RadioCom 6
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1. Play Forward and backward Time slider By moving this slider to the left or right you can move data manually 28 Text This is where all received text messages such as forecasts warnings NavTex etc are displayed Texts belonging to certain areas will be stored in the respective folders Forecasts for the Mediterranean can only be found in that folder This makes finding the proper forecast much easier maces Te amp E Bh E z s E et page Design Selection e ZEZE JA34 291607 UTC AUG EM ES DANISH NAVIGATIONAL WARNING 175 P received RIT Messages THE BALTIC BORNHOLMSGAT NNEC OIL RECOVERY AND DIVING OPERATIONS ARE TAKING PLACE AT 7 00 35 02 0kt 2003 THE WRECK OF FU SHAN HAI IN PSN 55 20 76N 014 45 27E A addas D DRE ODDS PROHIBITED AREA HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED AROUND THE POSITION aes ease WITH A RADIUS OF 1 NM SHIPPING IS NOT ALLOWED TO ENTER 00 32 02 0kt 2003 THIS AREA FOLLOWING VESSELS WILL BE WORKING IN THE AREA 23 55 01 0kt 2003 CABLE ONE CALLSIGN OVZC2 AND LOUISE DIVER CALLSIGN OYNJ2 2 23 51 01 0 2003 THE DIVING VESSEL CABLE ONE IS ACTING AS OPERATION 32 23 28 01 0kt 2003 COORDINATOR AND CAN BE CONTACTED ON VHF CHANNEL 16 23 27 01 0kt 2003 23 25 01 Okt 2003 04 36 01 O0kt 2003 EN 06 14 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 14 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 15 00 WARNINGS EW 06 06 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 12 00 Station Reports EN 06 06 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 06 00 Rep2. controls the contrast of the image vA Undo Redo Use the UNDO command to reverse the last editing action if possible Use the REDO command to reverse the UNDO command Image Manipulations A received weather map is an image that can usually be edited with common Windows programs However there are no special tools that would enable you to improve fax reception With this program you can rotate and synchronize fax images much more quickly because they are designed specifically for RadioCom bnghtnes contrast sharp denas 2 Image Download A 5 ka PA i MeteaServer met 2007 NASA GEFC data from GOES 12 G12 30 APR 17 45 MX D een ad M acm M Un Tg AA E bakes With RadioCom 6 you have the possibility to download Satellite Images to your Computer and RadioCom create automatically animations Since these pictures are not forecasts you can select the time frame for satellite pictures in the load pictures for selection box The maximum amount is 24hours Select the desired pictures you want to download in the Image List ease celare mom Switching local time to UTC Clock Weather data are always in UTC To get a better overview of the forecast you can switch to local time Print Printing the Picture Speed controller This controller sets the speed at which animations are played The speed is also dependent upon the processing speed of your PC
3. You need to know following things The signal will be read in with line in or with the microphone input Then it will be checked 11000 times per second which parts of the frequency spectrum contains the signal This is what we call sample frequency Then it goes through a number of different complex software processes which we call filter The signal is giving out parallel with listening You can choose if you want to hear the original audio Signal IN ON or the filtered audio Wave Out ON If you want to listen to the output you need a bidirectional soundcard In this case it s advisable to deactivate Signal IN ON Pay attention to adjust the controller that way that there is no over modulation red area To turn off the receiver listening tone use the switch Signal IN ON This one turns off the received signal only Other tones from the system are still hearable If you turn off the speaker ON there is no tone out of the speaker and no sound system message too Audio Mixer Driver Selection Output Device Sound Blaster Live 24 bit Output Select _invers automatic selection Input Device 1 PCRJUSB RADIO a Input Select ale ae MISES use These options normally can be adjusted with the audio mixer driver of the sound volume control In this program part we try to respond these sound drivers The program tries to find the necessary components It didn t work always Therefore we offer an expedient Some drivers app
4. buttons You should press and hold the button until the picture is straight The correction factor is either 10 pixels or 1 pixel per single click of the button Pressing and holding the button will provide a quicker correction The Save This Now button will save the picture in the receiver window The AutoSave button will save the picture when the lower edge is reached You can load and print the picture ResultViewer RadioCom comes with the ResultViewer This is where all saved Pictures and so on displayed that where received from the SSB Radio There are two categories Images and Text You can open this Viewer by pressing this Button 25 ETT NETT Here all types of images are displayed those downloaded from the Internet and those received in SSB 24 Directory and source selection This is where the sources of the various images are Weather maps received on the radio saved and deleted images If you would like to archive images simply drag and drop them to one of the banks The automatic deleting routine will not delete images saved there Images selection contains images sorted by date Double clicking an image will bring it up in the large window on the right where it can be viewed and edited You navigate the WeatherFax using the up down and left right buttons You can also use the black arrows on the right The button below the arrows switches the map back to the overview The
