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1. If you want the deleted macro to stay deleted then you must make the deletion permanent by clicking on the Save button Note if you close the Macro Form by left clicking on the red X located on the upper right corner of the Macro Form You can open the Macro Form by clicking on the File Show Macro Form menu item Sending Receiving Text Files EcomScs has the ability to send and receive E Mails from other EcomScs stations as Text Files The idea being that two EcomScs stations that are connected to each other can send E Mails to each other The best way to explain this is by an example KB2SCS 2 your station NOCALL Sam Other EcomScs Station KB2SCS 2 will send an E Mail as a text file to NOCALL KB2SCS 2 connects to NOCALL KB2SCS 2 Creates a new E Mail 2 EcomScs Create New Mail Message Attachments TO nocall anywhere net Subject Shelter report f CC Shelter information Location Cherry Street School Address 1298 Cherry Street Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Total Client Capacity 192 Number of Clients now 50 Number of cots on hand 192 Let us hope we never witness the Silence Of The Hams 73 DE John KB2SCS Packet kb2scs wa2pnu nli ny usa noam E Mail kb2scs arrl net Web Page http www qsl net kb2scs Type of Message Personal C Bullentin Winink GateWay Send To Outbox Note since this E Mail will be sent as a text file it does n2. Message Attachments TO Type of Message Personal C Bullentin Winkink GateWay Send To Outbox If this is a Personal E Mail to be transported by the BBS system then leave the default of Personal Checked If this is a BBS Bulletin then click on the Bulletin check box If this is an E Mail to be transported by the WinLink system then click on the WinLink Check box If this is an E Mail to be transported by a GateWayScs station then click on the GateWay check box Please get in the habit of doing one of the four things above when you first open up the EcomScs Create New Mail form Enter the full To address for this E Mail If you have the address in the address book then just enter the alias for the To address for this E Mail Enter a Subject Note the CC field will only work with GateWayScs E Mails If you have an attachment to send then please click on the attachment tab Type in the body of the E Mail in the big text box provided Note If you want your E Mail to be a What You See Is What Your Recipient Will See then end each line with a carriage return EcomScs will word wrap long lines But depending on the recipients screen resolution your text may not word wrap in the same way as it did when you typed in your E Mail By ending each line with a carriage return you grantee that your E Mail will look the same as you when you typed it no matter what screen resolution your recipient has When finished typing in the body of the
3. File name FEB bt anann ence Click on the FBB txt file then click on the Open button When you click on the above Open button the BBS Setup Form will be redisplayed BBS Setup form with the fields filled in BBS Identification FEB BBS Prompt WA2PNU BBS H for help gt List Mine Cmd LM Send Personal Message Cmd SP Remove My Messages Cmd KM Read Messages Cmd RM Send Bulletin Cmd SB OO BBS Disconnect Cmd B a End Message Identifier End of messsage Message Number Label Msg Send Subject Prompt Enter the title for this message to Body Of Msg Prompt Enter the text for the message end with Ctrl Z or EX on a blank line From Label From l To Label To Date time Label Date time A SubjectTxt Title The only field you will need to change is the BBS Prompt Field Unless you are using the WA2PNU BBS as your home BBS Not likely unless you live in Suffolk County Long Island NY Manually connect to your Home BBS and using the mouse select the BBS prompt and then cut and paste the new BBS prompt into the BBS prompt Field on the BBS Setup Form Shown above EcomScs uses the above fields to interact with your home BBS EcomScs needs to know the above information so that it can know when to send bbs commands to the BBS Once you have changed the BBS Prompt Field to match you Home BBS prompt then please click on the save button The BBS Setup Form disappears and you ar
4. E Mail please click on the Send To Outbox Button The E Mail is now stored on your Hard Drive in the C EcomScs Outbox directory Note You can do the above steps over and over again This way when you are done writing your E Mails you can have a bunch to go via the BBS system A bunch to go via WinLink a bunch to go via GateWayScs Click on the Send and Receive Tool Bar Icon or use the Mail Menu to Send your E Mails EcomScs Version 0 2 0 TAR File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help Send and Receive Tool Bar Icon The EcomScs Connect Dialog box is displayed EcomScs Connect Please pick the type of station that you want to connectto by clicking on one of the three button choices below Click on either the BBS WinLink or GateWay button depending on which transport system you want to connect to From this point on the sending of your E Mails is handled by EcomScs It is all automatic If you click on the BBS button then EcomScs will connect to the BBS that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Any E Mails waiting for you on this BBS will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox After this down load any BBS E Mails in the EcomScs Outbox will be sent to the BBS The compete transaction between EcomScs and the BBS will be shown on the EcomScs terminal screen You should see something similar in the terminal screen as shown below CONNECTED With Station WA2PNU 4 FBB 7 00i ABIFHMRX WA2PNU BBS QTH F
