| Issue 1 Jul-82 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| Welcome to the First Issue of PSR | 1 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Editor Announces the first issue |
| TAPR General Meeting | 1 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Next meeting July 17, 1982 in Scottsdale Az |
| President's Report | 2 | Den Connors, KD2S | Discusses the role expected to be played by TAPR |
| Software Update | 2 | Marc Chamberlin, WA7PXW | Describes FORTH programming for new TNC |
| Hardware Happenings | 3 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | First TAPR TNC packets transmitted on June 9th and 18th, 1982 |
| Beta Test Status | 4 | Dan Morrison, KB3UC | Overall Beta test status |
| Microwave News | 5 | Mike Parker, KT7D | Discussion on L band linear amplifiers |
| Tech Notes | 6 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | CWID in the Alpha TNC. New component products are discussed |
| First TAPR Packet QSO | 7 | Den Connors, KD2S | TAPR initiates first TAPR TNC packet QSO |
| Issue 2 Oct-82 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| First Annual Meeting Announced | 1 | Margaret Morrison, KV7D | Tucson, Feb 5th, 1983. Membership now 180. |
| New 'Standard Protocol' | 1 | Margaret Morrison, KV7D | Amateur reps meet and agree on common packet radio protocol |
| TECH/Notes | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD, & Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Filtering problems, KV7's B & D solve with high tech MF10. |
| New Products | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD, & Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Several samples of new chips received for evaluation |
| New Digital Rules | 3 | Margaret Morrison, KV7D | New FCC rules permit use of certain digital codes by amateurs |
| Correspondence | 3 | Pete Eaton, WB9FLW | Describes SLAPR, the St Louis packet group |
| Proposed Amateur Digital Satellite | 4 | Den Connors, KD2S, & Tom Clark, W3IWI | Proposed new PACSAT satellite at AMSAT general meeting |
| Hardware Happenings | 5 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Modem-radio interface problems discussed. CWID circuitry working well |
| Beta Coordinators | 5 | Dan Morrison, KV7B | Twenty two beta test coordinators listed |
| Alpha/Beta Report | 6 | Margaret Morrison, KV7D | Alpha test essentially complete. Beta board described |
| Beta Test | 6 | Dan Morrison, KV7B, & Den Connors, KD2S | Portions of a letter sent to all Beta test coordinators |
| Board of Directors Election | 7 | Margaret Morrison, KV7D | Excerpt from Bylaws concerning board membership and election |
| Issue 3 Dec-82 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | HF SSB net. 2nd networking conf. K0PFX working on custom enclosure |
| Tech Notes / New Products | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Beta test to start. Filtering problems. New products |
| Black Thursday | 3 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Beta PC boards are defective. TAPR presses on, bloodied but unbowed. |
| A Mid-Summer Night's Protocol | 4 | Harold Price, NK6K | Chronicles the earliest days of the AX.25 protocol |
| Beta-Test Manual | 5 | Chuck Green, N0ADI | Discusses the forthcoming Beta test manual |
| PACSAT Project | 6 | Den Connors, KD2S | More details on the planned spaceborne "flying mailbox" |
| Hardware Happenings | 7 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Discussion of the Beta effort from a hardware standpoint |
| St Louis and the Beta test | 8 | Pete Eaton, WB9FLW | Overview account of how Pete got wrapped up in TAPR beta test |
| Software Update | 9 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Every design goal achieved (This is not a paper TNC) |
| Issue 4 Mar-83 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Report and Election results of the 1st annual TAPR meeting |
| Presidents Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Stresses the need for widespread participation to get the job done |
| Software Update | 3 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Software changes/fixes in the mail at an early stage |
| Standards (sigh) | 3 | Harold Price, NK6K | Programmers problems. The impossible we do right now! |
| Proposed Hardware Modifications | 4 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | A collection of suggestions for the next TNC go around. |
| Feedback | 5 | TAPR Staff | Letters/messages |
| Hardware Happenings | 6 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | All Beta TNC's shipped. Some radio problems are popping up |
| Thanks | 7 | TAPR Staff | TAPR extends it thanks to several commercial firms for their help |
| Beta-Test Status | 7 | Dan Morrison, KV7B | 141 our of 171 beta boards shipped. Reports coming in from testers |
