAIL packet client will turn this off.
You'll have to turn it ON when you return to "dumb terminal"
//No fix to
correct this has been found
MALL ON
MAXFRAME 2
//Don't set any higher unless path
is very solid with no retries. Favor lower values when digipeating
MAXUSERS 2 //Probably will resort
back to factory setting = 10 after power cycle
MBEACON OFF
MCON OFF
MCOM ON
MHEADER ON
MRESP ON
MRPT ON
MSTAMP OFF
MXMIT ON
MYCALL
<your call> //RMS packet
usually sets to xxxx-10 but you'll need to bring it back when switching
to AIRMAIL
MYALIAS
MYDGPS DISABL
MYDROP 0
MYNODE
MYPBBS
MYREMOTE DISABL
NDWILD OFF
NEWMODE
ON //Allows a return
to command mode prompt(CMD:)when a station disconnects from you.
Prevents
// having to
use Alt 0,3 on keypad
NETCALL disabled
NETALIAS
NETBUFFS 32
NETCIRCS 5
NETDESTS 25
NETLINKS 10
NETROUTE 5
NETUSERS 5
NOMODE OFF
NTEXT
NUMNODES 0
//I don't want to run a node
PACLEN 128
PACTIME AFTER 10 (1000 msec)
PASS $16 (CTRL-V)
PASSALL OFF //enable when your
looking at signal quality in 'monitor' mode. Shows packet errors
PBBS 0
PBFORWRD NONE EVERY 0 (disabled)
PBHEADER OFF
PBHOLD ON
PBKILLFW OFF
PBLIST OFF NONE
PBLO NEW VARIABLE
PBMAIL OFF
PBPERSON OFF
PBREVERS ON
PBSIZE 0
PBUSERS 1
PERSIST 63 (25%)
PID OFF
PMODE CMD
PTEXT
RANGE 0:255/0:255/0:255/0:255/0:255
REDISPLA $12 (CTRL-R)
RELINK OFF
RETRY
4 //If you can't connect after 4 tries, you've got a bad
path or poor settings. Be a good packet neighbor
RING OFF
RNRTIME 0 (disabled)
RTEXT
SCREENL 0
SENDPAC $0D (CTRL-M)
SLOTTIME 10 (100 msec)
START
$11 (CTRL-Q) //RMS packet
may set these to HW flow control, must return these settings on Start
and Stop
STOP
$13 (CTRL-S) //when going
back to AIRMAIL to allow SW flow control
STREAMSW $7C (|)
STREAMCA ON
STREAMEV ON
SUPLIST OFF NONE
SWP 17,17,108
TELEMTRY 0
TRACE OFF
TRFLOW OFF
TRIES 4
TXDELAY 80 (800 msec) //If you're
using an old radio
TXFLOW OFF
UNPROTO
CQ //This may get changed to WL2K by RMS packet, may
change
back when going to AIRMAIL
UIDIGI OFF NONE
UIDUPE 0 (disabled)
UIDWAIT OFF
UIFLOOD disabled,30,NOID
UITRACE disabled,30
USERS 2 //Fail to see
why I would want anymore than this
XFLOW OFF
XKCHKSUM ON
XKPOLLED OFF
XMITLVL
60 //Very critical setting that AIRMAIL packet client
usually overrides. Fix in AIRMAIL.INI file
//Improper setting restricts range and decreases reliability
XMITOK ON
XOFF $13 (CTRL-S) //Needed when using embedded SW flow control only
XON $11 (CTRL-Q) //Needed when using embedded SW flow control only
These readings may not be ideal for your station but they're a starting point.