PK-232 – MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY
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BBSmsgs ON|OFF Default: OFF
Mode: Packet Host: BB
Parameters: ON - Makes the PK-232 status messages look like the TAPR-style output.
OFF - The PK-232 status messages work as before (default).
When BBSMSGS is ON, some of the status messages change or are suppressed which may im-
prove operation of the PK-232 with some BBS software. The following AEA PK-232 status messages
are suppressed or changed if BBSMSGS is ON:
No "(parm) was (value)"
No "(parm) now (value)"
Connect messages: No "; v2; 1 unACKed"
No "xxx in progress: (dest) via (digis)"
No space after comma in digipeater lists
"VIA" in upper case
If MRPT is ON, digi paths are displayed in TAPR format
No "*** connect request:"
No "*** retry count exceeded"
Sends carriage return before all other "***"
No "(callsign) busy" message
Beacon EVERY|AFTER "n" Default: EVERY 0 (00 sec.)
Mode: Packet Host: BE
Parameters: EVERY - Send the beacon at regular intervals.
AFTER - Send the beacon after the specified time interval without activity.
"n" - 0 to 250 sets beacon timing in ten-second intervals.
"0" - Zero turns off the beacon (default).
The BEACON command sets the conditions under which your beacon will be sent. A beacon frame
contains the text that you've typed into the BTEXT message in a packet addressed to the UNPRO-
TO address. When the keyword EVERY is specified a beacon packet is sent every "n" times ten
seconds. When AFTER is specified, a beacon is sent after "n" times ten seconds have passed with-
out packet activity.
If you set the BEACON timing less than "90" – a value judged as too short for busy channels –
you'll see the following message at each command prompt:
WARNING: BEACON too often
BItinv "n" Default: $00
Mode: RTTY Host: BI
Parameters: "n" - 0 to $1F, (0 to 31 decimal) specifies a number to be exclusive-ORed with
every received Baudot character. BITINV 0 is plain text.
Bit inversion is used to prevent listeners from reading some commercial Baudot transmissions.
Usually either 2 or 3 bits of each character are inverted to give the appearance of an encrypted
transmission. Try different settings of BITINV on a Baudot signal after the baud rate has been de-
termined. If you are interested encrypted transmissions try experimenting with the 5BIT com-
mand.
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