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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION Paragraph 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3.1 1.4 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.4.3 1.4.4 1.4.5 Page Overview................................................... Capabilities.......................................... Included Components................................... Computer or Computer Terminal Requirements................. Station Requirements....................................... System Transmitter-Receiver Performance Requirements..
CHAPTER 3 - RADIO INSTALLATION (Continued) Paragraph 3.3.2 3.3.3 3.3.4 3.3.5 3.3.5.1 3.3.5.2 3.3.5.3 3.3.5.4 3.3.6 3.3.7 3.3.8 3.4 3.4.1 3.4.2 3.5 3.5.1 3.5.2 Page Connections for Specific Transceivers................. Check Your Transceiver's Operating Manual............. Specific Connection Points............................ Begin Assembling your Radio Cable..................... Prepare the Radio Cable.......................... Verify the Connection Points with Your Manual.... Prepare the Connector......
CHAPTER 4 - PACKET RADIO (Continued) Paragraph 4.4.7.3 4.4.7.4 4.4.8 4.4.8.1 4.4.8.2 4.5 4.5.1 4.5.2 4.5.3 4.5.4 4.5.5 4.5.6 4.6 4.6.1 4.6.2 4.6.3 4.6.4 4.6.5 4.6.6 4.6.7 4.7 4.7.1 4.7.2 4.7.3 4.7.4 4.7.5 4.7.6 4.8 4.8.1 4.8.2 4.8.3 4.8.4 4.8.5 4.8.6 4.8.7 4.8.8 4.8.9 4.8.10 4.9 4.10 4.10.1 4.10.2 4.10.3 Redisplay........................................ The PASS Character............................... Packet Transmit Timing................................ TXDELAY and AUDELAY..............................
CHAPTER 5 - MAILDROP OPERATION (Continued) Paragraph 5.4 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 5.4.5 5.4.6 5.4.7 5.4.8 5.4.9 5.4.9.1 5.4.10 5.4.11 5.5 5.5.1 5.5.2 5.5.3 5.5.4 5.5.5 5.5.6 5.6 5.6.1 5.7 5.7.1 5.7.2 Remote A B E H J K L R S User MailDrop Commands.............................. (ABORT)............................................. (BYE)............................................... (Edit #)............................................ (HELP).............................................. (JLOG)...............
CHAPTER 7 - AMTOR AND NAVTEX OPERATION Paragraph 7.1 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 7.2.5 7.2.6 7.3 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 7.3.4 7.3.5 7.3.6 7.4 7.4.1 7.4.2 7.4.3 7.4.4 7.4.5 7.4.6 7.5 7.6 7.6.1 7.6.2 7.6.3 7.6.4 7.6.4.1 7.6.5 7.6.6 7.6.7 7.6.8 7.6.8.1 7.6.8.2 7.6.8.3 7.6.8.4 7.6.8.5 7.6.8.6 7.6.8.7 7.6.8.8 7.7 7.7.1 7.7.2 7.8 Overview................................................... Where to Operate AMTOR..................................... PK-232 AMTOR Parameter Settings.......................
CHAPTER 7 - AMTOR AND NAVTEX OPERATION (Continued) Paragraph 7.6.5 7.6.6 7.6.7 7.6.8 7.6.8.1 7.6.8.2 7.6.8.3 7.6.8.4 7.6.8.5 7.6.8.6 7.6.8.7 7.6.8.8 7.7 7.7.1 7.7.2 7.
CHAPTER 10 - SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION AND TDM OPERATION Paragraph 10.1 10.2 10.2.1 10.3 10.3.1 Overview SIAM Operation Tuning In FSK Narrow and Wide Stations Using the SIAM Mode Copying Encoded RTTY Transmissions Page 10-1 10-1 10-1 10-2 10-3 10.3.2 10.4 10.4.1 10.4.2 10.4.3 The CODE Command for International RTTY Compatibility. TDM Receive Operation TDM Parameters Monitoring TDM Signals Where to Find TDM Signals 10-3 10-4 10-4 10-4 10-4 CHAPTER 11 - Pactor OPERATION 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3.1 11.3.2 11.
Table of Contents CHAPTER 11 - Pactor OPERATION (Continued) Paragraph 11.9.7 11.9.8 11.9.8.1 11.9.8.2 11.9.8.3 11.9.8.4 11.9.8.5 11.9.8.6 11.9.8.7 11.9.8.8 11.9.8.9 11.9.8.10 11.10 11.11 11.11.1 11.11.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview The PK-232 was designed to provide a complete digital operating position when coupled with a Personal Computer or Computer Terminal. The PK-232 couples your HF or VHF (or both) voice transceivers to your computer or terminal so you can use its keyboard and display to "talk” to other Amateurs. 1.1.
1.2 Computer or Computer Terminal Requirements You will need a Computer or Computer Terminal to "talk to" or control your PK-232. If you are using a Computer, you will need a Communications Program or Terminal Program as it is sometimes called. The most popular computers are the IBM-PC and its compatibles, the Apple Macintosh and the Commodore-64/128. These computers can all be made to work with the PK-232. Timewave has terminal programs for IBM PC compatible computers using Windows 3.
1.4 PK-232 Specifications As part to make made to to this without 1.4.1 of its program of product improvement, AEA reserves the right changes in this product's specifications. Changes may also be the information in this document and incorporated in revisions manual. Prices and specifications are subject to change notice or obligation. Modem Characteristics Demodulator: Receive Band-pass: VHF packet: HF (except CW) CW Modulator: Output Level: 1.4.
1.4.4 Controls and Indicators Front Panel Controls: Indicators: Status and Mode Indicators: 1.4.5 Mode Group BAUDOT ASCII PKT MORSE SELFEC FEC ARQ MODE L STBY Status Group STBY PHASE IDLE ERROR/CONV OVER TFC/TRANS RQ/CMD CON STA MULT SEND General Power Requirements: Mechanical: 4/91 Power Switch Radio Selector Switch Threshold Adjust Potentiometer Ten-segment discriminator-type bargraph indicator for HF tuning. DCD LED (Data Carrier Detect) +13 VDC (12 to 16 VDC) at 800 mA Overall, 11" x 8.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMPUTER INSTALLATION CHAPTER 2 COMPUTER INSTALLATION 2.1 Overview In this chapter we will connect the PK-232 to the RS-232 Serial port of your Computer or Computer Terminal. After the Serial connection has been made we will perform a quick check of the PK-232 internal software. Finally we will check the PK-232's internal modem by performing a Packet "loop-back" test.
2.2.1 Connecting Power o MAKE SURE YOUR POWER SUPPLY IS OFF AND UNPLUGGED BEFORE WIRING Locate the PK-232 Power Cable in the accessory bag. Strip off just enough insulation from the ends to connect it to your 12-14 Volt DC regulated power supply. o The Center pin of the coaxial power plug is POSITIVE. Connect the lead with the White stripe to the POSITIVE (+) lead on your power supply. Check this with an Ohm-meter if you have one.
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2.3.2 Apple Macintosh Series of Computers Timewave does not sell a terminal program for Apple computers. A few third-party programs are available and can be found by searching the World Wide Web. 2.3.3 Computer Terminal If you have an RS-232 Computer Terminal, sometimes called a DumbTerminal, Smart-Terminal or ASCII-Terminal, you may need to change the gender of the cable provided with your PK-232.
2.4.1 Terminal Programs for IBM PCs and Compatibles Although you can use almost any terminal program with your IBM compatible, Timewave recommends PK-TERM for Windows from CSS (www.cssincorp.com) which provides many features not available in "telephone modem" programs. If you already have the a Timewave terminal program, follow the program manual and install the software on your computer. You should also read through the PACKET OPERATION chapter of the manual.
Follow the installation directions that come with the Terminal program you wish to use. Once installed on the computer, you should start the program and set the communication parameters for the following: COMPATIBILITY: 1200 bauds, 7 bits/character, even parity, Handshake XON/XOFF, FULL-DUPLEX, Modem connection, "telephone" port. Once these settings have been achieved, proceed to section 2.5. 2.
4. With your pocket knife or wire strippers, remove about an inch of cable jacket exposing the five colored wires and the shield-wire. 5. Strip about 1/4 inch of insulation from the GREEN and WHITE wires. Short the GREEN and WHITE wires together by twisting gently. 6. Plug this Radio Cable into the 5-pin RADIO-1 socket on PK-232's rear panel. Make sure that the cable exits the PK-232 downward. 7.
Make note of the firmware Release date on the first page of this manual. This is important should you ever need to call AEA for technical support. 11. If you are using an AEA program, follow the instructions in the program manual to enter the packet callsign (MYCALL) of AAA into the PK-232. Even though this is not your callsign, please do this for this procedure. You must change it to YOUR OWN CALLSIGN following this procedure.
Then enter VHF OFF Your monitor should respond with: Vhf Vhf cmd: 16. was ON now OFF We now must change the Radio data-rate (HBAUD) to 300 Baud for HF operation. If you are using a Computer Terminal or a non-Timewave terminal program the following will select a PK-232 HBAUD of 300: Enter HB 300 Your monitor should respond with: HBaud HBaud cmd: 17. was 1200 now 300 If you are using an Timewave program type HELLO SELF Your monitor should soon echo the message you've just typed.
2.6 Detailed RS-232 Connections for Other Computers If the type of computer you plan to use with the PK-232 was not mentioned in the beginning of this chapter, you may find specific connection information in the sections below. You will also need a Communications program to use with your computer which AEA can not provide. See section 2.7 for information regarding Communication programs for many of these machines.
2.6.1 Other Computers with RS-232-C Ports If your computer has an RS-232 port, consult your computer manuals to see which pins are used for Transmit-Data, Received-Data and SignalGround. Read the manufacturer's recommendations for connecting the serial port to a modem and connect your PK-232 in the same way. Your PK-232 is configured as Data Communications Equipment (DCE) which receives data on pin-2. Most computers and terminals are configured as Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) transmitting data on pin-2.
If your computer requires any other signals, you must arrange to provide them. The PK-232 has the standard hardware handshake lines available. As a default the PK-232 provides XON/XOFF software flow control to the computer or terminal. The command XFLOW can be turned OFF disabling software flow control and enabling hardware handshake if your computer requires it. The documentation provided with your computer or serial card should clarify any special requirements. 2.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL RADIO INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3 RADIO INSTALLATION 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to connect the PK-232 to your radio receiver or transceiver. To receive digital transmissions you must connect the receiver audio and Ground to your PK-232. To transmit you will have to add connections to the microphone or low-level transmit audio and to the Push-To-Talk (PTT) circuit of your transceiver.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Figure 3-1 RADIO INSTALLATION Receive audio connection to the PK-232. If you are using an HF transceiver or Short-Wave receiver you should consult Chapter 10 for information on the Signal Identification mode. Chapters 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 talk specifically about some of the modes you may encounter on the HF and Short-Wave bands. If you are connecting to a VHF scanner or VHF/UHF transceiver you should look over Chapter 4 on Packet operation. 3.
3.3.3 Check Your Transceiver's Operating Manual Locate the Operating Manual for your transceiver and turn to the page describing the connector to which you will attach your PK-232. Even if you found the exact model of your transceiver in APPENDIX E, it is a good idea to verify that your transceiver's manual agrees with the information in the appendix.
3.3.5 Begin Assembling your Radio Cable Assemble all the tools, PK-232 Radio cable and connectors you will need for each radio you wish to connect. You will probably also need a small soldering iron (20-40 watts) and solder at your work area. 3.3.5.1 Prepare the Radio Cable 1. Locate one of the 5 ft. PK-232 radio cables included with your PK-232. Note that the Radio cables may have been shipped as a single 10 ft. cable which should be cut in half before use. 2.
o Connect the Shield/Drain wire (Silver wire with no insulation) to the Microphone GROUND connection if your transceiver has one. If your transceiver does not have a separate Microphone or AudioIn Ground connection, then this wire should connect to the single Ground along with the Brown wire. See the next step. o Connect the BROWN wire to the main GROUND on the connector. This Ground is the one used for the PTT and receive audio.
3.3.6 Wiring Your HF Transceiver for Direct CW Keying The PK-232 can directly key CW with HF and VHF multi-mode transceivers. This requires that a cable be wired from the CW KEY OUT jack on the PK-232's rear panel to your CW keying input of your transceiver. Refer to the following instructions and Figure 3-3 below to wire the PK-232 side of the cable. Figure 3-3: Direct CW Keying Cable diagram 1. Locate an RCA connector from the PK-232's accessory bag. 2.
