PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
BASIC OPERATION
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Certain commands have parameters which are lists of call signs:
o
The MFROM and MTO commands allow you to specify from one to eight call signs
for selective monitoring.
o
You must separate multiple call sign lists with either blank spaces or commas.
Some examples will help you understand these explanations.
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BEACON EVERY|AFTER
n
The BEACON command requires both Boolean and numeric arguments. You must specify
either EVERY or AFTER (abbreviated to E or A), followed by an argument
n
chosen from
some range of values.
An appropriate entry would be BEACON EVERY 180 (this tells the PK-88 to send a beacon
every 180 × 10 seconds, every 30 minutes), or BEACON EVERY 0 (tells the PK-88 to
never send the beacon at all).
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CONNECT call1 [VIA call2[,call3 .... call9]]
The CONNECT command requires a string argument 'call1'.
You may include the keyword VIA, followed by a list of from one to eight call signs, 'call2'
through 'call9'.
Multiple call signs in the list must be separated by commas or spaces.
An acceptable entry would be:
cmd:
C WX1AAA V WX2BBB,WX3CCC
3.3.7
Using Commands Without Arguments
If you type a command name without an argument, the current value of the command's
arguments is displayed. For example:
cmd:
mdigi
Command typed without argument
MDIGI ON
Displays the present value.
cmd:
MDIGI Y
Sets the value to YES (ON)
MDIGI was OFF
Displays the previous value
MDIGI now ON
Displays the new value
NOTE:
The
DISPLAY
command shows you the values of all parameters or groups of
related parameters.
3.4
Controller Messages
The PK-88 will frequently send you messages during normal operating sessions. This section
shows you typical messages and discusses the circumstances under which they can appear.
