Short User Manual for 4.0 PDF
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1. If you select a purchased antenna that is not suitable for the frequency you are currently on the indictor will show a solid red light You can receive on any band with a mismatched antenna but you will be unable to transmit If you attempt to transmit by pressing the PTT button there will be a short beep and your transmitter will not turn on To enable your transmitter select from an antenna from the P list When an antenna is selected the match indicator light will blink yellow as you are switching to the new antenna and will light solid green when you are matched and ready to transmit NOTE Additional antennas may be purchased from this plugin by clicking on an antenna you do not currently have In this case you will be redirected to the shop where you can purchase the antenna Antenna Rotator Plugin Some of the antennas you purchase are directional and you will need a rotator to point them in the desired direction to achieve this you will need the antenna rotator plugin There are two views you can have on your rotator that is a compass view C or a map view M It is worth noting that the map shown on the rotator is a great circle map centered on your location Use this link if you wish to generate your own Great Circle Map Create an Azimuthal Map To move the antenna around the compass dial you just need to click on the Azimuth degree required the green light will move to that location We suggest you look at the VOACAP ON2. Phone 12m 24901 24999 kHz USB Phone CW 11m 27501 27599 kHz USB Phone 10m 28401 28499 kHz USB Phone 6m 50101 50199 kHz USB Phone Simulated Sporadic E 2m 145 0 145 9 MHz FM Phone repeaters only Simulated VHF band 70 cm 434 0 434 9 MHz FM Phone repeaters only Simulated UHF band emo wo proe cw bae om INN No LSB 17 2 M VHF 70 CM UHF Repeaters only 11 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 VHF UHF Repeaters HamSphere 4 0 has virtual VHF and UHF repeaters operating on the 2m and 70cm band The geographic location of these repeaters is different but they are all linked so communication between large distances is possible As these are FM repeaters the quality of reception is very high with no background noise so the repeaters are a great place to make initial contact with each other For example you can be on 70cm band 434 500 kHz which is the Plant City repeater in Florida and speak with any station that is on the repeater irrespective of propagation Below is a list of the current repeaters R3 1 145 200 kHz Sao Paulo Brazil R26 1 434 100 kHz Bognor Regis UK R2 2 434 500 kHz Plant City Florida Server Selector HamSphere 4 0 has no server selector each operator will be logged in to the closest server to your coordinates 12 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 Tips and Tricks Below are a list of
3. all rig designs The Group Switcher Plugin as mentioned above allows you to set up multiple screens The buttons are editable by double clicking on them and typing the button title Each button on the Group Switcher will allow you to add an additiona screen the size of the logbook cluster grey area This will allow you to switch between different plugins that you may want to have access to in different modes of transmission 7 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 Accessing the HamSphere Shop and adding credit to you account To purchase or add additional plugins and or antennas you need to access the HamSphere Shop This can be done from either the Shop button on your startup screen by clicking on the following link HamSphere Shop New Featured Top sellers Specials Reviews Customer Testimonials Contacts ES My Account Log off Logged in 5BA4AIT Your Credits 15 00 Enter keywords here Yo MY CART wv HamSphere O SHOP sa 0 products HOME PLUGINS4 v ANTENNAS 4 0 gt SKINS 40 HAMSPHERE CREDITS SECOND HAND SHOP INSTRUMENTS 10 BUTTONS SWITCHES 6 HANDLES 10 Custom HTML box AUDIO CONTROLS 7 ALL PURPOSE MODULES 1 ANTENNA CONTROLS 3 we B Ee Fee si e C B x COVER PLATES 19 INTERACTIVE TOOLS 3 6 ready to use colors schemes 3 light and 3 dark 2 custom schemes with unlimited colors BUILD YOUR OWN POWERFUL VIRTUAL HAM TRANSCEIVER DOWNLO
4. AD HERE 14 220 00 Logged in 554A H cR Before you can purchase fal 4 0 SHOP serere ha LE 0 plugins or antennas in the n v we i ue HamSphere Credits to your account This is done by eee selecting HAMSPHERE a NEEE E 10 HamSphere 100 HamSphere 20 HamSphere Although the expectation CREDITS from the Item bar Credits Credits Credits P3 I saws in the shop You will then be fated Mate plied amama oy a Matt taken to the page See ia aca eae capo ead sample page to left where sass pae poi pd adis d you can select your credit m m eau secs amount you wish to add to 1000 100 00 2000 your account then clicking E amp DETAILS E DETAILS E DETAILS 20 HamSphere Credits on the basket icon to add this amount to your shopping cart To finalize the purchase you need to click on My Cart in the upper right corner of the Shop page and then select Checkout and proceed to purchasing the item using your credit card or PayPal account 8 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 DX Cluster HAMSPHERE 4 0 DX CLUSTER Freq 434500_0 434500 0 434500 0 f075 0 434500 0 434500 0 434500 0 f075 0 7045 0 Spotter 6OHS164 KCOHH KMABYS 14H523655 KDOETO 2HS5464 50HS164 13H31807 FODUW Band T cm FM T cm FM 70cm FM 40m LSB 70cm FM 70cm FM 70cm FM 40m LSB 40m LSB 40m LSB View QSL card list Edit QSL templates Comme