2. Connect the FSK lines from the PK-232 to your radio's FSK input in accordance with your radio's requirements. See Figure 3-4 below. Figure 3-4 NOTE: 3.3.8 Connector J7 FSK Connections When using FSK, the same power and duty cycle limits apply as cited earlier for AFSK operation. Consult your radio's operating manual for any power or transmit time limits. Connections for an Oscilloscope Although the PK-232 has a built-in tuning bar-graph, you may also attach an oscilloscope for more precise tuning.
3.4 PK-232 Configuration Jumpers and Connections Before operating the PK-232, you must first make sure it is correctly configured for your radio's PTT. After this has been checked you should then connect the cables you constructed in the above steps. 3.4.1 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Configuration Before you connect the Radio cable(s) you just made to the PK-232, consult your transceiver's manual for Push-To-Talk keying polarity.
3.5 Transceiver Adjustments This section is split into separate procedures for FM and SSB radios. If you are connecting an FM transceiver to one of the radio ports of the PK-232, then we recommend that you adjust this radio first. This will establish the AFSK level from the PK-232. If the only radio you will be connecting is an HF SSB transceiver, then skip the FM section and proceed directly to the HF SSB Adjustment section. 3.5.1 FM Transceiver Final Adjustments 1.
o Listen to the monitor receiver; turn the PK-232's rearpanel AFSK Output Level adjustment screw clockwise (CW) until you hear no increase in output level in the monitoring receiver. o Rotate the AFSK Output Level adjustment screw counterclockwise (CCW) until the audio signal on the monitoring receiver is slightly but noticeably reduced from the maximum level. 10. Type "K" to return to receive mode. 11. Type "Q" to "Quit" (exit) the calibration routine.
3. Connect your SSB radio to a dummy load such as the AEA DL-1500. 4. If your SSB radio has a "monitor" facility, i.e., an audio output that lets you listen to the audio signals entering the microphone or phone patch jacks, turn that monitor circuit on. 5. Set the radio's MODE selector to LSB (lower sideband). 6. Set the radio's meter switch to the "ALC" position. If the radio doesn't have an "ALC" indication, set the meter switch to "Ip" or "Ic" to read plate/collector current.
EXAMPLE: If the manufacturer's plate/collector current specification for CW operation is 200 mA, set the AFSK Output Level control and your microphone gain control so that the plate/collector current indicates approximately 75 mA. If you have not connected and calibrated an FM transceiver to the PK-232 and do not plan on doing so, then complete the following: I. Rotate the microphone gain control clockwise (CW) approximately in the one-quarter ON position. II.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO CHAPTER 4 PACKET RADIO 4.1 Overview In the last several years Packet Radio has grown to become perhaps the most popular digital mode found on the amateur bands. Although Packet can be found on HF (primarily on the 20 meter band) it is most popular on the VHF and UHF FM bands. This chapter will start with general Packet Radio operation and then discuss VHF and UHF Packet.
4.2 Packet Introduction You've now connected your PK-232's transmit audio output to its receive audio input. Your PK-232 can now "talk to itself" in packet. 1. Set the rear panel AFSK level control at 50% (straight up and down) for the following Packet introduction. NOTE: 2. If you have adjusted the rear panel AFSK level control for a particular transceiver as discussed in chapter 3, then mark this setting with a pencil so it can be reset when finished. Turn on your computer.
6. If you are using an Timewave or AEA program follow the instructions to CONNECT in packet mode to your own callsign (the one you just entered in MYCALL). If you are using a Computer Terminal or a non-Timewave program, entering the following after the "cmd:" command mode prompt will cause the PK-232 to Connect to yourself: CONNECT (your callsign) After pressing , you should observe the SEND LED light. At the same time, the DCD LED should light and the TUNING bar graph spread.
9. You have just done the three things necessary in any Packet QSO. o o o You You the You started the QSO (with yourself) by CONNECTing. (Step 6) sent some information (to yourself) and then received information that you sent. (Step 7) then ended the QSO by DISCONNEcting. (Step 8.) Repeat steps 6, 7 and 8 above until you feel comfortable with Connecting, exchanging information and Disconnecting.
1-1/4 meter (220 MHz) band: 223.40 MHz, 223.42 MHz, 223.44 MHz, 223.46 MHz, 223.48 MHz 70 cm (440 MHz) band: 440.975 MHz, 441.000 MHz, 441.050 MHz, 441.025 MHz, 441.075 MHz You know you've found a packet channel when you hear the characteristic "Braaaaaap" sound of packet transmissions. 5. Once you've found an active packet channel, you must make sure you have enough receive audio (volume) from your transceiver to light the DCD LED on the PK-232 when a packet is being received.
4.3.2 What It Means There are different types of packets that will mean different things to your PK-232. Your PK-232 keeps track of and knows what to do with all these packets and so the user does not have to worry about them most of the time. Since the PK-232 has the capability of "Monitoring" all the packet activity on a channel we'll briefly discuss the types of packets you will most often see. Skip to the next section if you do not plan on doing much channel monitoring.
The following packet is a data packet from N7ALW to WA7GCI. N7ALW*>WA7GCI: Hi Bob, how are you this evening? Remember that in the first example we saw the two stations Connect. Now that they are connected, they may exchange data packets. The following packet is a Beacon packet from KD7NM. Since we see the packet is addressed to "MAIL" we know KD7NM is probably a Packet Bulletin Board System (PBBS). KD7NM*>MAIL: Mail for: K6RFK N7ML The data section of this packet says "Mail for: K6RFK N7ML".
4.3.3 What Happens When You Connect If you are working with a friend who is familiar with packet, you may want to skip to section 4.4. If you are on your own, the following three sections will help you learn what to expect on VHF/UHF packet. There are three different kinds of packet stations you are likely to encounter in your first Connects; Standard TNCs, Mailbox Systems and Network Switches. The following sections discuss each station type. 4.3.3.
If you get something like this when you connect to another station, try typing an "H" or a "?" to get a help list as shown below: A(bort) B(ye) H(elp) J(log) K(ill) Stop Read or List Log off Display this message Display stations heard K #: Kill message number # KM : Kill messages you have read L(ist) L : List message titles LM : List messages to you R(ead) R #: Read message number # RM : Read all your unread messages S(end) S : Send a message to SYSOP S n: Send a message to station n V(ersion) Display TNC
NET/ROM, developed by Software 2000, quickly became a standard that others imitated. Many networking "Nodes" today use a similar if not identical set of commands. We will discuss the "Typical" NET/ROM commands you will likely encounter when connecting to a packet switch. When you connect to a NET/ROM Node you will not initially get any prompt. Since NET/ROM commands are few and easily memorized, they did not see a need to clutter the channel with prompts.
The ROUTES command provides routing information about other nodes that can be reached. A complete discussion of NET/ROM is beyond the scope of this manual, but we hope the above information will help get you started. Certainly the CONNECT, NODES and USERS commands will allow you to navigate through the network, and find new people to talk to. 4.3.4 Who Can I Talk To? Now that you understand a little about the different packets and packet stations, you are ready to make your first real connection.
After pressing , you should observe the SEND LED light. Your monitor should soon display: *** CONNECTED to (Callsign) If you see this, you have just Connected to your first packet station. Identify what type of station you have connected to, and respond appropriately. After you have connected to a few stations, you should skip to section 4.4 to learn more about the PK-232 packet features. 4.3.
4.4 More Packet Features Now that you have worked a few packet stations, it is time to learn a little more about the other packet capabilities of the PK-232. Rather than explain all the features in detail, we will leave the specifics to the command descriptions in the Command Summary Appendix. 4.4.1 LED Status and Mode Indicators Your PK-232's front-panel LEDs show you the operating mode and status at any moment. Each LED is marked with an abbreviated name, but some LEDs have two functions.
4.4.4 Digipeater Details You may wish to connect to a packet station that is beyond your direct radio range. If a third packet station is on the air and both you and the station you want to talk to are in range of that third station, the third station can relay or "digipeat" your packets. You simply set the "digipeater" routing when you connect.
4.4.5 Monitoring Other Stations Use the MONITOR parameter to determine what kinds of packets you will see when you are NOT connected to any another station. "MONITOR" takes a numerical value between "0" (zero) and "6." Each higher number adds more detail to your monitoring. As the value of the MONITOR setting is increased, additional functions are included in the monitoring sequences. The meanings of the MONITOR numbers are: 0 Monitoring is disabled.
If you are hearing packets that sound strong but are not displayed on your screen, setting MONITOR to 6 and MPROTO ON should show them. If you are curious about the packets that do not print, you may find the command WHYNOT useful. When WHYNOT is turned ON, the PK-232 will give a reason why each packet was not displayed. If you are interested in exactly how the packets are represented, turn on the TRACE command. See the Command Summary for more information about WHYNOT and TRACE. 4.4.5.
4.4.6 Packet Connects When you turn your PK-232 on and enter your callsign, anyone can Connect to you. If you are at your terminal or computer when this occurs you will see a message like the one shown below: *** CONNECTED to N7GMF When a packet connection occurs, the PK-232 automatically switches to the Converse mode so what you type on the keyboard will be sent to the connected station.
4.4.7.2 Canceling Lines and Packets Most of the time, the Backspace key (or the Delete key on some machines) is all that is needed to edit a line before it is sent. Occasionally it may be helpful to cancel the line, or the entire packet you are entering with one key stroke. The CANLINE character (default ) will cancel the entire line you are typing. The CANPAC character (default ) will delete the entire packet you are entering. These commands can be helpful, but use them with care. 4.4.7.
o Find another station who can reliably digipeat your signals. o Set your UNPROTO path to TEST via the callsign of the station who can digipeat your signals. o Set the MONITOR command to at least 1. o Go to CONVERSE mode and send a few packets by pressing the key. Note that you should see them on your own screen when they are digipeated by the other station. o Start reducing TXDELAY by units of 5 each time making sure the other station is still digipeating ALL your UNPROTO packets.
4.5.1 Unconnected Packets In order to allow amateurs to send message beacons and to call CQ, the AX.25 protocol has the ability to send packets that are intended for more than one specific packet station to see. Since all packets must have a destination "callsign", the PK-232 sends Unprotocol packets TO the callsign of CQ. This can be changed with the UNPROTO command, but most people like this since it makes an easy way to call CQ. 4.5.2 Connected Packets When you Connect to another station, the AX.
The first attempt to avoid collisions was through the use of the DWAIT and RESPTIME timers. DWAIT forced the TNC to delay the transmission of any packet except for digipeated frames by the time selected. This fixed timer helped, but packet was still plagued by collisions. The RESPTIME was added to help with large file transfers. Still, more needed to be done to reduce collisions. Another attempt to reduce collisions was the introduction of AX.25 version 2 protocol.
4.6.2 The Channel Switching Character The logical channels are selected with the CHSWITCH character. You must choose a CHSWITCH character that you do not normally type such as the vertical bar "|" (ASCII $7C), or the tilde "~" (ASCII $7E). Once this has been selected and entered into the PK-232, you may initiate multiple connections with others on your radio channel. You can now initiate connects on any of the logical channels numbered zero through nine (0-9).
4.7 HF Packet Operation HF Packet is much trickier than operating on VHF. In this section we will assume you have as completed section 4.2 of this chapter and at least read section 4.3 and the MONITORING sections of 4.4. If at all possible, get some experience with VHF packet before trying packet on HF. Although this is not absolutely required, the experience will help you make HF packet contacts. 4.7.1 Where to Operate HF Packet Before you can operate HF Packet, you find the activity.
o Make certain your HF receiver is either in LSB or FSK depending on your PK-232 set-up. o Turn any IF-Shift and Passband-Tuning controls to the Center or OFF position. o Tune your receiver to 14.103 MHz (or another frequency where you know there is HF packet activity) and listen to the packets. o Slowly vary VFO tuning knob on your receiver and look for a display on the PK-232 tuning indicator like the one shown below.