| Issue 8 Nov-83 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | HF BBS. Packet Pete Video. PACSAT. KE3D reports from South Africa |
| Presidents Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Kit assembly test completed. Cabinets. EPROM kits. Kudos to K0PFX |
| BBS Connection | 3 | Lynn Taylor, WB6UUT | Describes the development and operation of a packet BBS |
| Satellite Space | 4 | Harold Price, NK6K | TAPR members in PACSAT work. OSCAR 10. Bug in Ver 2.1 |
| JAMSAT JAS-1 | 5 | TAPR Staff | Description of JAS-1. Planned lunch 1986. |
| PACSAT Modem Project | 6 | Phil Karn, KA9Q | Tutorial and progress report on modem design project |
| AO-10 Packets | 8 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | Describes some packet firsts via AO-10 |
| Board Elections | 8 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Nominees announced: W3IWI, W1HDX, WB9FLW, KV7D, NK6K, WA0TTW, WB6UUT |
| Rev. 2 Review | 9 | Paul Barnett, N0CRN | Reviews the assembly of the new TAPR TNC Kit |
| Packet Bibliography | 9 | TAPR Staff | Noteworthy articles in Amateur Press |
| Issue 9 Jan-84 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | Annual Meeting. Write don't call. Death of Vic Clark, W4KFC |
| Presidents Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Packet on the move. Ranks swell. Information deluge. Much yet to do. |
| Beta Updates | 3 | Margaret Morrison, KC7MA | Beta 3.1 available. Protocol upgrades. User interface upgrades |
| Thank YOU!! | 4 | Chuck Green, N0ADI | Manual editor identifies 'movers and shakers' who get the job done. |
| The Stork? | 4 | Chuck Green, N0ADI | The proud parents watch their first 100 kits go out the warehouse door |
| Rev II Typos | 5 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Some corrections to the manual |
| Part Prices | 5 | TAPR Staff | A replacement parts list with part numbers and prices |
| HF Packets | 6 | Dan, KV7B, and Margaret, KC7MA, Morrison | Team Morrison describes the reconfigured MF-10 for HF and satellite |
| 1700Hz Calibrate | 6 | Clay Bartholow, KD0BY | Procedure for setting the 1700 Hz center frequency on Beta TNC's |
| Hardware Happenings | 7 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Look at new kit TNC. Some beta mods. New TNC design vs Beta |
| Issue 10 Mar-84 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | UoSAT-B launched. JASNET.BAS program. 3rd network conference |
| Presidents Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | New BOD. Cabinet status. Beta Upgrade. The DCE Project. Conventions. |
| Central Iowa BBS | 3 | Ralph Wallio, W0RPK | Describes the CITS BBS, costs, system features |
| BBS Watch | 5 | Pat Snyder, WA0TTW | Discussion of the needs, considerations and outlook for BBS's |
| Comparison Shopping | 7 | Joe Buswell, K5JB | Compares the TAPR TNC and the GLB PK-1 |
| Vic-20 Terminal | 11 | Jay Nugent, WB8TKL | Describes how to operate from a vic-20 |
| TNC Calibration | 12 | Steve Goode, K9NG | Steve Goode on setting deviation for all TNC's within a LAN |
| GDC Modem | 12 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | Modifications and switch settings for the GDC 202A modem |
| PacSat Tracking | 13 | Phil Karn, KA9Q | A method of detecting subtle orbit changes when using low thrust |
| UoSAT-2 Status | 14 | Martin Sweeting | Successful launch then leads to apprehension for UO-11 |
| Big Ears | 15 | Jay Holladay, W6EJJ | Tells of EME antennas listening for UO-11 |
| Uo-B Telemetry | 15 | Phil Karn, KA9Q | Telemetry was within limits. No clues to the problem. |
| GET AWAY SPECIAL (GAS) | 16 | Harold Price, NK6K | A GAS experiment. Helping an El Paso high school. |
| Satellite Interconnection | 16 | Hank Magnuski, KA6M | Mixed satellite and ground station concepts |
| Board Minutes (Feb 1984) | 17 | TAPR Staff | Details from the Feb 4th, 1984 BOD meeting |
| Acknowledgments | 19 | TAPR Staff | Letters and Messages |
| HF Links | 22 | Gary Kaatz, W9TD | Initial successes with HF packeteeering |
| Issue 11 Jun-84 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | Cabinets. Glossy brochures. Dayton Tech Achievement to TAPR |
| Presidents Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Dayton Award. Possible approaches to linking |
| UOSAT-2 Status | 3 | Martin Sweeting | After exhaustive efforts, command reestablished |
| From the Editors | 3 | Paul Barnett, N0CRN | All the news that fits, we print |
| Kit Oscillator Problem | 4 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Oscillator failures reported, fixes recommended |
| Binary File Transfer | 4 | Harold Price, NK6K | How to run binary data over the TNC |
| Pete Eaton Resigns | 5 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Outstanding accomplishments listed by TAPR President |
