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Base Network Settings

Base Ne tw o rk Se t t i ngs

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*Blue , bu t i f t he ins ta l la t ion d i rec to ry i s changed , the 'Rad io Mob i le' p rog ram w i l l i n i t i a l l y

open w i th a b lank f ram e wh ich a l lows the se t t ings to be ad jus ted . )

Cl i ck the t i t l es be low t o go to t he sec t i ons :

I n t e r n e t E l ev a t i o n D a t a p a t h

I n t e r n e t D o w n l o a d e d Da t a Pa t h s

V i ew i n g U n i t s a n d N e t w o r k

V iew in g Map Proper t ies

Map E leva t ion Data

N e t w o r k P r o p er t i e s Pan e

Pa r a m e t e r s

Topo logy

N e t w o r k M e m b e r s

Rad io Sys tem s

System Groups

S ty le

Un i t Proper t ies

Base map E leva t ion Legend loca t ion

U n i t I c o n s y m b o l s

Too lbar Opt ion s

N o t e s

I n t e r n e t El e v at i o n D a t a p a t h :

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To see theI n t e r n e t El e v at i o n D a t a p a t h after installation, which defines where downloaded elevation data is to be placed, Click on 'Op t ions / I n t e r n e t ' to produce the pane below, also check that the ' I n t e r n e t f t p d i r e ct o r y ' is as shown and Cancel.

Bu t see the Chang ing Loca t ion p a g e i f yo u w a n t t o m o ve t h e m a p ce n t r e f r o m Eu r a s i a!

(* Change Local f i l e pa t h H : \ Rad io Mob i le \ SRTM)

I n t e r n e t D o w n l o a d ed D a t a Pa t h s :

Folders for all the other internet download data sources have been generated, and set to their default locations in the Radio Mobile folder using theabove Internet download pane.

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(* Change a l l l oca l f i l e pa ths to H : \ Rad io Mob i le\ . . .. . )

(App l ies t o Landsa t , OpenSt r ee tMap , Te r rase rve r , Topo rama e tc )

V ie w i n g U n i t s a n d N et w o r k :

Enlarging base.jpg to full screen, gives the following screen which shows a Network consisting of a Base unit plus a Mobile and Hand Held Unit. If theUnits aren't visible, click on ' Vi ew / Sh o w N e t w o r k s / a ll ' ,

or the Toolbar Icon



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V iew ing Map P roper t i es :

Click on ' Fi le / Map Prope r t ies ' to open this window, and check that SRTM is selected from the top layer Elevation Data Source drop down list,

Mak ing sure ' I gnor e M issing F i les' i s checked! - ClickEx t rac t if you change anything, otherwise clickCancel.



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(* Change SRTM pa th t o H : \ Rad io Mob i le \ SRTM)

(and see theN o t e s ref t he QRA locations if y ou wish t o use MGRS)

(If you Click Extract it will generate a new map without any embellishments from the external data source or elevation contours, this can then be

closed to avoid over-writing my modified initial map which is already available under the same name. This is the window where the map size/locationcan be changed, but the new map will only show elevation data as has just been demonstrated. (To replace the elevation map use 'File/open picture'and click on Base.jpg)).

(To produce a new road map if you have changed the map location, open the BW window and do a Merge/copy from a selected data source and keep

in the picture, greyscale can be forced by Edit/Greyscale - not forgetting to save the picture using ' save as' under your own new name!)

Map Elevat io n Data :

It is also useful to check 'Op t ions / Eleva t ion Da ta ' to make sure it is as shown.



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(* Change SRTM pa th t o H : \ Rad io Mob i le \ SRTM)

Note :

W i t h 'Ex t r ac t Eleva t ion Data d i rec t l y f r om t he Database ' , the ca lcu la t ions use sphe r ica l (Great C i rc le) g e o m e t r y . I n th is case the repo r t ed d is tance i s be tween the an tenna bases, so i t w i l l no t va r y w i th an tenna he igh t .

Th is m ode shou ld be used i n M ic row ave s tud ies .