5. LINE SERVICE to find the azimuth required for your desired contacts 6 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 How to use the Editor rc i Editor ranscerver Shop Logout From the above welcome window if you click on the Editor button you will be taken to the rig editor Once you click on this it will open a new window on your screen This window is your editor to the left of the editor you will see all the plugins listed in a column this is called the repository and is where all your unused plugins will be stored during the editing process SvE GET MORE PLUGINS ILightAlan Y 1 Antenna Rotator 216x283 a 14 220 00 5B4AIT Chuster Please 109 your 050 1 Volume Panel 432x72 repository To retrieve a plugin from the repository just double click on the To move plugins around in the editor you need to click near the top edge of the plugin and drag it to the desired location To remove a plugin from your rig drag it to the left into the repository Stored unused plugins will appear in green in this green name of the desired plugin and it will appear on the working area Once your plugin is in your working area you can drag it in to place by grabbing near the top edge again and just drag and drop in to place The yellow copyright plugin with the HamSphere logo on it is a prerequisite for all rig designs and as such must be included in
6. Short User Manual HamSphere 4 0 NOTE ALL IMAGES AND INFORMATION IN THIS MANUAL REMAINS THE COPYRIGHT PROPERTY OF RINGJOEBING HOLDINGS LTD CYPRUS Download and installation Once you have read and agreed to the information on the Page and have downloaded the installer program to your desktop or in your download folder you will see the following icon on your desktop Double click on this icon and the installer will run We suggest you choose the hamsphere default path for the install and click on Next each time you are prompted After you have installed the program on to your computer you will see a new HamSphere shortcut icon on your desktop Whereas the HamSphere 3 0 icon is a yellow vertical sound wave the HamSphere 4 0 icon is a green horizontal sound wave See image to left a Double click this icon on your desktop to launch HamSphere 4 0 and you will see the EIEEE HamSphere 4 0 Start up Screen as shown below Editor Transceiver Shop Welcome to HamSphere 4 0 short User Manual PDF HamSphere 4 0 Website VOACAP Shortwave Propagation Prediction Upgrade 4 0 Software Latest updates You will notice that across the top of this image are four buttons Editor Transceiver Shop and Logout Each of these buttons are covered in more details below however for now it is worth noting that each of the above mentioned functions can be accessed from this screen using these buttons therefore the Transceiver button
7. Tips and Tricks that some of our seasoned users have complied to help you fully enjoy your HamSphere experience 13 T 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Should you need help we suggest that you go to one of the above mentioned repeaters e g 434 500 MHz as there is normally operators standing by that can assist you with your questions Keep the mic audio level in the green ALC area while transmitting Use programs like the VOACAP Online Service to check your coverage and propagation frequently Start with the default IDC antenna which is an all bander that performs very well and try it for a while before rushing off to purchase the biggest antenna in the shop Do not succumb to the temptation of picking the biggest antenna in the beginning When you want to move groups of plugins or the Group Switcher in the Editor use a group move by using the mouse with the left button held to draw a box completely around all the plugins you are trying to move Then grab one of the plugins inside the box and move them as a group When you have completed the move click outside the box to ungroup the plugins Turn off all energy savers and sleep functions on your computer Some transmissions can be pleasantly long winded When working any of the HamSphere repeaters it is best to use the manual PTT not the VOX this is because your chances of triggering the repeaters are much greater while in VOX mode Always purchase credits fir
