Software User Guide
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1. 3 4 1 4 Approximately 24 the size of program panel 1s occupied by the Panorama spectrum analyzer and the waterfall region The waterfall is a convenient feature that allows you to observe the dynamics of signal changes in time The upper 4 of the program panel is occupied by control buttons for the functions of the transceiver and display panel settings with operational parameters of the transceiver and its condition at the ti2. LI 14 170 000 Pictures with dark tones usually work best as they do not distract from the image on spectrum analyzer 4 5 CAT The CAT interface 1s used for transceiver control and third party programs It can be hardware devices digital communications program decoders SAT tracker and other programs ExperSDR2 uses an emulation of the CAT command syntax originally developed by KENWOOD for the TS480 for transceiver control Managing the transceiver transmission modes 1 possible through the COM ports 4 Soundcard Display 080 Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Options i Protocol Kenwood T5480 Tranceiver 1 Tranceiver 2 Enable CAT Enable PTT Port name COM Port name v Parity Data 8 Stop bit 1 Enable Footswitch Baud rate 9600 Port COM1 line None Key line None EM Antenna switch control Loa Cance Apply OK e Enable CAT enable transceiver CAT control e Enable PTT enable transmitter control for the COM port e View log display CAT command log e Antenna switch control control of the antenna switch via CAT Important for programs such as Ham Radio Deluxe COM port settings are standard and contain the following parameters Port name COM port number Parity parity Data number of data bits Stop bit number of stop
3. opnan 4 B NS device Soundcard ispis CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Background c fo c Main window Spectrum Waterfall Grid Filter Title text WONIZ Language 4 English 4 4 2 Spectrum In this tab configure the settings of the chart of the spectrum analyzer e FFT Size FFT buffer size which determines the number of points on the spectrum e Averaging type the menu selects the panorama level as a calculated arithmetic average as Linear RMS or Exponential e Average num the number of values on which the samples are taken over which the average is calculated e Update period the update rate of the spectrum l Lm G Options kJ ai Render mode menu specifies how the spectrum will be drawn Lines or Gradient Accordingly in the fields of Line color and Fill color set display color panorama The slider Fill transparency sets the color saturation of the scene The menu to the right sets utility functions to make it easy and convenient to navigate the panorama chart e Render bands blue stripe on top of the graph represents the border panorama amateur sites Remember limits for each band noise ether on different bands and different respectively the level of noise the track 1s different Setting on one band the desired level and then switching to a different range to another level to return back to the first ra
4. 39062 5 Driver MIME Slope 0 dB Test SDR Info Input e Attack 1 5 ms RX 43 TX Channels 2 Sample rate 44100 Decay 400 ms Disable audio output Use RX Wide Filter Auto enable VHF LNA Buffer size 2048 Latency 0 Hang time 400 ms 4 gt 4 gt 4d 4d 4d Threshold 60 98 Use external reference Default Cancel PC Microphone contains the following items Driver select the sound card driver Input Input source of physical sound card Channels Select the number of channels Sample rate the sampling frequency Buffer size size of the buffer Latency the delay time AGC sub menu adjusts the microphone used Settings apply to any microphone connection AGC settings sub menu contains the following items e Slope tilt adjustment of the transfer characteristic Attack signal rise time Decay signal release time Hang time recovery time Threshold AGC threshold O Options e 3 4 2 1 2 VAC With ExpertSDR2 and digital communications programs running on the same computer they can be connected via a virtual audio cable without wires and sound cards B Options E mx 4 ES Boe Device Soundcard Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver SunSDR2 v SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Mic VOX SDR Port 4 Receiver 1 Receiver 2 Sample Rate 390625 _ Enable Test SDR Info Driver