* Fina l l y , to ob ta in a w o rk ing m ap a f te r chang ing the p rog r am f i l e fo lde r loca t ion , se lec t

' F i le / Open Netw o rks ' , open the 'Base Ne tw o rk ' fo lde r , and se lect Base .ne t .

Netw ork P roper t i es Pane :

Paramete rs :

The parameters of ' Base ' Ne two r k can be examined by opening ' Fi l e / N e t w o r k P r op e r t i e s'

or by clicking on the Toolbar Icon

to give thePa r a m e t e r s of the VHF network set for m y climate:-



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Topo logy :

A click on theTopo logy button will open the pane below showing that a visible voice network format has been selected for use.



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N e t w o r k M em b e r s :

Next, clicking on the 'M e m b e r s h i p ' button, shows the three m embers ofBase Net with theirRolesand Systems:

BaseasCommand :

Mobi le as aSubord ina te :



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and aHand He ld Unit also as aSubord ina te :



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Radio Sys tem s:

A RadioSystemdefines all the properties of a particular Unit as shown here:

Clicking on 'Sys tems ' in the Network Properties pane then shows three Radio Systems have been defined for the Base Network, the first Systemrelates to aBaseUnit:



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The second System relates to aMobi le unit:



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and the third System r elates to aHand He ld 2 metr e Unit:

Sys tem Groups :

From Version 9.6.0, the required system to be applied is shown with a serial number - '00' referring to Radiosys.dat - the default 'System Group'

setting. The 'Select from...' panel shows the first two System definitions contained in the '00' Group as an aid to identifying its contents.



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The Systems shown in the 'List of all systems' can be selectively saved into another suitable Group using the buttons at the bottom of the pane - thenames on which reflect the serial number of the 'System Group' selected in the Number drop down list. If the selected Group has no entries the 'Selectfrom...' display will be as shown.



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The System Group feature allows the set of Radio Operating Systems appropriate to a given Network to be saved with that network - this can be used

to separate various frequency Systems - or perhaps Networks using different manufacturers equipment types.

Sty le :

A click on the Style button shows the definitions selected for theN e t w o r k signal path displays, where a + / -3dB signal level relative toreceiver sensitivity is selected as aYel lowline. Signals >3dB being shown inGreen, and < -3dB shown asRe d.

The check boxes adjacent to the coloured lines define whether aN e t w o r k display shows these colours on the plot - i.e. onlyGreensignal level

links could be selected showing signals links > + 3dB above the receiver threshold.

Changing the level (dB) settings, alters the threshold colour contour overlay line plots for the Radio Link and Route panes, and also the drawn Route.

- No te tha t t he check box se lec t ion doesn ' t app ly to these p lo ts , on ly the Netw o rk p lo t !

With aNetw ork , Rad io L ink andRoute plot, theYel lowoverlay colour can be removed by selecting the same level in the two 'dB' boxes, to

give a display withGreenandRe dplots only.

N e t w o r k S t y l e p l o t s are also available on the Polar and Combined Cartesian coverage plot panes where t he signal limit s set define where t he

coloured regions are plotted. By setting the two dB limits equal the Yellow region is disabled and a Compl iance plot can be performed showing areaswhere signals above the preset limit are available as a Greenarea - with all other areas asRe d.



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But see Netw ork , Rad io Link and Route S ty les

f o r sc reenshots o f t h e e f f ec t s !

Un i t P roper t i es:

Closing th is window and opening ' Fi le / Un i t P rope r t ies ' ,

or by clicking on the Toolbar Icon

allows Units to be enabled, moved in the list, relocated, renamed and Icons selected with their name position defined:

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As an additional feature, a click on the+button by theU n i t N a m e , opens the following pane where a description of the Unit can be saved.

The significance of this description pane is that, by performing a 'left click' on the Unit, the description will be displayed on the main screen as shownbelow. A left click on the description message closes it.



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Base m ap Legend l oca t i on :

The Base map Elevation legend is visible and placed in the Top Left corner of a plot by default. If you wish to change its location - or not have it

displayed - open the' F i le / P ictu r e p rope r t ies ' pane for your plot background picture to show:



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This pane is where the details of the picture displayed can be seen. The bottom Green text giving all the data relative to the picture, including the

data source location.

