I apologise in advance if this message is misplaced, but I've seen some
names/callsigns on the list that go back far enough to possibly have
what I'm looking for.
Some weeks back I performed some hardware decode comparisons for old
packet hardware - MFJ1270B and Tiny2 mk2 TNCs, serial port Baycom modem
(TCM3105 based), Baycom USCC>4 card with 1x9k6, 1xAMD7911 and 2xTCM3105
modems, a YAM modem, and some relatively new hardware, the TNCX and
Byonics TT4) - with Dire Wolf software decoding, with some surprising
results, except for the YAM.
Try as I might I couldn't get the YAM to rx data at 9k6, but I was able
to tx to the Baycom 9k6 modem which decoded packets. That was after I
added external, 5V powers supplies because the comport wasn't up to the
task (-5V/+2.8V)! The YAM won't tx or rx at 1k2.
I know the YAM is old - about 1998 - and there isn't much information
beyond what little I already had for the unit, which was capable of
two-way communication (over wire) with the Baycom many years ago, so I
know it "did" work. The Wayback Machine provided nothing useful.
My request is for any information pertaining to the YAM, and in
particular, any mcs configuration files for Linux. I have yam96v13,
yam17 and yam1k2b5. My fading memory seems to recall documentation
pertaining to faults and modifications, so that could also prove useful
.. if any still exists.
Thank you for your ears (or is that eyes?)
Ray vk2tv