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ITCRWaysideRadio

User'sManualandInstallation

Instructions

ApplicableModel:63010

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Note:ThefinalversionofthismanualwillincludeaFrench

translationofthenoticestouserinSections2and3.

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ITCRWaysideRadioUser'sGuideManual

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RevisionHistory

RevisionDateSummaryofChangesContributor

0.1Initialdraft.JeffLawrence

0.2ChangesbyJeffLawrenceJeffLawrence

0.308/29/2011AddedNoticestouser,renamed

andeditedforFCCsubmission

FredCleveland

0.409/08/2011Fixederrorsandomissions.FredCleveland

0.510/04/2011Expandedandeditedinresponse

toexaminercomments.

FredCleveland

0.610/06/2011Correctedvoltages.FredCleveland

TimBlom

0.710/20/2011RevisedSection2.2,3.3and5.4FredCleveland

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TableofContents

1.Overview.............................................................................................................................3

1.1ApplicableRadioModelsandIdentifiers................................................................3

1.2GeneralDescription................................................................................................3

1.3Chassis.....................................................................................................................4

1.4PortsandEthernetConnectors..............................................................................4

1.5PowerConnectors...................................................................................................4

1.6AntennaConnectors...............................................................................................4

2.ImportantInformationfortheUser...................................................................................4

2.1TransmitterWarm‐UpPeriod.................................................................................4

2.2LimitingRFExposure...............................................................................................5

2.3AntennaGuidelines.................................................................................................5

2.4RFInterferencetoResidentialReceivers(Part15).................................................6

2.5EquipmentModifications.......................................................................................7

3.WaysideTransmitterOperation.........................................................................................7

3.1WaysideChannelizationandFrequencyRange......................................................7

3.2WaysideChannelRestrictions................................................................................7

3.3WaysideRadiatedPowerLimits.............................................................................8

4.SetupandConfigurationfortheWaysideRadio................................................................9

4.1PowerSupply..........................................................................................................9

4.2EthernetConnection.............................................................................................10

4.3RFOutputTermination.........................................................................................10

5.TuningtheWaysideRadio................................................................................................11

5.1EquipmentRequired.............................................................................................11

5.2SetuptheRadioforTesting..................................................................................11

5.3MeasureandCalibrateReferenceCrystalOscillatorFrequency..........................12

5.4MeasureandAdjustOutputPower......................................................................13

5.5CheckandAdjustRFOutputChannel...................................................................14

6.Operations........................................................................................................................15

6.1RestoreFactorySettings.......................................................................................15

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6.2DisplaySoftwareandFirmwareRevisionNumbers..............................................15

6.3DisplayRadioIdentificationInformation..............................................................15

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1. Overview

Thisdocumentprovidesinformationrequiredfortheoperationandverificationof

theMeteorcommInteroperableTrainControlRadioNetwork(ITCR)Waysideradios.

1.1 ApplicableRadioModelsandIdentifiers

ThisdocumentappliestotheWaysideradiomodellistedbelowalongwithits

regulatoryidentifiers.

Model:63010

FCCID:BIB63010

IC:1300A‐63010

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1.2 GeneralDescription

TheWaysideradioisdesignedtosatisfytheindustrystandardPositiveTrainControl

(PTC)requirementsaspartofanintegrated220MHzradionetwork.TheBaseradio,

Locomotiveradio,andWaysideradioformthetransportationbackboneonwhicha

messagingapplicationprovidescommunicationcapabilitiesbetweenrailroadassets

andtheirbackoffices.TheITCRisdesignedtoprovidecommunicationinaninter‐

operablefashionenablingmessagingtooccuracrossrailroadboundaries.

Whenappliedasamobilestation,thisradiowillbemountedinmobilemaintenance

vehiclessuchaspickuptrucks.ItwillactivelyjointheITCnetworkonlywhen

maintenancevehiclesaredrivenontherails.

