PK-232 MBX Operating Manual - N3UJJ

PK-232 OPERATING MANUAL
COMMAND SUMMARY
CODE 4: Katakana
Katakana is the-phonetic character set used in Japan for spelling out words of
foreign (to Japan) origin. The Japanese also use Katakana for Morse and some
computer communication. There are about 5O Katakana characters. CODE 4
translates the Katakana Morse code into an 8-bit extended version of ASCII. The
characters displayed are generally in the range from $AO to $DF, except for
numerals and punctuation. If you are using CODE 4, remember to set the PK-232
for AWLEN 8, PARITY 0 and 8BITCONV ON.
CODE S: Transliterated Katakana
This is similar to CODE 4, except that the extended ASCII is transliterated into
English equivalents for easier reading. The Morse characters are translated into
2- and 3-letter syllables.
CODE 6: European
This is primarily for users with German language terminals.
The differences in Morse coding are as follows:
Morse CODE 0 CODE 6
.-.- $5B $5B
---. $5C $5C
..-- $5E $5D
.--.- $5D
In addition, CODE 6 avoids the use of square brackets ($5B, $5D) in monitored
packet headers and maildrop prompts, using parentheses instead.
US ASCII square bracket characters are used as extended alphabetic characters in
most languages outside of English.
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