PK-232 – MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY
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A.4.4 Packet Link Status Messages
Link status messages show you the status of AX.25 connections in which your PK-232 is
involved.
*** CONNECTED to: call1 [via call2[,call3...,call9]]
This message appears when your PK-232 switches to the connected state.
*** Connect request: call1 [via call2[,call3...,call9]
Your PK-232 has received but not accepted a connect request from a distant station.
*** DISCONNECTED: (call sign)
Your PK-232 has switched to the disconnected state. This message may be preceded by a
message explaining the reason for the disconnect.
*** Retry count exceeded
*** DISCONNECTED: <call sign>
Your PK-232 has been disconnected because of a retry failure, rather than a disconnect
request from one of the stations.
*** <call sign> busy
*** DISCONNECTED: <call sign>
Your connect request was rejected by a busy signal from another station.
FRMR sent: xx xx xx or FRMR rcvd: xx xx xx
Your PK-232 is connected but a protocol error has occurred. Your PK-232 is trying to re-
synchronize frame numbers with the distant station's packet system. The string xx xx xx is
replaced with the hex codes for the three bytes sent in the FRMR frame.
A.4.5 MailDrop Error Messages
The following messages appear as a result of entering an invalid or unrecognized com-
mand to the PK-232's MailDrop.
*** What?
You have entered a command that the MailDrop does not recognize.
*** Need callsign.
You have tried to send a message but not specified who you want to send it to.
*** Message not found.
You have tried to List or Read message(s) that the MailDrop could not find. This also ap-
pears if you try to List messages when there are no messages in your MailDrop.
*** No free memory.
You have tried to send a message, but the MailDrop does not have any memory for more
messages. You must Kill messages to make room.
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