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3 base station – Campbell Scientific RF300-Series DRL VHF/UHF Radio Transceivers User Manual

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SECTION 1. GENERAL RADIOTELEMETRY NETWORK

1-3

1.3 BASE STATION

Purpose:

A base station utilizes a computer
to collect data from the field
station(s). Normally, all
communication to the field stations
originate at the base station. Data
retrieval, remote programming, and
system analysis can all be done
from the base station.

Equipment Required:

Radio

RF Base Station

Computer with PC208W
software

Antenna and antenna cable

AC power

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Copyright(c) 1996

Setup Instructions: Disk 1 of 4
1. Start Microsoft Windows
2. Insert Disk 1 in drive A.
3. From Program Manager, select File menu and
choose Run
4. Type a:\setup and press ENTER.

Datalogger Support Software for Windows

PC208W

To Antenna

RS232 Cable

CARRIER DETECT

RF232A

RF BASE STATION

POWER
ON

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FIGURE 1-3. An RF Telemetry Base Station