
USER'S GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS
PK232UG Rev. B 9/86 TOC 4 9
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4.5.6 Mode B (FEC) Call - Start the Contact (FEC Command) ........................ 4-13 66
4.5.6.1 LED Statu and Mode Indicator .............................................. 4-14 67
4.5.6.2 Mode B (FEC) Changeover ...................................................... 4-14 67
4.5.6.3 End the Mode B (FEC) Contact - Return to ARQ Standby ........... 4-15 68
4.5.7 Echo-A -Sent (EAS Command) ........................................................... 4-15 68
4.5.8 AMTOR Switching-Time Con ideration ............................................... 4-15 68
4.5.9 Po ible Area for AMTOR Performance Improvement .......................... 4-16 69
4.5.9.1 Sugge ted AMTOR Trial Operating Technique .......................... 4-16 69
4.6 Packet-Radio Operation ................................................................................ 4-17 70
4.6.1 Change Radio Link Data Rate ............................................................. 4-17 70
4.6.2 Station Identification ......................................................................... 4-18 71
4.6.2.1 MYCALL Required at Sy tem Start-up ....................................... 4-18 71
4.6.2.2 Sub tation Identifier (SSID ) .................................................. 4-18 71
4.6.2.3 Automatic Identification .......................................................... 4-18 71
4.6.3 Set Up Loopback Te t Circuit .............................................................. 4-19 72
4.6.4 "Connect" and "Di connect" ............................................................... 4-19 72
4.6.5 LED Statu and Mode Indicator ......................................................... 4-19 72
4.6.5.1 LED at Sy tem Start or Re et ................................................. 4-19 72
4.6.6 Sy tem Quick Check - Loopback Te t Connection ................................. 4-20 73
4.6.6.1 Connect Me age ................................................................... 4-20 73
4.6.6.2 Send Packet Character ............................................................ 4-20 73
4.6.6.3 Return to Command Mode ...................................................... 4-20 73
4.6.6.4 Return to Conver e Mode ........................................................ 4-21 74
4.6.6.5 Terminate the Link - Di connect ............................................... 4-21 74
4.6.7 You Fir t Packet QSO! ........................................................................ 4-21 74
4.6.7.1 Sy tem Cable and Switch Check .............................................. 4-21 74
4.6.7.2 Starting the QSO .................................................................... 4-22 75
4.6.7.3 What If? ................................................................................ 4-22 75
4.6.8 Automatic Operation ......................................................................... 4-23 76
4.6.8.1 Beacon Operation ................................................................... 4-23 76
4.6.8.2 Will You Accept Connection ? .................................................. 4-24 77
4.6.8.3 Are You Available to Chat? ...................................................... 4-25 78
4.6.8.4 Do You Want to Tran mit? ....................................................... 4-25 78
4.6.9 Digipeater Detail .............................................................................. 4-26 79
4.6.9.1 Are You a Digipeater? ............................................................. 4-26 79
4.6.9.2 Do You Want to be a Digipeater? ............................................. 4-27 80
4.6.10 Un ucce ful Connection and Retrie ................................................. 4-28 81
4.6.10.1 Retrie While Connected ......................................................... 4-28 81
4.6.11 Monitoring Activity on the Channel ..................................................... 4-29 82
4.6.11.1 Monitoring Other Station ....................................................... 4-29 82
4.6.11.2 Monitoring Digipeater - The MRPT Command .......................... 4-30 83
4.6.11.3 Monitoring Other Station While Connected .............................. 4-30 83
4.6.12 Selective Monitoring .......................................................................... 4-30 83
4.6.12.1 The MFROM Command ........................................................... 4-31 84
4.6.12.2 The MTO Command ................................................................ 4-32 85
4.6.12.3 The MCON Command ............................................................. 4-33 86
4.6.12.4 The MFILTER Command .......................................................... 4-33 86
4.6.12.5 The MHEARD Monitor Buffer ................................................... 4-33 86
4.6.12.6 MSTAMP - The Monitor Time-Stamp Command ......................... 4-33 86
4.6.12.7 DAYTIME - Set the Real-Time Clock ......................................... 4-34 87