PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
COMMAND SUMMARY
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PK-88 - 90
No "***connect request:"
No "*** retry count exceeded"
Sends carriage return before all other "***"
No "(parm) was (value)"
No "(callsign) busy" message
BEACON
EVERY|AFTER
n
Mnemonic: B
Default: EVERY 0
Parameters:
EVERY
Send the beacon at regular intervals.
AFTER
Send the beacon once after the specified time interval without packet
activity.
n
0 to 250 specifies timing in ten-second intervals.
0
Zero disables off the beacon function.
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
n
times 10 seconds. This
mode can be used to transmit packets for testing purposes.
When AFTER is specified, a beacon is sent after
n
times 10 seconds have passed without packet
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.
Proper choice of
n
avoids cluttering a busy channel with lots of unnecessary transmissions.
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
Mnemonic:
BK
Default: ON
Parameters:
ON
The sequence <BACKSPACE><SPACE><BACKSPACE> is echoed when a
character is deleted from the input line.
OFF
The <BACKSLASH> character <\> is echoed when a character is deleted.
BKONDEL determines how character deletion is displayed in Command or Converse Mode.