4.7.6 Going On The Air Make sure your transmitter and antenna are tuned and adjusted for the band and operating frequency you are using. On HF there are two ways you can go about talking to another station. o First, you can look at the packets you have just MONITORED (or in your MHEARD list) and choose one of them to connect to. o You can also "Call CQ" by entering the CONVERSE mode and pressing the key a few times.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 4.8.3 PACKET RADIO The ALTMODEM Command The PK-232 has the ability to connect an optional 2400 bits/sec DPSK modem that can be factory installed. This command is ONLY used to select this modem if it has been installed. 4.8.4 The CFROM Command If you ever want to limit the number of stations or exclude certain stations from connecting to you you may do so with the CFROM Command. 4.8.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO If you wish to see who is available in your local area, simply set your UNPROTO path to QRA and send a packet. Within 1 to 16 seconds otherstations should respond to your QRA request by sending an ID packet of their own. This feature is compatible with TAPR's QRA feature introduced in the 1.1.8 firmware release. 4.9 Seldom Used Commands The following commands operate in Packet, but are seldom needed. are listed for reference and described in the Command Summary.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO Second, all Packet Lite connections emulate AX.25 version 2.0 (RR polling instead of retrying I-frames). This is necessary for the 10 minute identification described below. Also, the main reason version 1 continues to be used on HF is that on a retry a (RR,P) polling frame is BO long that one might as well just send the I-frame again. Packet Lite's polling and ack frames are so short that the AX.25 version 2.0 polling method is now worth doing. 4.10.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO 3. WAlABC>WB2XYZ … [C, P] 01 3E 38 58 32 {Packet Lite attempt} In this case, the non-Lite station notices the non-standard bytes following the control byte but sends no response at all. If this occurs, you must turn the command LITE OFF and try to connect again to the distant station. No adverse effects are caused by this, but transparency with standard AX.25 is lost when the receiving station does not acknowledge a Packet Lite connect request in some manner.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO Transmission of data: 7C F0 B0 65 3E38 shifted 5832 shifted short dest. short source 10 [I, P; 0, 0] CTRL F0 PID Test text WAIABC sends data to WB2XYZ in Packet Lite format. The address field consists of the short address from WB2XYZ's UA frame, reversed and left-shifted. The added bits come from AX.25 version 2.0's command and response bits, and the end-of-address bit. Acknowledgment of data: BO 64 7C Fl 5832 shifted 3E38 shifted short dest.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO The least significant bit of each byte is used to show whether or not the byte is the final byte in the address field, as in standard AX.25. The bits “x” and “y” (lower case) have the function of command and response, similar to the function of the standard AX.25 version 2.0 SSID byte C bits (see AX.25 Protocol version 2.0, section 2.4.1.2). In the Timewave implementation of Lite addressing, the standard callsigne are compressed to yield short addresses.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PACKET RADIO The packet timing of the Master station is critical for proper Meteor Scatter operation. In a normal AX.25 packet connect, the FRACK timer counts down until it reaches zero and then a Retry of a poll frame is sent. The FRACK timer counts in units of seconds however and a finer timing resolution is desirable for Meteor Scatter work. A new timer called FRICK has been added which times in 10 msec increments.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL MAILDROP OPERATION CHAPTER 5 MAILDROP OPERATION 5.1 Overview of MailDrop Operation The PK-232's MailDrop is a small, personal mailbox that uses a subset of the well-known WORLI/WA7MBL packet BBS commands to allow messages to be automatically sent and received. The MailDrop operates in the Packet, AMTOR and Pactor modes. When your MailDrop is active, distant stations can connect to your PK-232, leave messages for you or read messages from you.
The number "18396 free" is the RAM available for MailDrop messages. While you're "logged on" to your MailDrop, a connect request from another station will cause the PK-232 to send the "BUSY" frame to the distant station. When you are finished using your MailDrop, type "B" (BYE) to "log off" your MailDrop. This will return your PK-232 to normal operation and make the MailDrop available to other stations. In Packet mode, you must leave the MAILDROP command ON to make it available for others.
B E K L R S 5.4 BYE EDIT KILL LIST READ SEND Log off the MailDrop Edit a MailDrop message Kill or delete messages List the message directory Read a specific message Send a message Remote User MailDrop Commands When a remote user has logged on to your MailDrop the following commands will be available to the distant station: A, B, H, J, K, L, R, S, V, ?. A brief description of each command follows. These MailDrop commands are described in detail in the next sections. A B H J K L R S V ? 5.4.
E Shows the following short help file: E msg# E msg# B/T/P E msg# Y/N/F E msg# >/ < @ @ E E E E E E E 58 60 61 62 63 64 49 @ P B T Y N F W0RM WH1Z N7ML N7ML.MT.NA Shows message 12's info line Sets "W0RM" as message 23's destination Sets "WH1Z" as message 35's source Sets "N7ML" as message 48's destination BBS Sets "N7ML" as message 49's destination BBS and adds the hierarchical forwarding information .MT.
5.4.6 K n (KILL n [Mine]) The "K n" command (Host abbreviation K1) deletes message number "n" from the MailDrop. As SYSOP, you can kill any message. A calling station can kill only messages addressed to or from that station. Messages are killed by number, not call sign. The remote user may enter the "KM" (Kill Mine) command to KILL all of his or her messages that have been read previously. 5.4.
Enter a short (up to 27 character) description of the subject of the message. The MailDrop will then send the message prompt: "Enter message, ^Z (CTRL-Z) or /EX to end" After entering the message there are two ways to end the message. Either the may be entered followed by a carriage return, or the 3 characters "/EX" and a carriage-return on a line by itself will end the message being sent. After this the MailDrop prompt should appear indicating that the MailDrop is ready for another command.
The PK-232 MailDrop also supports BIDs (Bulletin IDs). This support is required for Reverse Forwarding (see below). The BID begins with a "$" character and is sent and received in the Send command line: S N7ML @ K6RFK < N6IA $345_KB7B With the PK-232 MailDrop you may also use just the "$" all by itself as shown in the two examples below: or S N7ML @ K6RFK < N6IA $ S ALL $ In this case, the PK-232 MailDrop will assign its own BID to these messages. 5.4.
L {The LIST command} {The MailDrop responds} Msg# Size To From @ BBS Date Time Title 6 PN 184 WX1AAA WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 20:15 Hello Joe 5 BY 287 ALL WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 18:42 Question 4 BY 178 QST WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 17:30 Mailbox 1 BY 56 ALL WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 10:22 APLINK [AEA PK-232M] 16508 free (A,B,H,J,K,L,R,S,V,?) > {MailDrop's prompt} 5.5.3 READ Messages You've seen the list of messages and wish to READ yours.
Now, type "S [callsign]" to SEND a message to the MailDrop's SYSOP. If you omit the call sign, the MailDrop will address the message to the MYMAIL or MYCALL call sign. Messages sent with the S command are considered Private unless they are sent to "ALL" or to "QST". S WX2BBB {The "SEND callsign" command} Subject: {MailDrop's Subject prompt} I WILL BE GOING {Your subject entry} Enter message, ^Z (CTRL-Z) or /EX to end {MailDrop answers you} YEAH, I GOT THE MAILING AND WILL BE GLAD TO PICK YOU UP.
Msg# Size To From @ BBS Date Time 6 PN 184 WX1AAA WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 20:15 5 BY 287 ALL WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 18:42 4 BY 178 QST WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 17:30 1 BY 56 ALL WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 10:22 [AEA PK-232M] 16508 free (A,B,H,J,K,L,R,S,V,?) > R 6 Msg# Size To From @ BBS Date Time 6 PN 184 WX1AAA WX2BBB 01-Jun-90 20:15 Title Hello Joe Question Mailbox APLINK Title Hello Joe Hello Joe. Did you get the notice about next month's meeting of the Radio Society at the Firehouse? Will you be going? - I need a ride. 73.
Forwarding and Reverse Forwarding (or simply Auto-Forwarding) can be an advantage in a local area. The community BBS can be set to connect to your MailDrop at times when local traffic is low, such as late at night. This can spread out the traffic volume on a packet frequency which can become quite heavy in the "prime time" early evening hours. Auto-Forwarding is involved and requires the cooperation of both you and your community BBS Operator. Not all large BBSs will forward to individual users.
- Use the Edit command to set the Forwarding flag for each message that will be Reverse Forwarded to HOMEBBS. This is described in the Edit command section above. For example the following will mark message number 53 for Reverse Forwarding. E 53 F 8/91 (Sets Reverse Forwarding for message 53.) - Log off your MailDrop with the B (Bye) command. - If you wish each message to disappear as it is Reverse Forwarded, leave KILONFWD ON.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL BAUDOT AND ASCII OPERATION CHAPTER 6 BAUDOT AND ASCII RTTY OPERATION 6.1 Overview Baudot (pronounced Bod-dough) has been around for many years. The five bit Baudot/Murray code was the basis of the Western Union Telex service and Baudot RTTY (Radio TeleTYpe) is still widely used on the HF amateur bands. The Baudot character set contains the upper-case letters, the numbers 0-9 and some common punctuation characters.
6.2.2 HF Receiver Settings Set your HF receiver (or transceiver) to Lower Sideband (LSB) unless you connected your PK-232 through the direct FSK keying lines. In this case, you should select the FSK operating mode. Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level. 6.2.3 Tuning in Baudot and ASCII Stations Tuning in Baudot and ASCII stations properly is critical to successful operation.
o Adjust the PK-232's THRESHOLD control so that the DCD LED lights when a properly tuned RTTY station is being received. HINT: If you adjust the THRESHOLD control so the DCD LED goes out when no station is being received, you will prevent garbage characters generated by noise from printing on your screen. After you have an ASCII or RTTY station tuned in, you should start seeing the copy printing on your screen.
6.4 A Typical Baudot RTTY Contact As with most amateur operating modes, you can start a contact either by "calling CQ" or by answering a "CQ" call by another station. 6.4.1 Calling CQ To call CQ first you must tell your PK-232 to start transmitting. o Type "X" to key your transmitter and start the PK-232 sending. o Type in your CQ message (use YOUR callsign) such as the one below: CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ 6.4.
6.5 Baudot RTTY Operating Tips The PK-232 can automatically determine the speed of the received signals with the SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION (SIAM) mode. However, you can manually step through all the available RTTY receiving speeds with the RBAUD command. The following "Function Keys" and immediate commands are included for Baudot RTTY operating convenience. Immediate Commands from the Command Mode: "L" "N" "R" "X" Forces LETTERS case. Forces FIGURES case. Switches system to receive mode, forces LETTERS case.
6.5.3 Formatting Your Transmitted and Received Text The default configuration of the PK-232 RTTY parameters are designed for natural conversation and traffic. Sometimes it is desired to alter how your typed text looks on the screen of the station you are talking to. The commands ACRRTTY and ALFRTTY allow for customizing the Carriage Return and Linefeed characters in your transmitted text.
Some commercial, weather and utility RTTY services send groups of numbers separated by spaces. When receiving such non-amateur signals, USOS should be OFF to prevent displaying LETTERS-shifted characters when the originator may have intended the data to be FIGURES-shifted. 6.5.9 Operating at Commercial or VHF Wide RTTY Shifts Most commercial stations found in the non amateur Short Wave bands operate with a wide Frequency Shift keying of either 425 or 850 Hz shift.
The following parameters are the most common settings for HF ASCII operation. Check the parameters and make sure they are set as follows: ABAUD RXREV TXREV WIDESHFT 110 (or whatever speed you wish) OFF OFF OFF Some VHF Bulletin Boards and MSOs use ASCII at 110 and 300 bauds, most commonly on two meters. 6.6.2 ASCII RTTY Operating Tips Follow the general operating procedures shown in the sections above for Baudot RTTY.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL AMTOR AND NAVTEX OPERATION CHAPTER 7 AMTOR AND NAVTEX OPERATION 7.1 Overview The PK-232 provides AMTOR operation in accordance with FCC Part 97.69 and CCIR Recommendations 476-2/476-3 and 625 for Mode A (ARQ) and Mode B (FEC) modes. AMTOR is an adaptation of the SITOR system used in high-seas ship telex, which provides error detection and correction. AMTOR has two basic modes of operation, Mode A (ARQ - Automatic ReQuest for Reception) and Mode B (FEC - Forward Error Correction).
See the MYSELCAL command in the Command Summary if you are interested in more information on the translation process. Because the same call sign sequences are assigned in ten districts, it is possible that your SELCALL could be used by another station. If you think a station in another call district is also active on AMTOR and is using the same SELCALL, see the MYSELCAL command for information on how to change your Selcall. 7.2.
7.2.6 Tuning in AMTOR Stations Tuning in AMTOR stations properly is critical to successful operation. Since HF AMTOR stations use either 170 Hz or 200 Hz Frequency Shift Keying to send data, tuning accuracy is very important. Follow the procedure below for the best results. o Make certain your HF receiver is either in LSB or FSK depending on your PK-232 set-up. o Turn any IF-Shift and Passband-Tuning controls to the Center or OFF position. o Tune your receiver carefully between 14.065 and 14.
