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is the call

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AFSti Squelch in{ormation frorn the radio Ground/Shield to Fositive voltage Connected to the brown wire at the radio.

(FIN

1)

or

speaker audio

This

provides

evel

mi cs

requi

"To transceiver. connector. If

"Ts

ollows:

(speaker)

output from

(PIN

an audio signal to the radio microphone input.

re about ?[t0 rnv.

Radio" connector

Among other signals. yon

audio

Radis"

iE connected to the Audio In and

to most radi os

connectc}r and

inpr-rt frorn

Fll.-64 to the

the

radio

the

(pr-rsh

FTT

frorn

the radio to the Fli-64. It is normally connected

output o{ the receiver. An optimurn signal

2)

alrnost any rnicrophone

provided

have i.nterference

Iine also

the

the radio

ground/HlC ground

to taltr) Iine

woul

d be about- 2(-l fiv FNS.

is

FreEent

color coding of the cable

radio

(may

irnpedance where it is high or

on

radio

Spk:r.

the

normally

the audio problems.

HIC input

be left speni

the

to

Ext.

only one

and AFSII lines

you

rear

_iacl:s.

The Ft..-64

ICOt'l radi

yon

nray wish panel

provided

level

would

has been

need

and

low. os cri

to

are

r-rse

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wrth

to

be

An

f-h

SOUELCH

The

rnonitor the incoming audio for the

pacl,:ets

a tsne sending transrnissions might not

when they are

An optional =quelch

3 of the

which varies between

voltage shauld

on

the channel

a ?0ti ohm

a

of I{OTE

OFERATE

Yor-t can

will behave

to the ar-rdio

can

happy

A special

squelch circnits wiII

refer

It'lHIEiT CONNECTION

Fti-54

provide

useE a f eature called

at any

is received

tones Euch

gronndeo

THAT

PROFEF:LY.

probably

to advise

the SOUELCH co{nmand in the Farameter Set.

to

f-ime

present.

Radio" connector is normally

"To

come

and is high

resistor

NFN transistor.

IT IS NOT NECESSAFY TO CONI.{ECT THE RADICI SOUELCH

as required. If not. Eo{ne radios

rnuting circurit

the drive current to

command

tocate a

yolr

someone else is

by

as with FACIIET. ASCIIT otr RTTY. Unmodulated

connection a low having a ranqe o{

fro{n

internal to the Pt{.-6q. the other end of which iE connected to the

i{

is

(FIN

f,) {ootional} Carrier Sense

the

rnodem. This r{or[::s well if all stations on the channel

be detected and the Fti-64 rnay atternpt to transrnit

provided

is

point

a

r.lhen there is not. The

point

which

you

can send a copy

provided

prodr-rce

in the radio which is

in

you

wi.th the

lows and

presence

using the

yor-rr

may

i.

Multiple

o{ tones and

frequency. The

with the Fti-64 to irnprove

designed to read a voltage from

(t-(t.4

radio in the

have a chip

be able to ttEe. I{

you

may want to use a srnall

yolrr

o{

Pfi-64 to take into account that

highs opposite to those described above.

radio schernatic to us.

volts

radio

Access

and a high o{

low

"channel

(CS|'1A).

inhibit the transmission

Plt:-64 will checl';

carriers or voice

thiE

when

there

tal:e-off

which

the radio has

point

TO

THE

butsy"

provides

relay. AEA would

purpose

Its

situation.

}.5-12 iE an RF

FIi-64

LED circurit

r.rill

a

no

fact

volts.

FOR IT

gate

point

is ts

to see if

the radio

be

that

packet

a

carrier driving

grhich

voltage

which

Flease

are

Fj.n

The

base

some

of

TO

be

INSTALLATION

?-2

coHr,t0N

(FIN

4)

Thi s connected to

trarngit positrve

Fli-64 corn,non FI'::h4.

adeqlrateLy

TFAhISI.IIT I{:EY

This on the transcei.

"grolrnd"

ThiE line i= ra.ted a.t;i{:t voltE

safely sinl': Lrp to rati.ngs radia failE to rneet the above To voltage mode on current.

read the

less

To operate

the f ront

po=itian).

pi

n i s ti ed di rectl control.

supply bt-ts

This

Ieact

when the FF.-64 attenpts to

of the transrnitter key

determine what keyinq

present

the meter and

current. If the

than 25(t ma.

the negative

NOTE:

! Instead.

should not

bypassed for

LINE

desrgned to

is

on the

The amrneter input

a radio which

position.

as audio retnrn. D0 NOT

ar-rdio.