5. e The horizontal arrangement This kind of arrangement of windows 1 handy if operator station 15 equipped with one or two large monitors with a diagonal of 22 and more ia Hi 3 e The vertical arrangement This is very convenient on large older monitors with 4 3 aspect ratios or modern monitors vertically oriented e Separate window In this configuration each receiver has its own window and can be moved independently on the screen uy Weert me u LZ tet 0 button to enable the receiver attenuator or preamp Clicking the drop down menu offers a selection of the level of attenuation or signal gain at the receiver s input e RX2 EQ 2006 1008 MOX Tone There 2 levels of attenuation 10dB and 20dB and one level of pre amp gain 10dB e BS button to turn on the spectrum analyzer Bandscope with a reception range of 0 to 830MHz broadband scope The Bandscope panel can be stretched to the desired portion of the screen or can be taken out separately outside of the receiver window and to a separate monitor Navigation and settings for the wideband scope 1s similar in many respects to the settings of the spectrum analyzer and main receiver will be described in detail on page 14 e PA button to turn on an external amplifier e SC on off switch for the sound output on the computer s sound card e MEM button t
6. mja 558 1537 Disable audio output AMINFM 1537 Use RX Wide Filter V Aut bl se ide filter uto enable DIGL DIGU 1537 4 adler lar W VHF LNA z C A 1537 Use external reference i Default Save Load Default Cancel Apply Important notes gt All the settings for a particular user or task can be saved and then loaded To do this use the buttons Save and Load gt Ifyou change a value in the menu and the work function did not work for you and you forget the original value you can reset all the settings to their factory settings by simply pressing Reset buttons This also applies to some menu items in nested categories settings where there is a reset button gt Check change made to the work of a particular function can not closing the windows settings To do this simply click the Apply gt cancel all changes made possible by pressing the Cancel gt Ifthe parameters changes to the menu and you are satisfied with nothing more than change 1 not required by pressing the OK button to close the menu settings 4 1 Selection panel settings Selection panel configuration contains a graphical representation of configuration sections separated by type of customizable features When choosing the right type of functions menus and tabs appear with the knobs and buttons related to a specific function or type settings e Device setting hardware and software signal pro
7. Clicking the MIC triangle a shortcut menu appears allowing selection of the microphone connector on the front panel of the transceiver or to use a microphone connected to your computer Microphone AGC can also be enabled in this menu fe ExpertSDR2 03 l 1 RD DB v E SC MM 4 Options Aot 0 EQ SOL Mute VOX E A Drive um Tone m AM 54M DE L56 SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM 150M 80M 60M 40M 30M 20M Mici M 2M GEM Mic 2 0 Sub m Ash Bez SET Ji 40 60 80 Enable AGC RIT XT AGC Slow BIN NBL ANF AOK Heke FR Ue X 25K ZF ESR UK sla 1 16 29 19 UTC Separately there are buttons operational control capabilities and shortcut functions Transceiver operational control panel and shortcuts to necessary functions contains the following buttons e MOX manual override transmission mode e TONE enables the slider TONE to control the tone of the carrier signal e EQ button opens multi band audio equalizer panel for receiving and transmission Equalizer e VAC button on the virtual audio cable Read more on page 20 e SQL enables the Noise Gate Pressing this button a vertical yellow line appears on the S meter that slides controlling the squelch level d ma 0 x MM A ste w t RE A e D z eM re zt e Mute mutes the audio e V