TheWaysideradioisnormallypositionedonrailroadpropertyinanequipmentbox

orbungalowclosetotheactiverails.Whenusedasawaysidestation,itsmissionis

toprovidewirelesstransmissionoflocaltrackandtracksideequipmentwhereitis

mounted.Itsradiomessagesareactivelymonitoredbylocomotivesinthevicinity

thatmaybeheadedinitsdirection.Italsonormallyassociateswithanearbybase

station.Thebasestationbackhaulsthewaysidetransmissionforvariousmonitoring

andcontrolpurposesattherailroadcentraloffice.Itisnormallyinterfacedtoa

WaysideInterfaceUnit(WIU)viaitsLANethernetport.TheWIUterminatesalllocal

waysideequipmentsuchasswitches,signals,trackcontinuitycircuitsandseveral

otherpossibletrackconditionindicators.TheWIUformatsthestatusinformation

intoashortmessagecalledanaspect.TheaspectissenttotheWaysideradiofor

packetizedRFtransmission.

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1.3 Chassis

Waysideradiosarehousedinelectricallysealedmetalcases.TheWaysideradio

dimensionsareapproximately15.5WX9.5HX2.0D.Itweighslessthan8lbs.

Allinput/outputportsaregroundedand/orshielded.Inaddition,bestengineering

practiceshavebeenemployedwithrespecttointernalshielding,unitassemblyand

PCBdesigninanefforttominimizepotentialsourcesofunwantedradiated

emissions.

1.4 PortsandEthernetConnectors

TheWaysideradiohastwoRJ45EthernetI/Oports,markedLANandMAINT,each

onitsownnetwork.

1.5 PowerConnectors

TheWaysideradiopowerinputconnectorisaWagotypefor13.6VDCnominal,min

10.9VDCandmax15.5VDC.

1.6 AntennaConnectors

The30WPEPrated220‐222MHzwaysideradiotransmitterhasanN‐typeantenna

connectorandexpectsanominal50ohmresistiveload,maxVSWR3:1.Italsohasa

TNCconnectorfortheGPSantenna.TheGPSantennacanbeactive(3.3Vdc,50mA

max)orpassive.

2. ImportantInformationfortheUser

2.1 TransmitterWarm‐UpPeriod.

Thewaysidetransmitterusesatemperaturecompensatedcrystaloscillator(TCXO)

toachievefrequencyaccuracyandstability.Nowarm‐upperiodisrequiredbeyond

thebuilt‐inradiostartupdelays.

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2.2 LimitingRFExposure

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PleaserefertotheRFEnergyExposureGuidepackedwitheachradiofor

specificinformationregardingsafedistancesthatmustbemaintained

betweenpersonnelandenergizedtransmittingantennas.

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TheinformationintheRFEnergyExposureGuideisdeterminedfromFCCand

IndustryCanadarulesthatwhenfollowed,limithumanexposuretoradiofrequency

energytoacceptablelevels.NotethattheRFEnergyExposureGuidecalculatesthe

largerlateralsafedistancesforanuncontrolledenvironment.Obeyingtheselimits

willprotectbothrailroademployeesandthegeneralpublic.

Thisradioisintendedforusebyrailroademployeeswhohavefullknowledgeof

theirexposureandcanexercisecontrolovertheirexposuretomeetFCCandIC

limits.Thisradiodeviceisnotintendedforusebyconsumersorthegeneral

population.

Thistransmitterisintendedtobeoperatedwithafixedormobileantennainan

Occupational/ControlledExposureenvironmentperFCCOET65orControlledUse

EnvironmentperICRSS‐102.MaximumPermittedExposure(MPE)limitfordevices

inthepresenceofthegeneralpublicinthe100‐300MHzrangeis0.2mW/cm

=2

W/m

.

ThetablesintheRFEnergyExposureGuidelistthecalculatedlateraldistancestobe

maintainedbetweenthegeneralpublicandanoperationalWaysidetransmitter

antennafortwoantennatypesandgainsandforbothfixedandmobileapplications.

Thetransmitterpowerisadjustabletoaccommodatethevariousinstallationsofthis

product.OncetheauthorizedERP,antennagainandthelossesfromfeedline,

connectorsandanyinlineRFfiltersareknown,thetransmitterpowermustbe

evaluatedandifnecessary,settoavaluethatwillensurethattheauthorizedERP

andRFexposurerequirementsaremet.ExampleERPcalculationsareprovided

furtherbelow.