(FTT)

ver.

yolr

(FIN

"3Cl

radio FTT

will be able to use the Fl.;.-64 l:eying circlrit

It

Sorne Japanese handhelds. sr-rch as the YaeEu FT-2(IBR, r-rse their the handheld's neqative cornmon should be connected to

cause

5) connect to

It

{na in the cloEed

your connect between the PTT unl,:eyecl voltage is less than f,t-t volts

uses

co{nes f rom AEA sEt f or'po=itive

y

to the negati

return bus on the radio. This cornrnon Eerves

problems.

any

wi I i move

resistance is

negative

t:ey

(p1r-rs

DC

are

line

criteria. a relay or other mEans

radio has. pin

in nnl.:eyed operation.

voltage PTT. open the Fli-64 and move

ve

return

connect

the FTT or to about the

the

transrnitter.

or minus

(transmitter

eilceeded. damage

you

and will caLrse the radio to [,:ey

low

bns

this

as

the

other

vol taqe of the

keying) open circetit

{rray use a pin

and

the Ftl:-64 and shor-t}d

on

positive

radio

rnay occur

power

transmitter

t:eyed) condition.

multimeter. Heasure the

T'hen switch

ground

[,:eying {_ir-rmper in the rear

audio return to the

supply should he

youtr

to

o{ l:eying shoutld be ursed.

and rneasure the

DC and if

as i.s.

aE

a return for

activation line

Fti-,54 common r otr

rnaximum. It can

I{ the above

Fl'i-64. Ii

ts

the

so

current is

the

jLrrnper

be

the

your

arnmeter

keyinq

you

can

JF-3 to

{:{{FiNOtlJ

Ee{ore the chapter

Connect the five cable eirits downwards to a band where muted by the connectorr

_iacl:

you on the radio volume r-rntil

increase l'he AFSfi audro srgnal level to the transrnitter is set

throutc-th

the transmissions Cal ibration

A channel on the side o{ the Ftl.-64 the command C0NV after only a CR stop the Ct^l rotation roughly 3 liHz deviation

distortion

can to

connecting a

on

the rear

hea.r

the it slrqhtly beyond

the rrqht side

rni

crophone

rongh-curt technique o{ setting the AFS[<. audio

with another radio

will

still

YIUR RADIO

caL led

yout

panel

raspy

by other

ChaFter.

be sent.

-

keep

do the

F.TT CHARACTERISTICS BEFORE COI.JI{ECTINE THE FIJ:-64!I

RADIT] AND FIi_64

radio to the Ftl.-64

"f,ini.c[,:

expect

connector.

the deviation low and keep the

;ob.

Checl,:

connector to the F't{-64i

frorn

yau

o{ the F'tj.-64. In

pacl:et

of ther Etations

a CMD: and

which

".

the connector. Connect the other

to find

can hoo[: an external speal::er or headphone to the EXT signal. the

the LED no lonqer

point

the

Fti-64 cabinet,. Typicaily it

General

will

and increase

clocl:wise,

prornpt.

you

l,lhen

go

no

CCt^l until volume

better

iE

AUDIO LEVEL

be sure

pacliet

where

prove

Cause Naw

longer

activity. I+ the

moEt

LED labelecl

recJ

beqinE to operate

it

1y. on-the-ai r

adequate.

the

drive the

time

each

hear the monitored

5ust

to run StiHz. Facket

than

ADJUSTI'IENTS

yor-r

have

the connector shorlid

areas this miqht be light= when a

For fr-trther

level to an Fl'l

the

to

Fli-64 to send

audio

MIC

yor-r press

starts

output o{

proceeded

plurg

yonr

to

end

ar-rdio {rorn

145.01

"DCD"

by the should

rnoni tari ng

to decrease.

Ehould

pacl:et-

aqain,

be details.

radio

ad_ir-rsting the

bv

packets

IENTEFI.

pacl:et

Radio is susceptable the radio aE low

! ):]T;I

thror-rgh

radio and tune

control acce=stble about

o{

is

U|'{FROT0

pacl,:et

a

increase

You have

step 1" of

in so that the

yor-rr

radio i=

SFEAI:EF

l'lHr. iight. Back aff iE

i0

to

lrlhenever

heard. Then

mV Rl-lS at

'/oLtr

consutlt the

rnenitor by

pecl:et

control

enterrng

containrnq

volutme.

in

set to aE

it

the

to

you

TNSTALLATION

2_3

CHAPTEF :.

t^le

l:now

bef

ore

Follor.l

your

=rIro rFt:i imply

EF-li-.i---i^.I I Ct llilrtt4t tE=

yoLt

ar-e

read

-vott these

this

steps.

computer i t- wi 11

STEP 1

Set

user"s

Ltp

guide.

),oltr

the vi deo

lieyboard.

lrle receive

tlor[': t'then,

qTtrF,

?

Tr rrn

hool:ed

DO

\rnr

sL.l

t

NOT

rr

conrpr-tter

the

EVER

tlHIL.E FOilEF

Caref

t-tlly examlne

the computer

cartridge

r.rith

the metal

slot. Fe

anliiorts

rnanual.

trJhenever

OUICF: to

CHECI-: ANO

monitor

These

an

short instructions

instrltction

be sutrrounded

tot-tch

di spl ay in

AC-l

that [,:e],

COt'lt'lOD0RE-64 Tnrn on

and don't attenrpt

complrter

the computer

i s normal

many cal

fact,

power

the difficurlty

o{f and

wait about f

supply

1E at AEA frorn

to the Pti-54.

/rr: i..{:1:{r:./..{,.:HARNIN6!

IS 0N

ATTEHFT

lf.l EITHEF:

TO COI'INECT

DEVICE

the cat-d edge

with the

grounding

and that

ST.IEAI.; FACI,IET pacliet

some

re{ers

by square brac[::etE surch as. IRETIJRI'{]

follor.ring the directionE

with the Pt:.-64

everythi ng i s r.rorl:i

is

r.rithin their conprtter-. not our

ive seconds.