8. OK PLL2 FB clock OK VCXO status OK Sample Rate 39062 5 Test SDR Info RX Tx Disable audio output Use RX Wide filter Auto enable VHF LNA a gt 4 Use external reference SDR Info can be used as one of the tests of the program communication with the transceiver If the connection is successfully installed the transceiver data 1s displayed otherwise nothing 1s displayed This pertains to both wired and wireless communication Hardware settings Disable audio output Use RX Wide filter VHF LNA Auto enable Use external reference e Disable audio output turns off transceiver audio output at connector HP e Use RX Wide filter enable a 0 80 MHz or 80 160 MHz bandpass filter at the input of the receiver depending on the tuned frequency e Auto enable automatic inclusion of the wide bandpass filter on the receiver input when the two receivers are on different bands and in the range of the bandscope e VHF LNA enable tje low noise pre amplifier for the VHF band e Use external reference enable the input for an external 10MHz clock reference oscillator 4 2 1 1 Mic PC Microphone customizes the computer sound card for the microphone connection 4 Device Soundcard Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer SDR Address 192 168 1 8 Mic VAC VOX DSP TX cw Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port 50001 PC Microphone AGC Sample Rate
9. SQL Mute VOX Breakin v COMP IQ SKM CTCSS RPTR RF Tone v EQ Vac Shift 600 00kH2 SAM DSB 158 USB CW NFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM 160M 80M 60M 40M 30M 20M 17M 15M mum zM GEN md 100 80 60 40 20 0 111 LIL LJLJLJ LJ V cme ome wmm v BIN 2 ANF 19 58 18 UTC RIT xT AGC Long 665 179 Flom dl EE v Step 10Hz When switching the transmitting frequency shift to work through a repeater sub the receiver shows the transmitted frequency and the primary receiver displays the received frequency Lower operational control panel is located 2 buttons recorder recording and playback 0dE 5 5 Mute VOX COMP v LSB USB 5001 This function allows you to record the received audio signal If necessary the recorded signal can be retransmitted Panel buttons modulation types you can select the type of modulation types including digital broadcasting AM amplitude Modulation SAM Synchronous Modulation amplitude DSB Double Sideband suppressed carrier LSB Lower Sideband SSB USB Upper Sideband SSB CW Wire mode NFM narrowband FM connected WFM Wideband FM Broadcasting SPEC overview of the entire receiver bandwidth without demodulation display panadapter DIGL Digital modes the Low
10. Sample Rate 39062 5 Test SDR Info v Taps 45 Disable audio output Delay 45 Use RX Wide Filter Auto enable Rate 0 000010 0 000700 ES b ad LE a v LNA Leak 0 000100 0 000010 Use external reference Noise blanker Threshold NB1 2 65 Threshold NB2 2 48 Default Cancel Apply Function parameters NR and ANF e Taps filter order e Delay delay e Rate speed of response e Leak level signal bandwidth Function parameters Noise blanker e Threshold NB 1 Threshold filter 1 e Threshold NB 2 Threshold filter 2 55 fatus 4 2 1 7 Adjustment of the Receiver Filter Slope In this sub menu adjustments to the slope of the receiver filter skirts for each mode and for each bandwidth of the panorama are made T T B option EM NN Fu Device Soundcard Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver SunSDR2 d SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Mic VAC SDR Port 50001 Filter M Sample Rate ERE M 39 0625 kHz 78 125 kHz 156 25 kHz 312 5 kHz Test SDR Info Filter taps Disable audio output AMINFM 1537 Use RX Wide Filter Auto enable DIGLIDIGU 1537 VHF LNA 4 gt 4b 4b a gt CW 1537 Use external reference i Default Default Cancel Apply The Filter taps sub menu sets the receiver filter order The higher the order the steeper the skirts o
11. bits Baud rate the speed of the port PTT line line selection of the COM port that will be used to activate the transmitter e Key line COM port line that will be used by a telegraph key e DTR RTS COM port line used for PTT 4 6 Panel This menu is for the assignment of the buttons and controls of the E Coder to duplicate controls on the transceiver display panel Each panel button and knob can be assigned a function by clicking on the image in the E Coder sub menu Three additional variable controls are available on the E encoder for assigning standard functions such as those used in classic radios The same applies to the buttons MER E am 4 mw Device Soundcard Display CAT Futures Manager CW Skimmer Dev Enable 1 Use IF Mic Gain 1 Use IF as RIT SOL 1 VFOB Filter High 10 Key Led Filter Low 10 Encoderled Filter width 10 IX Fiter Shift E Drive 1 Ga v c bd LE bd LE bd hd ES c bd Ls b 2 RF Gain 1 The following function keys e Unused button is not used e Band Up Down switching range Mode Up Down switching the type of modulation Volume Up Down volume control Mute Mute BIN enable pseudo stereo mode NR digital noise suppressor ANF Automatic Noise Filter digital surge suppressor 1 NB2 digital surge suppressor 2 Filter Up Down filter switchin