5. easily open the RadioCom Setup You ll find the RadioCom Setup here Start All Programs Bonito RC60 Setup RadioCom Changing the radio You can select a different radio in Channel selection and close it You don t have to reinstall Reinstall Go to keep adjustments and select whether audio or fax skew were okay Press install Update service You can update ProMeteo via the Internet by pressing the Update button ProMeteo automatically downloads the required updates and installs them Before updating the Software you have to register your self first Short Info These operating instructions are not for amateur radio An assumption is made that you Know how to operate your radio If not you should first get used to using your radio RadioCom includes small helps They will show up when the mouse is on a tool bar or window A popup called ToolTip will display This will show the function of the respective toolbar or window If you press the right mouse button from the Context Menu you will get further information This is important for optimal use Expansion and Upgrade The program is built in that way that later updates will extend and expand the basic functions Provided are sending and receiving programs analyzing tools for the radio data decoding and new functions The update service is only available for registered user and can be done with the RadioCom Setup For Upgrades and Sales in the USA
6. image can be zoomed in or out using the magnifying glass symbols You can also select a portion of the image with your mouse Point your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you would like to select click the mouse button and then pull the mouse to the lower right until the desired area is inside the marked area B Release the mouse button ResultViewer will zoom into the selected area 4 4 wit Below the navigation bar there is a slider which makes zooming even easier Point your mouse to your position and click on the right mouse button A context menu will open Select Set fix point If you now use the zoom slider you will always zoom back to the selected position Even when you are zooming into other areas you simply need to touch the slider to get back to where you were before A received WeatherFax is an image that can usually be edited with common Windows programs However there are no special tools that would enable you to improve fax reception With this program you can rotate and synchronize fax images much more quickly because they are designed specifically RadioCom 25 S EE Save and print FAX The image can be saved and printed The regular processing windows appear without any special attributes The image can be enlarged or minimized using the plus and minus buttons In overview mode you can select a certain area with your mouse This is possible only once Synchronize
7. info about the select wave file 13 Filter Equalizer Audia Filter Equalizer Mouse Manipulator E 1000 1500 zb zh 3000 S500 4000 4500 E The equalizer can be used like you draw a picture with the mouse Click anywhere and keep the button down and draw the desired curve of the filter If you press the right button the position will be brought to the maximum The analyzer can be zoomed by precise editing The filter characteristic depends on the filter control The button NOISE is used for a simple control It creates a synthetic interference signal over the whole spectrum The button Signal uses the audio input signal this should always be on for the filter mode On only makes the filtered signal visible in the spectrum analyzer Activate Decoder filter to Wave Out The Equalizer Filter will be switched over to the Wave Out Frequency Scan 458 15 17 IRSE EU sra a Eero z 87200 E 3588 GR Only the selected frequencies from the list will run Pressing the start button starts the scan The last parameters set in the radio control panel will be used Only the frequency is changed The extracted signal will be displayed on the green 3D window as a single line after full passage The audio or S Meter signals as used for that A signal event occurs when a signal breaks through the squelch and the audio becomes useable Not all receivers have a squelch control That is why audio squelch the control on the Au
8. reduced size Right click on the fax window and select the 1 1 big view or make a double click in the fax window Save Activating the AutoSave button red LED will start saving the picture from now until the stop signal is received Normally the program will do this automatically with the incoming start signals The Save This Now is deactivated when you start the program The picture may not be synchronized at this moment press the right mouse button on the margin and the picture will become left synchronized Click on the LED you change the state of save Save this now If you want to save a Fax manually you have to press save this now The whole picture will be saved You can view and edit the picture with the View Fax option Module and Slant Correction IOC Part Weather Fax s usually use an IOC of 576 sometimes 288 Radio amateurs use 267 IOC 267 Direct reception of Meteosat and amateur pictures IOC 288 Small weather maps with about 800 pixel resolution lOC 352 Press pictures with about 1100 pixel resolution IOC 576 Large weather maps with about 1800 pixel resolution Drum Speed The drum speed for most pictures received is 120 RPM Maps from Moscow come with different speed like 60 90 or 120 Shift and Center Frequency Sometimes it is advisable to move the adjustment of the high signal area to the low This helps to eliminate unwanted signals This means you have to move the two red lines on the horizont
9. 00 S000 S500 4000 4500 EOD In PSK mode you will have bright patches in the middle of the display when the signal is properly adjusted RITY Decoder YBecader sende WIND G R enira T STAREVIND STUEHVAENURGEH FUER BORD UND CST I Scare m EDZV 231515 DEHA f BTRONCWIMD GALE STORHVARHINGS FOR GERHAM BIGHT AND BALTIC SEA J SEE This is how the main screen looks when you are in RTTY mode The RTTY LIVE VIEW window shows the received text Normally you see the last line that is coming in live If you want to see saved text you have to click on the RTTY TEXT VIEW window Save Text Load Print The whole text message is saved in the text memory You can save a marked part of a message You can load the text again in a similar way The text will be saved as a RTF file RTF files can be read edited and printed by Notepad and WordPad To use these functions right mouse click while in the RTTY TEXT VIEW window and choose the desired function from the popup menu Create a large text viewer with a double click into the text field MODE Baudot This mode refers to the usual RTTY mode and is an asynchronous mode SYNOP announcements are also sent in this mode Sync Baudot This mode manually synchronizes the Baudot mode Sitor B This is a synchronous mode It uses a self error correcting method that reduces interference problems Navtex uses a form of this called FEC Forward Error Correcting and is at 100 baud rate Baud ra
