PK-88 OPERATING MANUAL
COMMAND SUMMARY
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The <BACKSPACE><SPACE><BACKSPACE> sequence updates the video display screen.
⇒
Set
BKONDEL ON
if you are using a video display terminal or computer.
On a printing terminal the <BACKSPACE><SPACE><BACKSPACE> sequence will result in over-
typed text.
⇒
Set
BKONDEL OFF
if you have a paper output display, or if your terminal does not respond to
the <BACKSPACE> character <CTRL-H>.
The PK-88 displays a <BACKSLASH> for each character you delete. You can see a display of the
corrected input by typing the redisplay-line character set by the command REDISPLA.
BTEXT
text
Mnemonic:
BT
Default: Empty
Parameters:
text
Any combination of characters and spaces, up to a maximum length of 120
characters.
BTEXT is the content of the data portion of a beacon packet. The default text is an empty string
(no message).
Beacon packets are discussed in more detail under the BEACON command.
You can send multiple-line messages in your beacon by including <CR> characters in the text.
<CR> is inserted by typing the PASS character before the <CR>.
The PASS character is set by the PASS command.
If you enter a text string longer than 120 characters, the command is ignored and the following er-
ror message appears:
?too long
An electronic mail system program may set the beacon text to a message like this, updating the
text after each connection:
MAIL for: WX1AAA WX2BBB WX3CCC WX4DDD
Use a
%
,
&
,
N
,
NO
,
NONE
, or
OFF
as the first characters in the text to clear the BTEXT text
without issuing the RESET command.
The normal packet header shows the call sign.
Avoid filling your BTEXT with screen graphics such as asterisks, parentheses, colons and semi-
colons, etc. Use BTEXT for significant information.
Avoid using BTEXT to send unimportant information. Put casual information in your CTEXT
message so that it is seen only by the station that connects to you - the only one who can
make use of the information.