5. Note If you are using a FBB BBS as your Home BBS then you do not have to follow these steps You would follow the BBS Setup FBB BBS instructions described earlier in this manual instead Using the log file that you created you will fill in the fields of this form What follows is a description of setting up a FBB BBS as an example Note you want to cut and paste from your log file to this form Each field has to be updated with the most non changing information You will see what I mean as we continue with the FBB BBS example BBS Identification FBB BBS Prompt WA2PNU BBS H for help gt The full WA2PNU prompt is 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt Note how I did not just use the gt but instead I used as much non changing information As I could The 1 changes depending on what channel I am on so I do not use the 1 List Mine Cmd LM Send Personal Message Cmd SP Note if your BBS only has the S command and not the SP command then use S here instead of SP This will still work Remove My Messages Cmd KM Read Messages Cmd RM Note again it does not have to be the RM command but it does have to be the command that your BBS uses to read all your messages The R command will not work Send Bulletin Cmd SB BBS Disconnect Cmd B End Message Identifier End of messsage Note the full end of message for FBB BBS is something like End of messsage 1234 to KB2SCS The 1234 and the to KB2SCS are going to change so I
6. Packet KB2SCS WA2PNU NLILNY USA NOAM E Mail kb2scs arrl net Web Page http www gqsl net kb2scs End of messsage 18366 to KB2SCS from KB2SCS 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt KM Message 18366 has been killed 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt SP KB2SCS WA2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Routing from WP to WA2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Enter the title for this message to KB2SCS Message 2 Enter the text for the message end with Ctrl Z or EX on a blank line EcomScs From KB2SCS WA2PNU NLILNY USA NOAM Date Sat 11 Apr 2009 13 06 46 To KB2SCS WA2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Subject Message 2 Message ID lt 20090411130646 163539 83277 EcomScs 001 KB2SCS gt MIME version 1 0 Content type text plain charset US ASCII Content transfer encoding 7BIT Hi All This is the sending of another test message for the User Manual Let us hope we never witness the Silence Of The Hams 73 DE John KB2SCS Packet KB2SCS WA2PNU NLILNY USA NOAM E Mail kb2scs arrl net Web Page http www gqsl net kb2scs EX Mid 18367_WA2PNU Size 583 bytes You have new unread message s 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt You have been connected Imn 24s Computer time 3s Bye John and welcome back DISCONNECTED From Station WA2PNU 4 EcomScs Connect Please pick the type of station that you want to connectto by clicking on one of the three button choices below If you click on the WinLink button then EcomScs will connect to
7. Procedure Program Start Up using a TNC The following Program Start Up Procedures are to be followed after you have read and followed the EcomScs Setup up instructions found earlier in this user manual There are two Program Start Up Procedures One using a TNC the other using AGWPE Turn on your radio Turn on your TNC Double Left Click the EcomScs short cut that is on your desk top EcomScs Version 0 2 0 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image BAUDUSBPEABA Left Click on the Ports Menu Item EcomScs Version 0 2 0 Ports AGW Commands Left Click on the TNC menu item You should see the results of EcomScs sending TNC commands to your TNC XELOW was OFF jomd ECHO was OFF cmd cmd cmd If you do not see the above or something very similar in the EcomScs terminal screen then there is a problem with the TNC and the PC communicating It could be that your TNC to PC serial Baud rate is incorrect It should be 9600 It could be that your TNC is in Kiss or Host Mode EcomScs in TNC mode needs your TNC to be in Terminal mode Please use a terminal program such as Hyperterminal to establish communications between the TNC and the PC Once you have the PC communicating with the TNC then try to start up EcomScs again Program Startup Using AGWPE The following Program Start Up Procedures are to be followed after you have read and followed the EcomScs Setup up instructions found earlier in
8. Signs of Flexnet Nodes Enter them in the order that they will be passed through Note you do not have to use all five FlexNet Node Fields As you can see the BBS call Sign is filled in The Flexnet button has been clicked on The two Flexnet node Call Signs have been filled in All that is needed is to left click on the Ok button Once the Ok button is clicked then the Flexnet node connect form disappears and the setup form is redisplayed as shown below Com Port Number COM4 v BBS Path WA2PNU 4 VIA KC2UCD 2 W2TOI 2_ Station Call Sign KB2SCS_ BBS Node Disconnect Cmd Station Alias KB2SCS 15 BBS Node Prompt XFLOW XFLOW OFF o Your Hierarchical Address ECHO ECHO OFF o Bits 6 i WinLink Path Parity None v WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd Stop Bit On wo WinLink Node Prompt Double Left Click to make Chan ges GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd e BER to Grayed Out Fields en AE T As you can see the BBS Path now contains the following WA2PNU 4 VIA KC2UCD 2 W2TOI 2 WA2PNU 4 call sign of your local home bbs KC2UCD 2 call sign of first Flexnet node W2TOI 2 call sign of second Flexnet node The WA2PNU 4 VIA KC2UCD 2 W2TOI 2 can be thought as if it is a Flexnet command The above command means connect to WA2PNU 4 by first connecting to KC2UCD 2 then connect to W2TOI 2 then finally connect to WA2PNU 4 When the Flexnet node KC2UCD 2 receives the above connect command it will connect to W
9. WinLink Path Parity N il WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd Stop Bit One A WinLink Node Prompt Double Left Click ia to ma ke Changes GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd to Grayed Out Fields een rane Cancel Since this is a direct path the BBS Path contains only the call sign of your local home BBS The BBS Node Disconnect Cmd filed is not used and the BBS Node Prompt fields are not used with a direct BBS Path On the next page will be shown a Flexnet path to the local Home BBS Double Left Click the BBS Path Field Text Box the following form is displayed Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID If Any 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Enter the BBS Call Sign Field as shown Below Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any wa2pnu 4 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Click on the Flexnet button Example of connecting with your Local Home BBS through Flexnet Nodes Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any WA2PNU 4 3Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection BBS Connect Through Flexnet Nodes kc2ucd 2 watoi 2 Enter Call
