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Transmission Modes
WAVECOM Decoder W74PC, W-PCI/e, W-CODE, W-CLOUD Manual V9.1.0
The center frequency can be set to any value between 200 and 3400 Hz via the
Center
item in the
De-
modulator
menu. The center frequency is nominally 800 Hz which is dictated by the quartz filters of pro-
fessional receivers while other receivers work with 1000 Hz.
The shift can be set between 100-300 Hz and controls the lock-in-range of the center frequency (band-
width = 1.2 x shift).
Using
Options | Alphabet
the output can be set to Latin, Cyrillic, Greek, Arabic or Hebrew.
Using
Options | AFC
the continuous automatic tuning to the center frequency of the CW-Morse signal can
be enabled or disabled.
The software reports an error condition (ERROR) if the controlled parameters as the dot-dash ratio, the in-
ter-word or inter-character breaks deviate too much from the standard, and error-free decoding cannot be
maintained.
DCS SELCAL
DCS stands for
D
igital
C
oded
S
quelch (also known as DCSS,
D
igitally
C
oded
S
quelch
S
ignaling), and is
used for selective calls and remote control applications.
Parameter
Value
Frequency range
VHF
Operation modes
Digital Selcal
Modulation
FSK
Symbol rate
133.7,134.4, 137 Bd
Receiver settings
FM, BW = 15kHz
Input format(s)
IF
The data is transmitted on sub audible tones within the frequency range 2 Hz to 300 Hz. In practice, DCS
is similar to CTCSS, but uses 104 octal 3-digit code words instead of continuous analogue tones.
The data is sent as a series of 23-bit GOLAY encoded frames without any sync bits. Polarity can be normal
or inverse, and must be selected by the user.
DCS Code Table
Normal
Inverse
Normal
Inverse
Normal
Inverse
Normal
Inverse
023
047
155
731
325
526
516
432
025
244
156
265
331
465
523
246
026
464
162
503
332
455
526
325
031
627
165
251
343
532
532
343
032
051
172
036
346
612
546
132
036
172
174
074
351
243
565
703
043
445
205
263
356
212
606
631
047
023
212
356
364
131
612
346
051
032
223
134
365
125
624
632
053
452
225
122
371
734
627
031
054
413
226
411
411
226
631
606
065
271
243
351
412
143
632
624
071
306
244
025
413
054
654
743
072
245
245
072
423
315
662
466