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Explanation of various PTP files
We have included several files as examples for how to set up your PK-232 for
several modes. The .SET files are there to place the PK-232 in the correct mode
and do not require explanation. If you have questions on these files, consult
your PK-232 manual.
Baudot Operation
When I want to go to baudot mode with my PK-232 I press F1, and then type
12,baudot.* . This single action causes my MOD file to change to BAUDOT.MOD, my
DEF file to change to BAUDOT.DEF and the commands in BAUDOT.SET to be sent to
the PK-232. I am then in complete (PTP and PK-232) baudot mode.
In the BAUDOT.MOD file that I use for baudot operation, I use my F7 key for a
transmit key. The key is set up as follows:
!^CX^M^Y
The exclamation point causes this F key to become an immediate key and precede
the contents of the type-ahead buffer which would contain any information you
keyed while you were in receive. The ^CX^M causes the PK-232 to switch to
transmit mode. The ^Y then causes the contents of the type-ahead buffer to be
sent to the PK-232. You are now in transmit mode and have just transmitted the
contents of the PTP type-ahead buffer (if their were any) and can begin typing
your information.
To go to receive mode, I define F9 as a "K" key as follows:
DE N4PY N4PY KKK^M^D^A
The action here goes like this: you are in transmit mode and when you press F9
"DE N4PY N4PY KKK" followed by carriage return is sent. Next the ^D (control D)
is sent to the PK-232 to tell the PK-232 to change to receive mode when the
PK-232 transmit buffer is empty. The ^A is then intercepted by PTP and tells PTP
to turn on the PTP type-ahead buffer. This key value is not sent to the PK-232.
You are now in receive mode with the PTP type-ahead buffer turned on.
I have the F8 key defined to be a receive key as follows:
^D^A
The ^D causes the PK-232 to go to receive mode when the PK-232 transmit buffer
is empty and the ^A tells PTP to turn on its type-ahead buffer.
I have the F10 key defined as a "73" key as follows:
73 DE N4PY N4PY N4PY^M^D
This causes " 73 DE N4PY N4PY N4PY" followed by carriage return to be sent to
the PK-232. The ^D causes the PK-232 to go to receive mode when the PK-232
transmit buffer is empty. I am then finished with the QSO and I leave the PTP
type-ahead buffer off at this point so I can type commands to the PK-232. If I
wanted to begin another QSO and use type-ahead prior to going to transmit mode,
I would hit control A on the keyboard to turn the PTP type-ahead buffer on.
In the BAUDOT.DEF file I define ALT-F1 as my brag key as follows:
^OB:BRAG
This causes a file called BRAG on the B drive to be sent. I have placed
pertinent station desciption information in this file.
I have defined ALT-F2 as I my CQ key. It is defined as follows:
CQ CQ CQ DE N4PY N4PY N4PY ^MCQ CQ CQ DE N4PY N4PY N4PY ^MCQ CQ CQ N4PY N4PY
N4PY KKK^M^M^D
This causes the CQ message to be sent and then the ^D causes the PK-232 to
return to receive mode when the PK-232 transmit buffer is empty.
I define my control F1 key to turn transmit reverse and receive reverse off in
the PK-232. I operate my TENTEC OMNI in reverse sideband and when I am on bands
20, 15, 12, and 10 meters this puts me in lower sideband so I do not want
reverse tones in the PK-232. The key is defined as follows:
RXREV OFF^M^W^WTXREV OFF^M
This causes RXREV OFF command to be sent followed by a .4 second wait followed
by TXREV OFF command.
I define my control F2 key to turn transmit reverse and receive reverse on in
the PK-232. I operate my TENTEC OMNI in reverse sideband and when I am on bands
160, 80, 40, and 30 meters this puts me in upper sideband so I want reverse
tones in the PK-232. The key is defined as follows:
RXREV ON^M^W^WTXREV ON^M
This causes RXREV ON command to be sent followed by a .4 second wait followed
by TXREV ON command.