10. do not have to use all five Node Fields Enter Node Disconnect Commands and Node Prompts for each Node you have entered As you can see the BBS call Sign is filled in The Nodes button has been clicked on The two Node Call Signs have been filled in The Node disconnect commands have been filled in The Node Prompt Character has been filled in All that is needed is to left click on the Ok button Once the Ok button is clicked then the Node connect form disappears and the setup form is redisplayed as shown below Com Port Number COM4 BBS Path IKC2UCD 2 W2TOL 2 WA2PNU Station Call Sign KB2SCS BBS Node Disconnect Cmd B B Station Alias KB2SCS 15 E BBS Node Prompt M XFLOW XFLOW OFF Your Hierarchical Address ECHO ECHO OFF Bits ig WinLink Path Parity Pe v WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd L a eee Stop Bit On v WinLink Node Prompt GateWay Path Double Left Click ingi GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd to make Changes to Grayed Out Fields EEE As you can see the BBS Path now contains the following KC2UCD 2 W2TOI 2 WA2PNU 4 WA2PNU 4 call sign of your local home bbs KC2UCD 2 call sign of first node W2TOI 2 call sign of second node The KC2UCD 2 W2TOI 2 WA2PNU 4 BBS Path causes EcomScs to connect to the WA2PNU 4 bbs by first connecting to the KC2UCD 2 node once connected to KC2UCD 2 then EcomScs causes the KC2UCD 2 Node to connect to the W2TOI 2 Node Once c
11. left them out But I also did not just include the and nothing else Again use all the non changing information Message Number Label Msg Msg TSLD Dim To BBS From Date Time Title LC choice 8275 PYL 1082 KB2SCS KB2SCS 0809 0757 Welcome Back 7896 PY 1795 KB2SCS KB2SCS_ 0731 1906 network question 2 WA2PNU BBS gt Send Subject Prompt Enter the title for this message to Body Of Msg Prompt Enter the text for the message end with Ctrl Z or EX on a blank From Label From Note that I did not just use From but included the spaces and the character This is important You need to include the whole From Label so that the next character would be the Call Sign of the sender of this message To Label To See From Label above Date Time Label Date time See From Label above SubjectTxt Title See From Label above Here is the completed form Define Edit BBS e BBS Identification FBB BBS Prompt WA2PNU BBS H for help gt List MineCmd LM Send Personal Message Cmd SP Remove My Messages Cmd KM Read Messages Cmd RM Send Bulletin Cmd SB BBS Disconnect Cmd B End Message Identifier End of messsage Message Number Label Msg Send Subject Prompt Enter the title for this message to Body Of Msg Prompt From Label Fom To Label To DateAtime Label Date time Subject Txt Title Now that the form is completely filled out then all you have to do now is click on the Save b
12. the WinLink Node that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Any E Mails waiting for you on this WinLink Node will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox After this down load any WinLink E Mails in the EcomScs Outbox will be sent to this WinLink Node The compete transaction between EcomScs and the WinLink Node will be shown on the EcomScs terminal screen Note the WinLink interaction is not the same as Telpac does EcomScs connects to the WinLink node via its Keyboard interface In the Keyboard interface mode WinLink nodes act like packet BBS s If you click on the Gateway button then EcomScs will connect to the GateWayScs station that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Any E Mails waiting for you on this GateWayScs station will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox After this down load any GateWayScs E Mails in the EcomScs Outbox will be sent to this GateWayScs station The compete transaction between EcomScs and the GateWayScs station will be shown on the EcomScs terminal screen Receiving E Mails Click on the Send and Receive Tool Bar Icon or use the Mail Menu to Send your E Mails EcomScs Version 0 2 0 TAR File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBS Setup Form Image Help EAUSA we Bs ou Send and Receive Tool Bar Icon The EcomScs Connect Dialog box is displayed EcomScs Connect Please pick the type of station that you want to connectto by clicking on one ofthe three button choices below Click on either the BB
13. this user manual Turn on your radio Turn on your TNC Start Up AGWPE Please refer to the AGWPE help files for instructions on how to setup AGWPE There is a very good web site that has detailed instructions on the setup of AGWPE http kc2rlm info soundcardpacket 2agwbasic htm Double Left Click the EcomScs short cut that is on your desk top EcomScs Version 0 2 0 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBS Setup Form Image Help Left Click on the Ports Menu Item EcomScs Version 0 2 0 Left Click on the AGW menu item EcomScs Version 0 2 0 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help RGADUSGBDABS OUTBOX SENT TRASH Note the new AGWPE window In this Window you will see all the packet traffic You will see the AX25 control packets This window allows the user to monitor the packet channel You get the benefits of this monitoring with out having the EcomScs terminal screen getting all cluttered EcomScs Using A TNC This section of the manual will describe the EcomScs Terminal window and the TNC Command Text Box when using EcomScs with a TNC Note the following topics delve into the old way of doing packet radio If you know very little about packet radio and do not want to learn more about it then this section is not for you If you plan on using EcomScs only in its automatic mode of operation The mode that EcomScs was designed for then you can skip this sectio