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12. DDH47 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0530 2200 fo 3855 000 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Faxim DEU DDH3 MX Meteo Station F 3 0 KHz 0430 2300 see the Bonito ScheduleList Meteo Offenbach Pinn Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 fo 7646 000 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Telex DEU DDH MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 24h fo 7880 000 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Faxim DEU DDK3 MX Meteo Station F 3 0 KHz 0000 2400 see the Bonito ScheduleList TI 10100 800 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Telex DEU DDK9 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 24h I 11039 000 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Telex DEU DDH9 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0530 2200 I 13882 500 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Faxim DEU DDK6 MX Meteo Station F 3 0 KHz 0000 2400 see the Bonito ScheduleList I 14467 300 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Telex DEU DDH MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0530 2200 5803 000 USB Meteo Prado Mtevideo Audio URY CXF MX Meteo Station 4 3 0 KHz FRQ not complete 3196 000 USB Meteo Praha Telex CZE VY DS3 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0930 4336 000 USB Meteo Praha Telex CZE OKLA MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0830 1930 4 You have a list which contains the important data for the receiver and transmitter By double clicking on the frequency line you transfer that data to the program and the radio If you press the space bar you will switch to that the frequency Double click ENTER will start the respective decoding process If you press the header line e g Name the list will be s
13. If you have received an image where the left edge is displayed in the center of the image you can use this function for subsequent synchronization First click on the button Now select the exact spot where you want the edge to be ped Skew correction Use this function when an image comes in skewed Click on the upper edge of the image and draw a line along the skewed edge of the image Clicking again will correct the image Txt Crop image Click on the button Then click your left mouse button and draw a rectangle around the area you want to crop Release the mouse button You can now still manipulate the area by clicking on the edges and pulling them to a different position Clicking the right mouse button will finalize the crop E Invert image You can receive a fax image in LSB reverse You do that to improve image quality The image will be received inverted This function will revert the image to normal Se Rotate image If the image is arranged wrongly you can rotate it here IU EA ICO RPM If a fax has been recorded with a wrong module or at the wrong speed it can be turned into readable form here 26 brightnes contrast sharp denais O Contours Soften Sharpen Brightness Contour displays lines such as isobars more clearly If a line has been drawn very softly you can enhance it with this effect Soften and Sharpen add a softening or sharpening effect to the image Brightness
14. RadioCom6 DSP Filter Decoding with the Computer RTTY CW PSK Fax SSTV Decoding CAT with Frequency Management und Frequency Analyzer User s Manual Contents Dope T 1 Connecting an antenna to the SSB radio ccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeesaaeseeeeeeseesaaas 1 NAS CN OU mtr M 2 Registration Update Data Service ssesessesesssssseeeene nennen nnns 3 Zeiger Mer T 4 Radiocom IUD eaaa testen udi en E DER DENIM DN NE 4 MORIO ag pst c 4 Expansion and eoifzio se NR T mE 5 Program Preferences sic oxen sucwasietcasesesonnsavccceasnrdsescauasacerivevess iaverenvesanicusaseensovearetondus 6 Deleting old data after selected GAaYS cccccccssseeceecceeseeceeceeseeeeeseuaeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeaas 6 FY LOI CONO sea m HE OPRON 7 Transmit and Receive Frequency ccccccssssccccesseecceeseeceeuseeceeuseecseseeessaneeessagees 8 STe a 9 P1 E PRENNE Or OO T ES 9 SU IFAC MIN ETT TE EO OO TERES 10 Signal Tuning What is a useful signal eeeeeeessseseeeeeeernreeeeeen 11 PUTO B SC OG 0 NN TETTE E 12 ABdigsHecoldelcoseetctanmesosu ense um ossa sad sicud pdt M UEM E DUHUM NUN UNE 13 EMR CU ANI ZOU e E 14 FCSN y DOSE era e ec oscis leaps A uM S E R 14 ANU IS Sis MED ETE 1
15. YSIS E HALF 120 576 1800 1 20 ML AC N POW FN OPE SESE 5 5 TET w5 24 Hi WINE WE FORECAST jen 576 COO 20 PAL 3158 DOOM T3 S8 58 1598 54 T 5 N Dr Sa HRCWIND WAWE FORECAST imja OX AM dr te ee S N wn S M DOGS ND If you press this button ScheduleList the BONITO ScheduleList will open This allows you to receive a Fax Transmitter at your position Now expand your area on the global map The radio stations you can receive in your area are automatically marked in the list If you select one of these stations all frequencies of this station will be displayed including all transmitting times Clicking on one time slot in the transmission schedule will show you the map area covered by this particular transmission All times indicated are in UTC SatTrackin pean m 5 EJ Me uxo wE sits CEES ta zr NIIS J CN Parietal ee i Lal axes ewe rel n aera erie a a Lus ear ew E UTC baths LOCAL 1673 Hee If you press this button SatTrack the BONITO Sat tracking will open If you want to work with satellite faxes direct from satellites use SatFax You will have to know where a satellite is and when it is able to be received Therefore you will need some reference data The most important file is named Satdata 2li and is located in the Data folder You can update this file regularly There are found on the Internet and are called Keplerian elements The entries for the s