CAUTI0NI

OR DISCONNECT THE FIJ.-54

connector on

surface upwards. Fre=s

sure that it is =ecure and that the

housinq of the Cammodore connector.

FREVIEI,I

transmi-=sions

allow

yolr

to a specific

rnaybe even

and to do

},:ey

so.

on

tfre

or

sEieli the letters olrt.

to

provided

people

NOT

ATTACHED.

correctl

who

Be

ng

say their equipment doeEn't

that

sr-rre

Ob=erve

yoLr

! L00ti0UM !;:i,r;;,r;:lL.:r.::.};r,}:}}

AND

YOUR COI'IFUTEFi

the F'li-64.

l,iote

hor.r

it attaches

it firmly into the

qrorrnd

plate

is

transrnit

t,:eyboard

tf 51.

in

y.

T'ry

prodr-rct.

have

in

contact

ot Ete

,r/oLrr

that

the

nc,f-

t-o

STEF 4 ...

Repeat

['JITH0'JT

c't-ctr,

q

JILI

Flutg the inclrtded

crt-ttIet

Far e:<port

i=

qTtrF'

A

Fiepeat

-7

cTgtr

A{ter select

monitor.

commend Yott

copyright

If instead

check

and retreat

One the Ftl.-64 chec[,:

and

ground!.

STEP 1

the F:EADY

Eholrld

to be

other

yoLrr

STEF I, tfri s tirne with the Fl;--44 attached to

pcFrer

to the Fti:-64.

AEA AC-1

plug

the coa::i.al

flodels. futrnish

agai n. thi s ti rne

prornpt

colors ELL f

type

(see

SYS f,f,3f,(:r inEtead

the

0pening Menu chapter for a description of

{rorn the Comrnodere, type:

rom the SET COLOft comrnand) . If

see displayed

notice.

yoLr

sure that

STEFS

possible

and a list of selections. If

the

see

power

6 and

7.

display at this

diqitai hardware. I{

connections and

power

plug

1.1

word

qo

Then

VDC to the center

on

to STEF 5.

surpply

(or

equivilantt into

into the ror-rnd

pouler

wi th

(this

wili

to

give yoLr

lack pin

b'oth

on the Ecreen the date

"F:EADY.".

indeed

is

you

start

again

point

see

or if

getting

"TTL"

at step

yoLrr to the

resultE {rorn

or

on the

of the

devi ce=.

SYS f,f,f,f,f,

colors

you

do.

screen

"HDLC"

6.

yor-r

Pti-64.

comprrter butt sti

the

an ordinary Ft:-54 Iabeied:

(the

_iac[,:

TRETUF:NI

nsing a. color

are

06G

this

otrter connectcr

(thi=

{rom

the SET COLCF:

cornmand.

"itt-t-JAN-(jtj"te

go

on to

appears

STEF il.

to

go

Turn the comput-er off

a software

checl:

0f

followed by a single

elect-rical

"Ffi[,lEF:".

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l-V cr-

qlocl:,

blacl:.

gofie

Ietter.

I i

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of

gUIC}i

CHECH

3_T

STEP

8 ...

Tolrch The

Above

the

screen

it

FACF.ET-64

CMD

letter tPl

should

yor-r

will

DiSCONNECTED

on

clear.

see :

your

keyboard.

You will see

Cr(t-JAt{-('t}

CH.

a line

(r

(r(r: ()0:

XEF OEF

near

(r('

51?

?x:<>r

the top.

At

Note:

numbers

9 ...

STEF

STEP lC'...

Now Ee snre

be

AE

appear

gRETURNI

reappear

Now l'he

purpose

The the

prog".

do

displayinq

the bottorn

cmd:

In

should

type: f'lY

pr-rt

to

a space

you

type:

{Crr

reverse

Efris

af ter

type,

above

a reverse ":

above the Iine. A

C XYZ iftETURNI gtandg

of this

screen

AlEo about

the

corner of

the top

be changing

{.CALLSI6I',1;"

yoLtr

"f'1Y".

a

it and

for

quic[:

wiIl always

":"

the

note

1r-r

date and

the screen

right hand corner

each second.

tRETURNI

callsign in

second

word that the red tirnes until

line will yor-t

what

"

"CONNECT"

check.

"DISC0NNECTED"

type

wi I I be di spl

second

appear when

"Retry

time followed

you

should

o{

where

"cnd:"

and the

FTT

the word

suddenly

will appear

will

you press

ttiIl

light

count

by

see

your

screen is

{CALLSIEN)'

appear

and aI I

ayed

appear.

"XYZ"

iE

replaced

be

on the Fli-64

et{ceeded"

DISC0NNECTED".

"t*t

letters:

the

_.iust

a time

appears. There should

the Ecreen. The

on

the bottom.

at

-it-tst

that

a dttmmy callsign

tFETUftNl.

by the words:

blintrs

appears

day

o{

you

In the

along with

l'Jhen

have typed wi

upper

on and

cloc[,:i the

"crnd:"

you

f or

part

"CONN

o{f.