14. 2TOI 2 W2TOI 2 will then connect to WA2PNU 4 With a Flexnet BBS Path the BBS Node Disconnect Cmd and BBS node Prompt field are not needed and remain blank On the next page will be shown a Node path to the local Home BBS Node here could be a Rose switch In other words any type of node other than Flexnet Nodes Double Left Click the BBS Path Field Text Box the following form is displayed Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID If Any 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Enter the BBS Call Sign Field as shown Below Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any wa2pnu 4 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Click on the Nodes button Example of connecting with your Local Home BBS through Nodes Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any WA2PNU 4 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection BBS Connect Through Node Disconnect Node Prompts Nodes Commands KC2UCD 2 B W2TOI 2 B jl Enter Call Signs of Nodes Enter them in the order that they will be passed through Note you
15. Com Port Number coma v BBS Path WA2PNU 4 Station Call Sign K BBS Node Disconnect Cmd J Station Alias KB25C5 15 BBS Node Prompt XFLOW XFLOW OFF Your Hierarchical Address KB2SCS WA2PNU ANLI NY USA NO ECHO ECHO OFF Bits g WinLink Path Parity aan E WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd Stop Bit Dic a WinLink Node Prompt Path Double Left Click to m ake Ch a nges GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd to Grayed Out Fields a Pant BBS SETUP FBB BBS If you are using a FBB BBS as your Home BBS then the BBS setup is quite simple Down load the FBB zip file that is located at http www gqsl net kb2scs ecomscs html page Unzip the file by right clicking on it and then click on extract all Then copy the Fbb txt file into the C EcomScs bbs directory If the C EcomScs bbs directory does not exist then simply run EcomScs then close EcomScs By running EcomScs EcomScs will create the bbs directory for you File View Mal Setup Ports AGW Commands BBS Setup Form Image Help BAUSMEaSB Once the FBB txt file has been copied to the C EcomScs bbs directory then start up Ecomscs and then click on the BBS Setup menu item that is on the main EcomScs form The following form will be displayed Click on the open button The following form will be displayed BBS Setup Open Dialog Box Look in bbs 5J oem gt My Recent Documents E Desktop My Documents 45 My Computer a
16. ECOMSCS USERS MANUAL Version 0 0 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION EcomScs Setup Form HAGWPE SETUP Your Hierarchical Address BBS SETUP FBB BBS BBS Setup Not Using A FBB BBS Program Start Up Procedure Program Start Up using a TNC Program Startup Using AGWPE EcomScs Using A TNC EcomScs Using AGWPE Sending An E Mail Composing an E Mail Receiving E Mails Macro Form Sending Receiving Text Files EcomScs Users Manual INTRODUCTION EcomScs is designed to use the Packet BBS system to send and receive its Packet Radio E Mails EcomScs can use any BBS to send and receive its Packet Radio E Mails In order to use EcomScs you have to enter a BBS Call Sign in the BBS Path field located on the EcomScs setup form The following pages of this manual contain the setup form instructions A Home BBS is a BBS where you receive and send your Packet Radio E Mails There is a home BBS command that every BBS out there has For a FBB BBS that command is the NH command At a FBB BBS prompt you would enter the following NH the call sign of your home bbs If using a BBS that is not a FBB bbs then issue the H command at the BBS prompt in order to find out what that BBS uses for the Home BBS command As you will see the WinLink Path and the GateWay Path fields follow the same rules as the BBS Path field Note if you do not want to use EcomScs with BBS s but instead you want to use EcomScs with WinLink or GatewayScs stations then yo
17. Fm KB2SCS 2 To NOCALL lt RR P F R1 gt 10 50 08 a 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 Ok Send Text File Now Do not send anything el INBOX OUTBOX SENT TRASH CONNECTED With Station NOCALL Hi Sam are you ready to receive the shelter information I have for you Ok Send Text File Now Do not send anything else End message with EX Automatic Line sent by NOCALL s station KB2SCS 2 Clicks on the File Send Text File EcomScs Version 0 2 9 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help Ce A Save Log File i 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 lt RR P F R1 gt 10 56 12 Send Text File 1 Fm KB2SCS 2 To NOCALL lt RR P F R1 gt 10 56 12 Receive Text File Show Macro Form rn Exit CONNECTED With Station NOCALL Hi Sam are you ready to receive the shelter information I have for you Ok Send Text File Now Do not send anything else End message with EX The EcomScs E Mails in OutBox dialog is displayed This dialog box makes it possible for the user to select the E Mail that will be sent as a text file The user clicks on each E Mail in the OutBox that is listed in the upper window As each E Mail in the list is selected the lower window displays the contents of the E Mail When the user finds the E Mail that they want to send as a text file then the user leaves that E Mail selected and then clicks on the Ok button EcomScs E Mails In OutBox C Ecoms
18. N30GU Hello John you are now on channel 1 Here are 433 active messages 18366 is last message and 114 is the last you have listed Assigned channels Ch 1 FLEX KB2SCS 0 Sat 11 04 09 08 14 via WA2PNU 2 Welcome to the Larkfield Amateur Radio Club LARK PBBS at Huntington Suffolk County NY FN30gu serving the Central Long Island area of the NLI Region Msg TSLD Dim To BBS From Date Time Title LC choice 18366 PNL 610 KB2SCS KB2SCS 0411 0813 Message for Manual You have new unread message s 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt Msg TSLD Dim To BBS From Date Time Title LC choice 18366 PNL 610 KB2SCS KB2SCS 0411 0813 Message for Manual You have new unread message s 1 WA2PNU BBS H for help gt RM From KB2SCS To KB2SCS Type status PN Date time 11 Apr 08 13 BID MID 18366 WA2PNU Message 18366 Title Message for Manual This message has been read 1 times so far in this BBS EcomScs From KB2SCS WA2PNU NLILNY USA NOAM Date Sat 11 Apr 2009 13 04 23 To KB2SCS WA2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Subject Message for Manual Message ID lt 20090411130423 163539 83277 EcomScs 001 KB2SCS gt MIME version 1 0 Content type text plain charset US ASCII Content transfer encoding 7BIT Hi All This a test message I have sent to myself for demonstration purposes for the manual Let us hope we never witness the Silence Of The Hams 73 DE John KB2SCS