7.3 Transmitter Adjustments Make sure your PK-232 is adjusted for your SSB transmitter as described in section 3.5 and 3.5.2 of this manual before transmitting. These are very critical adjustments. If your PK-232's AFSK level and transmitter microphone gain are not adjusted properly, other stations will not be able to copy your signals. Check your plate or collector current or the power output of your rig before going on the air. 7.3.
o If you are using an Timewave PAKRATT program, check the program manual for instructions on starting an ARQ AMTOR contact. o If you are using a terminal simply type "ARQ NNML" to start a CCIR 476 ARQ contact, or "ARQ VTMFFFF" to start a CCIR 625 ARQ contact. After your PK-232 has locked or synchronized with the distant station, you may begin your conversation. N7ML N7ML DE YOURCAL YOURCAL...etc 7.3.
o Type to stop sending when the transmit buffer is empty. breaks the link and returns your PK-232 to Command Mode. 7.3.6 LED Status and Mode Indicators All the LEDs on the front of the PK-232 are there to help give you the units status at a glance. This is especially true in AMTOR operation. The following describe typical LED status indications you will see. Type "ARQ (SELCALL of distant station).
7.4 AMTOR Operating Tips The following "Function Keys" and immediate commands are included for AMTOR operating convenience.
7.4.4 Echoing Transmitted Characters As Sent (EAS) EAS has special significance in ARQ AMTOR. If EAS is on, you will see characters echoed to your screen only after your partner in the AMTOR link, has validated them. With EAS ON, the characters appear on your screen three at a time. 7.4.5 o If the data scrolls across your monitor at an even rate, you can assume that you have a good ARQ link.
7.6 AMTOR MailDrop Operation The PK-232 now allows AMTOR access to the Packet MailDrop described in Chapter 5 of this manual. Messages that originate in Packet can now be accessed remotely in AMTOR and messages that originate from a remote AMTOR station can be accessed by Packet users of your MailDrop. Make sure that you understand MailDrop Operation in Chapter 5 and the basic AMTOR operation described earlier in this chapter before putting your AMTOR MailDrop on the air. 7.6.
7.6.4.1 Remote Logon to your AMTOR MailDrop The AMTOR maildrop user interface is slightly different from the packet interface due to the differences between the two modes. When CODE is set to 0 and the ITA#2 alphabet is used in AMTOR, only UPPER case characters are sent. If you the SYSOP set CODE to 2 enabling the Cyrillic extensions, both upper and lower case characters can be sent and received. See the CODE command for information and limitations of this feature.
7.6.5 Caller Prompts The command prompt that the MailDrop sends the remote user in AMTOR is shortened from that used in the Packet mode and is shown below: WX7BBB DE WX7AAA GA+? TMPROMPT is the AMTOR MailDrop message prompt sent to a remote station by your MailDrop. The default prompt is: GA subj/GA msg, '/EX' to end. Text before the first slash is sent to the user as the subject prompt; text after the slash is sent as the message text prompt. 7.6.
7.6.8.4 J (JLOG) (Remote only command) The "J" command sent by the distant station will cause the MailDrop to send the list of stations who have logged in to your AMTOR MailDrop. 7.6.8.5 K n (KILL n [Mine]) The "K n" command deletes message number "n" from the MailDrop as described in Chapter 5. 7.6.8.6 L (LIST [Mine]) The "L" command shows the remote user only a list of the messages he or she may read as described in Chapter 5. 7.6.8.
7.7 AMTOR Switching-Time Considerations For operation in AMTOR Mode A (ARQ), your transceiver or transmitterreceiver combination must be able to change between transmit and receive within 20 milliseconds. Most semiconductor-based radios can easily meet this specification. Many older tube-type radios that use electromechanical relays operate very well in AMTOR Mode A (ARQ).
7.8 NAVTEX Operation NAVTEX is an international system which stands for NAVIGATIONAL TELEX. It is a direct printing service designed to distribute navigational and meteorological warnings and other urgent information to ships. To enter the NAVTEX mode, simply type "NAVTEX" at the command prompt. The ARRL has also adopted this format for transmitting bulletins. In amateur radio this same format is starting to be referred to as AMTEX. AMTEX transmissions can be found on ARRL bulletin frequencies.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL MORSE OPERATION CHAPTER 8 MORSE OPERATION 8.1 Overview The PK-232 will both send and receive International Morse Code. The computer based Morse operator can use the PK-232 to send "perfect" code at much higher speeds than are typical of hand sent code. When a computer is used to send and receive Morse Code, you can also maintain record of your contacts. As a rule, no computer can receive morse as well as Your PK-232 is no exception.
o When you find a station, slowly vary VFO on your receiver and look for a display on the PK-232 tuning indicator as shown below when the station is "keyed down". Tuned In (KeyDown) When the station is not "keyed down" or there is no station on frequency, the tuning indicator should look like the one below. Frequency Quiet o Adjust the PK-232's THRESHOLD control so that the DCD LED lights when a properly tuned Morse station is being received.
To call CQ first you must tell your PK-232 to start transmitting. o Type "X" to key your transmitter and start the PK-232 sending. o Type in your CQ message (use YOUR callsign) such as the one below: CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE YOURCAL YOURCAL YOURCAL CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE YOURCAL YOURCAL YOURCAL CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE YOURCAL YOURCAL YOURCAL K 8.4 o Type at the end of your CQ call. The puts both your radio and the PK-232 into the receive mode.
8.4.3 Sending Only Complete Words (WORDOUT) Some Morse users like to have their words sent out only when they are complete. This allows the word you are currently typing to be edited as long as you have not typed a character. Turning WORDOUT ON activates this feature. See the Command Summary for more information. 8.4.4 Speed Lock (LOCK) The LOCK command locks the system to the speed of the received signal. This can help the reception of Morse code in the presence of noise.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL FACSIMILE OPERATION CHAPTER 9 FACSIMILE OPERATION 9.1 Overview Weather Facsimile (WEFAX) is transmitted throughout the Short-Wave radio spectrum, primarily to provide information to ships at sea. Typical stations you may find broadcast weather maps showing current as well as predicted weather conditions and satellite photographs showing the cloud cover over a large area.
9.3 System Setup If you own CSS HF Wefax program, you have the ability to display weather FAX on the screen of your personal computer. DO NOT USE AN AEA "Y" CABLE WITH THE PK-232/DSP or PK/232PSK! This manual refers most often to printing FAX on your printer, but the ideas and commands are similar for using CSS HF Wefax program. To hook-up the PK-232 for facsimile operation the radio must be connected to either radio port 1 or 2.
The PK-232 uses the 1,000 Hz wideshift filters which have a center frequency of 1.7 KHz for copying facsimile transmissions. As a result, you must tune 1.7 KHz lower than the frequencies listed in Table 1 when using Upper Sideband. Similarly; in Lower Sideband, one must tune 1.7 KHz higher than the frequencies listed in the table. The PK-232 LED bar-graph should be tuned so that the facsimile signal is roughly centered in the display as shown in the middle of Figure 1 below.
At this point make sure the THRESHOLD control is fully clockwise otherwise the printer may not print. If you do not want to wait for the beginning of a new picture, you may type Lock This forces a synchronization-lock, and starts the printer printing regardless of what kind of signal is being monitored. Since this synchronization lock was not sent by the transmitting station, the picture will probably not be correctly positioned on the page.
9.5.2 Printing Direction (LEFTRITE) Weather FAX as well as most other facsimile prints from left to right, but occasionally you may find a station that is reversed. If you come across such a transmission , you may simply issue the command LEFTRITE OFF to correct this. The PK-232 will respond with: LEftrite 9.5.
9.8 Adjusting the PK-232 4.0 MHz Master Oscillator If you ever observe the received FAX from a Commercial station does not print or display straight up and down the page, your 4.00 MHz oscillator inside the PK-232 has probably drifted off frequency. If you have a frequency counter with a high-impedance input, you may do the following: Step 1: Open the PK-232 by removing the six screws that hold the gray top-chassis in place and separate it from the bottom chassis.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL SIAM AND TDM OPERATION CHAPTER 10 SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION AND TDM OPERATION 10.1 Overview As you tune across the High-Frequency bands these days you find an ever increasing number of digital signals. These signals range from the simple Murray Baudot code, to ASCII and even packetized data. With the large number of speeds, formats and shifts now in use, it is difficult to say the least, to determine what kind of signal you are listening to.
o When you find a station, slowly vary VFO tuning knob on your receiver and look for a display on the PK-232 tuning indicator like the one shown below. Tuned In If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the frequency from your speaker is too low for the PK-232 to copy the signal. Slowly tune the VFO and make the frequency higher. Frequency Too Low If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the frequency from your speaker is too high for the PK-232 to copy the signal.
After another 15 seconds or so, the PK-232 should respond with one of the following signal classes and tell whether or not the signal is reversed by giving the status of the command RXREV: ASCII AMTOR ALIST Baudot Unknown noise 6-bit TDM The complete information from the PK-232 signal analysis will look something like the following: 0.47 50 Baud, Baudot, RXREV OFF This means that the PK-232 has determined the signal to be a 50-Baud Baudot signal that is not inverted (since RXREV is OFF). The 0.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 10.4 SIAM AND TDM OPERATION TDM Receive Operation The aforementioned SIAM mode will recognize and decode TDM signals for receive only. The TDM receive mode can be entered directly simply by typing TDM at the PK-232 command prompt. TDM is an immediate command that places the PK-232 in the TDM receive mode. TDM stands for Time Division Multiplexing, also known as Moore code and is the implementation of CCIR Recommendation 342.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION CHAPTER 11 Pactor OPERATION 11.1 Overview Pactor is a relatively new Amateur data communications mode. It was developed in Germany by Hans-Peter Helfert, DL6MAA and Ulrich Strate, DF4KV. Pactor combines some of the best features of both AMTOR and packet as well as providing a few new features. Pactor operates at 100 bps or 200 bps depending on radio conditions.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.3 Pactor OPERATION PK-232 Pactor Parameter Settings Pactor is a bit more complex than Baudot or ASCII operation. Pactor operation requires you to have MYPTCALL or MYCALL entered before you can operate. If you do not enter MYPTCALL, the call in MYCALL will be used as the default callsign. Pactor stations can't use the SubStation XDentification number (SSID) in MYCALL. 11.3.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.4 Pactor OPERATION HF Receiver Settings Set your HF receiver (or transceiver) to Lower Sideband (LSB) unless you connected your PK-232 through the direct FSK keying lines. If you are using a transceiver with a RTTY or Packet mode and you have the PK-232 connected for direct FSK, keep in mind that Pactor uses 200 Hz shift. If your radio has a 200 Hz shift FSK for packet use, you may use direct FSK.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the audio frequency from your speaker is too high for the PK-232 to copy packets. Slowly tune the VFO and make the frequency lower. Frequency Too High • Adjust the PK-232 front panel THRESHOLD control so that the DCD LED lights when a properly tuned Pactor station is being received. After you have a Pactor station tuned in, you should start seeing the copy on your screen. 11.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL • Type in your CQ message. example is shown below: CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ • Pactor OPERATION CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ CQ DE DE DE DE Make sure you include YOUR Callsign. An N7ML N7ML N7ML N7ML K Type at the end of your CQ call. The puts your radio into the receive mods and your PK-232 into the Pactor standby mode where it is ready for a call. Pactor standby is different from the Pactor Listen mode.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION is the character defined by the PTOVER command that switches your system from being the Information Sending Station (ISS) to the Information Receiving Station (IRS) and switches the distant system from being the information receiving station to the information sending station. This single character operates like the “+?” does in AMTOR. The FCC requires station identification once every ten minutes.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.6.5 Pactor OPERATION LED Status and Mode Indicators The front panel LED display provides mode and status information at a glance. This is especially useful in Pactor operation. The following describe typical STATUS indications you will see. Type "PTCONN (CALLSIGN of distant station)”. The STATUS changes to: STATUS: MODE: SEND and PHASE ARQ This shows that your transmitter is in the SEND condition, in the “connect" part of an ARQ connect call.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.7 Pactor OPERATION Pactor Operating Tips The following 'Special Function characters" and immediate commands are included for Pactor operating convenience.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.7.2 Pactor OPERATION Entering Your Auto-AnswerBack (AABI Timewave Pactor allows you to request the identity of the station you are conversing with by sending your PK-232 a . This causes the PX-232 to send an inquiry Who aRe YOU (WRU) request to the other station. For this reason, you should set your own Auto-AnowerBack (AAE) message to “DE YOUR-CALL". Your PK-232 will automatically send the AAB message when another station requests your identity, and then stop sending.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.7.7 Pactor OPERATION Operating on the Wrong Sideband Pactor, like packet, is mark-space polarity independent although the reason for this is somewhat different. specific header blocks define the mark-space sense for each Pactor information block and during linked operation, the mark-space sense is alternated. For this reason, there Is no "wrong" sideband. You may operate on either LSB or USB. If you are going to change to other modes, for example AMTOR, then LSB must be used.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION Monitoring two linked Pactor ARQ stations does not provide the error correction enjoyed by the linked stations. Since your PK-232 is not part of the 'handshake" you do not generate the request for repeat. Your PK-232 will check for the correct CRC error check and will not display messages with errors. Missing blocks will be designated with four error symbols. The default error symbol is the underline (_). See the command summary for ERchar, the error symbol.