2.3 AntennaGuidelines

Thissectioncontainsantennainformationandadditionalnotesregardingmethods

tolimitRFexposure.

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 Thelicenseeisrequiredtocomplywithlimitsonantennalocation,powerand

effectiveantennaheightper47CFRSubpartT§90.701et.seq.,orIndustry

CanadaSRSP‐512§6.3asapplicable.

 Installantennasinaccordancewiththemanufacturer’sinstructions.

 Disablethetransmitterwheninstallingorservicingitsantennaortransmission

line.

 RefertotheRFEnergyExposureGuideforspecificguidelinesregardingthe

sitingandinstallationofmobileandfixedantennas.

 AcceptablemobileandfixedantennatypesarelistedinthetablesintheRF

EnergyExposureGuide.

 Unauthorizedantennas,equipmentmodificationsorattachmentscould

invalidateanyequipmentwarrantyorauthoritytotransmit.Modificationcould

damagetheradioandmayviolateFCCorICregulations.ContactMeteorcomm

beforeusingotherantennas.

 Maintainasafedistancefromenergizedtransmittingantennas.Seeabove.

2.4 RFInterferencetoResidentialReceivers(Part15)

NOTICETOUSER:Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationis

subjecttotheconditionthatthisdevicedoesnotcauseharmfulinterference.

NOTE:Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfora

ClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsare

designedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgeneratesandcanradiateradiofrequency

energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycause

harmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethat

interferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause

harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedby

turningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrectthe

interferencebyoneormorethefollowingmeasures:

 Reorientorrelocationthereceivingantenna.

 Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

 Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich

thereceiverisconnected.

 Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

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2.5 EquipmentModifications

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Caution:Anychangesormodificationstothisequipmentnot

expresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliance(in

therespectivecountryofuse)couldvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatetheequipment.

3. WaysideTransmitterOperation

Itistheresponsibilityofthelicenseetooperatethisradiotransmitterincompliance

withFCCandIndustryCanadaservicerulesfor220‐222MHz,namelyFCCRulesPart

90SubpartTandIndustryCanadaSRSP‐512.

3.1 WaysideChannelizationandFrequencyRange

TheWaysideradiocanbeconfiguredtotransmitonanyoneof80selectable25‐kHz

spacedchannelsrangingfrom220.0125to221.9875MHzinclusive.Thespectrum

includedcorrespondstoall5kHzwideFCCchannelsnumberedfrom1at220.0025

MHzto400at221.9975MHz.EachwaysidetransmissionoccupiesfiveoftheFCC‐

defined5kHzchannels.ThelowestWaysideradiochannelcenterfrequencyisinthe

centerofFCCchannel3andthenextisFCCchannel8,then13,18,etc.,uptothe

highestinthecenterofchannel398.

3.2 WaysideChannelRestrictions

Section90.715oftheFCCRulesliststheauthorizedfrequenciesofthe400total5

kHz‐widechannels.Accordingto§90.733(d)thesecanbeaggregatedintolarger

channelwidthswiththeexceptionofFCCchannels161‐170and181‐185.

Therefore,thewaysideradiomaynottransmitonthosechannelsortheir221MHz

counterparts,361‐370and381‐385.Thiscorrespondstowaysidefrequencies,

220.8125,220.8375,220.9125,221.8125,221.8375,and221.9125MHz.

PleaserefertoPart90SubpartTandSRSP‐512foradditionalfrequencyuse

restrictionsinCanadianandMexicanborderareas.

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3.3 WaysideRadiatedPowerLimits

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Itistheresponsibilityofthelicenseetocomplywiththeeffective

radiatedpowerlimitsbasedonoperatingfrequency,geographiclocation,

andeffectiveantennaheightsetoutin47CFRSubpartT§90.701et.seq.,

orIndustryCanadaSRSP‐512§6.3,asapplicable.

Important:Thefollowingsupplementaryantennasysteminformationdiscusses

meansforthelicenseetodetermineeffectiveradiatedpower(ERP)andcomplywith

regulatorypowerlimits.

Licenseesmustcomplywiththespecificpowerandantennaheightlimitationsfor

fixed‐antennastationsper§90.729orSRSP‐512§6.3.NotethatU.S.andCanadian

powerlimitsvs.HAATarenotidentical.

