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ARQ-M2-342 and ARQ-M2-242
These operating modes also known as TDM or ARQ-28, conforming to CCIR recommendations 342-2 and
242. Two 50 Bd Baudot channels are interleaved to form a time multiplexed aggregate bit stream. Multi-
plex frames of 28 and 56 bits are used.
96, 87 and 200 Bd, variable 30-650 Bd
ARQ-M2-342 and ARQ-M2-242 systems operate at Symbol rates of 85.7, 96 or 200 Baud on the radio link.
The ITA-3 7-bit alphabet is used allowing error detection. The ITA-3 alphabet is a balanced code in which
each character has a mark-space bit ratio of 3:4. ARQ-M2-342 and ARQ-M2-242 systems are full-duplex
systems.
Full-duplex systems send a repeat request (RQ) character to the remote station if a character error has
been detected or the distortion or fading becomes excessive. This results in the re-transmission of the last
3 or 7 characters preceded by the RQ request control character.
According to the CCITT recommendation, the repetition cycle may span 4 or 8 characters, as is the case
with ARQ-E. The longer RQ-cycle of 8 characters has never been monitored.
In addition to the time multiplexing of several channels (division channels); each division channel may be
further subdivided into sub-channels resulting in a multitude of possible modes of operation. At present
however no transmissions with sub-channel division are known. Systems employing sub-channel division
may be recognized by a rhythmic blinking of the Error indication (system state) in the decoder status bar.
ARQ-M4-342 and ARQ-M4-242
These operating modes also known as TDM or ARQ-56, conforming to the CCIR recommendations 342-2
and 242. Four 50 Bd Baudot channels are interleaved to form a time multiplexed aggregate bit stream.
Multiplex frames of 56 bits are used.
172 and 192 Bd, variable 30-650 Bd
ARQ-M4-342 and ARQ-M4-242 systems operate at a Symbol rate of 172 or 192 Baud on the radio link.
The ITA-3 7-bit alphabet is used allowing error detection. The ITA-3 alphabet is a balanced code in which
each character has a 3 to 4 ratio between mark and space bits (balanced code). ARQ-M4-342 and ARQ-
M4-242 are full-duplex systems.