6. Set the radio’s basic configuration with a PC terminal
connected to the DIAGNOSTICS connector via a USB-C
cable.
7. Four essential settings for the transceiver are:
a. Mode: AP/Remote (Mode M or Mode R)
b. Network Address: A unique number from 1
to 65000
c. Data Interface Parameters: bps, data bits,
parity, stop bits
d. Single/Dual Transceiver Operation
8. Perform the initial start-up of the transceiver:
a. Apply primary power.
b. Observe top panel display for proper boot up.
Figure 8: Top Panel display of initialized unit
In a normally operating system, you will see the GE
MDS and TransNEXT screen as shown in Figure 8,
above.
9. Configure unit for single or dual transceiver operation
(NET9S only)
a. Select Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio 2
b. To Enable Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio mode transnet
To Disable Radio 2
TransNEXT>radio mode test
Note: for NET9S applications with a single transceiver,
terminate the unused secondary TNC antenna port (See
Figure 7) of the radio, and the unused antenna port of the dual
polarized antenna, with suitable 50-ohm terminations.
10. Optimize the installation:
a. Aim the antenna properly
b. Verify antenna system VSWR
c. Configure Hoptime setting
d. Configure Payload baud rate setting
e. Perform radio interference checks
The following is a list of commands available for configuring
this unit
radio help List available
commands
radio rx <on|off> Enable/Disable RX
mode
radio tx <on|off> <mode>
<on|off> Enable/Disable TX
mode
<mode> 0-CW 1-PN9 2-10 3-
CW_PN 4-RAMP 5-
CW_SHIFT
radio power <pwr> Get/Set Power (integer)
radio rssi Get RSSI (dBm)
radio channel <chnl> Get/Set Channel #
radio rssioffset <offset> Get/Set Rssi Offset
radio debugmode <mode> Get/Set Debug Mode
radio setfrequency <freq> Set Frequency Hz
radio hoptime <hoptime> Set radio dwell time (7
or 28ms). Dwell time is
total of TX and RX time
per channel in the hop
sequence.
radio skip <1,2,3,4> Set hopping channel
zones to skip. Up to 4
zones can be skipped
and are identified 1-8,
use 0 for a zone that
should not be skipped.
The zones available for
skipping are shown
below
radio state Get State
radio getvswr Sample VSWR
radio update Update radio firmware
radio mode <mode> Get/Set Radio Mode
test transnet
radio init Restore defaults
cfg set radio.mode Set the radio network
mode to Master “M” or
Remote “R”
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