8. al is 6 in to USA East A list of the current DXMON s are below USE UNITED STATES EAST Baltimore MO SAS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH Paraguay ASE ASIA EAST Shanghai China AFS AFRICA SOUTH Gaborone Botswana USW UNITED STATES WEST Fresno CA EUC EUROPE CENTRAL Prague Czech Rep AUE AUSTRALIA EAST Sydney Aust An image showing the location of the DXMONSs can be found on the HamSphere 4 0 Download Page 9 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 DX Spot Reporting 9BAAIT Pafos Cyprus Subscriber Pick a clear frequency and start calling CQ Your callsign will show up in the DX Cluster Please log your 50s DXMON active DXMON AF 5 51 DAMON AF 8 51 DXMON ASE 84 AF 5 52 DXMON AUE 81 ASE 53 DXMON ASE 51 OXMON inactive Send DX Spot SB4AIT share your reception reports with others Post a DA spat on the Cluster DX Spot 1 Callsign Frequency 7055 0 Made LSB Info signal quality etc A DX Spot reporting function has been added to the DX plugin This is where you can send DX spots stations that you receive to let others know that a contact may be possible directly to the DX Cluster Note The DX Spot comment section is limited to 40 characters Should you hear a station you can click this button and type in the details and signal report Swirl that knob and share the DX you find Each time you report a spot to the clu
9. al will switch between the VOX Gain and the VOX Delay settings Adjust the VOX gain so that it triggers the PTT with your voice only Set the VOX delay so that it keeps the PTT held long enough for the pace of speech Group Switcher Plugin Main d Log Book This plugin will allow you to switch between your main screen and your logbook screen Click on the Log Book button to change from main radio to your logbook This is plugin is customizable and will be covered in the editor section 5 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 TWO KEY PLUGINS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE DEFULT RIG Whilst there are many great and wonderful plugins available in the HamSphere shop two of the most common plugins that people choose once they start upgrading their rig and buying antennas are the Antenna selector and Antenna rotator plugins so we will cover them briefly here Antenna Selector Plugin The antenna selector allows you to switch between antennas for each band At the bottom of the selector you will see three colored boxes GS5RV Dipole 10 80m _ which will show you all the available antennas A a filtered list of Euh cu M available antennas that are tuned for the frequency you are on F GP Monopole 15m and a list of antennas you have purchased for the frequency you are on P The current antenna you are using is written on the bottom line and you will see that the match indicator light to the right
10. e transmitting You may click anywhere in the S meter to change the color of the needle for better contrast LCD Memory Plugin Frequency Display R Receive frequency T Transmit frequency add frequency to memory remove frequency from memory 3 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 VFO Dial Plugin and Band Scope Plugin L Linked adjusts the receive and transmit frequencies simultaneously R adjusts the receive frequency only T adjusts the transmit frequency only R T sets the receive frequency equal to the current transmit frequency Swirling the VFO knob with the mouse will instantly alter the frequency in small increments If you swirl the VFO slowly the frequency increments are smaller Move the VFO knob very carefully for fine tuning The frequency can be adjusted in1 Hertz steps Band Selector Plugin ENT allows you to enter the frequency directly from the numeric keypad on your computer BC Broadcast band This is a receive only band and as such the PTT key has been locked off on this band 6M The 6m band which simulates propagation of the E type Sporadic E in SSB mode This band will be activated in the near future Once on a particular band you may click anywhere in the band scope to set a frequency Filter Panel Plugin 2 Eke 2 kc 1 8kc ee qp e g8kc CW1 CW These help filter out unwanted noise whilst receiving The lower the number i e 1 4kc the
11. han the default in HamSphere4 0 you will need to do like real hams do and get on the air audio reports from other operators START UP IN ADMINISTRATOR MODE To be able to use the radio to its fullest we suggest you start the program in Administrator mode To do this please read the following Windows 7 1 On the Start menu locate the program that you want to always run as an administrator 2 Right click on the application s shortcut and then click Properties 3 In the Properties dialog box click the Compatibility tab 4 Do the following to apply the setting to all users on the computer and regardless of which shortcut is used to start the application click Change Setting For All Users to display the Properties dialog box for the application s exe file select the Run This Program As An Administrator check box and then click OK twice Should you have or find any other issues please contact support HamSphere Customer Support 2 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 HAMSPHERE 4 0 DEFAULT RIG 01 03 760 000 5BAAIT Server ver 4 1 12 Welcome to HamSphere server 4 Strasbourg France PATI 0 Md ULM oO i t lh od d Ln do DU idu 2 Speakers DYNEX U DYNEX U se tac 3 Microphone DYNEX w start calling CQ Your callsign will show up in the DX Cluster Please log your QSOs LY Send DX Spot Chat Message Log Book This is the default radio it is fully func