PX-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.9.3 Pactor OPERATION Starting Pactor MailDrop Operation Remote access to your Pactor MailDrop is controlled by the command TMAIL which is short for TOR MAIL. The TMAIL command controls remote access to the Pactor and AMTOR MailDrop in the same way that the MAILDROP command controls remote Packet access. Turn the TMAIL command ON (default OFF) to allow remote stations to access your MailDrop in ARQ Pactor.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.9.7 Pactor OPEPATION SYSOP MailDrop Commands The MailDrop commands that you the SYSOP have access to are the same as those described in chapter 5 of the manual on MailDrop Operation. 11.9.8 Remote User MailDrop Commands When a remote user has logged onto your MailDrop the following commands are available to the distant station: A, B, H, J, K, L, R, S, V, ?. The remote user may end a command with either or a carriage return.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION 11.9.8.6 L (LIST[mine]) The "L" command shows the remote user only a list of the messages he or she may read as described in chapter 5. The "LM” command lists only those messages addressed to the user. 11.9.8.7 R n (READ n [mine]) The "R n" command lets the remote user read any of the message numbers displayed in the LIST command. The command operates as described in chapter 5 except that the column headers are not displayed. 11.9.8.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 11.11 Pactor OPERATION Pactor Switching-Time Considerations For operation in Pactor ARQ, your transceiver or transmitter-receiver combination must be able to change between transmit and receive within 130 milliseconds. Most modern solid state radios can easily meet this specification. Many older tube-type radios that use electromechanical relays also operate very well in Pactor ARQ.
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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY APPENDIX A COMMAND SUMMARY A.1 Introduction Your PK-232 is controlled by Commands that you enter from the keyboard. Most of these commands have a standard (default) value that provides good performance. There are a few commands that you will need to change. This section is intended as a command and error message reference and is not meant to be read from start to finish. A.1.
A.2.2 Default Values Almost all commands have initial or default values that are loaded when the PK-232 is first turned on. The PK-232 assumes these default values to be best suited for the "average" amateur station operation. There is no rule that says "you must keep the defaults". You can (and should) change the default values as required for your individual operating needs, type of equipment, or local customs. A.2.
A.3.3 Text or String Parameters A text parameter such as the CTEXT message (your Connect-TEXT message) can hold most any ASCII character including UPPER and lower case letters, numbers, spaces, and punctuation. Some commands such as CONNECT require call signs as parameters. These parameters are usually call signs, but may be any string of numbers and at least one letter up to six characters in length.
was now Whenever you change one of the PK-232's parameters, both the previous value and the new value are displayed. bbRAM scanned, checksum failed! This message indicates there has been an error in the battery backed RAM. A low lithium battery is the likely cause for this. ERROR: Subroutine, Bank, Addr This message indicates a program error has occurred. Write down any information accompanying this message and call AEA's Technical Support department. If possible, print a DISPLAY Z parameter listing.
?too long You typed a command line that is too long. For example, if you type a BTEXT or CTEXT message that is too long you'll receive this message. ?need ALL/NONE/YES/NO This message indicates you have forgotten the ALL, NONE, YES or NO parameter in the CFROM, DFROM or MFROM commands. *** Transmit data remaining If the PK-232 is commanded back to receive with the RCVE command when it still has data in the transmit buffer waiting to be sent.
?VIA You typed more than one call sign for the CONNECT or UNPROTO commands without the VIA keyword. ?channel must be 0-9 You typed an invalid channel character after the CHSWITCH character. ?different connectees You tried to CONNECT to more than one station on the same channel. ?already connected (or attempting connection) to that station You tried to CONNECT to a station to which you're already connected.
*** Connect request: call1 [via call2[,call3...,call9]] Your PK-232 has received but not accepted a connect request from a distant station. *** DISCONNECTED: (call sign) Your PK-232 has switched to the disconnected state. This message may be preceded by a message explaining the reason for the disconnect. *** Retry count exceeded *** DISCONNECTED: Your PK-232 has been disconnected because of a retry failure, rather than a disconnect request from one of the stations.
_____________________________________________________________________________ 3Rdparty ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet/MailDrop Host: 3R _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The MailDrop will handle third party traffic. OFF The MailDrop will only handle mail to or from MYCALL or MYMAIL. _______________________________________________________________________________ If 3RDPARTY is ON, then remote MailDrop users may leave messages for any station.
_______________________________________________________________________________ 8Bitconv ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet/ASCII Host: 8B _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The high-order bit IS NOT stripped in Converse Mode. OFF The high-order bit IS stripped in Converse Mode. _______________________________________________________________________________ 8BITCONV permits packet and ASCII transmission of 8-bit data in Converse Mode.
_______________________________________________________________________________ ACKprior ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: AN _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Priority Acknowledgment is enabled. OFF This feature is disabled.
_______________________________________________________________________________ ACRDisp "n" Default: 0 Mode: ALL Host: AA _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 0 to 255 specifies the screen width, in columns or characters. 0 (zero) disables this function. _______________________________________________________________________________ The numerical value "n" sets the terminal output format for your needs.
_______________________________________________________________________________ ADDress "n" Default: $0000 Mode: ALL Host: AE _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" Zero to 65,535 ($0 to $FFFF) setting an Address in the PK-232 memory. _______________________________________________________________________________ The ADDRESS sets an address somewhere in the PK-232's memory map. This command is usually used with the IO, MEMORY and the PK commands.
Some terminals and computers use special characters to clear the screen or perform other "special" functions. Placing these characters in the MFILTER list, and turning AFILTER ON will keep the PK-232 from sending them. Exception: When ECHO is ON, and the terminal or computer sends a filtered character, the PK-232 will echo it back to the terminal or computer. AFILTER works regardless of mode, or CONNECT/CONVERSE/TRANSPARENT status. One must be careful to leave AFILTER OFF during Binary file transfers.
_______________________________________________________________________________ ALFRtty ON|OFF Default: ON Mode: Baudot/ASCII RTTY Host: AR _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON A line feed character IS sent after each carriage return . OFF A is NOT sent after each .
_______________________________________________________________________________ AMtor Immediate Command Mode: Command Host: AM _______________________________________________________________________________ AMTOR is an immediate command that switches your PK-232 into the AMTOR mode. Your PK-232 is automatically placed in ARQ Standby condition. Your station is then available for automatic access by and response to any AMTOR station that sends your SELCALL.
ARQE Mode: Command Immediate Command Host: As ARQE is an immediate command that switches the PK-232 into the ARQ-E receiving mode. ARQ-E is similar to 1-channel TDM, except that the 7-bit code is different. Like TDM most ARQ-E stations send idle signals for long periods of time. The PK-232 can only phase on ARQ-E signals that are idling so this is not a problem. The SIGNAL Identification (SIAM) mode will identify ARQ-E signals for the user.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Ascii Mode: Command COMMAND SUMMARY Immediate Command Host: AS ASCII is an immediate command that switches your PK-232 into the ASCII mode. ASCII is the proper mode to use if you wish to use RTTY to transmit text, data or other information containing lower case and special characters not present in the Baudot/Murray and ITA #2 alphabets or character sets. When 8BITCONV is set ON, 8-bit ASCII data may also be sent and received.
_______________________________________________________________________________ ASPect "n" Default: 2 (576) Mode: FAX Host: AY _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 1 to 6, specifying the number of FAX scan lines the PK-232 prints out of every 6 lines received.
_______________________________________________________________________________ AUdelay "n" Default: 2 (20 msec.) Mode: Baudot, ASCII, FEC, FAX and Packet Host: AQ _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 0 - 120 specifies in units of 10 msec. intervals, the delay between PTT going active and the start of the transmit AFSK audio tones.
_______________________________________________________________________________ AWlen "n" Default: 7 Mode: All Host: AW _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" 7 or 8 specifies the number of data bits per word. _______________________________________________________________________________ The parameter value defines the digital word length used by the serial input/output (I/O) terminal port and your computer or terminal program.
_______________________________________________________________________________ AXHang "n" Default: 0 (000 msec.) Mode: Packet Host: AH _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 0 to 20 specifies voice repeater "hang time" in 100-millisecond intervals.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Beacon EVERY|AFTER "n" Default: EVERY 0 (00 sec.) Mode: Packet Host: BE _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ EVERY - Send the beacon at regular intervals. AFTER - Send the beacon after the specified time interval without activity. "n" - 0 to 250 sets beacon timing in ten-second intervals. "0" - Zero turns off the beacon (default).
_______________________________________________________________________________ BText text Default: empty Mode: Packet Host: BT _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ text Any combination of characters up to a maximum length of 120 characters. _______________________________________________________________________________ BTEXT is the content of the data portion of a beacon packet. The default text is an empty string (no message).
_______________________________________________________________________________ CANline "n" Default: $18 Mode: All Host: CL _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" 0 to $7F (0 to 127 decimal) specifies an ASCII character code. _______________________________________________________________________________ The parameter "n" is the ASCII code for the character you want to use to cancel an input line. You can enter the code in either hex or decimal.
_______________________________________________________________________________ CBell ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet/AMTOR Host: CU _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON - Three BELL characters ($07) are sent to your terminal with the "*** CONNECTED to or DISCONNECTED from (call sign)" message. OFF BELLS are NOT sent with the CONNECTED or DISCONNECTED message.
When CHCALL is OFF, the monitored activity looks like this: :0hi John hello Mike how goes it? :1*** CONNECTED to N7GMF :1must be a dx record. ge John When CHCALL is ON, the same contact has the additional underlined information: :0:N7ML:hi John hello Mike how goes it? :1:N7GMF:*** CONNECTED to N7GMF :1must be a dx record.
Your PK-232 tries to prevent this sort of "lockup" from occurring depending on the settings of AX25L2V2 and RECONNECT, by using the CHECK timer as follows: o If a Version 1 link is inactive for (CHECK times 10 seconds), your PK-232 tries to save the link by starting a reconnect sequence. The PK-232 enters the "connect in progress" state and sends "connect request" frames.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY The same Command Mode entry character COMMAND (default ) is used to exit Transparent Mode, although the procedure is different than from Converse mode. Three Command Mode entry characters must be entered lose than On'. times 10 seconds apart, with no intervening characters, after a delay of 'n' times 10 seconds following the last characters typed.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY CODE "n" (International) Mode: Baudot RTTY, Morse, AMTOR Default: 0 Host: Cl Parameters: “.n" CODE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 — 0 to 6 specifies a code from the list below. Meaning Morse International RX/TX US teleprinter Cyrillic RX Transliterated Cyrillic RX Katakana RX/TX Transliterated Katakana RX European RX Baudot RX/TX RX/TX RX/TX RX - AMTOR RX/TX RX/TX RX/TX RX - PACKET RX Note that not all the codes in the list above can be transmitted.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL CODE 1: COMMAND SUMMARY US Teleprinter In Morse, this has no effect; the unit will use the International Morse Code and NOT the American Morse code. In Baudot and AMTOR, the US teleprinter character set shown below is used. Users of CODE I should be aware of the following: The US teleprinter code (CODE 1) makes the “1”, “$”, “,” and “#” characters available in Baudot and AMTOR. The WRU character, “=” and the "+" characters are lost when CODE is set to 1.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY In Baudot and AMTOR, Russian transmitters use a third register to transmit Cyrillic characters in addition to the LTRS and FIGS. They use LTRS to transmit the Roman alphabet. As LTRS and FIGS characters are used to access the first and second registers, they use the BLK or NUL character '00, to access the third register.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY CODE 4: Katakana Katakana is the-phonetic character set used in Japan for spelling out words of foreign (to Japan) origin. The Japanese also use Katakana for Morse and some computer communication. There are about 5O Katakana characters. CODE 4 translates the Katakana Morse code into an 8-bit extended version of ASCII. The characters displayed are generally in the range from $AO to $DF, except for numerals and punctuation.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY COMmand "n" Mode: All Default: 03 Host: CM Parameters: "n" 0 to $7F (O to 127 decimal) specifies an ASCII character code. COMMAND changes the Command Mode entry character (default ). Type the COMMAND character to enter Command Made from the Converse or Transparent Mode. The Command prompt (cmd:) appears, indicating successful entry to Command Mode. See the CKDTIME command.
