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USER'S GUIDE
The PK-232 displays a <BACKSLASH> for each character you delete. You can get a display of the
corrected input by typing the
BTEXT text
Mode: Packet
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).
Beacon packets are discussed in more detail under the
You can send multiple-line messages in your beacon by including <CR> characters in the text.
<CR> is inserted by typing the PASS character before the <CR>.
The PASS character is set in the
If you enter a text string longer than 120 characters, the command is ignored and the following er-
ror message appears:
?too long
A packet bulletin board (PBBS) program may set the beacon text to a message like this, updating
the text after each connection:
MAIL for: WB9FLW AD7I K9NG N7ML W2JUP WB2NNF WA7MBL W0RLI
Use a %, &, N, NO, NONE, or
without issuing the
Although the beacon subject is controversial in Packet circles, you can use beacon texts intelli-
gently and benefit the Packet community.
Don't type your call sign in
BTEXT
Don't fill
BTEXT
etc. Use
for meaningful information.
BTEXT
Don't use
ENABLED" – put this information in your
connects to you – the only one who can make use of the information.
After you've beaconed for a week or two and the Packet community has learned who and
where you are, follow the practice used by more experienced packeteers: SET BEACON EVERY
0!
CALIBRATE
Mode: Command
CALIBRATE
is an immediate command that starts the modem calibration routine.
The PK-232 provides a continuous on-screen display of AFSK generator tone frequencies in Hertz.
The frequency is displayed in vertical "scroll" fashion approximately twice per second, with the part
number of the potentiometer associated with that tone.
PK232UG Rev. B 9/86
REDISPLAY
-line character set by the command
Mnemonic: BT
PASS
OFF
as the first characters in the text to clear the
RESET
.
BTEXT
– the normal packet header shows it.
with screen graphics such as asterisks, parentheses, colons and semicolons
to tell the world that your "DIGIPEAT IS ON" and "BUFFER SAVE TO DISK IS
Mnemonic: CAL
Default: Empty
BEACON
command.
CTEXT
message so that it is seen by the station that
Immediate Command
6-21
COMMAND SUMMARY
REDISPLA
.
command.
BTEXT
text
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