19. Number of cots on hand 192 As you can see the Shelter E Mail has been sent to NOCALL The procedure at this point is for KB2SCS 2 to wait for NOCALL to manually send a packet line stating that he has received the E Mail I have received the E Mail Thanks NOCALL screen after E Mail has been received g EcomScs Version 0 2 9 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help BAUSRPEa BA 1 Fm KB2SCS 2 To NOCALL lt RR P F R1 gt 11 18 04 A 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 lt RR P F R3 gt 11 18 04 E inBox ouTeox SENT TRASH Mt T KB2SCS WAN2 PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Shelter report 2009 09 05 14 04 55 MIME version 1 0 Content type text plain charset US ASCII Content transfer encoding 7BIT Shelter information Location Cherry Street School Address 1298 Cherry Street Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Total Client Capacity 192 Number of Clients now 50 Number of cots on hand 192 Let us hope we never witness the Silence Of The Hams 73 DE John KB2SCS Packet kb2scs wa2pnu nli ny usa noam E Mail kb2scs arrl net Web Page http www qsl net kb2scs m EX The E Mail received as a text File is now listed in the InBox The packet terminal window shows the E Mail being received When NOCALL sees the E Mail displayed in the InBox he should then send a manual packet to KB2SCS 2 stating that NOCALL has received the E Mail End Of Manual
20. S WinLink or GateWay button depending on which transport system you want to connect to From this point on the receiving of your E Mails is handled by EcomScs It is all automatic If you click on the BBS button then EcomScs will connect to the BBS that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Once connected your E Mails waiting for you on this BBS will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox If you click on the WinLink button then EcomScs will connect to the WinLink Node that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Once connected your E Mails waiting for you on this WinLink Node will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox If you click on the GateWay button then EcomScs will connect to the GateWayScs Node that you have setup on the EcomScs setup form Once connected your E Mails waiting for you on this GateWayScs station will be down loaded to your EcomScs Inbox Macro Form EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item C WA2PNU 4 VIA WA2PNU 2 AM AT THE KEYBOARD ANYONE WANT TO CHAT The Macro Form Icon is located on the Windows Task Bar It is right next to the EcomScs Icon on the Windows Task Bar When you left click on the Macro Form Icon the above form is displayed I have put in two macros as an example When you double left click a macro in the macro list what ever words that that macro contains are sent to the open port If the TNC port is open then the words in the macro are sent to the TNC Just as if you had ty
21. ail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help VGAOS PS B Connect 1 Fm KB2SCS To CQ lt UI pA AGWPE Version No Mail Bo Disconnect MH Heard Lst Click on the Connect menu item In the Direct Connection text box type the following NOCALL Click on the Ok button AGW AX25 Connect Direct Connection Enter Call Sign Only EX KB2SCS Connect using Digi or FlexNet nodes Enter ToCallSign then Node CallSigns separated by commas EX Kb2scs kb2scs 1 kb2scs 2 Connected to Station NOCALL Terminal window response Hi Joe how are you enter key AGWPE text box Hi Joe how are you Hi John I am Fine how are you doing I am doing just fine Did you go to the club meeting last night enter key Lam doing just fine Did you go to the club meeting last night Yes I did You missed a great meeting I had to work late I am upset that I missed the meeting enter key I had to work late I am upset that I missed the meeting More conversation 73 Joe have a good day enter key 73 Joe have a good day Click on the AGW Command menu item Click on the disconnect menu item T isconected from Station NOCALL Sending An E Mail Composing an E Mail Click on the Compose E Mail Icon in the tool bar or use the Mail menu item EcomScs Version 0 2 0 New Mail Compose Tool Bar Icon The EcomScs Create New Mail form is displayed EcomScs Create New Mail
22. cs outbox 1 bm C Ecomscs outbox 2 bm From KB2SCS WAN2PNU_ ANLI NY USA NOAM Date Sat 05 Sep 2009 14 04 55 To nocall anywhere net Subject Shelter report Message ID lt 20090905140455 163539 83277 EcomScs 001 KB2SCS 2 gt MIME version 1 0 Content ype text plain charset US ASC Content ransfer encoding 7BIT Cheny Street School 1298 Cherny Street Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Total Client Capacity 192 Number of Clients now 50 Number of cots on hand 192 Let us hope we never witness the Silence Of The Hams 73 DE John KB2SCS Packet kb2scs wa2pnu Anii ny usa noam E Mail kb2scs ani net KB2SCS 2 Screen after the File Send Text File menu item is selected EcomScs Version 0 2 9 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help BAUSGBMZBA Ex 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 lt RR P F R3 gt 11 11 48 INBOX OUTBOX SENT TRASH lt Ok Send Text File Now Do not send anything else End message with EX TEXT EcomScs From KB2SCS WAN2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Date Sat 05 Sep 2009 14 04 55 To nocall anywhere net Subject Shelter report Message ID lt 20090905140455 163539 83277 EcomScs 001 KB2SCS 2 gt MIME version 1 0 Content type text plain charset US ASCII Content transfer encoding 7BIT Shelter information Location Cherry Street School Address 1298 Cherry Street Ronkonkoma NY 11779 Total Client Capacity 192 Number of Clients now 50