| OSCAR-10 Linking | 6 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | West coast BBS worked from Clarksville MD via satellite |
| HF Linking | 7 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | A report on HF packet gateway activity |
| Third ARRL Computer Networking Conference | 8 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | A report on the activities at the Trenton conference |
| CA BBS Activity | 9 | Harold Price, NK6K | West coast activity picking up, list of BBS users |
| Message Headers | 9 | Mike Brock, WB6HHV | Tackles the standardization of message headers |
| TNC Modem Tuning Indicator | 10 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Description of a sample tuning indicator for use on non-FM modes |
| Modem Sensitivity Modifications | 12 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Performance improved about 2db under weak signal conditions |
| Modem Modifications Tests | 13 | Steve Goode, K9NG | Details of results of test on modem modifications |
| BER Performance of TAPR TNC Modem | 14 | Steve Goode, K9NG | Bit Error Rate test results presented |
| Modem Comparison | 16 | Steve Goode, K9NG | Comparing the BER of the Beta to the new TNC |
| Deviation Adjustment | 16 | Gary Field, WA1GRC | Simple method of setting deviation |
| TAPR Modem Measurements | 17 | Tom Kneisel, K4GFG | Radio and TNC audio response curves discussed |
| Dayton Report | 18 | Joe Buswell, K5JB | Different TNC's seen at Dayton |
| Issue 12 Sep-84 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | Dec 2 TRN. 200Mhz endangered. BOD nominations. Packet on CBS |
| President's Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | TAPR open office. TiNC LINC. K9NG working on 9600bps modem |
| Packeting in the Fast Lane | 3 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Experimenting with high-speed 19.2kb with 2xclock speed on TNC |
| Software Bug Patch | 4 | Harold Price, NK6K | RETRY counter & AX25 OFF modem patched. Now ver 3.3 |
| Software Bugs | 4 | Harold Price, NK6K | Asks for bug reports. Lists know bugs |
| VADGC Upgrade | 6 | Terry Fox, WB4JFI | Description of Vancouver daughter board |
| RS-232 Problems | 6 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Flow control problem. Different chip makers, different results |
| Crossband Digipeater | 7 | Mike Borck, WB6HHV | How 2 meter / 220Mhz digipeating was implemented |
| Meteor Scatter Connections | 8 | Richard Zwirko, K1HTV | Describes first meteor scatter packet QSO |
| 23cm Bandplanning in C.A. | 10 | Harold Price, NK6K | Digital mode's point of view on higher freqs. |
| TAPR's Future | 12 | Harold Price, NK6K | What about level 3? Will TAPR keep selling kits? |
| PACtivities | 14 | TAPR Staff | TSARC Meeting. Oahu group meets. RMPRA activity. MRC & JA3 news |
| A Fuel for Thought | 16 | Jan King, W3GEY | Water electrolysis/steam propulsion for satellite use |
| Thoughts On Level Three | 18 | Lynn Taylor, WB6UUT | Two routing algorithms discussed. A catalyst for further discussion |
| Satellite Coordination | 20 | TAPR Staff | Describes activities of international amateur satellite group meeting |
| Hams in Space... | 21 | TAPR Staff | Space Amateurs selected to carry amateur gear on space flight |
| JAS-1 Update | 21 | TAPR Staff | Discussion on components, test, problems, schedules |
| Packet - A Software Approach | 22 | Bob Richardson, W4UCH | Development and background of software approach |
| TAPR - Official Supplier of TNC's to the 1984 Olympics | 23 | Ted Harris, N6IIU | How packet was used at the Olympic soccer events. |
| Issue 13 Jan-85 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | Minnesota, Florida, Georgia news. Annual Meeting info |
| President's Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Digital Committee on AX.25 level 2 mods. CITS conference |
| A Proposed Network for the Internetconnections of Amateur Digital Packet Radio Stations | 3 | Brian Kantor, WB6CYT | Proposed Packet Interconnection system |
| Board of Directors Election | 7 | TAPR Staff | Nominees: N0CRN, WB6HHV, N0CCZ, WB6YMH, KD4NL, W9TD, KV7B, WD0ETZ |
| Issue 15 May-85 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| TAPR News | 1 | TAPR Staff | Dayton packet speaker schedule |
| President's Corner | 2 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | TNC close-out why ? Heath cabinets. New PSR. TNC-2. TAPR HF Net |
| The Packet Radio Revolution Continues! | 4 | Editors | The new TNC-2 announced and described |
| TAPR Needs your help today! | 5 | Editors | TAPR asks members help in updating database |
| The Buck Stops Here | 5 | Editors | Administrative office problems, actions to solve them |
