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USER'S GUIDE
EAS ON|OFF
Mode: Baudot/ASCII RTTY, AMTOR and Morse
Parameters:
ON -
OFF - Display characters as sent to the PK-232 by the computer.
The ECHO-AS-SENT (
choose the type of data displayed on your monitor screen or printer.
To display your typing exactly as you are typing the keyboard characters or sending from a disk
EAS
file, set
OFF.
To see the actual data being sent from your PK-232 to your radio and transmitted on the air,
EAS
set
ON.
EAS
is convenient when operating Morse and Baudot RTTY – these modes don't use lower case
characters. You can operate in a relaxed and normal manner, typing entirely in lower case if that's
easier for you. Your PK-232 translates your lower case typing into upper case Morse or Bau-
dot/CCITT characters.
EAS
When
is ON, you'll see only UPPER CASE characters on your screen, representing the data ac-
tually transmitted to the distant station.
EAS
has special significance in AMTOR Mode A (ARQ). If
characters on your keyboard – you'll see them echoed on your screen only after the distant station
(your partner in the AMTOR link) has validates (ack'd) your block of three characters.
EAS
With
ON, the characters will appear on your screen or printer only as the distant station ac-
knowledges them, three at a time.
If the data scrolls across your monitor at a nice even rate, in rhythm with your typing speed,
you can assume that you have a good ARQ link.
If the data hesitates or scrolls in "jerky" intermittent fashion, that's generally a sign that the ra-
dio link is not too good.
If the characters stop appearing on your monitor, the link is failing or has failed.
ECHO ON|OFF
Mode: All
Parameters:
ON -
OFF - Characters are not echoed.
ECHO
The
command controls local echoing by the PK-232 when it is in Command or Converse
Mode. Local echoing is disabled in Transparent Mode.
ECHO
Set
ON if you don't see your typing appear on your display.
ECHO
Set
OFF if you see each character you type doubled.
ECHO
is set correctly when you see the characters you type displayed correctly.
PK232UG Rev. B 9/86
Mnemonic: EAS
Display characters as actually sent on the air by the PK-232.
EAS
) command functions in all modes except Packet. EAS permits you to
Mnemonic: E
Characters received from the terminal are echoed by the PK-232.
Default: OFF
EAS
is ON – no matter how fast you type
Default: ON
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