16. al scale of the frequency spectrum display 20 Filter Bandwidth You can adjust the filter and the passage area of the filter brighter area The filter should go beyond the shift Other adjustments can make improvements Spectrum Analyzer mmm bandwidth receiving in USB Mode 500 1000 41500 7000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 5000 This is the display for adjusting the sound frequency Using USB the fax signal will have a pile of bars which deflects to the end of the left red line The bright area shows the filters sphere of activity For getting clear white pictures the main bar should be located before the red line on the right If there is interference you can move the center frequency up or down to minimize the bandwidth or change the filter Slant Correction During the first test the image will come out skewed In this case you can rectify the image by using the lt and gt buttons Always use the button that points in the opposite direction of the skew e g the right button in the case shown in the image below You can use the 10x function to do large step correction or 1x for fine corrections After completing the correction click on Slant Calc which will apply these values to all other modules and fax frequencies Recommendation If you are located in Europe we recommend using the Northwood RN London broadcast station for skew correction This station transmits a synchronizing signa
17. atellite basic elements are located in the main frequency list Only the numbers will be saved to make an update possible You can create a list in the basic list section with the drag and drop method described earlier Your position will be entered as QTH locator and later you can press Locator to LON LAT If you press the LON LAT to Locator button the entered geo coordinates will be converted in the LOT LAT Locator You can find the latest time for the satellites in the Frq amp Time window You can determine from the Basic Data list which satellites will be used by checking the box next to the entry The buttons Make a Channel List and Transfer to Channel Scanner transfers all available frequencies to the ChanScan list The button Compute a Time List and Transfer to Time Manager transfers all satellite passages in the Time List Be careful of overlapping times and change them as you like You will be able to find your satellites on the world map The dots are the flight path and the yellow marked points show you when each satellite is visible You can choose different views with the buttons next to the world map click on FRQ amp Time first The mouse works in the window also A double click while in the map will make it go to large map with additional options 10 Reception Adjustments and Tuning The quality of reception is affected by a lot of factors The antenna and the qualit
18. ble to work with the filtering options There is a quick select function for changing frequencies This is in a box labeled SSTV Freq With the M button it is possible to save a tuned frequency If you tune to something new you can return to the old saved frequency with the M button Tuning A small bright area will be visible on the left of the frequency spectrum This appears sometimes on the red line The red line indicated the synchronizing of the signal at 1200 Hz You should tune until the whole signal fits in the marked filter area Good tuning shows clear colors Off shades signify improper tuning The filter section has 3 variable adjustments one manual and 3 preset selection s LO MED and HI Mode You can choose between the 4 different modes Martin 1 Scottie 1 2 and Robot 72 SSTV FREQ These buttons change the radio to different preset frequencies in the program AVIS There is a start signal in a SSTV signal This automatically starts the reception of a picture and saves it at the end of the transmission This does always work You will have to press Receive to start reception Autosync will try to synchronize the picture Pressing the Autosync button will resynchronize the picture until the colors are right Then you can correct the picture with ManuSync placing it the proper position 23 SSTV SLANT Correction You can correct the slant of a picture by using the 10x or 1x slant
19. contact COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL St Johns Michigan 48879 U S A radiocom computer int com www computer int com RadioCom 6 Workbench structure Control Bar Channel and Tabtool Bar Scopes and Analyzer Decoders and TX Options PRENNE EEEIEI E UET eee E Frequency Manager and Banks Program Preferences 7 Here you can make basic adjustments to the program penea a a IM download images SSTV images Deleting old data after selected days In order to prevent a build up of old data on your L Freq Offset 0 He computer you can have certain data deleted at certain tuning offset for Radio 2 times The pre selected value serves as a good 2 Freq Offset 0 He ave rag e Security of Configuration Lo sWemyCofgaain Tuning Offset reload my saved Configuration Color Design Outfit If your radio has a Frequency offset you can enter the value in Hz here Save or Load the Configuration Here can save or reload the Configuration Systen Design Colors Color Designs r1 r3 ope screen scop buttons bright satur bright With this little tool you are able to choose a different design for your RadioCom 4 5 by simply clicking color picker amp selection one of the preinstalled Screens or do your own color 27777 7e hai kenen im with the Color picker Choose a program part of the dropdown list and change the color with the Mouse After you have a c