12. describe the features of a particular run of the program 4 8 CW Skimmer Often when using the radio several related programs related programs need to be included For example a cluster monitor logger or digital communications program Automate the process of loading the additional The program implements the ability to separate and decode up to 700 Morse code signals in the receiver I Q stream programs easily in Futures menu which program to run and with what parameters B Options EM BSB Device Soundcard Display CAT Panel Prog 1 Prog 2 Prog 3 Prog 4 Prog 5 Prog 6 Prag Prog 8 Prog 9 Prog 10 Pressing a button Prog 1 10 opens the Open File Ad ressi localhost Calsign window With it select the folder containing the executable program required and select A d 8 4 beta 6 WSNIZ U rn ME EE E d gu og dm Hou do 7 f i setting the checkbox in front of a corresponding button enables the automatic start of the associated program with ExpertSDR2 Manager Choose the programm witch must be started with ExpertSDR2 fede de de ge de de de eke eee ee n SEETTEREEER FFF CW Skimmer Default arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments arguments Cancel This menu connects to the skimmer server e Connec
13. function e Thermostat including thermostat mode and activating the seventh output connector e C upper limit of the temperature at which the fan turns on e tLow C lower temperature limit after which turn off the fan For more information about connecting the fan described in the document Guidelines for the connection of external devices to the transceiver SunSDR2 4 2 1 11 Expert tab This tab is configured IP address and port access to the transceiver The user can change these settings according to the settings on your LAN before that making sure that the correct IP address 1s available 9 Options lt Device Soundcard Display Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver SunSDR2 SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Mic VAC VOX DSP TX CW Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port 50001 YI New IP Address New Port 50001 Set IP Address Sample Rate 39062 5 v A Test SDR Info zu 20 0 12 20 0 AS v TX AS v 80M 20M 20 0 10M 200 Disable audio output 20 0 T LE 4 WwW Use RX Wide Filter Auto enable v VHF LNA Lc e 8838 192 168 16 200 Power Correction 160M 20 0 30m 20 0 60M 20 0 17 20 0 200 2 aj e ism 200 2M 10 0 Use external reference Frequency coefficient 0 000000 j Firmware update Push WRITE button after changing coefficients Defa
14. on drive in the folder c Program is Files Expert Electronics ExpertSD2 SunSDR2 If necessary you can choose your installation directory Press Next button n hi in the Deskt Cancel E bi 7 Setup ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 083 rm 0 Setup wil install ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 0 8 3 in the folder shown below The next window will appear with ae information about the files installed during m the installation process n In the next window you can select name Bo oco Ne of the program group in the Start menu By default it will be the name of the installation folder ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 baileys Cancel Programs al Recycle Bin 90 083 2 Setup ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 083 re Select Programs Menu Folder Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts iri Setup wil add the program s shortcuts to the Programs menu folder listed Til below The installation wizard will inform you that it is ready to install the program to a specified location when you click on Setup If you want to change the location of the program you can click Back to go back a step or two back Push the button Setup After installation is complete a window appears which announces the completion of the installation Now you can run ExpertSDR2 automatically upon completion of installation To do this leave the box
