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15.1.2
Changing from Conventional to OpenSky
1.
If necessary, apply power to the radio and turn it on.
2.
Use the control head’s
/
Ramp Control
to scroll through the menu until an OpenSky system’s
name is displayed.
3.
After a few seconds, the radio will automatically transition to OTP mode for operations on the
selected OpenSky system.
4.
If the radio is not programmed for auto-login, login to the OpenSky system. For login instructions,
refer to the respective Operator’s Manual and/or Quick-Guide as necessary. A Quick-Guide is
included with the radio when it ships from the factory. Publication numbers are listed in Section 3.2
(page 18).
5.
Select a talk group for test transmissions using either the
/
Ramp Control
or the
System/-
Group/Channel Selection Control
(required control per programming).
15.2 REQUIRED TEST EQUIPMENT
Table 15-1: Required Test Equipment
TEST EQUIPMENT
MODEL / PART NUMBER & DESCRIPTION
Average-Responding
Wattmeter
(for conv. measurements)
Bird Electronic Corp. Model
43 (or equivalent) with Type
N female
connectors at input and output ports, and with wattmeter slugs appropriate
for the radio’s transmit RF output power capability and RF band.
Peak-Reading
Wattmeter
(for OpenSky measurements)
Bird Electronic Corp. Model 4314B (or equivalent) with Type N female
connectors at input and output ports.
RF Coaxial
Jumper Cable
Pasternack Enterprises PE3661-(length per CAUTION on page 74)
50-Ohm Coaxial Cable with TNC male connector and Type N male
connector. The utilized cable
must
have VSWR below 1.5:1 within the RF
passband.
Refer to the CAUTION on page 74 for information on the
required length of this cable.
N-to-TNC
RF Adapter
Pasternack Enterprises PE9090 (or equivalent) Type N male to TNC female
adapter. Required to connect the cable of the vehicle-mounted antenna to
the wattmeter.
50-Ohm RF Terminator
(“Dummy Load”)
Pasternack Enterprises PE6106 (or equivalent) 50-ohm RF terminator rated
at greater than 50 watts power, with Type N male connector.
Vehicle-Mounted
Antenna
Tests are performed with the vehicle-mounted antenna per the installation
described in Section 7 of this manual.
Desktop or Laptop
Personal Computer (PC)
With Microsoft Windows operating system and a terminal application to
issue commands through a serial port (such as HyperTerminal). For
EDACS/ProVoice, P25 and conventional operating mode, utilized PC must
have RPM radio programming software installed.
Serial Cable
MAMROS0055 (6 feet), or cable CA-013671-010 (10 feet) or CA-013671-
020 (20 feet).
Optional: USB-to-
RS-232 Adapter
Required if the utilized PC is not equipped with a standard DB-9 serial port
connector.
or
