PK-232 – MBX OPERATING MANUAL COMMAND SUMMARY
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The following diagram illustrates this timing:
CKSG ON|OFF Default: OFF
Mode: Packet Host: CM
Parameters: ON - The recorded CTEXT message is sent as the first packet after a connection is
established by a connect request from a distant station.
OFF - The text message is not sent at all.
CMSG (default OFF) enables or disables automatic transmission of the CTEXT message when your
PK-232 accepts a connect request from another station. Set CMSG ON to give others a message
when they connect to your PK-232 or invite them to leave a message on your MailDrop if you are
not there. (See MTEXT.)
CODE "n" Default: 0
(International)
Mode: Baudot RTTY, Morse, AMTOR Host: Cl
Parameters: "n" - 0 to 6 specifies a code from the list below.
CODE Meaning Morse Baudot AMTOR PACKET
0 International RX/TX RX/TX RX/TX -
1 US teleprinter RX/TX RX/TX -
2 Cyrillic RX RX/TX RX/TX -
3 Transliterated Cyrillic RX RX RX -
4 Katakana RX/TX - - -
5 Transliterated Katakana RX - - -
6 European RX - - RX
Note that not all the codes in the list above can be transmitted. In the Morse, Baudot and AMTOR
columns below, RX means receive only, and RX/TX means both transmit and receive are enabled.
NOTE: FCC Part 97.69 and 97.131 calls for the use of (CODE 0) 'International Tele-
graph Alphabet Number 2" five unit teleprinter code. The Baudot characters
"S", "#" and "&'' are NOT permitted for use by US Amateurs.
CODE 0: International
In Morse, this means the International Morse Code. For Baudot and AMTOR, this means the ITA
#2 teleprinter code, which is internationally recommended for Baudot and TOR communications
and shown below:
LOWER CASE SET UPPER CASE SET
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ( ) ? +
Q W E R T Y U I 0 P ? ? Q W E R T Y U I 0 P ? ?
A S D F G H J K L ? ' A S D P G H J K L : ?
Z X C V B N M , . / Z X C V B N M , . ?