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With the setting below, the console is set up to receive an ISS station on transmitter ID
1 from repeater A.
6. Press DONE to continue to the other screens in the Setup Mode, or press and hold
DONE to return to the Current Weather Mode.
Note: See the
Vantage Pro2 Console Manual
for more information on the other screens in Setup Mode if
necessary.
To verify that setup was successful, in the console’s Current Weather Mode:
View the transmitter information displaying at the bottom of the console screen.
If the transmitter ID being repeated is displayed and an “X” flashes in the bottom
right-hand corner of the ticker tape, the transmitter is being repeated and received by
the console successfully.
The repeater’s information also displays at the bottom of the console’s diagnostics
screens.
Choosing a Location
After wireless communication between the station, repeater and receiver have all been
tested, choose a location that best suits the wireless communication needs of all three
units. Along with the radio-link requirements discussed in “Wireless Repeater Introduc-
tion” on page 4, other considerations should be kept in mind when choosing a location:
•Range may be reduced by walls, ceilings, trees, foliage, hills, a metal roof or other large
metal structures or objects such as aluminum siding, metal ducts, metal framing, con-
crete rebar, and metal appliances.
•Frequency interference also reduces transmission distance.
•Transmission between wireless units may be obscured by something unidentifiable, or
by some obstacle that can’t be worked around.
•For best results, orient all antennas so that the antennas are parallel to each other.
•If possible, align the pivot joints of the antennas so they are facing each other for maxi-
mum signal strength.
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