20. dio 9 Line Til Signal In Bright i ies This digital SpectrumAnalyzer computes the Fast Fourier transform FFT a mathematical process that transforms a waveform into the components of its frequency spectrum This is very important for Modes like PSK31 and so on 15 AudioScope MIN Mi T Il 1 IJ JUI n I lj I Ii ll TINI MIT V TU Ht Hl Ill l M Il i Ml Hil Ji VN VIN Il T MI I Ii IU IM WI y TM T The AudioScope shows you the original Signal in real time DecoderScope EARUM Up T The DecoderScope shows you the decoded Audio stream in analog and digital You have all possible features in it so you are able to analyze the Signal completely Adjustment Helps 500 41000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 44500 45000 You ll need help in tuning to adjust a signal to make the program work correctly The tuning helps will show you where the signal is located and the interference around it You will be able to tune the signal in real time visually The Scope bar contains the Spectrum Analyzer X Y Tuning Display and the Signal Scope The adjustment helps are shown in the upper part of the screen They show the incoming audio so that you can adjust the characteristics from the radio Slowly rotate the tuning knob and see how the program reacts to the changes made 16 Frequency Spectrum WAIT gt AIRE FOO 1000 1500 S000 zh S000 3500 4000 4500 E All the audio is displayed and is ma
21. dio Control panel Asql is a much better squelch It evaluates the interference much more effectively as compared to signal strength For better results you can flat the lines Flat and leave the line without a context out Not O The scan process stops when the Stop On Signal is pressed The maximum delay time can be controlled by the value set in Rec Time A value of zero 0 means the process is stopped until the signal is off You can record the audio signal with the Rec on Signal button By changing the values of start stop and step and press the Make New List button a new list of frequencies is created You select what frequencies you want by clicking the small box next to it If you want to skip a frequency do not check the box By stopping the scan process you can find the events in the Scan Event Menu The 3D event window here in the FRQ Scan you can activate a channel by clicking a box that is located on this scale 14 ChannelScan 77 o 3 The channel scanner wore just like the frequency scanner The modes and the IF get switched from a list The list can be created by a drag and drop down menu from a right hand mouse click in the list box The entry can be changed as you like without any influence to the main frequency list This context menu contains the following functions Set frequency Load Save Edit New Add Delete SpectrumAnalyzer View Type vertical EN Receiver 1 Ra
22. e Anfragen anonymous name street city your own passwords following window appears Name Now you have to register your self Please Strasse click the Button Registration If you ignore Postleitzahl the entries you cannot be identified and the Stadt service is always lost in the case of a Land GERMANY DEUTSCHLAND E problem If you want to remain anonymous set under name road and city your own passwords If no email will register but only and one point you ll not receive an email with the access code with which you can re activate a registration or transfer the code to another computer Wichtig Sie erhalten den Zugangscode per Email Email The computer saves the access code in the Windows registry You can see and copy and keep it surely at any time in order to be able to realize a reactivation of the Registration The suffix changes after each Internet update This should be absolutely considered if you uninstall the program or Registration Access Code operate it on several computers i d For such a change or the error message js SU FFIX OPEN E R R the manual Suffix lt write FFFFFFFF if unknow activation must be called and the access ipee manual Registration Reactivation code be entered by hand because a d Registration by Internet is only possible one md time DataSuf lt write FFFFFFFF if unknow If the suffix should have been lost it is possib
23. ear if you press the Driver button 12 Audio Recorder Audio Recorder Marr The signal recorder is used for recording or 0 25 50 75 1000ut playing back signals b Play H Pause Sl Loop Filter Selection Signal In Press Playback a wave file Press Stop Equalizer Filter Load Save 1 2 1 Press Stop Playback 2 Press Playback will go on 1 Press Repeats playback CEU ea 2 Fax DEPO WA Press Playback one time 7 WFAx DEMO WA If you press the WavePlay as Signal In button in the Audio Control menu the wave file becomes the signal input The volume can be adjusted by the volume control Pressing the record button with the REC symbol the Red Point activates a recording of the signal The input signal is recorded and the recording volume depends on the control next to the record peak meter If a wave file is running and the button WavePlay is active as Signal In in the audio control panel the signal will be recorded as the input There is a slide control below the audio scope that will allow you to move through the wave file In the compressor control panel you can select the type of compression you want to use if you desire For exact analysis of a signal you should use PCM 11025 HZ 16 bit mono 22 kb s mode During some compression types will loose important parts of the signal The file list has got a context menu for delete rename list refresh change folder and
24. f the MO east COM 1 PCI Communi ications Port COM1 COM port Select serial port assigns a on eee concrete COM port number to a particular B INNEN device For the ICOM PCR R 1500 or 2500 noc Radios you have to select the Comport of oem your Radio instead the Comport of the need Switchbox COM 12 COM 13 OM 1 Audio Output Input Selection If you have different Soundcards or the ICOM PCR R 1500 2500 installed you can choose the Audio Input Card here You can choose the Audio Input Jack Line IN or Microphone here as well When you have completed your selections you are ready to press the install button RadioCom 6 will now install When the installation is complete a connection layout will open automatically in PDF format You will have one icon on the Windows desktop Registration Update Data Service The Program RadioCom must be switched off Right after the Installation an Internet Registration Window appears automatically You have to register first before you can run the a RadioCom is using some Recourse fOr Program Registratie example Frequency lists Timer lists and Program updates which you can download without extra costs via the Internet There you simply have to click Update and the InterNet Registration Initial Update Service Registration F llen Sie alle notwendigen Formalitaten aus es bildet damit einen Zugangscode f r all
