68009328001-A December, 2009
Radio Alignment Procedures: Transmitter Alignment Options 5-7
5.4.3.1  To Perform Transmit High Power Tuning, do the following:
1. Under the Tx Align menu, select Transmit Power, then select High (Figure 5-5).
2. Press PTT Toggle. This will key the radio up at 1st test frequency (F1).   
3. Adjust the high power level to be as defined by Table 5-3. Move the slider/spin control or keying in 
values in the edit control (press ENTER to confirm your selection after typing in the softpot value).
4. Press PTT Toggle to dekey the radio, go to the next frequency point by selecting the slider, typing 
in the edit control box (press ENTER to confirm selection after typing in the softpot value) or 
toggling the softpot value using the spin control. 
5. Press PTT Toggle again to key up the radio at the selected frequency point.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for the remaining test frequencies (F2-7)
7. Press Program to store the softpot values into the radio’s codeplug.
8. Exit the Transmit High Power function.
9. If the radio uses only high power channels, proceed to adjust modulation. If low power channels 
are used, perform Transmit Low Power Tuning as defined.
5.4.3.2  To Perform Transmit Low Power Tuning, do the following: -
1. Under the Tx Align menu, select Transmit Power, and then select Low.
2. Press PTT Toggle. This will key the radio up at 1st test frequency (F1).
3. Adjust the power level to be as defined by country power level specifications by moving the 
slider/spin control or keying in values in the edit control (press ENTER to confirm your selection 
after typing in the softpot value).
4. Press PTT Toggle to dekey the radio, go to the next frequency point by selecting the slider, typing 
in the edit control box (press ENTER to confirm your selection) or toggling the softpot value using 
the spin control. 
5. Press PTT Toggle again to key up the radio at the selected frequency point.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 for the remaining test frequencies (F2-F7).
7. Press Program to store the softpot values into the radio’s codeplug.
Table 5-3.  Transmit High/Low Power Level 
RF Band (MHz) Model Number High Power(W) Low Power (W)
VHF 136-162 MHz AAH50JDF9AA5AN 5.2-5.5 1.1-1.3
VHF 136-162 MHz AAH50JDH9AA6AN 5.2-5.5 1.1-1.3
VHF 146-174 MHz AAH50KDF9AA5AN 5.2-5.5 1.1-1.3
VHF 146-174 MHz AAH50KDH9AA6AN 5.2-5.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 1 403-440 MHz AAH50QDF9AA5AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 1 403-440 MHz AAH50QDH9AA6AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 2 438-470 MHz AAH50RDF9AA5AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 2 438-470 MHz AAH50RDH9AA6AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 3 465-495 MHz AAH50SDF9AA5AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3
UHF 3 465-495 MHz AAH50SDH9AA6AN 4.2-4.5 1.1-1.3