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- Page 1 Morse Made Easy™ MMX Nomad HF Morse Radio Station QUICK START GUIDE By Eric C Anderson, PreppComm Version 1.0, November 2024 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved . ...
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Page 2: Getting Acquainted
Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. Getting Acquainted Figure 1 is a labeled diagram of the Nomad transceiver: FIGURE 1 LCD Panel At the center is the 3.5" color LCD display, which is also a touch screen input device. - Page 3 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. transceiver is in transmit mode (either with or without the internal transceiver engaged). Enabled LED: This green LED indicates when you have set the frequency to one you are allowed to transmit on, based on the license level you have specified in local station setup.
- Page 4 Two setup methods: There are two ways to use the MMX Nomad: 1, Sand-alone QRP Morse Radio Station 2. Companion or assistant for decoding/encoding for your existing transceiver In this Setup Guide, we will first cover setting up the Nomad itself for operation, followed by Electrical...
- Page 5 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. FIGURE 3: MAIN SCREEN Spend a few moments to review the screen tags above. Take particular attention to the CCS Button (CCS = Captured Call Sign) and the Frequency Button, which at first power on reads External. Volume is set to 20 in this image, the maximum level, and the Decoder Gain is set to 40, its maximum gain.
- Page 6 5. Using the NEXT buttons, proceed through a series of screens and enter the required information: a) Name, or in ham radio lingo, your Handle, such as JOHN; b) Location, or QTH in ham lingo, such as CHICAGO, IL; Rig Type MMX NOMAD; Antenna Type. The antenna you are using, or DUMMY LOAD. ...
- Page 7 If the transmitter is running too fast, it will end up pressing you to type faster, making more mistakes, not to mention not having fun. So take the time now to do this important setup step, unique to PreppComm Morse transceivers. Follow the directions on the screen as shown in Figure 7 below.
- Page 8 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. The value you see on this screen is the maximum WPM the transmitter will transmit. To be clear, for MMX ZERO, this means the maximum WPM of the Morse Encoder, so the maximum transmit speed of the external transceiver.
- Page 9 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. III. Learning Auto-CALL and ANS In this section we are going to familiarize you with using the four different call and answer functions built into the MMX. These work the same for both external and internal transmitters.
- Page 10 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. tilde is read out. The final station ID back to the other station completes the transmission, with a KN. The key in this step is to understand the use of ANS pressed once, and using the tilde character to send the INFO message automatically from your information previously entered.
- Page 11 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. IV. Choose your mode of operation There are two more sections to the Guide: QRP Transceiver : Getting started using your Nomad as a QRP (low power) Transceiver. This is referred to as the "Transceiver...
- Page 12 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. V. QRP Mode Electrical Setup 1. Wow, this step is easy! The Nomad contains all of the pieces you need - all pre-wired and ready to go! You only need a dummy load or an antenna connected to the antenna connector on the rear panel.
- Page 13 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. 3. The Space Bar restarts the decoder, and causes the Speed and Hand Algorithms to be run after collecting data. This is a CRITICAL FUNCTION to run at the beginning of any new CW code stream! ...
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Page 14: Antenna Tuning
Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. VI. QRP Mode: Using the Receiver NOTE: For this section, you will need a real antenna, and the Frequency button should show a frequency value, not External. Press the button to switch to an available band, which turns on the transceiver inside the MMX. -
Page 15: Volume Controls
Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. 3. Receive Mode Keyboard Commands Figure 8 above is a diagram showing the receiver keyboard commands. You can tell that you are in Receive Mode because both the CALL or ANS Button are BLUE. Press MENU / HELP / RECEIVE for a summary of these commands. - Page 16 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. steps, and holding the right arrow key down. 6. Test: See if you can return to the QRP calling frequency on the Frequency Button. Practice moving around. If you have a real antenna connected, check out 10 MHz or 5 MHz for WWV. Hint: Go to 10,000 Hz steps to get there quickly.
- Page 17 Copyright © 2024 PreppComm. All rights reserved. 4. If someone answers, use the left-right arrow keys to adjust the frequency of the receiver for best decoder operation (you will be in RIT Mode automatically). 5. When they pass back to you, use the ANS Button. You are one your way! 7.
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