25. he wrong time Check the system time It should always be set to the time zone and local time of your location The MeteoCom timer then calculates the UTC If you put in the UTC time yourself the timer will not function properly 30 31
26. l which can be used as a marker red circle on right hand side of the image above 21 CW Decoder RII co co co peor co co co E mee B XX ix l H EEE ENCCUN Center Width activa Ibe BD The CW program is like the RTTY program Tune the signal to the red line You can do this by frequency or with the mouse moving the signal into the filter Provided the program is controlling the radio Adjustment of the filter width is from 10 Hz to 2 3 kHz You can change the center frequency with the center control The POS and Zoom controls will change the position of the signal Save and Print You can print and or save received text or just marked text Select Font This allows you to change the font style of the displayed text Adjustment The signal will have to be tuned so that it is exactly on the red line Center Use this control to move the filter horizontally This will change the center frequency Width This control changes the bandwidth of the filter 22 SSTV Decoder Looking at the Picture Receiver Explorer window the left part of the window will show the received picture The center will show the saved picture and the right will show the file name of the saved picture You can select a file name and load a saved picture into the editor If you double click the picture in the receive part of the window it will be displayed 1 1 In the control section of the screen you will be a
27. le to use a wrong suffix in order to eliminate this problem However this could happen only 8 times within 90 days cactivace UNIC LMervel oer vice ONY HT you riave Provieilis Can cel REGISTER KEY STATUS active OK 2 channel operation With a special version of MeteoCom 6 it is possible to operate two radios at the same time MeteoCom uses the stereo outlet of the sound card and decodes each channel separately This way you can receive a fax message on one channel while a RTTY signal is decoded on the other Timer operation is no longer necessary If you bought the version for two radios simply connect the second radio in the same way you did the first one Just use the special audio cable which should be included in the package There is a stereo plug on one end of the cable and two mono plugs on the other Now insert the stereo plug two rings into the line in microphone jack of the computer and connect the mono plugs in the respective outlets of your radios Later you should make sure that the correct channel is connected to the respective radio The simplest way to check this is to have radio 1 receive fax while radio 2 receives RTTY If you find out that the connection is wrong simply swap the audio wires RadioCom Setup The installation program is capable of even more If you should ever change to a different radio reinstall or update RadioCom 6 via the Internet you don t have to insert the CD all the time You can
28. m K 27 Image MANIPULATIONS olsseeeessseseseeeeeee nennen nennen nnne nnns 27 TACO DOWO rc 28 Switching local time to UTC Clock eeesseeseeeeeeereneneeeenn nnn 28 mire 28 8 1 19 616 91140 rcm 28 IW AOT T M esas 28 jn z pm e Q 28 jo 29 COMA TO E RETE Ec 29 Using USB Serial Adapters eeessssseseeeesessseseeeenn nennen nennen 30 go 30 WWW beri net www meteoserver net The first steps Basic requirements An operating system Windows 2000 XP or Windows NT 4 0 SP3 An IBM compatible PC with Intel Pentium lIl CPU 1GHz 512MB RAM Graphic card with a Resolution of 1280x1024 Bi Directional Soundcard Other minimum requirements are stipulated by the system IMPORTANT If you want to use an ICOM PCR1500 2500 read the ICOM Manual carefully and follow ALL the instructions until it s completely installed After the succeed Installation the ICOM Driver change the Soundcard settings and you can t hear other Sounds anymore To change it back go to standard settings Start Setting Control Panel Sounds and Multimedia Click AUDIO and choose under Sound Playback the Soundcard of the PC and do the same with Sound Reco
29. o able to directly provide you with USB Serial Adapters FAQs Error message COM Port not found Check the configuration of your COM port in the device manager If you are not sure which configuration is correct press the reset standard button under connection configuration Mobile phone and PDA programs like to use the COM port and are active even though the hardware is not connected This happens because the respective software is started when the computer boots Most of the time these programs are indicated in the info part of the task bar next to the clock in the lower right corner of the screen Click the symbol with your right mouse button and select exit This will clear the COM port until the next boot Make sure you have the proper switchbox to your radio because RadioCom specifically looks for it If a wrong switchbox is connected the above mentioned error message will appear The IC SWL switchbox for example only works with the ICOM IC PCR1000 PCR1500 and 2500 The RC HAM switchbox works with all Radios There is a list of radios and their respective switchbox on the CD and on our homepage under technical service No signal Check if the radio is switched on and the connector cable is plugged into the correct outlets audio and control cable Check the sound card configuration as described on page 2 If you are unsure about the audio connection of your computer please refer to the PC manual The timer records at t