It will

a message

wiII

press

I I

the

of in

STEF 11

STEF 12

l'lonitoring At this

packet

there before

to

STEF 13 ...

Now

A

cal

Touch

screen

To1rch

displayed

Tsuch

copyri

o{f

get

Locate with

...

a

tsnch the

lengthy

shottl d

I

ght.

point

"sneal:-preview"

list of commands

be di spl ayed

tf$l

the

inclr-rdinq

the tfSJ

many times

the tFUt{/STOFl

Feceive

the ridis. you

othlr

o{f the

yor-r

actually

packet activity on

packeteers

tfSl function

i n the second

function

"FTEXT"

l,;ey again.

rney

key a second and

as it was

l:ev and

air

be anxious

you

If

keyup

of

your

Pacl:et Radio

in

f:ey

and options

"CTEXT".

pacl';et

The

before.

yor-r

to see how

to spend.some

want

own transnitter

in

your

area

the right

on

should

ltrnn.

col

time. These

screen

shot-tl

yor-rr

your

receiver.

a frequency

{or

appear.

Hore

be explained

will

shor-rld

d see

FFi-64 time here are

area-

You

yoLtr

o{

in{ormation

the openi

is

watching

rnight try 145.01 HH1

computer.

might note

Ysu

displayed on the

is later.

reappear

going

so,ne things that

to monitor.

with the

ng screen

tg

what is.going

-work_

that

wi th the

with you

9r

Listen

your

"cmd:

real

on out

do

can

check

for

"

OUICK

CHECK

3-2

the

raspy

unmistal:eable brrrst

of noise that rarely

"braaaap"

packet

of

lasts for more

activity.

This can

best be

than two secondE.

described

as a

STEP 14 ...

Using end into

of the Ffi:-64.

STEF

15 ...

Ad_ir-rst better

any reception dif{icr-rlt.

STEF

16 ...

Set

STEF 17 ...

ltlow when cl ear

the screen. hlhat

station and then

that i s

It shot-tld be

OS0

may be

pacl,:ets

so

yoLr

0n The Air

yor-t

Now

your

are ready to

Flr,-64 to the radio

STEF 18 ...

Type:

the

your

the radio as the

Lrp the

mm miniature

-1.5 radio's

radio has a

Fl.::-64

vollrme

packets

the destination Etation.

bei. nq

pointed

gcling

sent.

out

on at the same

rnay see the

(at

last)

go

on the air with in the

I'IY iUT{CALL} IRETURI.,I]

spealler

in

the

you

phono

5aclt

for

com{ortable

tendency to distort

PACI{ET SCREEN NODE.

are heard

wi.ll see is a header telling

shielded ar-rdio cable

5acl:

and the other

listening. In

at

yor.r

r.ri I I see thei r contents di spl ayed on

into

higher volumes. which will

(See

A{ter that

that monitoring

time.

pacl:ets

can be confnsing. l"lore than

Sorne stations will need

same rnessages appear more than

packets.

manner described in the

Yor-r mr-tst

Installation

the aurdio

general

Eteps 7

you

yolr

once.

be sure

(inclr-rded)

_iack

insert one

r

the back of

on

the less volt-tme

and I above. )

first the originating

will see the rnessaqe

one Facf:et

to retransmit some

yout

that

have connected

chapter.

the

malie

Type in

appear near the bottom

type

bacl:urF

typed

rTrF! I n

Deterrnine the call to connect. yolr

apFear on

TYPe:

Again tyFe

{:CALLSI6f']:'. transmitter

to a nre=saqe indicatinq that

complete. If t-he Fti.-54 is unable

again abor-tt ten tirnes,

DISCONNECTED".

another station.

STEP ?O

When

such

yoltr

callsign

appear helsr^t the

arrow

will

on the top le{t corner

echoed

be

above the line when'r'oLt

This can

know o{ none. try rnoni

your

ecreen when

(.,,IA

own cal

the

l:ey Lrp

{.URCALL;r

c

yoLrr Yor-t Eee

ghocrld

You will then

...

yoLrr

Ecreen tells

a5:

HELLO

SELF!

TEST

{or the e;{presEion

of

line. I{

siqn

be

screen with the

the

your

of another station

done

best

tori ng the

pacl:ete

':.CALLSI6NI.

are heard.

tF:ETUFf{l

Isign f or

phrase

"f,tlNN

aE the FTT

yor-r

are connected to

to make

will then display:

It

need to repeat

that

TEST

yon

you

TEST

<:URCALL}'.

"cmd:"

need to correct

yourr

of

keyboard.

Fress

that

by astring

local

f reqr-rency f or a

.:URCALL,!

in

Iight

prog"

liqhts

this

but also

at the top of the

connection

are connected

TRETLIRN]

AE

!-ot-t

above

i.t. The characters

an error as

The characters

TFETUF:NI.

shor-rld

be close enough

pacl,:eteers

r+hi I e. Cal

type the

on the

Ft':-54.

l,oltrsel{

it will

"Retry

the

Frocedure

type a short

type,

you

for assistance.