WhenRainbow co lour s are selected as theD r a w M o d e , a left click on theColours button produces another pane where the displayed colours

and elevation ranges may be changed. At the lower right of this pane is the area controlling the legend position, with a check box to disable it.



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A click on the 'Load' button opens a browse pane where alternate colour pallets can be loaded. There are files named 'Color1.dat' to 'Color5.dat'available. Alternatively, by clicking on a numbered button on the pane above, you can select the displayed colour of your own preference for each band.You can then save the resulting custom pallet under your own name by using the 'Save' button.

U n i t I c o n sy m b o l s:

T h e I c o n s y m b o l required for a Unit can be selected using the arrow buttons or slider at the bottom of the Style area of the 'Unit Properties'pane. A click on the ' + ' button will open the pane below. This shows the Icon symbols available from the program and those present in the Icon folder.This table enables a quick selection of a suitable Icon from those available by a double click. Additional Icons can be added to this folder as required, butshould be 16x16 or 32x32 pixels in size.

There are 90 icons pre-programmed into t he program, up to and including the'Radio Mobi le ' icon, plus an initial blank. The remaining icons canbe replaced or deleted as required from t he Icon folder, up to a m aximum of 1023 total. I t should be noted thata lpha-numer ic labe ls without anicon can be generated by selecting the initial ' B lank ' icon position. These labels can have the background and text colours selected from the UnitPropert ies pane as required.

Note that additional new icons have been added as shown at the bottom of the pane - these are designed in four sets, and allow multiple units to beplaced at a single location in 2,3 or 4 unit sets. The required format set can be selected, and individual units given a colour to identify a particular link. Ifthe location needs to be identified, a common label can be used for the units - or a single one, with the other icons selected without labels.

To see how t hese 'mult iple unit at one location' icons can be used, clickHere .

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Too lbar Op t i ons :

A right click on the toolbar opens the following pane where the required tools for display on the Toolbar can be selected.

Notes :

QRA, MGRS or o th er location reference selection:

In the above panes an 'Enter LAT LON or QRA' button can be seen, with a QRA location shown above - the'Qu ick Sta r t ' installed files show this. If the Military Grid or other locator is required, select 'Op t ions / Coo rd ina tes ' to produce the pane below, where the desiredselection can be m ade. The Status Bar coordinate data t o be displayed can also be selected from this pane.



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Prob lems?

I f so , p lease go th r ough th is check l i s t f i r s t : -

1 ) I s the co r rec t Eleva t ion Da ta Pa th se t up in In t e rne t Op t ions?

2 ) I s the co r rec t Data path set up in Map P rope r t ies?

I f you r mach ine f reezes, make su re ' I gno re M iss ing Fi les ' i s checked .

3 ) Can ' t get a Map w hen chang ing Locat ion?

Make su re you have se lected you r reg ion fo r t he SRTM data in ' I n te rne t Op t ions ' .

4 ) No Un i ts?

Make su re tha t you have un i ts enab led in bo th Ne tw o rk and Un i t P rope r t ies .

Use 'Move Un i t to Cu rso r pos i t ion ' i n 'Un i t P rope r t ies ' to p lace un i ts on you r m ap loca t ions .

5 ) Ca n ' t g e t r i d o f m y n et w o r k?

W h e n yo u h a ve g e n er a t e d yo u r o w n n e t w o r k , cyc le t h r o u g h a l l t h e w i n d o w s ,

c los ing those wh ich don ' t app ly t o i t . Then save the map , a l l p i c tu res and ne tw o rk

u n d e r yo u r n e w n a m e s .

6) You can see th e QRA locator re f erence ra ther th an MGRS - seeNotes .

7 ) I f y o u a r e u n a b l e t o ' m e r g e ' p i ct u r e s f r o m e x t e r n a l s ou r c e s

r e a d t h i s ' I m p o r t a n t N o t e' .

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