23. e now ready to connect to your home BBS using the Send and Receive Tool Bar Button Note every time that you start up EcomScs you will have to click on the BBS Setup menu Item and then open up the FBB txt file But now instead of clicking on Save Button you will click on the Close Button EcomScs was programed this way so that users could make up there own BBS txt files for other BBS other than FBB BBS Again if you are using a FBB BBS as your home BBS then all you have to do is make one modification to the FBB txt file BBS Setup Not Using A FBB BBS Steps to create a new BBS command text file 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Start up EcomScs Using EcomScs Command Text Box manually connect to the BBS you want to program Continue using EcomScs Command Text Box to send two messages to yourself Issue the command to list all you messages Issue the command to read all your messages Issue the command to kill all your messages Issue the command to disconnect from the BBS Issue the EcomScs save log command File Menu Save Log File Click on the BBS Setup menu item The following form will display Define Edit BBS BBS Identification BBS Prompt List Mine Cmd Send Personal Message Cmd Remove My Messages Cmd Read Messages Cmd Send Bulletin Cmd BBS Disconnect Cmd End Message Identifier Message Number Label Send Subject Prompt Body Of Msg Prompt From Label To Label Date time Label Subject Txt
24. ly effect this session of EcomScs When you shut down EcomScs the AGW Prarameters of There is not much to setup as far as AGWPE goes Mainly you use the above defaults and then setup AGWPE to use the same defaults In fact these are the AGWPE defaults Your Hierarchical Address KB2SCS WA2PNU NLI NY USA NOAM Is an example of a Hierarchical Address Hierarchical Addresses are used by the Packet Radio BBS as your mailing address Just like your house address EcomScs uses your Hierarchical Address as your Packet Radio E Mail Address To find out what your Hierarchical Address is simply connect to your home BBS and at the BBS prompt enter the following command I KB2SCS Replace my call sign with your call sign The BBS should respond with your Hierarchical Address Cut and paste this Hierarchical Address into the Your Hierarchical Address field as shown below Note the Setup form will not allow you to click on the Ok button until you enter a Hierarchical Address So until you do the above I command at the bbs prompt just make up a Hierarchical Address Note very important before you can use EcomScs for real with the Packet BBS system you have to have a valid Hierarchical Address or the BBS system will not know how to route the mail that is for you to you It would be the same as trying to use the Internet E Mail system with a non valid E Mail address You could send out E Mails but you would never receive any E Mails
25. n In the Middle of the EcomScs main form is the EcomScs Terminal window In this window you will see what your TNC hears on the packet frequency Also in this window any commands that you send to your TNC will be displayed At the bottom of the EcomScs form is the TNC Command text box Any text typed into the TNC Command text box will be sent to the TNC when the enter key is pressed The TNC Command text box is used to send TNC commands to the TNC The TNC Command text box is used to send text to a connected station If you see the following text on the terminal window CMD then the TNC is in command mode So any text that you enter in the TNC Command text box will be interpreted by the TNC as a TNC command To better explain the use of these two windows I will use the following example Connecting EcomScs to another packet station The call sign of the EcomScs station is KB2SCS The call sign of the other packet station is NOCall John KB2SCS Joe NOCALL The last line in the Terminal window contains the text CMD In the TNC Command text box you type the following C NOCALL enter key Connected to Station NOCALL Terminal window response Hi Joe how are you enter key Hi Joe how are you Hi John I am Fine how are you doing I am doing just fine Did you go to the club meeting last night enter key I am doing just fine Did you go to the club meeting last night Yes I did You missed a great meeting I had to work late I am up
26. n above or you can enter a 6 character word that your TNC will use to digipeate received packets TNC s digipeate received packets if the received packets contain the Stations Call Sign or the Station Alias This field is not used by AGWPE This field has to be filled in regardless XFLOW This is the TNC command used to put the TNC into hardware flow control When EcomScs is used with a TNC Not AGWPE then the TNC has to be in Hardware flow control You need to look in your TNC manual to find out the command your TNC uses for this mode 75 of the TNC out there will be able to use the default of XFLOW OFF Note this also means that the serial cable that connects the TNC to the PC must have all 9 wires connected This Field is not used by AGWPE This field has to be filled in regardless ECHO This is the TNC ECHO command This is the command used to turn off echo in the TNC TNC with Echo on will repeat each character sent to the TNC back to the PC EcomSCS needs the TNC not to do this The Default of ECHO OFF will work with 75 of the TNC out there The ECHO Field is not used by AGWPE This field has to be filled in regardless Bits Parity and Stop Bits You do not have to know what these fields are Just know that the defaults will work with all TNC except possibly the AEA PK232 line of TNC If you are using a PK232 then please check the users manual to find out what these above fields need to contain These Fields are not used by AGWPE The