I si

other cal I f

screen

This will change

the connection

uthen

try

cottnt

e;.tceeded *ft

nsing

teEt

a line

will

you

type use the

you

hat'e

yoLt

ior

If

gns

wi

I I

or

and

yoLtr

is

aqain

the call

and

qf

messager

Again

the message is echoedr

outcli

PTT light lights.

1rour-

cHECtj:

3-3

and

your

transceiver

keys

up.

CTCc,

JILT LL

(Note second

the meEsege

If

again and again to

times

it

time

(11

should

on

tirnes

key up more

than

the screen.

does not appear a second tine, the transmitter wilL

it. These

send

total)

to

connect before it

exceeded *{t)t DISCONNECTED".

shottld

after

hear the sound o{ a

your

radio

another station {or

I

'f

To disconnect

see the letters

r^rhere the letters

this test lint:

D TRETURN]

stops sending.

this teEt.

"cmd: "

"C0NV"

packet

r"rith

aEpear at both the bottom

had been.

time). Soon the test

one

message

will

are called retries. The Fti-64 wiLl retry

you

If

have

being transmitted

you

If

yourself,

do not

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quits

a way

hear

tolrch

and displays:

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of monitoring the frequency

frorn the other

you

this,

the ifTl function [,:ey. Yolt will

oi

the

may

screen and

station

need to choose

appear

count

soon

the top

a

try ten

you

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will see

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path

it as

simply type:

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yor-r

will find the many details

phrase

to

a digipeater to connect

"DISC

DISC0III'{ECTED",

"t**

connecting the other station. You can now connect to

<:CALLSI6N}

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C

you

prog"

in

to

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make

r.ri. lI appear near the

yolrrsel{. you

others.

to

your

of

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pacl':et

contacts

radio with

another type:

of the screen and soon

top

have deterrnined

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on the

that Etation directly

connect directily

packet FFi-64 fr-rlIy described.

yoLr

you

that

radio. In later chapters

have a worl*:able

or

to that

use

station

OUICK CHECK

5-4

CHAFTER

OFENING T,IENU

yor-t

If IRUN/STOPJ is

To

To A

are already

for a color monitor

P. PACI,iET R. RTTY

W. L. LOAD E. EDIT S. C. SET COLOR

tB]

select one

return to

key.

A. AHTOR

I. ASCII

HORSE

I{.

CALiFRATE

F.

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SAVE

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BASIC

description

square brackets

these

out.

the

in

(If

you

BASIC

options simply

touch tBl

of each indicate

PAIiRATT-64

are in BASIC type:

- see the turn-on

proqramr

press

yrhile

holding the ICTRLS key

reach

SYS

section

33333

the key indicated

option {ollowE. Remember

keys that

you

should

press

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the

or SYS

the chapter called

in

33350

in front

down.

characters or

your

on

computer.

f,lenur

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of

phrases

pressing

by

The

"Ottick

the

33350

Check

the selection.

contained

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in

PACI.lET

F.

Fress

with

For a complete deEcription.

the tFl to

Pt{-64

the

go

to the

and with

A. AI4TOR

R. RTTY I. ASCII t{. f'toRSE

Press

contained

the appropriate [tey. The

in Chapter lCt.

Ii. CALIERATE Use this command

chapter titled

to ad-ir-rst the AFSI{

"Calibration".

L. LOAD Fress the tl-l to

OSO BUFFER

o.

T,ESSAGE

l"l .

PACKET

P.

go

to the

EUFFERS

PARAI,IETERS

packet

other

see the chapter

pac}iet

descriptions o{ the

transmit tone

"Load

t'lenll". You will

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stations

titled Fac[,:et Screen.

if

you

are connected to

screens and hott

frequencies. See

find three choices:

you

description

the

commttnicate

can

a transceiver.

to operate are

in the

llhen

selecting

either

t0l or tl'll

you

OPENING T,IENU

be asked to

will

4-1

enter

a file

name. It is

itnportant

you

that

the file

needed.

understanl

name

Example:

should be

_your

C:

IIESSAGE IRETURNI

computer's filing

preceded

by the letter

gyStem._

I{.you

C and a colon. Ouotation

are using

a cassette

marks

system, are

not

This will load a {ile

The computer

blank

buffer

l';eyboard. I+ another

the one

I{

colon. 0uotation

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The

NOTE: If

or the D for disk.

tti I I i ndi cate that

CAUTION:

buffers will be

LOAD. You vlce versa.

Yout may store the the parameters yoLl

to have

may keep different

those contained in

the ROMs is

and the tape

until you

yor-r

are ursing a

ten rnessage

parameter

not available for

will

you

requested. if it is found. it will

markg are not needed. ExamFle:

D: t'lINUTES tRETURNI

buffers are loaded

you

enter

l,lhenever loading

may,

a separate

in the Ftj.-64 are uged. The

lost. Be sure that any

however. load

parameters

screens for

choose

called

prompt

advance until

will

preEs

messaqe

disk systemr

the {ile narne and forget to

your

yor-r

can try

to urEe. You may have up to ten

set sets. Notice that location

parameter

your

"MESSAGE"

you

to

"PRESS

the tC=l

is f

ound f

the

"HINUTES"

file

name agai n.