Licenseesshouldnotethatallmobilesandalsofixedinstallationstransmitting

between221and222MHzmustlimiteffectiveradiatedpower(ERP)to50Wor

10*log(50)+30=47dBmPEPreferencedtothe2.15dBigainofadipole,unless

operatingunderawaiverofFCCrule§90.729(b)orSRSP‐512§6.3asapplicable.The

EIRPforthiscaseis49.15dBm.AlsonotethatthemaximumERPonFCC/ICchannels

196‐200at220.975to221.000MHzis2watts.

TheallowabletransmitterpeakenvelopepoweroutputindBmisdeterminedby

subtractingtheantennagainindBifrom49.15,thenaddingthelossfromthe

antennafeedlineandconnectors.Iftheresultisgreaterthanorequalto44.85dBm

=14.85dBWthenthemaximumpoweroutputoftheWaysidetransmittercanbe

used.Ifthevalueislessthan44.85dBm,thenthetransmitteroutputpowermustbe

reducedtothecalculatedvalue.

MobileInstallation:Asanexampleofamobileinstallation,consideraverticalhalf

wavegroundplaneonavehiclemetalrooftop.Inanidealinstallationtheantenna

gain=2.4dBd=4.55dBi.Ignoringconnectorlosses,feedlinelossisatleast0.6dB

for10feetofTimesMicrowaveLMR‐195UltraFlexcoaxialcable.Transmitterpower

outputlimit=47‐2.4+0.6=45.2dBmPEPandthereforethesystemiscompliantwith

the50WERPlimit.TheactualERPinthiscaseis10^(14.85+2.4‐0.6)=46.2W.This

installationisnotallowedtotransmitonFCCchannels196‐200becausethe

maximumERPisgreaterthan2watts.

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FixedInstallation:Inafixedinstallation,acommonsingle‐elementexposedfolded

dipoleantennawithoutreflectorhas0upto2.9dBd(2.1to5.0dBi)azimuthalgain

dependingonthedesign.

OncetheallowableERPisdeterminedbyapplyingallpower‐restrictiverulesfrom

aboveandtheantennagainisknown,thetransmitterpeakenvelopepoweroutput

feedingthetransmissionlineisdeterminedbysubtractingtheantennagainindBd

fromtheERPandaddingthelossfromtheantennafeedlineandconnectorsplusthe

lossfromanyexternalinlinepowersensors,combiners,filtersorlightningarresters.

Ifthenetvalueisgreaterthanorequalto44.85dBm,thenthemaximumpowerof

theWaysidetransmittercanbeused.Ifthevalueislessthan44.85dBm,thenthe

transmitteroutputpowermustbereducedtothenetvalue.

Exampleforthe50WERPfixedcase:Antennagain=2.9dBdandfeedlinelossisat

least0.5dBfor25feetofTimesMicrowaveLMR‐400coaxplus0.4dBforinline

lightningarresterandthreeconnectors.Assumingnootherlosses,thetransmitter

poweroutputlimit=47‐2.9+0.9=45dBmPEP.Inthiscase,theactualWaysideERP

is44.85+2.9‐0.9dBm=46.85dBm=48.4WPEPandthereforethesystemis

compliantwiththe50WERPlimit.ThisinstallationisnotallowedtotransmitonFCC

channels196‐200becausethemaximumERPisgreaterthan2watts.

4. SetupandConfigurationfortheWaysideRadio

Setupphysicalconnectionswiththefollowing:

 DCPower

 Ethernet

RFoutputtermination

Thesectionsbelowidentifyeachofthephysicalconnections.

4.1 PowerSupply

Waysideradiosoperateat13.6Vdcinput.Table1describesthepowersupply

requirements.

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Caution:ApplyinganincorrectvoltagetoaWaysideradiocancause

damage.Confirmthevoltageoftheradioandthepowersupplybefore

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applyingpower.

