john@anasazi.UUCP (John Moore) (11/02/85)
I tried to send this by mail, but it bounced somewhere near ARPA land. In article <2438@brl-tgr.ARPA> you write: >Please note the manual supplied is a USERS manual, NOT a >TECHNICAL/SERVICE manual. The manual is complete with full detailed >descriptions of commands and control. It's internal memory can be Since we're all supposed to be appliance operators, I suppose that this is okay?? Come on. Packet is still experimental in amateur operation. Even my Kenwood TS-430, a far more complicated appliance, comes with more technical information that the Kantronix. Also, in an emergency, I would rather be able to fix my appliance! >The fact that you wasted several hours during a critical emergency net >time only shows how important it is to be prepaired! Participate in A slight problem here: My own equipment could not be brought into Mexico, so we had to do with what we could get. Were you prepared for the Mexico disaster? Where were you? >The syndrome was "...we couldn't get it to receive anything."; perhaps >the problem was a shorted audio mini-jack? Dead/inop AC outlet/power >supply? Not enough receive level/audio? Incomplete/inop software? I Since neither Carlos nor myself are idiots (or appliance operators), we of course eliminated all of these problems (and many more) early on. So, now that you have criticized the fact that we had problems, how about a little help on the Kantronix. What is that big "WORLD" chip? What pins are what? -- John Moore (NJ7E/XE1HDO) {decvax|ihnp4|hao}!noao!terak!anasazi!john {hao!noao|decvax|ihnp4|seismo}!terak!anasazi!john (602) 952-8205 (day or evening) 5302 E. Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, Az, 85018 (home address) -- John Moore (NJ7E/XE1HDO) {decvax|ihnp4|hao}!noao!terak!anasazi!john {hao!noao|decvax|ihnp4|seismo}!terak!anasazi!john (602) 952-8205 (day or evening) 5302 E. Lafayette Blvd, Phoenix, Az, 85018 (home address)