PK-232 MBX – OPERATING MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5.4.9 S callsign (SEND callsign) ........................................................ 5-5 .............. 71
5.4.9.1 Sending Other Types of Messages with SEND.................. 5-6 .............. 72
5.4.10 V (VERSION) .......................................................................... 5-7 .............. 73
5.4.11 ? (HELP) ................................................................................ 5-7 .............. 73
5.5 Sample MailDrop Session - The Remote User's Point of View ................ 5-7 .............. 73
5.5.1 Connect and Logon ................................................................. 5-7 .............. 73
5.5.2 LIST Messages ....................................................................... 5-7 .............. 73
5.5.3 READ Messages ...................................................................... 5-8 .............. 74
5.5.4 KILL Messages ....................................................................... 5-8 .............. 74
5.5.5 SEND Messages ...................................................................... 5-8 .............. 74
5.5.6 Log Off and Disconnect ........................................................... 5-9 .............. 75
5.6 Sample MailDrop Session - MailDrop SYSOP's Point of View .................. 5-9 .............. 75
5.6.1 Message Numbers .................................................................. 5-10 ............ 76
5.7 Forwarding and Reverse Forwarding with the PK-232 MailDrop ............. 5-10 ............ 76
5.7.1 MailDrop Settings for Auto-Forwarding ..................................... 5-11 ............ 76
5.7.2 Entering a Message for Reverse Forwarding .............................. 5-11 ............ 77
CHAPTER 6 – BAUDOT AND ASCII RTTY OPERATION
6.1 Overview .......................................................................................... 6-1 .............. 78
6.2 Where to Operate Baudot and ASCII RTTY .......................................... 6-1 .............. 78
6.2.1 PK-232 Baudot RTTY Parameter Settings .................................. 6-1 .............. 78
6.2.2 HF Receiver Settings ............................................................... 6-1 .............. 78
6.2.3 Tuning in Baudot and ASCII Stations ........................................ 6-2 .............. 79
6.3 Transmitter Adjustments .................................................................... 6-3 .............. 80
6.3.1 Going On The Air .................................................................... 6-3 .............. 80
6.4 A Typical Baudot RTTY Contact ........................................................... 6-3 .............. 80
6.4.1 Calling CQ .............................................................................. 6-3 .............. 80
6.4.2 Answering a CQ ..................................................................... 6-4 .............. 81
6.5 Baudot RTTY Operating Tips .............................................................. 6-4 .............. 81
6.5.1 Changing Speed ..................................................................... 6-5 .............. 82
6.5.2 Entering Your Auto-AnswerBack ............................................... 6-5 .............. 82
6.5.3 Formatting Your Transmitted and Received Text ........................ 6-5 .............. 82
6.5.4 Sending a Synchronous Idle or DIDDLE .................................... 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.5 Echoing Transmitted characters As Sent ................................... 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.6 Sending Only Complete Words ................................................. 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.7 Operating on the Wrong Sideband ............................................ 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.8 UnShift-On-Space (USOS) ....................................................... 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.9 Operating at Commercial or VHF Wide RTTY Shifts .................... 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.10 The CODE Command for International RTTY Compatibility ......... 6-6 .............. 83
6.5.11 Copying Encoded RTTY Transmissions ...................................... 6-7 .............. 84
6.6 ASCII RTTY Operation ....................................................................... 6-7 .............. 84
6.6.1 Starting ASCII Operation ......................................................... 6-7 .............. 84
6.6.2 ASCII RTTY Operating Tips ...................................................... 6-7 .............. 84
6.6.3 Changing ASCII Baud Rates .................................................... 6-8 .............. 85
6.6.4 Other RTTY Commands for ASCII Operation ............................. 6-8 .............. 85
CHAPTER 7 – AMTOR AND NAVTEX OPERATION
7.1 Overview .......................................................................................... 7-1 .............. 86
7.2 Where to Operate AMTOR ................................................................. 7-1 .............. 86
7.2.1 PK-232 AMTOR Parameter Settings .......................................... 7-1 .............. 86
7.2.2 Entering Your SELective CALling Code (MYSELCAL) ................... 7-1 .............. 86
7.2.3 Entering Your SELective CALling Code (MYIDENT) ..................... 7-2 .............. 87