PK-232 MBX Operating Manual - N3UJJ

PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL Pactor OPERATION
If the tuning indicator looks like the one below, the audio frequency from
your speaker is too high for the PK-232 to copy packets. Slowly tune the
VFO and make the frequency lower.
Frequency Too High
• Adjust the PK-232 front panel THRESHOLD control so that the DCD LED
lights when a properly tuned Pactor station is being received.
After you have a Pactor station tuned in, you should start seeing the copy
on your screen.
11.6 Operating on Pactor
Make sure your PK-232 is adjusted for your SSB transmitter as described in
section 2.4.3 of this manual before transmitting. These are very critical
adjustments. If your PK-232's APSK level and transmitter microphone gain
are not adjusted properly, other stations will not be able to copy your
signals. Check your plate or collector current or the power output of
your rig before transmitting.
11.6.1 Going on The Air
Make sure your transmitter and antenna are tuned and adjusted for the band
and operating frequency you are using. Before you transmit, you must
decide if you are going to "call CQ” or answer someone's CQ call.
11.6.2 Calling CQ In Unproto Pactor
If you plan to make a CQ call, you must do so in the unproto Pactor mode.
This is required since an ARQ Pactor transmission requires another station
to 'Link-up" with. If you are using a Timewave terminal program, see the
program manual to place the PK-232 into unproto transmit. If you are
using a terminal or terminal emulation program, the following will place
your PK-232 and transceiver into the transmit mode.
• Type "PTSEND" then press the key to key your transmitter and
automatically enter Pactor unproto transmit mode.
As soon as you type the key you will be transmitting At this
point you are also in the CONVERSE mode and anything you type will be
sent in unproto Pactor by your transmitter.
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