_______________________________________________________________________________ CONPerm ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: CY _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The connection on the current channel is maintained. OFF The current channel can be disconnected from the other stations.
_______________________________________________________________________________ CRAdd ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Baudot RTTY Host: CR _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Send in Baudot RTTY. OFF Send in Baudot RTTY (default).
_______________________________________________________________________________ CUstom "n" Default: $0A15 Mode: All Host: Cu _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 0 to $FFFF (0 to 65,535 decimal) specifies a four digit hexadecimal value, where each bit controls a different function described below.
Bit 7, position $0080: If bit 7 is set to 0 (default), the PK-232 prints the ..-- Morse character as ^. If bit 7 is set to 1, the PK-232 decodes ..-- as a carriage return. Bit 8, position $0100: If bit 8 is set to 0 (default), MORSE will configure the PK-232 filters for CW as before. If bit 8 is set to 1, MORSE configures the filters for FSK (two-tone) operation, in both receive and transmit. WIDESHFT, RXREV and TXREV are active.
_______________________________________________________________________________ CWid "n" Default: $06 Mode: Baudot/ASCII RTTY/AMTOR/FAX Host: CW _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ The CWID command lets you change the "send CWID" control character typed at the end of your Baudot and ASCII RTTY dialogue.
_______________________________________________________________________________ DCdconn ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet/AMTOR KISS and RAWHDLC Host: DC _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON RS-232 cable Pin 8 follows the state of the CON (or DCD) LED. OFF RS-232 cable Pin 8 is permanently set high (default).
_______________________________________________________________________________ DFrom all,none,yes/no call1[,call2..] Default: all Mode: Packet Host: DF _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ call - all, none, YES list, NO list. list of up to eight call signs, separated by commas. _______________________________________________________________________________ DFROM determines how your PK-232 responds to stations trying to use your station as a digipeater.
_______________________________________________________________________________ DISPlay [class] Immediate Command Mode: Command Host: Not Supported _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ class - Optional parameter identifier, one of the following: (A)sync display asynchronous port parameters (B)BS display AMTOR and Packet MailDrop parameters (C)haracter display special characters (F)ax display Facsimile parameters (I)d display ID parameters (L)ink display link param
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cmd:disp b 3Rdparty OFF FREe 18480 KILONFWD ON MAildrop OFF MDMon OFF MDPrompt Subject:/Enter message, ^Z (CTRL-Z) or /EX to end MMsg OFF MTExt Welcome to my AEA PK-232M maildrop. Type H for help. MYMail none Command names are shown with UPPER-CASE letters indicating the minimum number of characters required for the command. The lower-case letters indicate the (optional) rest of the command name.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Echo ON|OFF Default: ON Mode: All Host: EC _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Characters received from the terminal ARE echoed by the PK-232. OFF Characters are NOT echoed. _______________________________________________________________________________ The ECHO command controls local echoing by the PK-232 when in Command or Converse Mode.
_______________________________________________________________________________ FAXNeg ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: FAX Host: FN _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The white and black senses are reversed OFF The white and black senses are normal _______________________________________________________________________________ One might use FAXNEG ON when receiving an image consisting mostly of black, as in a satellite photo.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY FRack “In” Mode: Packet Default: 5 (5 sec.) Host: FR Parameters: “n” — intervals. 1 to 15, specifying FRame ACKnowledgment timeout in 1 second FRACK is the FRame Acknowledgment time in seconds that your PK-232 will wait for acknowledgment of a sent protocol frame before "retrying" that frame. After sending a packet requiring acknowledgment, the PK-232 waits for FRACK seconds before incrementing the retry counter and sending another frame.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY FRIck "n/n” Mode: Packet Default: 0/0 (0 sec.) Host: FF Parameters: “n” — 0 to 250, specifying the Frame Acknowledgment timeout for Meteor Scatter work in 10 milli-second intervals. FRICK is a short version of FRACK, meant to be used in packet radio meteor scatter work. If FRICK is 0 (default), the FRACK timer is then in use and the unit operates as before with the retry timer in units of whole seconds.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY FSpeed "n" Mode: FAX Default: 2 (120) Host: FS Parameters: “n” — 0 to 4 selects the FAX horizontal scan rate from the table below: 1: 2: 3: 4: 0: 1 line/Second 2 lines/Second 3 lines/Second 4 lines/Second 1.5 lines/Second 60 120 180 240 90 lines/Minute lines/Minute lines/Minute lines/Minute lines/Minute You can tell the scan rate by listening to the signal. Most weather charts are transmitted at 2 lines/Second (default), or 120 lines/Minute.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY FUlldup ON/OFF Mode: Packet Default: OFF Host: FU Parameters: ON - Full duplex mode is ENABLED. OFF - Full duplex mode is DISABLED. When full-duplex mode is OFF (default), the PX-232 makes use of the DCD (Data Carrier Detect) signal from its modem to avoid collisions. When full-duplex mode is ON the PK-232 ignores the DCD signal and acknowledges packets individually.
FSPEED, 8" width (narrow) Dot Density 60 dpi 72 dpi 80 dpi 90 dpi 96 dpi 100 dpi 120 dpi 136 dpi 144 dpi 160 dpi 200 dpi 240 dpi 0 1 2 s 3 s x x 4 s x x x x x FSPEED 13" width (wide) 0 x x x 1 x x x 2 s x x x 3 4 s s x x x x x x s x x x x x x x x x x _______________________________________________________________________________ HBaud "n" Default: 1200 bauds Mode: Packet Host: HB _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" values specifying the data
______________________________________________________________________________ Help Immediate Command Mode: Command Host: Not Supported _______________________________________________________________________________ While in Command Mode, type the command "H" to read the abbreviated on-line HELP file.
_______________________________________________________________________________ HOMebbs call Default: (none) Mode: Packet/MailDrop Host: HM _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ call - Call Sign of your HOME BBS with which you have made prior arrangements to Auto-Forward. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is the Call Sign of your local or HOME BBS that you will use for Reverse Forwarding messages.
_______________________________________________________________________________ HPoll ON|OFF Default: ON Mode: Host Host: HP _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The HOST Mode program must poll the PK-232 for all data (default). OFF The HOST Mode program must accept data from the PK-232 at anytime.
_______________________________________________________________________________ IO ["n"] Default: none Mode: All Host: IO _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - A hexadecimal value used to access the PK-232's memory and I/O locations, or read values stored at a specified ADDRESS.
_______________________________________________________________________________ KIss "n" Default: 0 Mode: Packet Host: KI _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - Is a HEX number from $00 (KISS disabled) through $FF that enables the KISS mode selected from the table below. _______________________________________________________________________________ The KISS mode must be entered to prepare the PK-232 for KISS operation.
_______________________________________________________________________________ KISSAddr "n" Default: 0 Mode: Packet Host: KA _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - Is a number from 0-15 signifying the KISS address of the TNC's radio port. _______________________________________________________________________________ Radio port addressing is available in the high nibble of the KISS command byte.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Lock Immediate Command Mode: Morse/Baudot/AMTOR/FAX Host: LO _______________________________________________________________________________ AMTOR and Baudot: LOCK is an immediate command used to force a LETTERS shift in the received data. This can be helpful if noise has garbled the LTRS character causing FIGURES to be displayed. FAX: This is a manual start command for FAX.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MAXframe "n" Default: 4 Mode: Packet Host: MX _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" 1 to 7 signifies a number of packet frames. _______________________________________________________________________________ MAXFRAME limits the number of unacknowledged packets your PK-232 permits on the radio link, and the number of contiguous packets your PK-232 will send in a single transmission.
MBX NONE (Default) All monitored frames are shown with their headers. MBX ALL Only the data fields in the I-frames and UI frames are shown. Data from retried frames will be shown each time such a frame is monitored. The MFROM and MTO commands are active. MBX CALL 1 Only the data in the I and UI frames to or from CALL 1 are shown. CALL 1 can be either the source or destination station. Retried frames are not shown. The MFROM and MTO commands are ignored.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MDCheck Immediate Command Mode: AMTOR Packet/MailDrop Host: M1 _______________________________________________________________________________ MDCHECK is an immediate command which allows you to log on to your own MailDrop. After logging on, you can EDIT, LIST, READ, SEND or KILL MailDrop messages. To use the MDCHECK command, and your PK-232 must not be connected to or linked to any packet or AMTOR stations.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MDPrompt text Default: (see text) Mode: Packet/MailDrop Host: Mp _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ text Any combination of characters and spaces up to a maximum of 80 bytes. _______________________________________________________________________________ MDPROMPT is the command line sent to a calling station by your MailDrop in response to a Send message command.
MFROM determines what packets are monitored. To monitor all packets, set MFROM to ALL. To stop any packets from being displayed, set MFROM and MTO to NONE. To display packets from one or more specific stations, type MFROM YES followed by a list of call signs you WANT to monitor packets from. To hide packets from one or more specific stations, type MFROM NO followed by a list of call signs you want NOT to monitor packets from. When using MFROM, set MTO to NONE.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MMsg ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet/AMTOR MailDrop Host: MU _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON - The stored MTEXT message is sent as the first response after an AMTOR link or Packet connect to the MailDrop is established. OFF The MTEXT message is not sent at all.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MProto ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: MQ _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Monitors all I and UI frames as before. OFF Monitors only those I and UI frames with a PID byte of $F0. _______________________________________________________________________________ This is in response to NET/ROM, which sends frames that have a PID of $CF, and that contain Control characters.
The MSTAMP command activates time stamping of monitored packets. When your PK-232's internal software clock is set, date and time information is available for automatic logging of packet activity and other applications. Remember to set the date and time with the DAYTIME command.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MWeight "n" Default: 10 Mode: All except Packet Host: Mw _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 5 to 15, specifies roughly 10 times the ratio of one dot length to one inter-element space length in transmitted Morse code. _______________________________________________________________________________ A value of 10 results in a 1:1 dot-space ratio. A setting of 5 results in a 0.
_______________________________________________________________________________ MYcall call [-"n"] Default: PK232 Mode: Packet Host: ML _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ call Your call sign "n" 0 - 15, indicating an optional substation ID, (SSID) _______________________________________________________________________________ Use the MYCALL command to load your call sign into your PK-232.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY MYMail call[-“n”] Mode: Packet/MailDrop Default: none Host: Me Parameters: Call “n” - The Call Sign you wish to use for the MailDrop. Numeral indicating an optional substation ID (SSID) or extension. Call is the call sign of the MailDrop, default -none. “Call” may have an optional SSID, and must not be the same call sign and SSID as MYCALL. If you do not set MYMAIL, the MailDrop will use the same call sign and SSID as entered in MYCALL.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY KYSelcal ease Mode: AMTOR Default: none Host: MG Parameters: sees - Specifies your SELective CALling code (SELCALL) Use the MYSELCAL command to enter the SELCALL (SELective CALLing) code required in AMTOR ARQ (Mode A) and SELFEC operating modes. MYSELCAL is a unique character string which must contain four alphabetic characters and is normally derived from your call sign.
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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL NAVStn all, Mode: NAVTEX none, COMMAND SUMMARY Yes/No (letters) Default: All Host: NS Parameters: Letters — all, none, YES List, NO List. List of up to 13 letters which may or may not be separated by spaces, commas or TABS. The NAVSTN command uses letter arguments to determine which NAVTEX transmitting stations the PK-232 will print. NAVTEX transmitters are identified by the 26 letters of the alphabet A-Z.