12. more filtering narrower reception of the received audio signal Note that the 800Hz and 400Hz are normally only used in CW Digi mode Audio Selector Plugin 2 Speakers DYNEX U w 3 Microphone DYNEX Speaker Icon Select the audio output device on your computer to be used by HamSphere 4 0 Mic Icon Select the audio input device on your computer to be used by HamSphere 4 0 By default the Audio Selector Plugin will be set to use your operating system s default speakers and microphone If you wish to use different devices for HamSphere 4 0 e g a USB headset and microphone you must select them in the Audio Selector Plugin Button Panel Plugin CH Steps your frequency down 1 kHz on 160M 10M and 25 kHz on 2M and 70 cm bands CH Steps your frequencyup1 KHz on 160M 10M and 25 KHz on 2M and 70 cm bands VOX Voice operated switch See below for more on VOX settings PTT Push To Talk is used to key the transmitter It has two modes locked and unlocked It comes by default as unlocked meaning that the transmitter will go off once you release the PTT By clicking on the left led in the PTT button you can lock it While the PTT button is in locked mode the PTT will toggle the transmitter and you can release the PTT for more comfortable long transmissions POWER Powers off the Transceiver and returns you to the HamSphere 4 0 startup screen 4 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 Volume Pa
13. nel Plugin VOL POWER MIC RF GAIN VOX GAIN m Pa i This plugin will allow the user to adjust all the required audio setting to receive and transmit on HS4 0 VOL adjust your volume POWER adjust your transmit power Below are the approximate settings for each of the white dashes 1st dash O watts 2 dash 2 watts 3 dash 6 watts 4 dash 15 watts 5 dash 35 watts 6 dash 50 watts 7 dash 100 watts A power meter plugin can be obtained from the shop that will give you an accurate indication of your TX power MIC This adjusts the level of your microphone It is worth mentioning here that better transmission can be achieved by using a lower mic setting than a higher mic setting So adjust your MIC setting so that the needle on the S Meter moves well into the green ALC area but does not go above the green area Too high of a mic setting will lead to your audio being distorted and difficult to understand RF Radio Frequency Gain Turning the RF Gain down will reduce the amount of pre amplification in your receiver i e make your receiver less sensitive to signals This can be useful when a station you are receiving is so strong that they are saturating your receiver and are hard to understand Turning down your RF Gain can also be useful in reducing strong static However reducing the RF Gain can also limit your ability to receive weaker stations VOX Gain VOX Delay Double clicking on this di
14. nt 59 to hk Very good audio 59 full quieting on repeater 5 8 sud est france 59 5 9 Good audio 59 hong kong S4 GER 5 9 5i 40 7045 0 108HS 764 7070 0 13H81807 40m LSB 59 T075 0 14H32365 40m LSB 2345 55 434500 0 2HS464 70cm FM 5 9 HamSphere 4 0 has no live cluster like in 3 0 the DX Cluster has replaced it Logging QSO is done in the same way as in 3 0 however the Time is now on the right rather than the left of the cluster You still need to click on the time to automatically enter details into your logbook or manually type in details It is worth noting that that all the log entry details e g time frequency etc must align with the details entered in by the other station in the QSO or the log will not match and as such the QSO will not be counted as valid Instead of the QTH of the operator being shown in the DX Cluster a signal report and or a comment from the spotting station is now shown Note that only stations that have been spotted by another operator will show on the DX cluster In logbook mode you can click the green R or the back top right corner to return to the DX Cluster The green R also works as a refresh for the DX Cluster More information on how to spot a DX station is covered in the section below on spotting DXMON Reports The DXMON when enabled show the received signal strength of your transmission at the spotting Stations location i e USE S6 means your sign
15. st from shop complete the transaction and get confirmation before carrying on with any other purchases Uninstall all previous version of HS4 0 prior to downloading and installing new versions After installing a new version of HS4 0 on your computer always go to the EDITOR first and check save your rig configuration prior to starting the transceiver This will save your previous configuration if you had a previous configuration and save you the worry of having to re design your rig on a new install As HS4 0 is a totally new system the QSL cards you designed for HS3 0 are not transferred to HS4 0 Therefore you will need to make a new QSL card for HS4 0 When sending a QSL card use the comment section to record your power antenna and or other details This will help you and the other station know how his antenna rig is performing in relation to your RST report If you are finding the QRM noise is too high try using a different filter Many users like the 1 8kc filter as a method of reducing the noise on the frequency rather than the RF gain knob Always have a pen and piece of paper hand when using HS4 0 or use your Notebook program on your computer to record callsigns freq and other details prior to entering them into the logbook on HS4 0 This will help with you getting the details correct We have included a paper log as an attachment to this users guide should you wish to print it out Check your Internet Security and Anti