Other pertinent lines in the DEF file for this mode are:
HOLDBUF
400
This causes the type-ahead buffer to be 400 characters long.
INITTA
ON
This sets the initial state for the type-ahead buffer to be on so that I can
immediately begin placing information in the PTP type-ahead buffer in response
to a CQ message.
PACKET
NO
This causes the PTP type-ahead buffer to not dump on carriage return and
prevents other packet oriented functions from not taking place.
PROMPT
Baudot
This causes the prompt on the center stripe to say "Baudot" to remind me what
mode I am in just in case I forgot.
Amtor Operation
When I want to go to amtor mode with my PK-232 I press F1, and then type
12,amtor.* . This single action causes my MOD file to change to AMTOR.MOD, my
DEF file to change to AMTOR.DEF and the commands in AMTOR.SET to be sent to
the PK-232. I am then in complete (PTP and PK-232) amtor mode.
In the AMTOR.MOD file that I use for amtor operation, I use my F7 key for a
link disconnect key. The key is set up as follows:
^M^M^MLINK DISCONNECTED^M73 DE N4PY^D
The message LINK DISCONNECTED is sent to the receiving station along with DE
N4PY. The ^D causes the PK-232 to actually disconnect the link.
To go to receive mode, I define F9 as a "K" key as follows:
^MDE N4PY^M^M^M+?
This causes a carriage return to be sent followed by "DE N4PY" followed by 3
carriage returns followed by the amtor changeover command of +?.
I have the F8 key defined to be a receive key as follows:
^M^M+?
This causes 2 carriage returns to be sent to the PK-232 followed by the amtor
changeover command.
I have the F10 key defined as a "73" key as follows:
^M^M73 DE N4PY^M
This causes 2 carriage returns to be sent followed by "73 DE N4PY" followed by
carriage return. I then either press F7 to disconnect the link or press F8 to
switch to receive.
In the AMTOR.DEF file I define ALT-F1 as my brag key as follows:
^OB:BRAG
This causes a file called BRAG on the B drive to be sent. I have placed
pertinent station desciption information in this file.
I have defined ALT-F2 as I my CQ key. I use this key in amtor FEC mode only. It
is defined as follows:
CQ CQ CQ DE N4PY N4PY N4PY (NNPY)^MCQ CQ CQ DE N4PY N4PY N4PY (NNPY)^MCQ CQ CQ
N4PY N4PY N4PY (NNPY)^MSELCALL IS NNPY NNPY^M^D
This causes the CQ message to be sent and then the ^D causes the PK-232 to
return to receive mode when the PK-232 transmit buffer is empty.
I define ALT-F7 to be my FEC transmit key. I define the key as follows:
!FE^M^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^W^M^M^Y
The exclamation point causes this key to go ahead of the contents of the PTP
type-ahead buffer (if their were any). FE^M causes the command FE followed by a
carriage return to be sent to the PK-232 placing the PK-232 in FEC transmit
mode. Next there are 17 delay characters to cuase a 3.4 second delay before
sending any information to allow a potential receiving station to sync to my
signal. The ^Y then sends the contents of the PTP type-ahead buffer to the
PK-232 if their were any. I would then normally press the ALT-F2 key to send my
CQ message.
I define my ALT-F8 key as my receive key when using FEC mode. It is defined as
follows:
^MDE N4PY DE N4PY DE N4PY ^M^M^D
This causes a carriage return to be sent to the PK-232 followed by the message
"DE N4PY DE N4PY DE N4PY" followed by 2 carriage returns. The ^D causes the
PK-232 to return to receive mode.
I define my control F1 key to turn transmit reverse and receive reverse off in
the PK-232. I operate my TENTEC OMNI in reverse sideband and when I am on bands
20, 15, 12, and 10 meters this puts me in lower sideband so I do not want
reverse tones in the PK-232. The key is defined as follows:
RXREV OFF^M^W^WTXREV OFF^M
This causes RXREV OFF command to be sent followed by a .4 second wait followed
by TXREV OFF command.