______________________________________________________________________________ NOmode ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: All Host: NO _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The PK-232 switches modes only upon explicit command. OFF The PK-232 changes modes according to NEWMODE. _______________________________________________________________________________ When NOMODE is OFF (default), your PK-232 switches modes automatically according to NEWMODE.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Nums Immediate Command Mode: Baudot, AMTOR, TDM Host: NX _______________________________________________________________________________ In Baudot, AMTOR and TDM receive, the NUMS command, or "N" will force the PK-232 into the FIGS case.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY PACTime EVERY/AFTER -nMode: Packet Default:AFTER 10 (1000 msec. Host: PT Parameters: "n" EVERY AFTER - 01 to 250 specifies 100-millisecond intervals. - Packet time-out occurs every “n”' times 100 milliseconds. - Packet time-out-occurs when “n” times 100 milliseconds elapse without input from the computer or terminal.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY PASs "n” Mode: Packet, ASCII and Pactor Default: $16 Host: PS Parameters: 0 to $7F (O to 127 decimal) specifies an ASCII character code. PASS selects the ASCII character used for the "pass' input editing commands. The parameter “n” is the ASCII code for the character used to pass editing characters (default ). The PASS character signals that the following character is to be included in a packet Pactor or ASCII text string.
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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY PASSAll ON/OFF Mode: Packet Default: OFF Host: PK Parameters: ON OFF -Your PK-232 will accept packets with valid or invalid CRCS. -Your PK-232 will accept packets with valid CRCs only. PASSALL turns off the PK-232's packet error-detecting mechanism and displays received packets with invalid CRCS. PASSALL is normally turned OFF (default); which ensures that packet data la error-free by rejecting packets with invalid CRC fields.
When your computer has queued data for transmission, the PK-232 monitors the DCD signal from its modem. When the channel clears, the PK-232 generates a random number between 0 and 255. If this number is less-than or equal to "PERSIST", the PK-232 transmits all frames in its queue. If the random number is greater than "P", the PK-232 waits .01 * SLOTTIME seconds and repeats the attempt. PPERSIST can be used in both KISS and normal AX.25 operation.
_______________________________________________________________________________ PRType "n" Default: 2 (Epson) Mode: FAX Host: PY _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" - 0 to 255, specifying a code for the type of dot graphics sequences used by your printer. _______________________________________________________________________________ The following is a list of the different printer graphics types the PK-232 supports.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY PT200 ON/OFF Mode: Pactor Default: ON Host: PB Pactor uses an adaptive data rate selection scheme. The normal data rate is 100 baud. If conditions permit, the data rate will be shifted to 200 baud automatically. If the error rate becomes too high at 200 baud the data rate will automatically be reduced to 100 baud. There can be conditions where the data rate is frequently shifting, causing a loss in the actual information data rate.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL PTHUFF “n” Mode: Pactor "n" — COMMAND SUMMARY Default: 0 Host: pH 0 to 3, specifying a type of compression that may be used in Pactor. To enhance the effective data rate in Pactor, a data compression scheme called may be automatically enabled. 0 - is no compression (default). 1 - is Huffman encoding. 2,3 - presently not implemented but reserved for future use.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY PTSend – “n, x” Mode: Pactor Default: 1,2 Host: PD Parameters: ”n” PTS - 1 or 2 selects the transmit baud rate. - 1 to 5 selects the number of times the data is repeated. “n, x” initiates an unproto Pactor transmission. type . To end the transmission, “n” 1 2 selects 100 baud, selects 200 baud. In order to increase the probability of correct transmission, the unproto Pactor transmission sends the message data a selected number of times.
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_______________________________________________________________________________ RAWhdlc ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: RW _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The PK-232 operates in a raw HDLC packet mode when HOST is ON. OFF The PK-232 operates in standard AX.25. _______________________________________________________________________________ The RAWHDLC command enables the PK-232 to bypass the AX.
_______________________________________________________________________________ REDispla "n" Default: $12 Mode: All Host: RD _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" 0 to $7F (0 to 127 decimal) specifies an ASCII character code. _______________________________________________________________________________ REDISPLA changes the redisplay-line input editing character.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY RESTART Mode: Command Immediate Command Host: RT RESTART is an immediate command that reinitializes the PK-232 while retaining the user's settings. The effect of the RESTART command is the same as turning the PK-232 OFF, then ON again. RESTART does not reset the values in bbRAM. REtry “n” Mode: Packet See the RESET command. Default: 10 Host: RY Parameters: “n” 0 to 15 specifies the maximum number of packet-retries. The AX.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL RFRame Mode: COMMAND SUMMARY ON/OFF Baudot and ASCII RTTY Default: OFF Host: RG Parameters: ON Check received Baudot and ASCII characters for framing errors. OFF Print received Baudot and ASCII characters regardless of errors. When RFRAME is OFF (default), Baudot and ASCII modes operate as always, that is characters are copied based on the presence of the DCD signal. When RFRAME is ON, the PK-232 checks received Baudot and ASCII characters for framing errors.
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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY SAmple “n” Mode: Command Immediate Command Host: SA “n" — 20 to 255 specifies the sampling rate in baud. This is a new operating mode with the Summer 1991 PK-232 firmware release for advanced users interested in decoding unknown synchronous data transmissions. SAMPLE is similar to the SBIT and 6BIT modes, but operates on synchronous data, whereas 5B1T and 6BIT are used on signals known to be asynchronous.
_______________________________________________________________________________ SELfec aaaa[aaa] Immediate Command Mode: AMTOR FEC Host: SE _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ aaaa Specifies the distant station's SELective CALling code (SELCALL).
_______________________________________________________________________________ SQuelch ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: SQ _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Your PK-232 responds to positive-going squelch voltage. OFF Your PK-232 responds to negative-going squelch voltage.
_______________________________________________________________________________ TBaud "n" Default: 1200 bauds Mode: All Host: TB _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ "n" Specifies the data rate in bauds, on the RS-232 serial I/O port. _______________________________________________________________________________ TBAUD sets the baud rate you are using to communicate with the PK-232 from your terminal or computer.
1-channel: No effect. 2-channel: 0 and 2 show Channel A. 1 and 3 show Channel B. 4-channel: 0 shows Channel A. 1 shows Channel B. 2 shows Channel C. 3 shows Channel D. _______________________________________________________________________________ TDm Immediate Command Mode: TDM Host: TV _______________________________________________________________________________ TDM is an immediate command that places the PK-232 in the TDM receive mode.
_______________________________________________________________________________ TMail ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: AMTOR Host: TL _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON The PK-232MBX operates as a personal AMTOR BBS or MailDrop. OFF The PK-232MBX only operates as a normal CCIR 476 or 625 controller.
Packet: The TRACE command activates the AX.25 protocol display. When TRACE is ON all received frames are displayed in their entirety, including all header information. The TRACE display is shown as it appears on an 80-column display. The following monitored frame is a sample: W2JUP*>TESTER : This is a test message packet. Byte Hex 000: A88AA6A8 8AA460AE 6494AAA0 406103F0 010: 54686973 20697320 61207465 7374206D 020: 65737361 67652070 61636B65 742E0D Shifted ASCII TESTER0W2JUP 0.x *449.49.0.:29:.
When TRFLOW is ON, the type of flow control used by the computer RECEIVING data in Transparent Mode is determined by how START and STOP are set. When TRFLOW is OFF, only "hardware" flow control (RTS, DTR) is available to the computer RECEIVING data from the PK-232 in Transparent Mode. If TRFLOW is ON, and START and STOP are set to values other than zero, software flow control is enabled for the user's computer or terminal.
_______________________________________________________________________________ TXFlow ON|OFF Default: OFF Mode: Packet Host: TF _________________________________ Parameters: _________________________________ ON Software flow control for the PK-232 is activated in Transparent Mode. OFF Software flow control for the PK-232 is disabled in Transparent Mode.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Listed below are the UBIT functions and the default state that presently have been assigned. The default state of each UBIT is always shown first. UBIT 0: ON: OFF: UBIT 1: OFF: ON: UBIT 2: ON: The PX-232 will discard a received packet if the signal is too weak to light the DCD LED. The PK-232 will receive a packet regardless of the DCD status or the THRESHOLD control setting.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY UBIT 10: OFF: polling in the HOST mode is subject to HPOLL and must be done for all changes in status. ON: Status changes (e.g., Idle to Tfc) in AMTOR, FAX, TDM or NAVTEX causes the PK-232 to issue the following host block: SOH $50 n ETB where n is $30-36, the same number that the OPMODE command furnishes. This block is subject to EPOLL.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Ucmd “n” [x] Mode: All Default: 0 Host: UC Parameters: “n” - 0 to 4 specifying a User command that may be set. The UCMD command is similar to the UBIT command. UCMD allows seldom used commands that take numeric arguments (rather than ON/OFF) to be set. Presently the functions controlled by UCMD are Pactor settings that most users will never have to change.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Unproto call1 [VIA call2[,call3 . . . . , call9]] Mode: Packet Parameters: Call1 call2-9 — — Default: CQ Host: UN Call sign to be placed in the TO address field. Optional digipeater call list, up to eight calls. UNPROTO sets the digipeat and destination address fields of packets sent in the unconnected (unprotocol) mode.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Vhf ON/OFF Mode: Packet Default: ON Host: VH Parameters: ON OFF — — Packet tones are shifted 1000 Hz. Packet tones are shifted 200 Hz. Use the VHF Command for immediate software control of the PK-232's modem tones. Changing components or switch settings is not required. Set VHF ON for VHF operation (default), and set VHF OFF for HF packet operation. NOTE: Be sure to change HBAUD to 300 bauds when operating below 28 MHz.
PK 232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Wideshft ON/OFF Mode: Baudot/ASCII RTTY/AMTOR/Pactor Parameters: ON OFF — — Default: OFF Host: WI RTTY tones are shifted 1000 Hz. RTTY tones are shifted 200 Hz (emulates 170-Hz shift). The WIDESHFT command permits the use of the PK-232 on VHF or HF with either wide (1000 Hz) or narrow (200 Hz) shifts. Many amateur radio VHF and HF RTTY operators use 170 Hz shift.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY XBaud "n" Mode: ASCII/Baudot Default: 0 Host: XB Parameters: ”n” — RTTY. Specifies an exact baud rate used in receiving ASCII and Baudot XBAUD enables hardware decoding of ASCII and Baudot signals using the PK-232's 8530 Serial Communications Controller IC. This can allow the PK-232 to achieve better copy of these signals as well as allow non-standard data rates to be received.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY Xmit Mode: Baudot/ASCII/Morse and FAX Immediate Command Host: XM XMIT is an immediate command that keys your radio's PTT line and prepares the radio to receive outbound data and Morse characters from the PK-232. The XMIT Command can only be used from the Command Mode. XMIT switches your PK-232 to either Converse Mode or Transparent Mode, depending on the setting of CONMODE. Typing the CWID or the RECEIVE character will return you to receive.
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PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX C APPENDIX C PARTS PICTORIAL MAIN BOARD ~ri~O ~[ I DS17 OSI8 DSB OSI2 l '---·---::=-'· D$21 os~O s D$20 0$18 DSie ~ ;[ -{0}- 0 0 0 0 DSII 14 -am- 0 0 0 0 OM DSS IISI DISPLAY BOARD 4/91 DS4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .Q EO 0 lij1~(8] ~ ~ - gl 1 DU D8l DS7 DSI4 14 DSI OSI5 C-1 From The N3UJJ.
PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX D PARTS LIST AEA P/N 110-103 110-104 110-473 110-562 111-103 111-104 112-122 112-473 120-223 121-102 121-103 121-330 124-104 122-103 125-540 130-106 130-107 130-335 130-486 131-108 132-400 135-103 150-221 150-330 150-331 150-681 150-821 210-100 210-101 210-102 210-103 210-104 210-121 210-122 210-123 210-153 210-183 210-201 210-202 210-203 210-331 210-332 210-361 210-392 210-393 210-431 210-471 210-472 REF. DESIG.
D 314-302 320-001 DS16-DS20 DS10,DS11 763-001 779-001 LED GRN KEYER Q6,Q7,Q10,Q11 Q13,Q14 Q8 Q3 Q5 Q1,Q2 Q4,Q9,Q12 XISTOR NPN 2N3904 XISTOR XISTOR XISTOR XISTOR XISTOR MPSA42 MPS6521 MPS6560 VN10LM 2N3906 U21 U41 U13 U28,U10 U23,U26,U30 U32,U34 U40 U36 U15,U39 U18,U37,U38 U14 U16 U17 U11,U12 U42 IC IC IC IC IC 7805 LM317L NE556N XR082CP MC34074P 330-034 330-050 331-004-1 331-006 331-011-1 331-014-1 331-032-1 331-045 331-158 IC 74LS164 331-379 U4 331-393 U8 332-432 U5 332-512 U2,U3 333-015 U1 333
D APPENDIX E - SPECIFIC RADIO CONNECTIONS This appendix provides radio connection information from your AEA data controller to approximately 400 different models of amateur transceivers. Each radio listed references a connection figure and possibly a note on connections. Notes are below on this page. Connection figures appear following the table of radios. All PIN type wiring connections are viewed from wiring/solder side of plug.
D PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL ALINCO ALD-24T ALR-22HT ALR-22T ALR-72T DJ-100 DJ-120T DJ-160T DJ-162T DJ-180T DJ-200 DJ-500 DJ-560T DJ-580T DJ-F1T DJ-G1T DR-110T DR-112T DR-119T DR-1200T DR-130T DR-430T DR-510T DR-570T DR-590T DR-592T DR-599T DR-600T AZDEN All W/ 12-PIN CONN All W/8-PIN AMP PCS-2000 PCS-5000 PCS-6000 PCS-7000 COLLINS KWM-380 DRAKE T4X T4XB T4XC TR-22 TR-3 TR-33 TR-4 TR-4C TR-4CW TR-6 TR-7 UV-3 Figure 1 1 1 1 45 45 5 5 5 45 45 5 5 5 5 1 1 2 2 50 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 Figure 46 4 46 4 4 4 Figure 6 Figur
D IC-3200 SERIES IC-3210 SERIES IC-3220 SERIES IC-3230 SERIES IC-375 SERIES IC-37A IC-38A IC-3S SERIES IC-4 SERIES IC-402 IC-449 SERIES IC-45 SERIES IC-451 IC-47 SERIES IC-471 SERIES IC-475 SERIES IC-48 SERIES IC-490 SERIES IC-4G SERIES IC-4S SERIES IC-4SR SERIES IC-502 IC-505 IC-551 SERIES IC-551 SERIES IC-560 IC-575 IC-575 SERIES IC-60 IC-707 IC-720 IC-720A IC-725 IC-725 IC-726 IC-726 IC-728 IC-728 IC-729 IC-729 IC-730 IC-735 IC-735 IC-737 IC-737 IC-740 IC-740 IC-745 IC-745 IC-751 IC-751 IC-761 IC-761 1
D TM-421 TM-431 TM-441 TM-531 TM-531 TM-541 TM-621 TM-631 TM-631 TM-641 TM-701 TM-721 TM-731 TM-731 TM-732 TM-741 TM-742 TM-941 TM-942 TR-2200 TR-2300 TR-2400 TR-2500 TR-2600 TR-3200 TR-50 TR-7400 TR-7500 TR-751 TR-7600 TR-7730 TR-7750 TR-7800 TR-7850 TR-7930 TR-7950 TR-851 TR-9000 TR-9130 TR-9500 TS-120 TS-130 TS-140 TS-140 TS-430 TS-440 TS-440 TS-450 TS-450 TS-450 TS-490 TS-50 TS-50 3 53 3 3 53 3 3 3 53 47 53 3 3 53 47 47 47 47 47 11 11 33 32 31 3 3 11 32 3 37 36 36 36 36 36 36 3 36 36 36 11 11 3 35 3 3
D All W/ 4-PIN AMP ALL W/.
D 1 G G 3 2 G RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 4 White _ToJ2 Audio In _ToJ9 PTT ToJ6 -Line Audio Out RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 8 Red Brown Shield RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 11 10 Shield~~ RX Audio: EXT SPKR Shield RX Audio: EXT SPKR RXAudio: May require EXT SPKR Jack From The N3UJJ.
D 14 Brown 15 Brown 0®@®@@ >3)~l@@@@ (0@@@@@ (1)s@@@@ Red Red White Shield Shield RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 17 18 RX audio: EXT SPKR 21 Packet -Patch FSK ~ Patch -PTT -AF Out PTT AFOut Red Shield Red Brown Red Shield From The N3UJJ.
D 1:1 Transformers PTT 25 Shield 28 Red@ Shield Shield Yellow Red Black Brown White Red Green RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 32 31 Green Brown L SLEEVE J 33 2.5mm White 3.5mm ~TIP-\ Shield f--=~--illllllll Green Shield Shield ~--------' 36 RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack From The N3UJJ.
D 37 39 (f) (f) ::::r ::::r (j)" (j)" 0:: ToRadio ~ ~ ~ 0:: ~ ~ FSK/RTIY L_l=~~~~ Shield Connector ~G to FSK R to FSK R RX Audio: EXT SPKR o-====1 41 ~ Brown/ Shield Red RX Audio: EXT SPKR 3 w ~ Shield White Brown RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 1 (s) (j)e ~.:~~ RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack 44 RX audio: EXT SPKR 46 47 AEA has not been able to confirm the arrangement of pins on this connector. Refer to radio manual RX Audio: EXT SPKR Jack From The N3UJJ.
D 0 49 ® ® ® G G 50 G 51 White G ~ Red ~ 2 (/) ::T ~ + 1 " OJ a::;: ~ 1 J.IF a. White :::> Green -- RX Audio: Use EXT SPKR Jack 52 ~ White (3 Red (3 G (/) ::T a;· a: en =r a;· + 0:: OJ ~:::> :::0 (1) G) a. <» Green (1) ::::l to FSK R 55 9/99 E-10 From The N3UJJ.
D PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL 3RDPARTY, 5-1, 5-5, A-8 5BIT, A-8 6BIT, A-8 8BITCONV, 4-25, A-9, A-16, A-28 AAB, 6-5, 6-8, 7-7, A-9, A-33, A-43, A-78 ABAUD, 6-8, A-9, A-61, A-68, A-75 ACHG, 7-7, A-9, A-15, A-43, A-69 ACK, 4-7, 4-20, 4-21, A-10, A29, A-37, A-67, A-74 ACKPRIOR, 4-21, A-10 ACRDISP, 6-6, 6-8, A-11, A-47 ACRPACK, 4-17, A-11, A-69 ACRRTTY, 6-6, A-11, A-15, A-47, A-69 ADDRESS, iii, 5-10, A-12, A-45, A51, A-63 ADELAY, 7-9, A-12, A-15, A-69 AFILTER, 4-26, A-12, A-13 AFSK, 1-3, 2-7, 2-9, 3-3, 3-5, 37, 3-9,
D CQ, 4-25, 6-4, 7-1, 7-4, 8-2, 8-3, A-39, A-75 CRADD, 6-6, A-31 CRC, 4-19, A-63 CSTATUS, 4-22, A-31, A-43 CTEXT, 4-13, 4-18, 5-2, A-3, A-5, A-26, A-31 CUSTOM, A-9, A-32, A-33, A-78 CW, 1-3, 3-6, 3-8, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 8-1, 8-4, A-32, A-34, A-47, A-56, A79 CWID, A-34, A-39, A-78, A-79 Cyrillic, A-26, A-27, A-28 Damage, iii, 2-1, 3-8 DAYSTAMP, 4-16, A-34, A-52, A-55, A59, A-72 DAYTIME, 4-16, 4-17, 5-4, 6-5, 6-8, 7-7, 8-3, A-4, A-30, A-34, A-52, A55, A-59, A-72 DCD, 1-3, 1-4, 3-10, 3-12, 4-24-5, 4-13, 4-24, 6
D I-frames, A-49, A-53, A-75 IBM, 1-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-10, 2-12 ID, 4-5, 4-7, 4-26, 5-6, 6-3, 7-5, A-36, A-43, A-44, A-52, A-56, A-57, A-58 Idle, 6-6, 7-6, 10-4, A-33, A-36, A-39, A-72 IF-Shift, 4-24, 6-2, 7-3, 8-1, 10-1 ILFPACK, 4-17, A-45 Installation, i, ii, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 2-6, 3-1 Interfere, i, 4-13, 4-15, A-14 IO, A-12, A-31, A-45 IOC, A-16 IRS, 7-5, A-33 ISS, 7-5, 7-8, A-33 ITA, 6-7, A-16, A-19, A-27 Jack, 3-1, JLOG, 5-3, Jumper, 2-2, 4, A-3, A-17 JUSTIFY, 9-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-8, 3-11 5-4 2-7, 3-8, 4-1,
D NAVSTN, 7-10, A-59 NAVTEX, 1-1, 7-1, 7-10, A-33, A-38, A-43, A-58, A-59 Network, 4-3, 4-7-4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-20 NEWMODE, 4-17, A-59, A-60 Node, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11, 4-20 Noise, 3-10, 3-12, 6-3, 8-4, 10-2, 10-3, A-47, A-77 NOMODE, 4-17, A-59, A-60 NUCR, A-60 NULF, A-60 NULLS, A-37, A-60 NUMS, A-61 OK, A-61 OPMODE, 6-1, 6-7, 7-2, 8-1, 9-3, 10-2, 10-4, A-8, A-33, A-61, A-69 Overdriving, 7-9 Overmodulation, 4-25 Overprinting, 4-17, A-13 P-persistent, 4-21, A-10, A-37, A63, A-69 PACKET, 4-1, A-61 PACLEN
D SLOTTIME, 4-21, 4-23, A-10, A-63, A64, A-69 SmartWatch, A-34 Space, 1-3, 3-7, 3-9, 3-11, A-21, A-68, A-75 SQUELCH, 1-3, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 310, 4-5, 4-12, 4-26, 7-9, A-70 SRXALL, A-70 SSB, 1-2, 3-6, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 4-24, 6-3, 7-4 SSID, A-23, A-29, A-44, A-48, A52, A-55, A-56, A-57, A-58 STA, 1-4, 4-13, 5-5, 9-3, A-46 START, A-70 STBY, 1-4, 7-2, 9-3 STOP, A-70 Subject, 5-2, 5-5, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10 Swedish, 8-4 Switching-Time, 7-9 SWL, 1-1, 3-1, 4-2, 6-7 Synchronize, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 94, 10-4, A-14,
D PK-232 MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND LIST COMMAND DEFAULT FUNCTION 3Rdparty 5bit 6sit 8bitconv AAb ABaud AChg ACKprior ACRDisp ACRPack ACRRtty ADelay AFilter ALFDisp ALFPack ALFrtty AList AMTOR ARq ARQE ARQTmo ARQTOL AScii ASPect AUdelay AUTObaud AWlen AX512v2 AXDelay AXHang Baudot BBSmsgs Beacon BItinv BKondel BBText CALibrat CANline CANPac CASedisp CBell CCITT CFrom CHCall CHDouble Check CHSwitch CMdtime CMsg CODe COMmand CONMode Connect CONPerm OFF Immediate Command Immediate Command OFF (empty) 1
D PK-232 MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND CONstamp CONVerse CPactime CRAdd CStatus CText CUstom Cwid DAYStamp DAytime DCdconn DELete DFrom DIDdle Disconne Display DWait EAS Echo ERrchar Escape FAx FAXNeg FEc Flow FRack FREe FRIck FSpeed FUlldup GRaphics HBaud HEAderln Help HEReis HId HOMebbs HOST Hpoll Id ILfpack Justify K KILLONFWD KISS KISSAddr LAstmsg LEftrite LIte Lock MAildrop MARsdisp MAxframe MBE11 MBX MCon DEFAULT COMMAND LIST FUNCTION OFF Marks connections with time/date stamp Immediate Command Ente
D PK-232 MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND LIST COMMAND DEFAULT FUNCTION MDCheck MDigi MDMon MDPrompt MFIlter MFrom MHeard MId MMsg Monitor MOrse MProto MRpt MSPeed MStamp MTExt MTo MWeight MXmit MYAlias MYALTcal MYCall MYIdent MYMail MYPTcall MYSelcal NAVMsg NAVStn NAvtex NEwmode NOmode OFF NUCr NULf NULLs Nums OK Opmode PAcket PACLen PACTime PACTor PARity PASs PASSAll OFF PErsist PPersist PRCon PPFax PRout PRType PT200 PTConn PTHuff PTList PTOver PTSend Immediate Command Allows you to check into your own
D PK-232 MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND RWWhdlc RBaud Rcve RECeive REDispla RELink RESET RESptime RESTART REtry RFec RFRame RXRev SAmple SELfec SEndpac Slgnal SLottime SQuelch SRXall STart STOp TBaud TClear TDBaud TDChan TDm TIme TMail TMPrompt TRACe Trans TRFlow TRIes TXDelay TXFlow TXrev UBit UCmd Unproto USers USOs VHF WHYnot WIdeshft Wordout WRu XBaud XFlow Xmit XMITOk XOff XON ZFree ZStatus COMMAND LIST MNEMONIC FUNCTION OFF Starts Raw HDLC mode 45 bauds (60 WPM) Sets the Baudot RTTY baud rate selectio