27. onnected to the W2TOI 2 node then EcomScs causes the W2TOI 2 node to connect to the WA2PNU 4 BBS As you can see the BBS Path when connecting through Nodes is the only one that uses the Node Disconnect command and the Node BBS Prompt Fields EcomScs has automatically formatted these fields for you The WinLink Path and the GateWay Path fields follow the same rules as the BBS Path does AGWPE SETUP Note AGWPE is not needed to use EcomScs AGWPE is just another method to interface EcomScs with the outside world Through the use of AGWPE EcomScs can use a Sound Card instead of a TNC You can also use AGWPE with a TNC Com Port Number COM4 ms Station Call Sign KB2SCS Station Alias KB2SCS 15 XFLOW XFLOW OFF ECHO ECHO OFF Bits 8 Parity None w Stop Bit One v Double Left Click to make Changes to Grayed Out Fields BBS Path WA2PNU 4 BBS Node Disconnect Cmd BBS Node Prompt Your Hierarchical Address WinLink Path WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd WinLink Node Prompt GateWay Path GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd GateWay Node Prompt To setup AGWPE you would left click on the AGW Setup Button The following form would be displayed IP Addres Port Number AGW Port Number Beacon Text 1_ 1 15 only Port 1 would be 1_ AGWPE Version No Mail Box Changes made to the above parameters will on
28. ot matter which transport method is used So Personal Bulletin WinLink or Gateway will work KB2SCS sends the following packet to NOCALL via the EcomScs keyboard terminal Hi Sam are you ready to receive the shelter information I have for you EcomScs Version 0 2 9 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help RAHASTAA 1 Fm KB2SCS 2 To NOCALL lt RR P F RO gt 10 39 56 lt a 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 lt RR P F R1 gt 10 39 57 inBox ouTBOX SENT TRASH kee CONNECTED With Station NOCALL Hi Sam are you ready to receive the shelter information I have for you NOCALL Clicks on the File Receive Text File menu Item EcomScs Version 0 2 9 File View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help i Save Log File a 1 Fm KB2SCS 2 To NOCALL lt RR P F RO gt 10 29 42 a Send Text File 1 Fm NOCALL To KB2SCS 2 lt RR P F R1 gt 10 25 42 F Receive Text File TRASH bg Show Macro Form m J Print Exit CONNECTED To Station KB2SCS 2 h Hi Sam are you ready to receive the shelter information I have for you gt al comScs Version 0 2 EcomScs Macro For i ce 4 10 30 AM When NOCALL clicks on the File Receive Text File menu Item NOCALL station automatically sends the following packet to KB2SCS 2 EcomScs Version 0 2 9 DER Fie View Mail Setup Ports AGW Commands BBSSetup Form Image Help RBAOSm aRK 1
29. ped the words into the EcomScs Command box located at the bottom of the EcomScs main form If the AGWPE port is open then the words in the macro are sent to AGWPE for processing Just as if you had typed the words into the EcomScs Command box located at the bottom of the EcomScs main form The purpose of the Macro Form is to save key strokes From the above example you can see that the macro can contain any valid TNC command as in C WA2PNU 4 VIA WA2PNU 2 or the macro can contain any text that makes sense at the time of its activation Such as the above example of I AM AT THE KEYBOARD ANYONE WANT TO CHAT This macro only makes sense when the TNC is in converse mode But what if I am using AGWPE The above two examples will also work with AGWPE Note that the connect command above contains the letter C in the beginning While the AGW Commands Menu Connect command states not to use the C in the connect command The Macro form contains the C so that EcomScs knows that this is a connect command Note EcomScs Macros are one line macros This means that EcomScs Macros can only contain one command The length of the line is of unlimited length Adding a Macro Type in the text of the new macro in the text box at the bottom of the macro form as shown below EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item Click on the Add button EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item C KB2SCS 4 Yo
30. s it through nodes If it is through Nodes then what type of Nodes are they Are they Flexnet or are they some other type of node other than Flexnet You can find out this information by contacting the BBS Sysop or another Packet Radio user in your area You fill in the BBS Path by double left clicking on the BBS path text box The following form is displayed Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Note that the Direct connect button is highlighted If your connection to your local home BBS is direct then all you need to do at this point is fill in the BBS Call sign As shown below Example Of Direct Path to Local Home BBS Enter BBS Call Sign Note use SSID if needed Note 9 characters Max including and SSID BBS CallSign SSID f Any wa2pnu 4 9 Char Max Including SSID Type of BBS Connection Direct connect just enter BBS Call Sign Now click on the Ok button The BBS Path form disappears and the setup form is redisplayed Com Port Number COM4 v BBS Path WA2PNU 4 Station Call Sign KB2SCS BBS Node Disconnect Cmd Station Alias KB2SCS 15 BBS Node Prompt XFLOW XFLOW OFF Your Hierarchical Address ECHO ECHO OFF Bits fg
31. se field have to be filled in regardless If using AGWPE just go with the defaults Hard coded into EcomSCS is the Baud rate of 9600 Your TNC has to have its baud rate set to 9600 also Note this is not the radio port baud rate which is usually 1200 baud but it is the serial baud rate The baud rate used between the TNC and the PC Com Port Number COM4 v BBS Path WA2PNU 4 Station Call Sign IKB2SC s BBS Node Disconnect Cmd Station Alias KB2SCS 15 BBS Node Prompt XFLOW XFLOW OFF Your Hierarchical Address KB2SCS WA2PNU_ NLI NY USA NO ECHO ECHO OFF Bits g WinLink Path Parity EE J WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd Stop Bit Deis vl WinLink Node Prompt GateWay Path Double Left Click ia to ma ke Cha nges GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd to Grayed Out Fields ie aiia BBS Path This is the packet radio path that is needed to connect to your local BBS This is field is mandatory Regardless if you are using a TNC or AGWPE EcomScs is designed to send and receive its Packet Radio E Mails by using a Local Home BBS This BBS path can be direct This BBS path can be through Flexnet nodes This BBS path can be through nodes other than Flexnet Since it would be very confusing for the user to fill in the BBS Path BBS Node Disconnect Cmd and the BBS Node Prompt fields I have programed EcomScs to fill in these fields for you The only information the user needs before having EcomScs fill in these fields is The path to my home BBS is it direct or i
