Press Release

PacTerm for Windows release version 1.5.3 now available

Muscle Shoals, Alabama. November 27, 2001:  Creative Services Software has announced that they have released PacTerm version 1.5.3 for Windows. This latest update supports the hot new digital mode PSK-31 as well as the AGW Packet Engine. It also supports the new KAM XL and its internal PSK-31 interface. This new version runs under any version of Windows from Windows 95 to Windows XP.

The popular TNC program, written in C++, has been available since November 1997.

Company President Rick Ruhl, W4PC said, “All of the features of Pacterm 1.5.3 except for one are going to be available in the free upgrade policy that CSS has had for the past 5 years. If you don’t have the KAM XL, or purchased PacTerm for Windows after May 15, 2001, then the entire update is free. If you do own the KAM XL, and purchased PacTerm for Windows before May 15, 2001, it’s only $29.95 to enable access to the KAM XL’s PSK-31 internal interface. ”

Using the KAM XL’s exclusive ‘Zoom technology’, PacTerm for Windows is able to do ‘point and click’ tuning of the PSK-31 signal. Using the KAM XL’s bar graph tuning display, users will only have to click the mouse on the number of the led lit to tune the signal. There are four levels of zoom and then the point and click buttons let you fine-tune the signal for the best PSK-31 reception.

New enhancements for version 1.5 include:

• PSK-31 sound card support, using the TNC’s keying circuit or the TNC’s serial port for keying the radio with RTS or DTR, saving a serial port for other functions!!!
• KAM XL support
• AGW Packet Engine for sound card packet support
• Voice DX spot announcements
• Support for 2 simultaneous TNCs (1 multimode and 1 packet )
• Point and click settings for TNC commands for startup
• Startup/Shutdown commands for each call sign
• 10 mode-specific macros in addition to 10 global macros for each call sign
• CQ, ID and QRT macros
• Auto CQ functionality
• Pactor connected station call sign display in title bar
• Pactor Quick Connect
• 4K chat and macro buffer

And includes supports that the previous versions had:

• Macro Variables {CALL}, {UTCTIME} etc
• ASCII transfer for UNPROTO mode in Packet
• Multiple file select for ASCII transfers in HF
• Abort ASCII file transfer now available from HF
• Interoperability with Log Windows, DX4Win 4.06 and Logic 5 logging programs
• Basic radio control interface
• Added FIG/LTRS menu option in PacTerm
• Multi-stream multi-port support. Up to 26 streams per packet port, each in a different window
• Supports G-TOR™ and G-TOR Monitoring (Kantronics)
• Switch between streams with a click of the mouse
• Text and binary file transfers with YAPP
• Supports COM1 to COM35 (including USB serial converters)
• User defined colors and fonts!
• User defined macros!
• Separate window for non packet HF modes, from CW through NavTex at the click of a mouse
• Save QSOs to a file that is compatible with Microsoft Word™
• Multiple monitor windows allow you to watch traffic on each radio port

The program runs under Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT/2000/XP. It is a true 32-bit Windows application, designed using the Windows Style Guidelines available from Microsoft.

PacTerm 1.5.3 for Windows is $79.95. The KAM XL enhancement is $29.95 if upgrading from a previous version purchased before May 15, 2001. It is available directly from Creative Services Software or your favorite dealer.  You can also download the program in demo mode from the CSS web site.

Creative Services Software is at http://www.cssincorp.com/.

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