
Alarm Set
• The alarm is not a fixed value, but a % above
background
• Smaller “
CF
" increases the alarm sensitivity
– Small “
CF
” is like no squelch and large “
CF
” is like full squelch
• Alarm threshold value (alarm point):
Alarm = B + CF x D
–
B
= background radiation reading (from “CAL“). It is the average
reading of every 0.25 second in 36 seconds
–
CF
= number of the deviations to trigger the alarm. Can be set
from 1.0 to 9.9
–
D
= mean square deviation of background radiation (from
“CAL”). The statistical difference of all of the 0.25 second
readings for 36 seconds