| How to order a TNC 2! | 6 | Editors | A plan for fair distribution of a limited number of TNCs |
| Commodore 64 as a Packet Terminal | 7 | Steve Hall, WB6FSK | Aid for the C64 users going into Packet |
| NOVRAM Hints | 8 | Editors | How to correct a forgetful NOVRAM |
| TNC 1 Manuals Available | 10 | Editors | Complete information on the TNC1 and packet radio in general |
| Issue 16 Jul-85 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| President's Corner | 1 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | W1BEL new PSR editor. TAPR people, talents, limitations. 'Call-in' day |
| Editor's Column | 2 | Gwyn Reedy, W1BEL | Contents described. Status of TAPR projects. TNC-1 & 4.0 |
| The TAPR TNC-2 Why ? | 3 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Why the TNC-2 was needed as a follow-on to the TNC-1 |
| An Overview of TNC2 Software | 3 | Howard Goldstein, N2WX | The author describes his TNC-2 software |
| An Overview of TNC2 Hardware | 4 | Paul Newland, AD7I | The designer describes the TNC-2 hardware |
| 2764 EPROM Programmer for the TNC1 | 5 | Mel Whitten, K0PFX | Information needed to construct a programmer |
| HF Operation with the TAPR/HEATH/AEA TNC | 8 | John Dewey, KA9CAR | Change from wide to narrow tones with a flip of a switch |
| Bulletin Boards, Hosts, Gateway and Glue | 9 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | A 9 month historical perspective of packet BBS's. |
| Packet Made Easy | 10 | N4ZQ & KB4LLO | Review of Kantronics KPC |
| An Introduction to Networks: Part 1 | 11 | Tom McDermott, N5EG | Part 1: The What and Why of Networks |
| The Two Port Digipeater | 15 | Jon Bloom, KE3Z | Explains the problem of two port digipeating and how this machine solves it. |
| Another View of Packet Linking and Two Port Digipeaters | 18 | Jerald Morris, WB0RUS | Different approach to SSID number decoding |
| TAPR TNC Modifications for 12v Use | 19 | Robert Ball, WB8WGA | Uses a Power-General DC/DC converter for +/- 12v |
| Issue 17 Oct-85 |
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| Article Name | Page | Author | Summary |
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| President's Corner | 1 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Some packet history. TNC-1, TNC-2 ver 4.0. WA8DED code. NNC. 9600 bps |
| TNC-2 Manual Misprints | 2 | TAPR Staff | Corrections to TNC-2 Manual |
| Editor's Column | 3 | Gwyn Reedy, W1BEL | Future of Amateur radio. Profile of a "doer." Historic firsts |
| TNC-2 OEM Package Availability | 4 | TAPR Staff | TAPR TNC-2 OEM kit available for industry |
| BBS News and Views | 5 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | Questions/answers on RLI system. Xerox 820. BBS computer. |
| 5th ARRL Amateur Radio Computer Networking Conference | 7 | Oct QEX | March 7th - 9th, Orlando. Papers sought. |
| EPROM Programming Adapter | 8 | TAPR Staff | Limited supply of kits available at TAPR |
| Modifications to the TNC-2 | 8 | TAPR Staff | Modifications of TNC-2 Rev 1 to Rev 2 |
| The TAPR Network Conde Controller | 11 | Lyle Johnson, WA7GXD | Why it is needed, how it evolved, and what it will look like. |
| TNC-2 Push-to-talk Indicator | 12 | Tom Clark, W3IWI | The power LED will server double duty. How to do it. |
| Board of Directors Nominations | 13 | TAPR Staff | A call for nominations |
| AEA and Heath Owners | 13 | TAPR Staff | Manuals in limited supply but still available |
| Annual Meeting Announcements | 13 | TAPR Staff | Next annual meeting in Tucson Feb 8th, 1986 |
| A Digital Tuning Indicator for HF Packet | 14 | John Langner, WB2OSZ | A digital approach for HF tuning indicator |
| Now for Something Completely Different...(A Review of the WA8DEDTNC Firmware) | 16 | Lynn Taylor, WB6UUT | Description of how Ron Rakes new TNC system operates |
| AX.25 Version 2 Multi-Channel TNC Firmware | 17 | Ronald Raikes, WA8DED | Command Description of the various features of the new firmware |
| The Radio Amateur Telecommunications Society Network Information Bulletin | 19 | Gordon Beaty, N2DSY | Plans for the RATS RATSNET |
| TNC Modem Tuning Indicator #2 | 21 | Dan Vester, KE7CZ | Information for another type of HF tuning indicator |
| 9600 bps Modem Kits | 24 | TAPR Staff | Semi-kits available at TAPR |
| TNC-2 Radio Hookup | 24 | N2FVN | How to hook up a Kenwood TH-21 |
| Hamtronics FM-5 Shielding | 25 | Jeff Ward, K8KA | W81DNL's shielding modifications to the FM-5 |
| Switch Selectable Firmware on the TAPR TNC-1 | 26 | Lynn Taylor, WB6UUT | Using the "bank select" feature for either TAPR or WA8DED firmware |
| An Introduction to Networks: Part 2 | 26 | Tom McDermott, N5EG | Part 2 (continued from #16) |
| Using the Macintosh with the TNC-2 | 27 | Jack Brindle, WA4FIB | Using CTS instead of Xon/Xoff for the Mac |
