Linux-Hams archive - September 1997: Re: Baycom problem - success

Re: Baycom problem - success

Terry Dawson (ttakdbru.qknffxm@relay.tunkki.fi)
Tue, 09 Sep 1997 12:23:13 +1000


Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> This is odd. A licensed ham friend and I (since I am not as yet)
> were trying to get Baycom going even with their software under DOS,
> and it would not transmit properly. The baycom people said when
> we emailed them that some of the new integrated IO chips (Intel HX
> in this case) may not support the special mode Baycom uses since
> it is not used much, and to try a standard 16450 card...
> We have not tried it yet though.

Yes, I can confirm that to be the case.

_Certain_ new 16550 clones do not work with Baycom, this
is mentioned on Baycom web site somewhere or other.

Terry