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Now you will want to set up the mode for the radio type you will be using. Press the
BAND
up or down arrow until “Mode” is flashing and then press the select button. Now you can use
the
BAND
up or down arrow to scroll through until the proper mode selection is visible. Press
the select button, and “Mode” will be flashing again. (To save refer to Saving Settings below)
be sure you set your transceiver up according to your radio manual to broadcast frequency
data. Note that iCOM radios require CI-V transceiver mode enabled
NOTE:
When done the controller power switch must be cycled off then back on for the new settings
to take effect.
To use the transceiver interface you must put the controller into
AUTOTRACK
mode so the
amber light in on. When you tune your rig the SteppIR controller will now automatically re-
adjust every 50 KHz. To disable automatic tracking simply select the
AUTOTRACK
mode so
the amber light is off. The controller will be set to the same frequency it was at when you
exited
AUTOTRACK
mode. It is also possible to disable tracking by using the “Options
Menu”.
FACTORY DEFAULT
When you use create modify to edit a band (say 20m, normal direction) and save the results,
the factory default length for that band in the normal direction is replaced with the new values.
This command is used to clear the saved antenna back to the factory defaults. For more
information on creating or modifying antennas, refer to the creating and modifying antennas
section and the saving antennas to memory section of this manual. You can restore the fac-
tory default for a specific saved memory or you can completely restore all of the factory
defaults at once.
If you want to restore the factory default on a single saved memory, you must first go to that
frequency and direction. Enter the
SETUP
mode and select “Factory Defaults” when the con-
troller displays “Current ?” (this is asking if you want to restore factory defaults for the current
antenna frequency). Select “YES” if this is the option you want. Select “NO” and the next
menu will ask if you want to restore all antennas to factor defaults.
Multiple master antennas are necessary because the boom length looks longer electrically as
you go up in frequency. We have judiciously broken the frequencies up and modeled a
unique antenna for each range. This and a smart software algorithm allow an optimal anten-
na at every frequency without having to model hundreds of antennas. If you create an anten-
na anywhere within the frequency range of a master antenna the new antenna will be scaled
by the software algorithm so you have an antenna with the same performance characteristics
throughout that range. To ensure the absolute best performance in the ham bands (any mas-
ter segment where a ham band occurs) we modeled the master antenna at a frequency near
the center of each ham band. So if you are changing a model and create the new antenna
near the center of the frequency range, that antenna will then be replicated throughout the
entire segment.