a message into any of the buffers, the contents

the I'IESSAEE BUFFERS without losing data in the

(inclutding

easy recall. To load them, simply specify which

for

HF and VHF activities. Di{ferent

0. If there is no file on dis[<. the default storage.

{rom PLAY 0N

your

(Commodore

and saved as a

will

upon

pararneters

file is

irst.

file narne

{rom

simply disappear and the

data

the text

turn-on

tape

TAPE".

logo)

the

be

loaded into shot-rld be

your

tape into the buf{er

group!

precede

you

parameters

nay be saved to Disk ONLYi Cassette storage

into

tlhen

found.

l:ey computer

wish

o{ the FK-64, the

The computer will

on the

not

it

to keep has been SAVED before

different sets

bu{{er

the

you

do, the screen will

lower will continrre your

preceded

separately.

with either

like l'lF, t'1T0,

prompt:

people

you

left

buffer.

by the letter D

you

the C {or cassette

((l-9).

using

pararneters

have

specified.

not

corner

to

have

ENTER

8SO buf{er or

FT, etc)

parameters

load the

of

search {or

speci{ied.

FILE NAHE

o{

It is handy

the station

loaded

set

go

your

and a

those

you

from

of

are

fronr

B. ERObISE The

you press move from Press IRUN/STOFJ

buffer touch

you

a

know to be empty into itr or

browse the next that is

EDIT

E. l,lhen br-rffer. at If the buffer is empty,

text

If

yoLr presg

will see either a O or the number of the buffer

the top is a number indicating how much

you

stati.on

you

option

tEl the

page

enrpty. To move backward

if there are anyr will be displayed on the screen. In the

enter

you

call frequently). The message

wish to clear a

on

the Fti-64

fi.rst

by tonching the

page

to

to return to the openinq

the

may

[0J or any of the numbers from

be a command for the TNC in command

"paqe"

through the

yor-r

tE]

buffer.

allows tf]l {r-rnction l:ey. Each time

will see an edit menu listing all the buffers.

you

can inEert

you

may use

your

of

buffer until

through the buf {er

you

fiay

OPENING

you

to view the contents

bu{fer will be

0S0

you

come to

press

menu.

[tl]

ts t9l. The

you

memory

text into

tnay be

use the HOVE comnand to the TINST/DELI key as

is available to

it for transmitting node

stored on disk or tape if

I",IENU 4-?

yourr

of

dispiayed. You

you press

a

the till f unction [,:ey.

are editinq. Also displayed

(such

as a connect message to

move

described

OSO buffer. hlhen

this

portion

contents

top le{t corner

you

another butfer

below.

can move to

l:ey

of the buffer

To

of that

in this bu{fer.

later. Or the

you

choose.

you

wilI

edit a

you

llhen

Control

equivalent to a carriage return).

are in the edit

characterE like

rnode, ter:t will

carriage

returns are

be displayed continuously

marked with inverse

video.

across the screen.

(CTRL-H

is*

the

The two

the

down. tfJl or

down

brrnqs

Yor-t

word= or

t If{Sf

character where the

the

same

and

in at the top

by character

Yot-t may

starting

Yout

thern. except

down aI 1

may Ltse key. Large

ICLR/H0HEI end o{

NOTE: tf1l. if

ICRSRI keys can be

same

time

The cursor

function

the screen as the cLrrsor

the cursor to the first

can write

change the te>rt

/DELI l:.ey.

f':ey

out of an

of

hold the

frorn the cursor

sections o{ text

while

the file will be

the text utp to. br-rt not includinq. the cursor wi I

To delete all o{ the

you

if key. Fressing

The

while holding

insert

yoLrr

allowing

the t

at the end of

holding the ISHIFTI

litre) and then

wish

flat.'be

ever characters that are

entire

cursor sits.

mode.

screen.

you

ICTRLI

position.

'.:---

deleted. I{

used to rnove the

to move LrF or

qr-ricl,:ly

when

the ISHIFTI fiey down.

Then when

key and

I

lef t arrow l':ey to backspace over characters

the buffer where the l:ey functions

may be

tflJ

character

te>rt

t^lhen

to

te:<t

press

moved

puts

reaches

necessary.

wi I I be moved bacL

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you

yor_r

rnat:e

press

deleted key down

yar-r

in a butffer

tCLR/HOl"lEl

left.) the

to it at

the top or bottom

in the

are

type.

additions

the

press

blinl.:ing

The cursor keys repeat

bottorn

the

top of the

butffer

on

the screen

Characterg

can be inserted

This

in the

the text

in front of the cursor.

DEL

l::ey

using the

aIl

of the

tCLR/HOt'lEl

place

srhile holding

cursor.

o{ the ?f,

shi{ted

insert

to delete one line

the

page.

of the screen.

to correct

be

can

one

ct-u-Eor

into

mode

will

ICLR/HONE1

text while

I be deleted.

the tSHiFfl

(Hold

line

deleted

space! over-wri

TINST/DEL] l:ey

be

as a destructive backspace

fron the cursor

at

the ISHIFTI

page

The text

the

letters

the moved

trey. t{

hoiding

very beginning

the

if

they are

pressing

by

will

The ifl0f1EJ

the

spelling

pressing

by te>tt by

togqles

{orr{ard

key down.

