IQ32 SDR TRANSCEIVER OPERATIONS MANUAL
P a g e
| 17
Main Settings
The first eight settings are as follows:
•
AF Gain:
Volume control, adjusts the audio level of the headphone jack and
speaker mic. Range is 0 to 100
•
RF Gain:
Increase for weak signals and decrease for strong signals. Range
is 0 to 100. If you have AGC enabled, leave it at 100.
•
AGC Mode:
Selects CW AGC (mode 0), Digital AGC (mode 1), SSB AGC
(mode 2), or AGC Off (mode 3). The AGC mode affects both how the AGC works
and how the S-meter display value is calculated. See the AGC section for more details on this.
•
Mic Gain:
Adjust for maximum level on the Spectrum view. Range is 0 to 80,
default is 30. See the Radio Setup section for more details.
•
Tx Level:
This control adjusts the power output of the radio. Range is -6 to
22. See the Radio Setup section for more details.
•
Side Tone:
Side tone level, adjusts the level of the side tone present in the
headphones or speaker.
•
CW Speed:
This control adjusts the words per minute (WPM) rate of the
built-in keyer. The range is 5 to 35 WPM.
•
CW Weight:
This modifies the defined dot to dash ratio (1:3). The range is 7
(0.7) to 15 (1.5). With a setting of 10 (1.0) the ratio is the proper 1:3 ratio.
There are four sub-menus that are accessed from the
S
ETTINGS
S
CREEN
:
•
Advanced:
Advanced settings that less frequently need to be adjusted.
•
Keyboard Fn:
Configure the actions of the Function keys (
F1
to
F12
) on the attached
keyboard.
•
Screen Fn:
Configure the functions of certain on-screen buttons.
•
Tags:
Program in the values of strings such as the PSK and CW mode transmission
strings, which are associated with a particular “tag name”.
A description of each button follows.