Epson MFJ-1278B Btext text, Mailbox on line. Messages for WB9FLW, AD7I, K9NG, Budlist ON/OFF

MFJ-1278B MULTI-MODE OPERATIONAL COMMANDS

BTEXT text Mode: Packet Default: ""

Parameters:

text Any combination of characters, numbersand spaces, up to a maximum length of 128 characters.

BTEXT specifies the content of the data portion of a beacon packet. The default text is an empty string, i.e., no message. Beacon packets are discussed in more detail under the BEACON command.

NOTE: BEACONS will not be sent if BTEXT is null.

You can send multiple-line messages in your beacon by including carriage return (<CR>) characters in the text. The <CR> character can be included by preceding it with the pass character. The pass character is set by the PASS command. If you enter a text string longer than 120 characters, an error message will appear and the command will be ignored.

For example, a Bulletin Board program might set the beacon text to a message like this, updating the text after each connection:

Mailbox on line. Messages for WB9FLW, AD7I, K9NG.

To clear the BTEXT text without issuing the RESET command, use a % or & character as the first character in the text.

BUDLIST ON/OFF Mode: Packet Default: OFF

Parameters:

ON Ignore frames from stations which are not in the LCALLS list.

OFF Ignore frame from stations which are in the LCALLS list.

BUDLIST works in conjunction with the command LCALLS, which sets up a callsign list. These commands determine which packets will be displayed when you have set MONITOR ON. BUDLIST specifies whether the callsigns in the list are the ones you want to ignore or, alternatively, are the only ones you want to listen to.

If you want to listen only for packets from a limited list, you should enter this list with LCALLS and set BUDLIST ON. You can use this feature, for example, to have your TNC "keep an ear out" for a particular station while you converse with someone else.