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N5HYD 444.900 McDonald Observatory Site Alignment:
PORT #1 LOCAL REPEATER
(444.900 Motorola Micor)
RECEIVER:
Adjust the Micor receiver crystal to 438.200 MHZ.
Inject:
449.900 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
146.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Local Repeater receiver antenna connection.
Connect an A.C. voltmeter to the RLC-4 Test Bus RX-1 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4, RX-1 to 0.707 VRMS.
TRANSMITTER:
Key the Micor and adjust the TX crystal to 444.900 MHZ.
Key the Micor and set the power output to ~50 watts.
Adjust the RLC-4, TX-1 pot for 4.2 KHZ deviation on the 444.900 MHZ output.
TONES:
Press reset on the RLC-4 to generate a RESET in CW.
Adjust the RLC-4 Tone1 pot to 1.5 KHZ deviation on the 444.900 MHZ output.
PORT #2 LINK RADIO
447.600 Motorola SM50)
RECEIVER:
Use DTMF command #4212 to set link to Port #2.
Inject:
442.600 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
146.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Link Radio antenna connection.
Connect an A.C. voltmeter to the RLC-4 Test Bus, RX-2 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4, RX-2 to 0.707 VRMS.
TRANSMITTER:
Inject:
449.900 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
146.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Local Repeater receiver antenna connection.
Connect the meter to the RLC-4 Test Bus, TX-2 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4 Test Bus, TX-2 pot for 4.2 KHZ deviation on the 447.600 MHZ output.
TONES:
Press reset on the RLC-4 to generate a RESET in CW.
Adjust the RLC-4 Tone2 pot to 1.5 KHZ deviation on the 447.600 MHZ output.
PORT #3 LINK RADIO
447.500 Vertex FTL-7011)
RECEIVER:
Use DTMF command #4214 to set link to Port #3.
Inject:
442.500 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
162.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Link Radio receiver antenna connection.
Connect an A.C. voltmeter to the RLC-4 Test Bus, RX-3 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4, RX-3 to 0.707 VRMS.
TRANSMITTER:
Inject:
449.900 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
146.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Local Repeater receiver antenna connection.
Connect the meter to the RLC-4 Test Bus, TX-3 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4 Test Bus, TX-3 pot for 4.0 KHZ deviation on the 447.500 MHZ output.
TONES:
Press reset on the RLC-4 to generate a RESET in CW.
Adjust the RLC-4 Tone3 pot to 1.5 KHZ deviation on the 447.500 MHZ output.
PORT #4 AUTOPATCH
(LINK COMM RLC-PATCH)
RECEIVER:
On the RLC-PATCH box:
Remove the telephone line RJ-11 plug.
Connect a Transmission Test Set (TIMMS) and generate:
2 Wire
900 Ohm
Terminated
1004 hz @ -16 DB
Use *9 on the Local Repeater to command the Autopatch to come off-hook.
Connect an A.C. voltmeter to the RLC-4 Test Bus, RX-4 test point.
Adjust the RLC-4, RX-4 to 4.5 KHZ deviation on the 444.900 output.
TRANSMITTER:
Use *9 on the Local Repeater to command the Autopatch to come off-hook
Inject:
449.900 MHZ, full quieting.
1.0 KHZ audio at 3.5 KHZ deviation.
146.2 CTCSS at 0.5 KHZ deviation.
Into the Local Repeater receiver antenna connection.
Connect a TIMMS to the Autopatch RJ-11 jack.
Adjust the RLC-4 Test Bus, TX-4 pot for 0 DB.
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