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Table1WaysideRadioPowerParameters

ParameterWaysideRadio

NominalDCPowerInputVoltage13.6Vdc

OperationalRange10.9‐15.5Vdc(+14%/‐20%)

Damagelimit17Vdc

CurrentDrain(whiletransmitting

ratedpower)

10Amaxwhiletransmittinginto50ohm

load

4.2 EthernetConnection

WaysideradiosuseastandardCAT5EthernetcableconnectedbetweenaPCand

themaintenanceportoftheradio.ConfigurethePCnetworkcardwithafixedIP

addressof10.10.1.254.

YouwilluseXtermW,aMeteorcommterminalemulationprogram,toconnectwith

andcontroltheradioviacommandsissuedatcommandprompts.

4.3 RFOutputTermination

TheWaysideradioisratedfor30WPEP.Sufficientterminationisrequiredtoprotect

testequipment.Fortransmitterandreceivertesting,connectthetestequipmentto

theportlabeled“ANT”.Seefurtherinstructionsbelow.

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5. TuningtheWaysideRadio

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Therearethreeparameterstotestandpotentiallytunebefore/duringRFtesting:

 

 Masterreferencecrystaloscillatorfrequency

 RFoutputpower

 RFoutputchannel

FactorytechnicianstunethemasterreferencecrystaloscillatorandsettheRFgain

formaximumratedoutputpower.Youmayhavetoadjustthethreeparameters

beforeorduringRFtestingbyenteringcommandsusingXtermWoranother

terminalemulationprogram.

5.1 EquipmentRequired

1. 10ADCpowersupplyatratedvoltageofwaysideradio,nominally13.6VDC.

2. PersonalcomputerwithEthernetnetworkadapterandMeteorcommXtermW

orequivalentterminalprograminstalled.

3. 30dB50WRFpowerattenuator.

4. Vectorspectrumanalyzerforpowerandfrequencymeasurements.

5. Optional8+digitfrequencycounterforfrequencymeasurements.

6. Highstabilitytimebaseaccurateto0.1ppm.Canbeinternaltoitems4and5.

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5.2 SetuptheRadioforTesting

1. Adjusta10ADCpowersupplyto13.6VDCandthendisableitsoutput.

Observingpolarityofthepowersupplyterminals,connectthewaysidepower

cablebetweentheradiopowerconnectorandthepowersupply.

2. ConnectoneendofaCAT5ethernetcabletotheRJ‐45radioportlabeled

MAINT.Connecttheotherendtoacomputernetworkcard.Thedefaultradio

IPaddressis10.10.1.254.SettheIPaddressofthecomputernetworkcardtoa

compatiblefixedaddresssuchas10.10.1.1.Thecomputershouldhave

MeteorcommXtermWorasimilarterminalemulationprograminstalled.

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3. Applypowertotheradio.Wait30secondstoopenanXtermWsession.Use

theEdit/ConfigurePortwindowtosetPortType=TCP/IP,Protocol=Stream,

TCP/IPSettingsHost=10.10.1.254,Port4000.SelectDeviceType=MCC6100

SDR(whichalsoappliestoITCradios).ReturnCharacter=CR,DataFormat=

ASCII.

4. Attacha50W30dBRFattenuatortotheTX/RX1N‐typeantennaconnector.

Attachan(e.g.,AgilentMXAorPXA)vectorspectrumanalyzerorsimilartothe

transmitterportforpowerandfrequencymeasurements.TheVSAshould

containeitheraprecisionstabilityreferenceoscillatororattachanexternal

rubidiumreferencetotheVSAexternalreferenceinput.

5.3 MeasureandCalibrateReferenceCrystalOscillatorFrequency

Theinstructionsbelowallowyoutochangethefactorycalibrationsettingsforthe

masterreferenceoscillatorcrystal.

Tocheckthemasterreferencecrystaloscillatorfrequencycalibration:

1. OpenanXtermWsession.

2. Puttheradiointotestmodebytyping:

dsp,watchdog,off

dsp_mode,test

3. Reduceoutputpowertoapproximately2Wbytyping:

cal,set,ddslevel, 100

4. Begintransmittingatesttonedirectlyonthecarrierfrequency:

l1_test,stop

l1_test,set,txmod,cw

l1_test,set,txfreq,220012500

l1_test,start,tx

5. UsethefrequencycounterorfrequencycountingmarkerontheVSAto

measuretheoutputfrequency.Themeasuredvalueistheactualcarrier

frequency.Thecarrierfrequencyisnormallywellwithin352Hz(1.5ppm)ofthe

centerfrequencyofthechannel.

