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7.6.4.1 Remote Logon to your AMTOR MailDrop<br />
The AMTOR maildrop user interface is slightly different from the<br />
packet interface due to the differences between the two modes.<br />
When CODE is set to 0 and the ITA#2 alphabet is used in AMTOR, only<br />
UPPER case characters are sent. If you the SYSOP set CODE to 2<br />
enabling the Cyrillic extensions, both upper and lower case characters<br />
can be sent and received. See the CODE command for information and<br />
limitations of this feature.<br />
When a station links with your AMTOR MailDrop, your <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong> first<br />
identifies your station by sending your callsign and the amount of<br />
free MailDrop memory as shown below:<br />
DE WX7AAA (AEA <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong>M) 17528 FREE.<br />
The <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong> then sends the user the MTEXT string if the MailDrop<br />
message command (MMSG) is ON. The default text is shown below:<br />
WELCOME TO MY AEA <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong>M MAILDROP.<br />
TYPE H FOR HELP.<br />
Since AMTOR transmissions do not self-identify, your MailDrop will<br />
force the remote user to identify in one of three possible ways.<br />
The first way is automatic:<br />
Your MailDrop will send "STAND BY" and then the WRU request to the<br />
remote user. Always be sure you have entered a proper Auto-Answerback<br />
(AAB) message consisting of "QRA YOURCALL YOUR_MYSELCAL YOUR_MYIDENT"<br />
as described earlier in this chapter.<br />
The second way covers beginning AMTOR users:<br />
AMTOR users who have not entered a proper Auto-AnswerBack response or<br />
for some reason have the WRU feature disabled cannot be automatically<br />
identified by your MailDrop. In this case, your MailDrop will ask the<br />
calling station to identify as follows:<br />
After 10 seconds your MailDrop will ask the calling station to<br />
identify by sending "QRZ? DE "your callsign+?" to the calling station.<br />
The calling station then has 3 minutes to respond with its callsign.<br />
The ID must contain either "QRA" or "DE" and must end with "+?".<br />
An Amateur with the call WX7BBB would send the following:<br />
QRA WX7BBB +?<br />
If no satisfactory ID occurs within 3 minutes from the establishment<br />
of the link, the link is automatically shut down.<br />
The third way covers experienced users:<br />
Experienced AMTOR users may want to save time by simply sending QRA<br />
followed by their callsign immediately after establishing the link.<br />
For example station WX7BBB may simply enter the following immediately<br />
after establishing the ARQ link.<br />
QRA WX7BBB +?<br />
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