"INS"

(4tl

withor-tt deleting

the

down at

held

the

scroll

ti ng

pregslnq

character

characters)

yoLr press on to the

tCTRLl key

up

l:ey

of the the

you

appear

(ltEe

Holding the ICTFLI l::ey while

the clrrsor to

this will

otrr

HINT:

It is

reqomnrend that

next carriaqe return

the allow

.rery

yor-t

ecliting

easy to

r-rse the

text i nto another buffer

yoLr

c*ri clear that bu{fer

You may hold ISHIFTI and

toqgle the l,:eyboard

HINI': It

when it is received

place

to

will aFpear

whereas the EDIT rnode

Finally.

is

difficnlt in

your

when sentr ie the

t-he

tRLft'.lrSTOFl [::By

between Lrpper and lol.ler

by the other station. If

eclited text in the 050 buffer

does not.

M. NTJVE

When

choose

The

eiristing destination-buf

"f,lOVE

bu{fers.

(The

you press

first.

the

tHl {or t'l0VE. the words:

the material

second choice adds it

fer material.

You

wiII

appear

may copy

the contents of

FROM:"

tlOVE command really shor:ld be called

pressing

callsign headers, leaving

out get

conf

f'10\iE

where

and Etart

press

rnode

EDIT

EftOt{SE

rgill st.ore the resultE and rnove

to the rnaterial

next at

the [pound sterlingJ

used and

option

you

again. The original bu{fer

the

[Conrnodore]

to actually

you

move

the

(inverse

{rom the OFENING

then do the

mode acts npon the control

wilL

video l'1). If

press

key at the lower left

case.

see

yor-r

you

"REFLACE"

repiace

wrong ltey

the

editing.

what

the MOVE opti,:n

use

can then use ER0t'lSE to

and

all

already there,

your

of

top

one

COFY,

buffer into

screen

as

it leaves

cleleteE all

l':ey

the

the text.

_.;ust

l"lENU to

If

your

you

te:.rt is

bacl'.

"AFFEND"

material

starting

followed

another the

characters

HEADEFLIN

nhen edi

place

you

malle

is not 1o=t.

in the OFENiNG tlENU

characters in the

to the l'1ain Menut.

t{il1

pararneter

ting teilt. coFy of

a

a serious error

o{ the f,:eyboard

going

to looli Iil:e

view it as it

appear.

in the source

the end

at

by a

with this

original

material

I{

buffer.

of the

list

option.

intact

{rorn

Hag

l"le

yoltr

to

file,

you

of

OPENIN6

I'IENU

4-3

in the sourtre

for the

OSO buffer

bu{{er}.

or

Tor-rch

any

a key representing

of the numbers

from t0l to t9l.

the buffer

you

want copied. It

can

be

tQl

When

designate in

appear that says:

If the te:rt to copy touch tNl. paragraph.

It is also This is

edi.ting

IT IS

coFYItJG

EUFFER iDENTICAL

It

iE done make

EDIT mode.

Insert a CTRL O at this location

case

the end o{ the text to be marked. Hake snre there are no other lrnwanted CTRL 5 or CTRL U

characters in

There iE an implied CTFL Gl at

visible. Flace a CTRL

o{ the

yoLt

rnake

yor-t

intend

t{hen

)

quicli

a commands

II"IFORTANT T'O FIOTE. THAT

FROCESS.

INTCI I{ESSAGE

II.{FOfiIIATION.

possible

is

the

IOJ

placing

by H0VE. To do so, enter the

go

key.

buffer.

yoLlr

which

to copy the entire buffer tourch

the

possible

way of deleting the entire

contained within the

to mark a

into INST and

You will

the

buffer.

selection. the words

buffer

"H0VE

te;rt

to {nove a buffer t-hat is

OTHER

IN

EUFFER NUT1FER 5. I{HEN

CTRL-S

see a reverse video control character show up.

S there, nnless

you

ALL? Y/N:

has been copied the

portion

and CTRL-O into the te;rt before

position

want the te>lt

"

(t'lartring

NOVING TEXT

9IORDS, THE ORIGINAL BUFFER IS NOT CHANGED. IF YOU HOVE

o{

buf{er the cursor at the

by holding

beginning of

the

EDIT

te:<t to

you

"NOVE

bu{{er. Alternative ways are

command.

FROI1

from which

wish to

T0:"

copied. You will then see another

the tYl. I{ this OFENI[{6

the ICTRLI

block wi I l be

NENU appears again

ernpty

ONE

YOU

move

the bu{{er. This means it is there br-rt non-

rnove rraterial starting at the beginning

a bu{fer that contarns

ts

EIUFFER TO ANOTHER iS ACTUALLY

ARE DONE. EOTH BUFFERS hIILL

{rorn one

the beginning

appear.

will

you

text

key and

the same thing

Do

have

mar[,:ed

described in

on

to Llse some of tfie

br-rf f er into another. This

you

instruct the computer

will be selected using

of the

pressing

text to be marl:ed.

Insert

portion

a

your

some te:lt.

lower or upper

a CTRL S at

prompt

later

a

screen.

THE OSO CONTAIT.{

to

o{

to

the

A

Think o{ CTRL

the S is

the beginning

5. SAVE Yon

Adclitionally

operating Tourch the tS1 l';ey. \'or-t will see the word

and

(Ete

yoLlr

To save the Q50

.nessage buffers are saved aE a

"l"l.

