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