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SCS Pactor Technical Manual

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January 2007:  White Squall Consulting Inc. completed publication of an SCS Pactor Installation and Operations Manual

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION FIGURE DESCRIPTION PAGE
1.0  

WINLINK/SAILMAIL OVERVIEW

12
1.1  

Winlink 2000

 12
1.1.1  

Notes on Canadian Amateur Radio Certification

 12
1.2  

Sailmail

 12
2.0  

UNPACKING THE KIT

 13
  2-1

Typical White Squall Consulting Inc. SCS Pactor Modem Kit

 13
3.0  

HARDWARE INSTALLATION

 14
3.1  

Mounting the modem

 14
  3-1

Copper strapping used to make an inexpensive modem mounting bracket.

 14
3.2  

Connecting the modem.

 14
  3-2 to 3-3

PTC-IIex modem front and rear panel views.

 15
3.3  

PTC-IIusb modem connections.

 15
  3-4 to 3-6

PTC-IIusb front and rear panel views.

 15 - 16
3.4  

PTC-IIpro modem connections.

 16
  3-7 to 3-8

PTC-IIpro front and rear panel views.

 16 - 17
4.0  

DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE

 18
4.1  

Downloading software from the internet.

 18
  4-1

Airmail 3.3 Ham Client download screen.

 18
4.1  

The Airmail program.

 18
  4-2

Airmail for Sailmail file download screen.

 18
4.1.1  

Airmail for Winlink 2000

 18
4.1.2  

Airmail for Sailmail.

 18
4.1.3  

Airmail for both Winlink 2000 and Sailmail.

 18
  4-3

File download screen for Sailmail setup file that will allow Sailmail to be added to an existing Ham version.

 18
4.2  

The ICEPAC Program.

 18
4.3  

Weather Fax programs.

 19
  4-4 to 4-6

File download screen captures.

 19
5.0  

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

 20
5.1  

SCS Pactor modem software.

 20
  5-1 to 5-3

White Squall Consulting Inc. software support CD program listing screen captures.

 20
5.2  

Installing the program.

 20
  5-4 to 5-11

Microsoft installation screens.

 20 - 22
5.2  

Installing the propagation program

 22
  5-12 to 5-17

Propagation program installation screens.

 22 - 23
5.3  

Installing the weather fax software

 23
  5-18 to 5-19

Pactor support software programs

 24
6.0  

SOFTWARE SETUP

 25
6.1  

Initial Airmail program setup.

 25
  6-1 to 6-11

Airmail program setup screens.

 25 - 27
6.2  

Final Airmail program setup.

 27
  6-12

Partial Airmail message window.

 27
6.2.2  

Radio connection setup.

 28
  6-13

Airmail connection screen for a PTC-IIusb Pactor modem connected to an Icom IC M802 Marine Transceiver.

 28
6.3  

GPS setup in Airmail.

 29
  6-4 to 6-16

GPS setup screens.

 29 - 30
6.4  

Weather Fax program setup.

 30
6.4.1  

Setting up Getfax

 30
  6-17 t0 6-21

Getfax setup screens.

 30 - 31
7.0  

USING THE SYSTEM

 32
7.1  

Using the Airmail program.

 32
  7-1

Partial Airmail message showing unread messages.

 32
7.2  

Using the address book.

 32
  7-2 to 7-5

Address book functions.

 32 - 33
7.3  

Composing a new message.

 33
  7-6 to 7-7

New message process.

 33
7.4  

Getting ready to send the message.

 34
  7-8 to 7-9

Message screen captures.

 34
7.5  

Connecting to a Winlink 2000 or Sailmail shore station.

 35
  7-10 to 7-11

Connection screen captures.

 35
7.6  

Choosing and setting a frequency

 35
  7-12 to 7-15

Screen captures related to setting a frequency.

 35 - 37
7.7  

Sending the message.

 37
7.8  

Using Telnet.

 38
7.8.1  

Telnet for Sailmail

 38
  7-16 to 7-17

Telnet screen captures.

 38
7.8.2  

Telnet for Ham (Winlink 2000)

 38
  7-18

Ham setup example for Telnet.

 38
7.8.3  

Winlink 2000 Telnet stations.

 39
  7-19

List of Winlink 2000 stations supporting a Telnet server.

 39
7-9  

GRIB Files for Sailmail and Winlink 2000

 39
  7-20 to 7-21

GRIB file screen captures.

 39 - 40
7.10  

National Weather Services weather fax information.

 41
  7-23 to 7-29

Weather file request process screen captures.

 41 - 43
7.11  

Winlink 2000 attachments.

 43
  7-30 to 7-31

Winlink 2000 attachment information.

 43 - 44
7.12  

SPAM setup.

 44
7.13  

Confirming station options.

 44
7.14  

Catalog files for Winlink 2000 and Sailmail.

 44
  7-32 to 7-33

Message examples.

 44 - 45

APPENDICES

APPENDIX FIGURE

DESCRIPTION

 PAGE
A  

SETTING RADIO OUTPUT POWER

 46
  A-1 to A-12

Diagrams and screen captures showing radio power output setting procedure for all models of Icom amateur and marine HF radio transceivers.

 46 - 49
B  

SERIAL/USB PORT IDENTIFICATION AND SETUP

 50
  B-1 to B-16

Screen captures for the setting up and troubleshooting computer COM ports for both serial and USB applications.

 50 - 54
C  

PACTOR MODEM/RADIO INTERFACE DETAILS

 55
  C-1 to C-13

Screen captures and diagrams providing modem to radio interface details including various computer peripherals.

 55 - 59
D  

PACTOR MODEM/RADIO SYSTEM INTERFACE DRAWINGS

 60
  D-1 to D-3

Modem kit system configuration drawings.

 60 - 63
E  

GLOSSARY

 64

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