6. Alternatetothetesttone:Substitutethefollowingπ/4‐DQPSKmodulation

commandforthesecondlineinstep4.

l1_test,set,txmod,dqpsk_half

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7. SettheVSAtothecenterfrequencyofthechannelandsetittodemodulatethe

8ksym/secondπ/4‐DQPSKemissionandmeasuretheerrorfrequencywhichis

referencedtotheVSAcenterfrequency.



Toadjustthemastercrystalreferenceoscillatorparameters:

1. First,checkthefactorydefaultsettingforthecrystalreferenceparameterby

typing

cal

2. Notethevaluefor“xo”inthecalfactorstablethatisdisplayed.

3. AttheXtermWcommandline,type:

cal,set,xo,xx

wherexxissomevalueclosetotheoriginalfactorysetvalue.

4. Usetrialanderrortodeterminethesetpointforthexovaluetoachievethe

desiredcarrierfrequencyaccuracy.



ToresettheXOtuningparametertothefactorysetting:

Powercycletheradio.

5.4 MeasureandAdjustOutputPower



Caution:Avoidunnecessaryadjustments.Exercisecautionwhensetting

ddslevelorotherpoweroutputcontrolsasdamagetotheradiocanoccur

iftheyaresettoohigh.

Thewaysideradioisratedfor30WPEP.Toachievethispowerradiosarepre‐

calibratedatthefactory.Ifadditionaltuningisrequired,useanappropriatemethod

tomeasurePEPforaπ/4‐DQPSKsignalandslowlyincrease/decreaseddslevellevel

fromitsnominalsetpoint,asdeterminedbyissuingthecommand‘cal’.

Tomeasureandadjustoutputpower:

1.AttheXtermWcommandline,begintransmittingaπ/4‐DQPSKsignalby

typing:

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l1_test,stop

l1_test,set,txmod,dqpsk_half

l1_test,start,tx

2.Viewthecalibrationsettingsbytyping:

cal

3.Observethevalueforddslevel.

4. TunetheVSAtothecenterofthechannelfrequencyandselecttheCCDF

functiontomeasurethepeak(envelope)power,averagepowerandpeaktoaverage

ratio.NotethatthepeakenvelopepowerisusedfordeterminingERP.

5.Thepowercanbemodifiedbytyping:

l1_test,stop

cal,set,ddslevel,xxx

l1_test,start,tx

Whilemonitoringtheoutputpower,thevaluexxxshouldbeincreasedasmall

amounttoincreaseoutputpowerorviceversa.

5.5 CheckandAdjustRFOutputChannel

YoucanadjusttheRFoutputchannelbystoppingtransmission,settingtransmission

frequency,andthenstartingtransmissionagain.

ToadjustRFoutputchannel:

1. Tunetheradiotothebottomchannel(220.0125MHz)bytyping:

l1_test,stop

l1_test,set,txfreq,220012500

l1_test,start,tx

2.Tunetheradiotothemid‐channel(221.0125MHz)bytyping:

l1_test,stop,

l1_test,set,txfreq,221012500

l1_test,start,tx

3.Tunetheradiotothehighchannel(221.9875MHz)bytyping:

l1_test,stop

l1_test,set,txfreq,221987500

l1_test,start,tx

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6. Operations

6.1 RestoreFactorySettings

Torestorefactorysettingswithoutcyclingtheradio:

 AttheXtermWcommandprompt,type:

factory

6.2 DisplaySoftwareandFirmwareRevisionNumbers

Todisplaywhatsoftwareandfirmwareversionsareinstalledonyourradio:

 AttheXtermWcommandprompt,type:

rev

6.3 DisplayRadioIdentificationInformation

Thissectionprovidesyouwithcommandstodisplayserialnumberandidentification

information.

Todisplayserialnumberinformation:

 AttheXtermWcommandprompt,type:

serialnumber

ToshowcurrentIDsetting:

 AttheXtermWcommandprompt,type:

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