32. set that I missed the meeting enter key I had to work late I am upset that I missed the meeting More conversation 73 Joe have a good day enter key 73 Joe have a good day CTRL C Hold the ctrl key then press the c key CMD D enter key T yisconected from Station NOCALL EcomScs Using AGWPE This section of the manual will describe the EcomScs Terminal window and the TNC Command Text Box when using EcomScs with AGWPE Note the following topics delve into the old way of doing packet radio If you know very little about packet radio and do not want to learn more about it then this section is not for you If you plan on using EcomScs only in its automatic mode of operation The mode that EcomScs was designed for then you can skip this section In the Middle of the EcomScs form is the EcomScs Terminal window In this window you will see what your radio hears on the packet frequency At the bottom of the EcomScs form is the AGWPE text box Any text typed into the AGWPE text box will be sent to AGWPE when the enter key is pressed The AGWPE text box is used to send text to a connected station To better explain the use of these two windows I will use the following example Connecting EcomScs to another packet station The call sign of the EcomScs station is KB2SCS The call sign of the other packet station is NOCall John KB2SCS Joe NOCALL Click on the AGW Command menu item EcomScs Version 0 2 0 File View M
33. u still have to enter a BBS call sign in the BBS Path field In this case just make up a BBS call sign EcomScs uses the BBS Path and the WinLink Path and the GateWay Path so that when the Send and Receive Button is clicked on on the main EcomScs form EcomScs will know what BBS or WinLink or GatewayScs station to connect to EcomScs Setup Form The Setup form has two methods to setup EcomScs One is for a TNC and the other is for the AGWPE packet engine The Com Port Number Station Call Sign Station Alas XFLOW ECHO Bits Parity Stop Bit BBS Path and Your Hierarchical Address Fields have to be filled in no matter which method TNC or AGWPE that you will be using Com Port Number COM4 v BBS Path WA2PNU 4 Station Call Sign K BBS Node Disconnect Cmd Station Alias KB2SCS 15 BBS Node Prompt XFLOW XFLOW OFF Your Hierarchical Address KB2SCS WA2PNU NLI NY USA NO ECHO ECHO OFF Bits 9 WinLink Path Panty Nae al WinLink Node Disconnect Cmd Stop Bit Peis FF WinLink Node Prompt GateWay Path Double Left Click sie to ma ke Ch a nges GateWay Node Disconnect Cmd to Grayed Out Fields ities ml ins Com Port Number by left clicking on the down arrow you can select your com port number from the drop down list If your PC does not have a built in com port then you can use a usb to serial converter Station Call Sign Here is where you enter your amateur radio call sign Station Alias Here is where you enter either a call sign as show
34. ur Macro is now ready to use If you want this macro to exist the next time you start up EcomScs then you must click on the Save button When you click on the Save button the Macro is saved and the Macro Form is minimized to the Windows Task Bar Change a Macro Click on the Macro you want to change as shown below EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item IC KB2SCS 4 The Change Macro Form is then displayed as shown below Change Macro Make changes to the Macro then click on the Ok button fc Ke2scs 4 Make the changes to the macro by editing the macro in the provided text box as show below Change Macro Make changes to the Macro then click on the Ok button C KB2SCS 4 VIA WA2PNU 4 Click on the OK button The Change Macro Form disappears and the Macro is now changed as shown below EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item x C KB2SCS 4 VIA WA2PNU 4 If you want this Change to exist the next time you start up EcomScs then you must click on the Save button When you click on the Save button the Macro is saved and the Macro Form is minimized to the Windows Task Bar Delete Macro Click on the Macro that you want to Delete as shown below EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item KB2SCS 4 Click on the Delete button The Macro is Deleted as shown below EcomScs Macro Form Double Left Click on List Item
35. utton The form will be automatically saved as FBB txt in the EcomScs bbs directory How to use the BBS Command Files At this point in the discussion you have either created or down loaded the BBS Command file that you need and have installed it into the EcomScs bbs directory Your Setup Form contains the correct connect command for the BBS that you will be connecting to This BBS is of the same type IE FBB MSYS ect that your BBS connect command is made for In other words do not have in the setup form connect commands to connect to a MSYS BBS and then have the commands for a FBB BBS in the Define Edit BBS form 1 Start up EcomScs 2 Click on the BBS Setup Menu Item A blank Define Edit BBS Form Opens The displaying of a blank Define Edit BBS Form will always happen on start up of EcomScs 3 Click on the Open Button The File Open Dialog will be displayed 4 Click on the BBS command file The one that matches your BBS connect command 5 Click on the Open Button 6 The Define BBS Form is now filled in 7 Click on the Close Button How to Connect to Another BBS If you decide to connect to a BBS that is not using the same software that you have setup to use using the 7 steps above then here is the procedure 1 Click on the Setup Menu Item Change the BBS connect command to connect to the new BBS 2 Click on the Setup Form Ok button 3 Click on the BBS Setup Menu Item 4 Follow the 7 steps above Program Start Up
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