30. olume function on the soundcard not the radio The band selectors 80m 23cm switch to a frequency which is dependent on the decoder mode of operation RTTY CW PSK FAX SSTV On the field MousePad FrequencySlider you must click and holds the mouse button and then slides to the left or right Depending upon that as far the frequency will push you more or less strongly adjusted The switching surface X places the frequency movement 100 times more largely Transmit and Receive Frequency RX Frq KHz Co Callsign Stationtype M IF Commentary 12075 000 USB Meteo New Delhi Telex IND V D62 Mx Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 14837 500 USB Meteo New Delhi Telex IND VyD65 Mx Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 I 14842 000 USB Meteo New Delhi Faxim IND ATP65 MX Meteo Station F 3 0 KHz 0230 1430 see the Bonito ScheduleList 19400 000 USB Meteo New Delhi Telex IND V D69 Mx Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 3590 000 USB Meteo Novosibirsk Telex RUS REJ60 Mx Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 7715 000 USB Meteo Novosibirsk Telex RUS RCUTI Mx Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz 0000 2400 JLINE DEC see the Bonito ScheduleList 7890 000 USB Meteo Novosibirsk Telex RUS ROQ3 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 15566 000 USB Meteo Novosibirsk Telex RUS RTC26 MX Meteo Station T 3 0 KHz BAUD 50 75 100 t 147 300 USB Meteo Offenbach Pinn Telex DEU
31. orted You have 1 Main List that you can t change but 8 Banks for your own propose You can fill these Banks easily via Drag and Drop from the Main list You can make a new entry change the existing Frequency Hz n Radio Mode IF Bandwidth 12750 000 data save sort or delete entries by using the mm Tuning Steps right mouse button and choosing the function USCG Boston Lampe you want from the popup menu Station Type Call E The correct way to enter new data is to select Country Land UKR UKRAINE ARE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES URY URUGUAY USA USA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UZB UZBEKISTAN YUT YANUATU VAT VATICAN CITY STATE HOLY SEE the mode receive frequency and adjust the parameters for proper operation When you are satisfied choose ADD A NEW LIST ITEM from the context menu and all the parameters in the appearing window should be entered All that you enter here will be loaded by a double click from now on ne Commentary f 1400 2215 see the Bonito ScheduleList perpe nn norm aE ejes EE aon 2s ITI Center Frq Hz Width Hz 1900 600 ScheduleList The BONITO ScheduleList is the proper tool Since RadioCom 4 5 2 this tool is no longer limited to weather fax but has been expanded to include RTTY and NavTex A HESAN FEDERATION RUSSIAN FEDERATION TATTA um UNITED STATES LEA UNITED STATES USA UNITED ST
32. orts Forecast EN 06 11 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 11 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 09 00 Station Reports EN 06 09 00 Navigation Warnings EN 06 08 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 08 00 Reports Forecast EN 06 09 00 WARNINGS EW 06 06 00 Reports Forecast 4 Icon bar Text This bar contains the following symbols amp j amp ugmxjrj amp ves 8 Cloud Brings RadioCom to the foreground Print This will print text messages Save Save as Here you can save a text or overwrite it CLR Deletes the text Format This is where you can format a text 29 Using USB Serial Adapters For Hamradio applications you can never have enough COM ports serial interfaces Unfortunately some notebook manufacturers terminated the use of this interface altogether In such cases you can overcome the problem by using a USB serial adapter This turns a USB connection into a serial port Theoretically you can create more than 100 COM ports in this fashion We have configured RadioCom in such way that it will recognize such adapters RadioCom routinely browses the first 16 COM ports When using a USB serial adapter you should make sure to install it in such way that it is set up as a port between 1 and 16 1 9 under WinXP Some makers of USB serial ports provide outdated drivers Thats why we recommend to check the website of the manufacturer to see whether a newer driver available If there is one you should install it We are als
33. rding DON T USE THE ICOM SOFTWARE WHILE USING RadioCom Connecting an antenna to the SSB radio If you have an amplified antenna please connect it in the proper way Desktop lcon EXT SP ore EE 3 reme y LINE IN Antenna Personal computer Installation After turning the radio on you can now insert the CD The following window appears The CD Key is burned on the CD and appears automatically Select now your radio from the radio selection list Install Ready D CD Key CE BO AAN XX XXXX ia With Comport Selection you can now select the correct Ee Comport in case RadioCom EL was not able to find it and displays an error message EX RadioControl Preferences tn here 0 nnnm J If the Setup displays error chemetinasoseecee messages you have to select jije e sz i a SS st oct come Audio Mixer Driver Selection i h S C Q i po rt i a i u al ly Output Device oundMAx Digital Audio Output select mves exchange internaly channels i left ent Input Device SoundMAX Digital Audio Input Select Loves it ae Microphone Manual Comport Selection RR Find serial port will prompt RadioCom to mmm set Switchbox gt serial Port COM 11 search for the Radio Test serial port Select serial Port enables you to test the connectivity o
34. reated a nice Design you can Save and use it or share with your friends Have fun with it load save set defaut Cancel Eg Here are some examples BF wr HH THTPPTE poy Lanne EPN caw Radio Control Th TYTTETEERRT ME TT TT ae le ee radio You should be familiar with these functions Your radio may not support have all functions Frequencies can be entered or dialed up and down by clicking the tuning knob on the left for down or the right for up The step size is determined from a drop down menu when you click the button The NB button NOISE BLANKER will eliminate static and crackling noise With AGC you can stabilize the incoming signal if the station is not constant The signal strengths can be controlled on the scale high left on the screen If a signal is above S7 you can use the button ATT Attenuation This reduces the antenna input if the signal is too strong and the receiver is prone to distortion The UBS LSB CW AM FM WFM are modes For most digital modes you should use USB with a bandwidth of 3 kHz IF AM is used for normal radio stations on short wave where 6 kHz is used Air traffic stations use 15 kHz on frequencies from 87 to 106 MHz Different modes will be activated or deactivated by the program depending on the radio you are using SQL is the squelch which eliminates interference when there is no signal being received VOL is the volume control It controls the v
