Apache Labs ANDROMEDA ANAN-7000DLE MKII - 6.1.3 Entering TX Mode; 6.1.4 Transmission

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12. Ifyouwerenotabletoreach0dB:tick20dBboostintheMenu>Setup>Audioformandtry
again.(Thismaywellberequiredforadynamicmicrophone).
13. AssumingthathasworkedOK:younowhaveaworkingmicrophoneconne ctio n.
14. SettheTXfilterbandwidthappropriately.Min200Hz,max2800HzsuggestedforSSBasa
startingpoint.
6.1.3 EnteringTXMode
TXcanbeinitiatedinseveralways:
1. PressPTTonanattachedmicrophone.TXwillbeactiveuntilthePTTbuttonreleased.
2. PressMOXonthefrontpanel.
3. ClickMOXonthescreen.ThistogglesbetweenTXandRXmode.
4. PresstheMOXsoftkeyontheTX
Menu.ThistogglesbetweenTXandRXmode.
5. Pressspacebaronanattachedkeyboard,ifther eisone.Thistoggles betweenTXandRX
mode.
ThereisaTUNEmodeavailabletoassistwithantennamatching.Thistransmitsalowpowercarrier.
TheTUNEpowerleveliscontrolledin
theSetupForm–seetheThetismanual.
TUNEcanbeinitiatedinthreeways:
1. PresstheTUNEbuttononthefrontpanel.
2. ClickTUNEonthescreen.ThistogglesbetweenTUNEandRXmode.
3. PresstheTUNEsoftkeyontheTXMenu.ThistogglesbetweenTUNE
andRXmode.
6.1.4 Transmission
Onceyouhavedonethat,transmittingvoiceshouldbeassimpleaskeyingtheradioandtalking
normallyintothemicrophone.Youwillseeadisplayofthetransmittedspectrum;ifyouselectMON
(preferablyusingheadphonesratherthanspeakers)youwillhearyourtransmittedaudio.
Theconsole’smultimetercanbe
configuredtoprovideseveralpossibledisplaysduringtransmit.In
thefirstinstancethefollowingthreearemostlikelytobeuseful:
FwdPwr DisplaystheTXpowerbeinggenerated.
Mic Displaysthemicrophonesignallevel;youshouldbeachieving0dBpeaks.
SWR DisplaystheVSWRpresentedbytheselectedantenna
VOXisavailable.ItssettingsarecontrolledfromtheModeSettingsFormaccessedfromtheMode
databutton.ClickVOXtoenableit.Theambientaudiolevelisshowninacolouredbarbelowthe
VOXslider:adjusttheVOXslidersothattheaudiolevelisshownasgreen
totheleftoftheslider
position,andnotredtotherightofthesliderposition.Thismeansambientaudiowillnottrigger
VOX.ThenclicktheVOXbuttonontheconsole.Thereafterspeaknormally;TXwillbeselectedwhen
youbegintospeak,andwillbereleasedashort
delayafteryoustopspeaking.
Ifyoufindtheradiokeysontotransmit,andstaysthere,pressVOXagaintoturnitoff!
FormorecomprehensiveVOXadjustments,seetheThetismanual.
Thetisincludesseveralhighperformance speechcompressionalgorithms.Fordetails ofhowtouse
these,pleaseseethe
Thetismanual.