Yon

using a

to "FRIDAY"

save the contents of the 050 or l'lessage buffers

may

three

"

will

give

options:

O. OSO BUFFEF

HESSACE

I,I.

F. FACIi.ET PARAI{ETERS

sLrre

computer

to thi s choi ce.

then see

tape

the {ile. No

simply type:

S.0

a tranEfer-off

of

you

FararneterE

that

manuals!.

systern type the

{low

as

bu{fer. except as modified by the {Ior+

the

save

{nay

to the

BUFFEFS

yon

understand

or l'lessaqe

the

control characters

toggle.

the contents of the

dis[,: drive.

bu{fers to

prompt: quotation

The

hor.r

group!

"ENTER

letter

marks

transfer

your

ca--sette or disk. not separately. It

FILE |{AHE"

C followed

are needed.

-

that i= the Cl is a trans{er-on toggle

wilI take

0S0 buffer to

"SAVE"

comprrter Etores

in the

at

by a

colon

For example

place

iiles

the

character by charaiter iroar

control

to the disk drive,

printer.

the

Lrpper trorner

on dist:

press

makes

either tQl

no sense to respond

top

of the screen.

followed

if

you

characters.

or cassette.

You may

o{ the screen

or tape. Ref er to

or tt'11. The ten

by the name

wish to call the {ile

sarre the

you

I{

you

and

with

are

wisn

C:FRIDAY IRETURN]

OPENING

4-4

T'IENU

You will then see the

positioned

during the file

off the

the

tape

saving

screen, but don't

prompt:

correctly

procedure.

"PRESS then

If

be concerned about

RECORD

press

tr FLAY

theEe

two

the {ile is long

it.

TAPE". Be sure that

ON

buttons.

you

The screen wiII

may see

some text {lash

you

go

have

blantr

on and

When

Fress the

To save

and a

cal I the

the computer

<.STOF]' the

OS0 or

f iIe

precedinq

"AUT[]I:.EYS"

colon

is finiEhed

burtton on the

t{essage

D: AUT0f:.EYS tIIETURNl

IIOTE: If

or the D for disk.

wiil indicate that To save the OS0

you

enter the

buf{er to the

your

yolr

the letter P and a colon.

c..

tr

you

If

printerr

with

chapter

Farameters chapter.

cases!

operation using

Function

You may them, utp-to-ten

activitieE.

tnrn-on

no file

par-arneters

wish

to

save

use the l'40VE

getting

your printer

called Commodore

and

you

will be able

the t{81

lieys chapter under

parameters

save

sirnply specify vrhich

possible

sets

Different

the Fti-54.

o{

the

on dis[:. the

may be =aved

sLorage.

the

machine.

to a file on a diEk!

it. No

buffers

simply

with

tape

qr-rotation

type:

{ile name and forget

mar[,:s are

tash

to

it

will return

precede

iile narne wiII simply disappear and

can try again.

printer,

the full or

cornmand to

operate

to

enter

partial

place

it in the

in this rnode, Eee

(after

selecting the

contents o{ one

OSO buffer first.

Accessories. the description

the last

to

paragraph

get

the

o{ the

printer

D.

DIStr.

to operate l.:ey may be more di{{icult tf8]].

(including

(0-F).

people

parameters default to

the te;<t

set of

parameters you

It is handy

using the Etation may keep different

loaded are

parameterE

Disk

0NLY; Cassette storage is not available

parameters

want.

to have a separate

those contained in location

from the R0Hs

you

to the 0PENING HENU.

enter the

file name with a D

needed. For example

it

with either

the

prompt:

the C for cassette

OSO buf{er choice) ONLY

o{ the l'lessage buffers

you

If

the section

in the Introduction

of the PRNC|'|D

command

in the

(see

the

lil:e f'lF;

in this chapter.

SAVE modei

description

f'lTO. ET, etc).

You may Etore

set for HF and

sets. Notice that

in the

Fti-54 are used. The

yoLr

if

EI-{TER FILE

wish to

f'lAf4E

to the

have difficulty

cornmand in the

In rnsst

real-time

in the Fac[,:et

Ts save

only a few o{ the

VHF

upon

(t.

I{ there is

for

pararneter

T,

SET TINE

The time

t+ith

the Pl:-64. You

rnessages that

and date appears

can also set

yot-t

receive

set the rlate and time.

Yor-r

will see the

prornpt:

solid. non-blintlinq cursor

clock is in :4 hour

the morning,

you

same b,ay. The new tirne hlhen should touch sarne Hay. l,Jhen

you

the month.

will

be

enter the last digit a

This

MUST be entered as a two

first

prompted

for

you

tirne.

nust touch: ttll then t8l. Next

wi I I

[t-t] and then

tlre date. Again two digits

have

entered

the UFENING |'1ENU.

any

place

the

on the

field

Ecreenr

you

were on or

at

At changing

The date will roll over

at

the

top right corner o{

com{nands that

up

wi

yor-tr 1l

"stamp"

screen

when.you leave the station rnnning on its

"ENTEF:

TIHE" on

the

on the line under the time

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