Campbell Scientific RF300-Series DRL VHF/UHF Radio Transceivers - Manual (Page 4)

RF MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS
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4. OPERATION OF THE RADIOTELEMETRY NETWORK
4.1 Monitoring and Collecting Data - PC208W RF Notes............................................................ 4-1
4.1.1 Basic Concepts ...................................................................................................................... 4-1
4.1.2 Using PC208W Setup Window .............................................................................................. 4-1
4.1.3 Automated Data Collection - PC208W................................................................................... 4-2
4.1.4 General Communication - PC208W Connect Window .......................................................... 4-3
4.2 Datalogger
Initiated Communications .................................................................................... 4-4
APPENDIX A. SETTING THE STATION ID ........................................................................A-1
APPENDIX B. ALTERNATE BASE STATION CONFIGURATIONS
B.1 The Portable Base Station.........................................................................................................B-1
B.2 Phone-to-RF Base Station ........................................................................................................B-1
B.3 Phone-to-RF Base Station with Measurement Capability.........................................................B-2
APPENDIX C. POWER CALCULATIONS ...........................................................................C-1
APPENDIX D. FUNDAMENTALS OF RADIOTELEMETRY
D.1 Radio Waves ..........................................................................................................................D-1
D.2 Antennas ................................................................................................................................D-1
D.3 RF95A Modem .......................................................................................................................D-2
D.4 Transceiver.............................................................................................................................D-2
APPENDIX E. RF95A STATES
E.1 RF95A-ME States ..................................................................................................................E-1
E.2 RF95A-SDC State ..................................................................................................................E-1
APPENDIX F. EQUIPMENT COMPATIBILITY
F.1 Compatibility of Current and Past RF Equipment .................................................................. F-1
F.2 The "U" Command ................................................................................................................. F-1
F.3 Incorporating the RF300 and the RF95A ...............................................................................F-2
APPENDIX G. P50 RADIO
G.1 P50 Radio Setup and Specifications..................................................................................... G-1
G.1.1 Volume Control...................................................................................................................... G-1
G.1.2 Squelch Control..................................................................................................................... G-1
G.1.3 Frequency Switch.................................................................................................................. G-1
G.1.4 P50 Specifications................................................................................................................. G-1
G.2 Additional
Troubleshooting for P50 Radios........................................................................... G-1
G.3 Troubleshooting with Attenuation Pads ................................................................................ G-2
APPENDIX H. RF300 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS .............................................................H-1
APPENDIX I. RF100/200 RADIOS
I.1 Radio Description.................................................................................................................... I-1
I.2 Radio Specifications................................................................................................................ I-1