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After pressing , you should observe the SEND LED light.<br />
Your monitor should soon display:<br />
*** CONNECTED to (Callsign)<br />
If you see this, you have just Connected to your first packet station.<br />
Identify what type of station you have connected to, and respond<br />
appropriately. After you have connected to a few stations, you should<br />
skip to section 4.4 to learn more about the <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong> packet features.<br />
4.3.6 I'm Having Trouble Connecting<br />
If the station you are trying to connect to is connected to someone<br />
else, you may see the following message:<br />
*** BUSY from (Callsign) DISCONNECTED<br />
If you see this, simply wait a few minutes and try again or try<br />
connecting to a different station from your MHEARD list.<br />
If the distant station cannot hear you, you may see the following:<br />
*** Retry count exceeded<br />
*** DISCONNECTED:<br />
A number of different things can cause this to occur. It may simply<br />
be that the station you are trying to connect to is out of your<br />
transmitter's range. It is possible however that something more<br />
serious is wrong, so you should check the following before proceeding:<br />
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o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
o<br />
The Loopback Test in section 4.2 functions properly.<br />
Your <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong>'s AFSK Output Level control, your microphone gain,<br />
and deviation are set properly as discussed in Section 3.5.1.<br />
All cables and connectors are properly installed.<br />
The RADIO-1/RADIO-2 switch is set for your cable-to-radio setup.<br />
Your radio's volume and squelch are set for local conditions.<br />
You are following the correct procedure for Connecting.<br />
Remember that this procedure is slightly different for AEA<br />
PAKRATT programs than it is for terminals or terminal-programs.<br />
The "HBAUD" parameter is set to "1200" for VHF/UHF Operation.<br />
The "VHF" command is "ON" for VHF/UHF operation.<br />
RESET the <strong>PK</strong>-<strong>232</strong> with the RESET command.<br />
If none of the above correct the problem, ask one of your area's<br />
experienced packet operators to listen to your transmissions. Both<br />
you and your partner should set MONITOR and MCON to 6, and then send<br />
some packets. Each station should display packets sent by the other.<br />
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o<br />
If only one station is "hearing" packets, check the modulator and<br />
transmitter of that station and the demodulator and receiver of<br />
the other station.<br />
Experiment with the TXDELAY parameter for the sending TNC. Try<br />
setting TXDELAY 64 for a long delay. If this solves the problem,<br />
decrease TXDELAY to the smallest value that works all the time.<br />
If none of the above allow you to connect to other stations, then you<br />
should contact Timewave Technical Support before proceeding.<br />
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