35. rked from left to right The height corresponds to a stronger amplitude sound You will see how amplitude will depend on the pitch Always try and find that has the highest amplitude There are exact technical instructions for which pitch the system is set for But in practice it depends on the filter curves of the radio The unedited frequency list is always theoretical and not adjusted to your individual radio When tuning you should take care that the signal is placed exactly on the red lines The distance between the lines is the bandwidth called SHIFT The horizontal numbers on the scale show the pitch and the vertical lines show the volume This picture shows a RTTY signal with two different pitches One for Mark and the other is Space Both sounds should be placed exactly on the red line During a fax signal the bandwidth is higher the red lines farther apart with the major signal on the red line to the right The adjustment process is explained in that part of the manual X Y Tuning Display On the preceding page a RTTY signal was used as an example whose adjustment is now displayed on the X Y display Get the signal between the red lines Shift by using the frequency spectrum Then get the cross If that will not work you can play a little bit with the shift If the shift is correct the bars will be placed vertical on top of each other Finally make sure the crossbars are perpendicular 17 Q B PSK FOO 1000 1500 zr 25
36. te Baud rate is derived from Baudot It is the speed of the data bits when using RTTY mode The most common baud rate is 50 baud but commercial stations for weather reports often use 75 to 100 baud Navtex in Sitor B mode is 100 baud Shift and Mark Frequencies The shift is the distance in time between the two audio frequencies sounds which determine the RTTY byte or character It is shown on the frequency analyzer by the two red lines The mark frequency determines the position of both red lines and the shift determines the width of the lines Stop Bits Each character sent in Baudot must have a start bit and either 1 5 stop bits or 2 bits This arrangement of bits is what determines the code of the character Polarity Most receivers and transceivers have USB and LSB functions Digital data can be sent in either mode Most of the time stations use USB If you are not able to decode a station correctly you can try and INVERT the signal The LE and FI buttons stand LETTERS and FIGURES There are times when in decoding Baudot the decoder will get HUNG UP in figures or letters You can force he program to change by clicking these buttons 19 FAX Decoder E CE up E WHH ww Ta I ibur o eum a TER IM LL AE ___ NCEP MARINE PREDICTION CENTER BU eee MARINE FOBECAST BRANCH G 240W 1 IOW m 20W TO uer Picture Receiver This window is usable when you receive a fax It is displayed in
37. y of the receiver are the biggest A good antenna can be constructed by taking 6 meters of wire and connect it to the center conductor of a piece of coax long enough to reach from outside to the radio Take another piece of wire 6 meters long and connect it to the shield of the coax Make sure the connections are waterproof and will hold up to the pull from the wire Secure the ends of the wire to a rope and raise both ends off the ground making a T The higher the better This is a simple DIPOLE antenna There are different types of antennas verticals active antennas loop antennas and so on We offer a special antenna but we never say that our antenna is better than a perfect wire Our antenna is only better than all other compromises when a wire antenna can t be constructed And they all were tested At first try a clear frequency If you receive a bad signal you may have to optimize the antenna or you might wait until the conditions are better If you try and work with a signal that has lots of interference it will be difficult to interpret the elements of the tuning and the functions How to adjust something you can t see or hear If you have adjusted the signal as best as you can with good receiving conditions you can also decode it by worth conditions The tuning and the parameters in the frequency list are already saved and because of that you can call them up again It will not be necessary to make the adjustments again B
38. y doing that you will see what the decoder can do It can work well because the decoder does not register interference s like the human ear The speaker will reproduce everything exactly like it comes in So you hear a lot of things that the DSP filters out Signal Tuning What is a useful signal A digital signal is comprised of different sounds or pitches The distance in time between the first and the last tone is called bandwidth Good digital signals will always be concise and different from all other sounds You will have figure out what kind of signal it is CW RTTY SSTV or FAX You will soon be able to detect what the signals are by the sounds We only decode NAVTEX SITOR and RTTY But there are a lot of different modes sent over the air We do not decode these BUT OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE Therefore a meaningless signal may be a useful signal There are signals which we are decoding correctly but the letters have no meaning It might be a foreign language or a cipher code which would be not readable Even if you receive correct synoptic number codes you may think they are useless This data can be weather data which will be automatically decoded by the program 11 Audio Decoder jia Y cu XT ERO cH al BITTE Lh LU X DEMO WAY im Fm m m i SSTV DEMC way WEAN DEMO WAN eem The essential characteristic of the program is the sound processing system together with DSP from your soundcard This is called DSP
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