I define my control F2 key to turn transmit reverse and receive reverse on in
the PK-232. I operate my TENTEC OMNI in reverse sideband and when I am on bands
160, 80, 40, and 30 meters this puts me in upper sideband so I want reverse
tones in the PK-232. The key is defined as follows:
RXREV ON^M^W^WTXREV ON^M
This causes RXREV ON command to be sent followed by a .4 second wait followed
by TXREV ON command.
Other pertinent lines in the DEF file for this mode are:
DCD
YES
This causes PTP to look at the DCD line to detect connections in amtor mode
CONNECT BELL
YES
This causes PTP to sound a bell when an amtor connection is made.
HOLDBUF
400
This causes the type-ahead buffer to be 400 characters long.
INITTA
OFF
This sets the initial state for the type-ahead buffer to be off as I do not use
the PTP type-ahead buffer in amtor mode. Because the PK-232 is always in
converse mode when in an amtor QSO, the PK-232 type-ahead feature works fine in
this mode.
PACKET
NO
This causes the PTP type-ahead buffer to not dump on carriage return and
prevents other packet oriented functions from not taking place.
PROMPT
Amtor
This causes the prompt on the center stripe to say "Amtor" to remind me what
mode I am in just in case I forgot.
Kantronics KAM
We do not have access to a Kantronics KAM unit and so are not familiar with its
operation. However, with the versatility of function keys in PTP, we feel the
KAM can easily be used with PTP. We have included a sample .MOD file for both
baudot and amtor for use with the KAM. We do not know if the key setup is
correct for the KAM but feel it is close and also serves as an example of how to
set up files for other units.
The KAMBAUDO.MOD file is set up for KAM baudot operation as follows:
The F7 key is defined as a transmit key as follows:
!^CT^M^Y
The exclamation point causes this key to go ahead of the contents of the PTP
type-ahead buffer. The ^CT causes the KAM to go to transmit mode. The ^M then
sends a carriage return and finally the ^Y sends the contents ( if their are any
) of the PTP type-ahead buffer to KAM.
The F8 key is defined as a receive key as follows:
^CE^A
The ^CE causes the KAM to go to receive mode when the KAM transmit buffer is
empty and the ^A turns on the PTP type-ahead buffer to allow PTP type-ahead
while in receive mode.
The F9 key is defined as a "K" key as follows:
DE N4PY N4PY KKK^M^CE^A
This causes " DE N4PY N4PY KKK" followed ny a carriage return to be sent to KAM
followed by ^CE which tells KAM to return to receive mode after the contents of
the KAM transmit buffer have been transmitted. The ^A tell PTP to turn on the
PTP type-ahead buffer.
The F10 key is defined as a "73" key as follows:
73 DE N4PY N4PY N4PY^M^CE
This causes the text " 73 DE N4PY N4PY N4PY" followed by carriage return to be
sent to KAM. The ^CE places the KAM in receive mode after the KAM transmit
buffer is empty.
The KAMAMTOR.MOD file is set up for KAM amtor operation as follows:
The F7 key is defined as a link disconnect key as follows:
^M^M^MLINK DISCONNECTED^M73 DE N4PY^CX
This causes 3 carriage returns to be sent to KAM followed by "LINK DISCONNECTED"
followed by carriage return. Then the text "73 DE N4PY" is sent. The ^CX then
actually disconnects the link.
The F8 key is defined as a receive key as follows:
^M^M+?
Two carriage returns are sent followed by the amtor changeover command +?.
The F9 key is defined as a "K" key as follows:
^MDE N4PY^M^M^M+?
This causes a carriage return followed by "DE N4PY" followed by 3 carriage
returns to be sent to the KAM followed by the amtor changeover command.
The F10 key is defined as a "73" key as follows:
^M^M73 DE N4PY^M
This causes two carriage returns followed by the text "DE N4PY" followed by
carriage return to be sent to KAM. I then type either F8 to changeover to
receive or type F7 to disconnect the link.