4O3A Antenna Genius Quick Start Manual

4O3A Antenna Genius Quick Start Manual

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Power

AG requires anywhere from 12 to 14 VDC and at least 300 mA of power.
Connect AG to your shack 13.8 VDC power supply paying attention to
proper polarity

Antenna Ports

Antenna Ports are numbered from 1 to 8. Outer (top and bottom) antenna ports are best suited
for highest frequencies and the middle antenna ports for lowest frequencies.

Radio Ports

Radio Ports have the same isolation and can be used interchangeably.

PTT Ports

PTT Ports are a new feature designed to prevent hotswitching while transmitting.

DIP Switch Configuration

DIP Switches are used to configure how AG is controlled / gets its band data.
Port A configuration:
DIP 1
DIP 2
CONTROL
OFF
OFF
LAN – FlexRadio or Manual
OFF
ON
BCD Control
ON
OFF
Pin-to-Port Control
ON
ON
GSD control
LAN Control is used for obtaining band data from a FlexRadio. Use the AG Windows app to find
your FlexRadio on the network and connect it to it.
This mode is also used for selecting antennas manually by mouse clicks. If you wish to use this
functionality configure your antenna port band as None.
BCD protocol is used by traditional radios. Connector pinout is found at the end of the chapter.
Band
160M
1.8
Frequency
Band A
H
Band B
L
Band C
L
Band D
L
HEX Code
1
Antenna Genius Quick Start Guide
Current app version: 3.1.4
80M
40M
30M
3.5
7
10
L
H
L
H
H
L
L
L
H
L
L
L
2
3
4
Port B Configuration:
DIP 3
DIP 4
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
ON
ON
20M
17M
15M
14
18
21
H
L
H
L
H
H
H
H
H
L
L
L
5
6
7
CONTROL
LAN – FlexRadio or Manual
BCD Control
Pin-to-Port Control
GSD control
12M
10M
6M
24
10
50
L
H
L
L
L
H
L
L
L
H
H
H
8
9
A
None
L
L
L
L
0

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  • Page 1 Antenna Genius Quick Start Guide Current app version: 3.1.4 Power AG requires anywhere from 12 to 14 VDC and at least 300 mA of power. Connect AG to your shack 13.8 VDC power supply paying attention to proper polarity Antenna Ports Antenna Ports are numbered from 1 to 8.
  • Page 2 Pin-to-Port is used by 4O3A manual controllers. Expected control signal is +12VDC. The pinout table is found below. GSD protocol stands for Genius Series Device and is used for connecting the 4O3A Interface or 4O3A Station Genius to supply band data.

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