Jim,

? ?Hello glad you are here with the same equipment that I have used for years. I have a FT100D and TS 530s Both run on Kams....I can get with you later and let you know setup.?

? Also, on your QRZ do you still have your R390's...Mine needs work. Maybe one day.

? 73 Lee WB4QOJ

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On Fri, Aug 25, 2023, 7:36 PM Jim <jim@...> wrote:

Hello all, Jim W1JT here.

In the 80's I was on HF packet a lot...using a KAM and an Heathkit SB101 and it worked great.?? I left HF packet behind in the 90s and just used VHF.?
Today, I"ve decided to get back into HF packet and instead of using an SB101 (I've still got it!) I am now using an FT100
I am receiving tons of packets so I know I'm right on frequency and receiving great.
Some of the stations I am hearing as I type this message are:
KE0GB-7
N0CTO
KF5QEK
AB4KR-1
WW6Q
N0HI
and many more.
So for the past couple of hours I've been trying to wire my KAM 8.0 to my FT100 through the data port.
I seem to have everything right or I'm extremely close.
The PTT works fine.?? No problems.?? I try to establish a connect and it go's right to transmit.?? When it retries out or when I force it
to stop it stops and I'm right back to receive
So....that part works fine.
I also believe that the audio out from the KAM is working fine too.??
I have an older radio on in the shack, a nice old Kenwood TS830S turned on 14.105.?? I can hear packets on that radio too......
I backed the RF Gain way down so as to not overload the receiver and wnen I transmit a packet I hear what sound like a pretty good packet burst when the
FT100 transmits.
At least I think it's a good "burst".?? Clearly the two radios are close to each other so I'm sure there's some distortion but it doesn't sound bad.
Problem is...try as I might I can't seem to make a connect to anyone.
So, what I've done is setup my beacon to transmit every 10 minutes.
Right now it's 7:30 on Friday night and I'll leave it running for about an hour in the hopes that someone sees it.
If you do, would you try a connect and if that works leave me a note at W1JT-1 and if you can hear me but not
connect would you reply back here and let me know your thoughts?
I really appreciate it.?? I'm close and I want to get this running.
Thanks!
Jim W1JT