PK-232 MBX Operating Manual - N3UJJ

o When you find a station, slowly vary VFO tuning knob on your
receiver and look for a display on the PK-232 tuning indicator
like the one shown below.
Tuned In
If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the frequency
from your speaker is too low for the PK-232 to copy the signal.
Slowly tune the VFO and make the frequency higher.
Frequency
Too Low
If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the frequency
from your speaker is too high for the PK-232 to copy the signal.
Slowly tune the VFO and make the frequency lower.
Frequency
Too High
o
Adjust the PK-232's THRESHOLD control so that the DCD LED lights
when a properly tuned RTTY station is being received.
HINT:
If you adjust the THRESHOLD control so the DCD LED goes out
when no station is being received, you will prevent garbage
characters generated by noise from printing on your screen.
10.3 Starting the SIAM Mode
After correctly tuning in a signal as described above, you are ready
to enter the SIGNAL command. The PK-232 will respond with:
Opmode was XXXXX
Opmode now SIgnal
Make sure the THRESHOLD is adjusted so that the DCD LED is lit, then
after about 10 seconds the PK-232 should respond with a baud rate
indication and confidence factor similar to the one shown below.
0.47: 50 Baud,
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