Standard TNC Settings for Timewave PK-96

This page is a summary. For full details, see the attached document.

Settings for Outpost Operations

In Setup → Interface → Init Commands, in the “Cmds to send before Send/Receive” box, enter:

EXPERT ON
NEWMODE ON
AWLEN 8
8BITCONV ON
BEACON EVERY 0
SLOTTIME 10
PERSIST 63
PPERSIST ON
PACLEN 128
MAXFRAME 2
FRACK 6
RETRY 8
RESPTIME 5
CHECK 30
TXDELAY 40
XFLOW OFF
SENDPAC $05
ACRPACK OFF
PACTIME AFTER 2
CPACTIME ON
CHSWITCH $00

In the “Cmds to send after Send/Receive” box, enter:

ACRPACK ON
PACTIME AFTER 10
CPACTIME OFF
CHSWITCH $7C

Settings for Manual Operations

Start with RESET. Press * as needed to get the baud rate set correctly. Then enter these commands:

EXPERT ON
MONITOR 0
NEWMODE ON
AWLEN 8
8BITCONV ON
BEACON EVERY 0
SLOTTIME 10
PERSIST 63
PPERSIST ON
PACLEN 128
MAXFRAME 2
FRACK 6
RETRY 8
RESPTIME 5
CHECK 30
TXDELAY 40
XFLOW OFF
CHSWITCH $00
MYCALL your‑tactical‑call

While operating, don’t forget to enter CONVerse mode and send your FCC call sign at least every 10 minutes.

At the end of the shift, enter CONVerse mode and send your FCC call sign. Then enter this command:

CHSWITCH $7C