[aprssig] Re: TNC Sleeping -- KISS OFF Utility

[Stephen H. Smith]

kb2scs at optonline.net wrote:
> HI Fred
>              Here is a simple Basic program to take you TNC out of 
> Kiss mode. I call it KissOff
>
> A long time ago I had sent this program to the sig as I am doing now 
> and someone compiled it into an exe and up loaded it to their web 
> site. Do not remember the URL 
>
> The following Basic program is MIcrosoft Quick Basic 4.5
>
> REM KISSOFF.BAS Simple program to take tnc-2 tnc out of KISS MODE
> DEFINT X-Z
> DEFSTR S
> CLS
> INPUT "Enter Com port # here"; scom
> INPUT "Enter Com baud rate here"; sbaud
> OPEN "COM" + scom + ":" + sbaud + ",N,8,1,RB32000,TB32000" FOR RANDOM 
> AS #1 LEN = 200
> PRINT #1, CHR$(192); CHR$(255); CHR$(192)
> CLOSE 1
> PRINT
> PRINT "TNC should be in command mode now."
> END
>
> Note due to e-mail some lines may end up as two lines and will have 
>   

 
I compiled the QBasic source.  It's downloadable from my website at:

     http://webs.lanset.com/wa8lmf/miscinfo 

Look for the file  TNCKISS_OFF.EXE  .








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