I haven't uses JNOS or others (WinLink, etc.) in years, but asking the question DOES generate the proper answers.
>>> MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION <<<
Will your be running on the APRS frequency or other packet frequencies?
?? Sending position reports and other APRS information cane be frowned upon on some packet frequencies.
?? Although some users are quire tolerant - as long as it doesn't clog the frequency.
Beyond that here are the other related questions that determine specific settings:
1. Do you want the TT4 to send a position packet every XXX seconds?
??? If no, PPERIOD 0
???????????? MPERIOD 0
???????????? SBEN FALSE
???? NOTE: with PPRIOD 0 no STATUS message will be sent!
2. Do you want readable packets to go out over the air (so other TNCs read them as text)?
??? if yes TPROTOCOL APRS - nonAPRS application expect plain text which is APRS (not Mic-E or Compressed)
3. Do you want to send your BTEXT periodically?
??? Then BPERIOD XXX?????????????????????????????? (period in seconds)
5. Do you want to send weather data (this is an APRS message)?
??? if no, WPERIOD 0
???????????? WXPOS {doesn't matter if above is 0)
6. Do you want to DIGI APRS or "other" DIGI?
??? APRS uses the WIDEn-N alias names.
??? Others DIGI ALIAS names vary.? Most use the CALLSIGN
?? ???? DIGIMY TRUE?????? >> Personally think this is ALWAYS good practice.
???????????? or specific SSIDs (in the old Kantronics K-NODE system -8, -1 mailbox, ...)
7. It appears you have a display (
??? NODISP False -> double negative so you have one
??? TXTDISP TRUE -> use it to display data?
8. Send received data to the attached computer:
??? MODE KISS???????????? << A/B => Probably using only 1.? Most clients use KISS, but some may use TEXT.? Client dependent.
??? BAUD 9600????????????? << A/B => Typically want this higher than RF rate.? If sending large packets, NOT MUCH higher (no HW buffer)
??? PKTICOM TRUE
??? KPTOCOM TRUE??????? << good idea to see if any TT4 generated packets get created and sent
9. Transmit Path
???? These need to match your application and on air practice for your area.? APRS is pretty standard, but other may not be.
Hopefully that covers your needs and explains my question a bit more clearly.
Robert Giuliano
KB8RCO