16. ster you are rewarded credits on your account a good way to top up your account by sharing your DX spots A word on DX Spot reporting O oO NOURA UN e Avoid reporting the same spot twice Report signal and your grid square if you like You may thank a station for QSO such as TNX QSO If station is working split you can simply report UP Make sure you have identified the spot properly before reporting Abuse of the DX Spot system may render a warning If you hear a station calling CQ it is a good time to report Or you can report a special mode worked such as RTTY Scan the bands for stations You may look for spikes Report often as it will help others Have a look at a real DX cluster to get the hang of it http www sk6aw net cluster limit 500 10 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 Band Plan Below is the band plan for HamSphere 4 0 Please note the phone voice can be used on all bands Whereas CW can only be used on 160 80 60 30 and 12 meters Digital modes can only be used on 30 meters A graphical version is included also for quick reference 160 m 1801 1899 kHz LSB Phone CW 80m 3701 3799 kHz LSB Phone CW 60m 5301 5399 kHz LSB Phone CW 48m 6201 6299 kHz LSB Phone 40m 7001 7099 kHz LSB Phone 30m 10101 10199 kHz USB Phone CW Digital 20m 14201 14299 kHz USB Phone 17m 18101 18199 kHz USB Phone 15m 21301 21399 kHz USB
17. tional and ready to operate straight out of the box You do not need to purchase any plugins to start transmitting on air Plugins and buttons explained on the default rig On some plugins you will see letters in small colored boxes these change the settings for the respective plugin it is on DX Plugin Chat Plugin S Small font size M Medium font size L Large font size It is worth noting here that to keep in with the realistic feel and operation of HamSphere 4 0 the chat window is designed for DX Spotting and as such the ability to send chats has been removed The purpose of this plugin other than DX spotting Covered below is so that the operator can receive signal reports from the DXMONSs See below The default setting for this function of the plugin is set to OFF so to turn the DXMON on you need to click the DXMON ON button if it is green the DXMON will report your signal strength in the DX Plugin The DX Monitors around the world only reports to you locally in the Dx Plugin Chat Window if you activate them This is a great indicator for Antenna performance Propagation index and Condx in general It will report whenever you transmit S Meter Plugin S Signal Strength while receiving and Audio ALC Automatic Level Control level while transmitting It is good practice to keep the mic audio level in the green ALC area while transmitting P Received Signal Strength while receiving and transmitter power output whil
18. virus programs are open and are not blocking HS4 0 before sending a support request However if you are still having problems send a SUPPORT TICKET we are always here to help It is a good idea to reread the download page together with this user s guide to fully understand the principles and intricacies of HamSphere 4 0 LASTLY BUT NOT LEAST LISTEN LISTEN LISTEN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY THE NEW AND EXCITING WORLD OF HAMSPHERE 4 0 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 HAMSPHERE 4 0 PAPER LOG
19. will start your rig the Shop button will take you to the shop etc In HamSphere 4 0 there is a 3 minutes timeout for login After that the application closes automatically There is a visual timeout counter on the startup screen to remind you how much time you have remaining to logon 1 Copyright C 2014 RingJoeBing Holdings Ltd Cyprus Ver 3 Troubleshooting the start up and installation of the program There are very few settings or known issues for installing the program however we will cover the most common ones below PORTS 5000 AND 5001 OPEN HamSphere 4 0 requires port 5000 and 5001 to be open If these ports are closed you can find out how to open these ports for your operating system from the following link Open a port in firewall in Windows Windows 7 version ENGLISH LANGUAGE SETTING HamSphere 4 0 is written in English so will require you to have an English version of your operating system or an English language pack installed Installing an English language pack can be done from your control panel on your computers operating system You can click on the following link to Change your language setting Windows 7 version AUDIO ISSUE Unlike HamSphere 3 0 HamSphere 4 0 does not have an echo server for you to test your microphone however you can go to the following link to set your microphone www onlinemictest com This link will only test your system s default microphone and speaker If you use something other t
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