Beacon; Bkondel - Advanced Electronic Applications PK-88 Operating Manual

PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
No "***connect request:"
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Sends carriage return before all other "***"
No "(parm) was (value)"
No "(callsign) busy" message
BEACON EVERY|AFTER
Parameters: EVERY
AFTER
n
0
The BEACON command sets the conditions under which your Packet beacon will be transmitted.
A beacon frame contains the text you have typed into the BTEXT message in a packet ad-
dressed to 'CQ' or other UNPROTO address.
A beacon frame may be sent directly, and also sent via the digipeat addresses specified by the
UNPROTO command.
When the keyword EVERY is specified, a beacon packet is sent every
mode can be used to transmit packets for testing purposes.
When AFTER is specified, a beacon is sent after
activity.
⇒ The beacon is sent only once until further activity is detected.
This mode can be used to send announcements or test messages only when packet stations are
on the air.
n
Proper choice of
Beacon frames from other packet stations can be monitored by setting MONITOR in the range 1-6.
⇒ If you set the BEACON timing at less than '90,' a value judged by most authoritative sources as
too small for busy channels, you will see the message:
WARNING: BEACON too often
This message appears in the Command Mode each time a new command is typed.
BKONDEL ON|OFF
Parameters: ON
OFF
BKONDEL determines how character deletion is displayed in Command or Converse Mode.
n
Mnemonic: B
Send the beacon at regular intervals.
Send the beacon once after the specified time interval without packet
activity.
0 to 250 specifies timing in ten-second intervals.
Zero disables off the beacon function.
avoids cluttering a busy channel with lots of unnecessary transmissions.
Mnemonic: BK
The sequence <BACKSPACE><SPACE><BACKSPACE> is echoed when a
character is deleted from the input line.
The <BACKSLASH> character <\> is echoed when a character is deleted.
Default: EVERY 0
n
times 10 seconds have passed without packet
Default: ON
5 - 15
COMMAND SUMMARY
n
times 10 seconds. This
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