[nos-bbs] TNC Kiss Malfunction

[MJ Inabnit]

Hi Bill:

I also subscribe to this list <aprssig at tapr.org> and there was recent discussion regarding the kpc3 tnc's.  The gist was that the newer kpc's become lethargic in kiss mode.  Since aprs is realtime, it became very obvious as people were tracking various stations, then there would be giant "hops".  As I recall it, the older (non +) kpc's worked okay but the later kpc+ units are the offenders.  The rule of thumb was to drop them from kiss mode (reset) daily to keep the bug from creeping in causing these very odd delays.

Hope you're able to sort out the issue.

73
Jaye, ke6sls

On Sun, 16 Jan 2011 12:59:09 -0800
Wm Lewis <thunderft at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 
> Hello:
>  
> Using JNOS version 'i' on Ubuntu 10.
>  
> I use two different Kantronics KPC3 TNC's on two different serial ports in KISS mode.
>  
> I keep getting intermitant (but frequent) issues where the TNC's get knocked out of KISS mode.
>  
> It seems to be more when there has been a shutdown and restart.  I'm not sure if it occures during the shutdown, or during the re-start.
>  
> Sometimes it only kicks one TNC, sometimes the other TNC, and on one very special time, it kicked both.
>  
> Anyone every experience this?   If so, did you ever find a cure?
>  
> Bill
> KG6BAJ.
>  
>   		 	   		  

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MJ Inabnit <ke6sls at arrl.net>