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Essentially the program has control of the RF Power knob. The user should not be moving the RF
Power knob.
Example below:
Select band 1..83 0 to Return and Save: ? 9
+ increase
- decrease
1-9 change increment
Any key to exit
Current Value = 0 0.0%
Current Value = 1 0.3%
Current Value = 2 0.7%
Current Value = 3 1.1%
Current increment = 5
Current Value = 3 1.1%
Current Value = 8 3.1%
Current Value = 13 5.0%
Current Value = 18 7.0%
Current Value = 23 9.0%
Current Value = 28 10.9%
In the above example, the user hit + + + 5 + + + + + and then the return key. Between keyboard en-
tries, the operator can do test transmissions, to check the power level or tuning. The operator should
not be touching the RF Power control as it is being controlled by the configuration program. Nor-
mally, power level would start low and be adjusted upwards, hence the default value is the lowest
possible driver power.
Doing this for each band segment is the hard way. This is useful to review the driver power table. It
is also useful in that if there is a band segment that is never used, for example, if no 5MHz antenna
exsists. Then the power table can be set to zero, or turning the RF Power level to minimum power.
This would reduce transmit power to a minimum if the radio goes into transmit while listening to a
band that doesn't have an antenna.
The Easy Way to buld a Power Table.... let it learn by watching you.
There are two controls
8 -Enable driver power level = False
9 -Enable driver power level learn = False
Note: To enable either of these parameters, the Icom radio CI-V address must be set.
If "Enable driver power level" is true, then the router will send an RF Power command
to the radio every time the radio is tuned to a new band segment.
If "Enable driver power level learn" is true. Then the program will read the RF
Power level control whenever it leaves a band segment.
What does this mean?
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