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SCS TRACKER SETUP HELP


 

Running bpq32 windows 10
My port setup, what do I have wrong ?

PORT
?PORTNUM=12
?ID=HF Packet 300b & RPR
?TYPE=EXTERNAL?
?COMPORT=5
?SPEED=38400
?DLLNAME=SCSTRACKER.DLL
?INTERLOCK=4
?CONFIG
****
#
? ?%B 300
? ?%F 1700
? O 4? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; MAXFRAME
? F 190 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; FRACK
? T 50 ; TX Delay
? DEFAULT HFPACKET? ? ?; Default mode is 300 Baud Packet
? USEAPPLCALLS? ? ? ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
? %L 1700? ? ? ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
? @I 64 ;Paclen = 60
? %T 1? ? ? ? ? :TX Autotracking 1 = on
? %N 10
?SWITCHMODES 8? ? ? ? ? ? ; Change between Robust and normal packet every 15 seconds.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Note this will be ignored if you are using RIGCONTROL
?BEACONAFTERSESSION? ? ? ? ; Send Beacon after each session?
ENDPORT

Thank You

Ray N3HYM


 

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The **** and # lines shoudn't be there, but apart from causing an error message are unlikely to stop it working.

What problems are you having?

73,
John

On 23/01/2021 16:49, Ray Adkins wrote:

Running bpq32 windows 10
My port setup, what do I have wrong ?

PORT
?PORTNUM=12
?ID=HF Packet 300b & RPR
?TYPE=EXTERNAL?
?COMPORT=5
?SPEED=38400
?DLLNAME=SCSTRACKER.DLL
?INTERLOCK=4
?CONFIG
****
#
? ?%B 300
? ?%F 1700
? O 4? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; MAXFRAME
? F 190 ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; FRACK
? T 50 ; TX Delay
? DEFAULT HFPACKET? ? ?; Default mode is 300 Baud Packet
? USEAPPLCALLS? ? ? ; Accept connects to all APPLCALLS
? %L 1700? ? ? ; Centre Freq for Normal Packet (Default is 1500)
? @I 64 ;Paclen = 60
? %T 1? ? ? ? ? :TX Autotracking 1 = on
? %N 10
?SWITCHMODES 8? ? ? ? ? ? ; Change between Robust and normal packet every 15 seconds.
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?; Note this will be ignored if you are using RIGCONTROL
?BEACONAFTERSESSION? ? ? ? ; Send Beacon after each session?
ENDPORT

Thank You

Ray N3HYM



 

Several valid approaches, but below is what I have ran for years on our 10m RP port using the hostmode driver.
Would need to tweak COM port and %XR to your particular setup and radio.
Add an appropriate %XA for 300bd.
Remove/adjust the WL2KREPORT line.
Note that some link parms are dynamic, set a conservative value & let it adapt from there.
Edit as needed but watch the line by line formatting.

WA4ZKO-7 is often on 10.132 USB dial RP if you need a test target.
W4VPN on 3.598 USB dial RP.

73
Jeff
WA4ZKO

PORT
?PORTNUM=5??? ??? ; Optional but sets port number if stated
?ID=28.148 USB RP??? ; Displayed by PORTS command
?TYPE=EXTERNAL??? ??? ; Port type
?IOADDR=5??? ??? ; SERIAL PORT # (in HEX)
?SPEED=38400??? ??? ; RS232 COM PORT SPEED
?DLLNAME=SCSTracker.DLL ; Driver DLL file name
?QUALITY=0??? ??? ; Quality factor applied to node broadcasts heard
CONFIG
USEAPPLCALLS??? ??? ; Listen for calls to any of your APPLnCALLS
DEFAULT ROBUST??? ??? ; Return to Robust mode after connections
BEACONAFTERSESSION??? ; Sends beacon after every session
%XR 600 ??? ??? ; RPR TX Level
%L 1500??? ??? ??? ; CF used for RPR
%B R300??? ??? ??? ; Sets UI TX mode (R600 or R300)
F 290??? ??? ??? ; Frack - sort of
T 30??? ??? ??? ; TXDelay
@T2 150??? ??? ??? ; T2 timer (Ack Timer, 10 ms increments)
@T3 6000??? ??? ; T3 timer (Idle Link poll timer, 6000 = 1 min)
N 7??? ??? ??? ; Retries
O 1??? ??? ??? ; MAXFRAME
WL2KREPORT PUBLIC, api.winlink.org, 80, K4KPN-14, EM78PP, 00-23, 28149500, ROBUST, 80
ENDPORT


 

After making a connection out on the scs tracker , it will not resume scan mode between hf packet and
robust packet.

Ray N3HYM