15. on the receiver over a second Clicking the crosshair on a different station then stores this new frequency in memory The memories can be selected via the arrow heads above the frequency display The second type of memory 1 organized as a table in which the current frequency with commentary and type of modulation is saved The number of these memory locations is unlimited Double clicking on the desired line of the table retunes the radio to that frequency Even if it 1s on another band the transceiver will simply change to it Developed in the redesigned program is frequency panning for movement of the panorama accomplished by holding down the right mouse button New frequencies can be selected by left clicking the crosshair on a station of interest in which the panorama and all stations on the screen remain in place When zooming the panorama frequency scale the Zoom position 2 pointer stays in the field of view The spectrum can be displayed as regardless where it was before At a vertical thin lines painted gradient larger scale the user can change to colors or displayed as a line in a another frequency or station by classic signal envelope dragging the receiver filter or by dragging the spectrum keeping the receiver filter in the field of view The aspect ratio of the spectrum and waterfall on the screen are easily changed by dragging the spectrum scale up and down Upper and lower limits of the spectrum g
16. releases may differ in name and numbers The dialog box appears for the Setup Wizard and prompts you to select the installation language Programs Recycle Bin Welcome to the ExpertSDR2 SunSDR2 Setup Wizard Select the setup language English Select and click the Next button After selecting the language opens the main window of the installer To continue click Next baileys Programs p Recycle Bin In the next window 1 written license agreement for software distribution If you accept the terms of the agreement then put the check in the appropriate field and click Next button License Agreement Please read the following important information before continuing Please read the following License Agreement You must accept the terms of this agreement before continuing with the instalation THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT I5 PROVIDED AS I WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW EXPERT ELECTRONICS FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH Actual Installer Free In the next window you can specify the S location where you want to install the n software By default the program 15 installed E
17. CIS v RR v meu RR WF Die xv PM WEM SEC DeL DIU l6 eM GM 4M 3M oM DM M M CB MM 5 GEN Frequency 1790H y n 4 0 4 4 42 0 UE GEE ann nil wl 195590 400 NT v AGC Long v v REg Teg BIN NR NBL X 356 4 K K K 1 16K User 6x179 ri 19 45 04 UTC bat 21 June 2019 15 45 04 LOC e CTCSS sub audible tone squelch Clicking the triangle a drop down menu appears with a list of the standard sub audible frequencies Sub audible squelch level is set at S meter as well as conventional squelch level 8 ExpertSDR2 0 84 beta e 1 RX2 Od v BS PA SC Volume v 4 MON v Options Abou EQ SQL Mute VOX Breakin v COMP v IQ SKM CTCSS RPTR v RF Dive Tone BI cicss Tone Hz 100 0 SAM DSB LSB USB CW NFM WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM 160M 80M 60M 40M 30M 20M 17M 15M 12M CB 10M 6M 2M GEN M mii min nm B 100 80 60 40 20 0 L LJLJLJ LJ um RX i v 1 20 40 60 80 BIN 1 2 19 51 40 UTC RIT v v AGC Long Y Step 10Hz v 865 179 0 f to operate through a repeater This feature 15 usually used on the bands 10m 6m 2m and 70cm By clicking on the triangle down menu window appears select the offset frequency ExpertSDR2 0 84 beta 6 c Haa aC ndau 1 RX2 v 008 v BS PA SC Volume v 4 EN mon Options About OF
18. MME RX TX re bd RX Microsoft Sound Mapper Output Disable audio output TX Microsoft Sound Mapper Input Use Wide filter Auto enable Sample rate 44100 Buffer size 2048 v VHF LNA Channels 2 taemy o Use external reference RX gain TX gain Default Cancel Apply The virtual audio cable is customized for each software receiver on tabs Receiver 1 and Receiver 2 Enabling a virtual audio cable is via the VAC button on the transceiver control panel see page 11 or by setting Enable check box in the field settings VAC gt Receiver VAC contains the following items e Driver choose the type of cable or sound card audio driver e RX amp TX choice of physical Output and Input sound card numbers or virtual audio cable e Channels Select the number of channels used sound card or a virtual audio cable Sample rate the sampling frequency Buffer size size of the buffer Latency the delay time RX gain additional gain to the signal path of the receiver virtual audio cable decibels e TX gain additional gain to the signal path of the transmitter virtual audio cable in decibels 4 2 1 3 VOX Transceiver voice control is via the corresponding VOX button on the control panel transceiver see page 11 or VOX Enable on the VOX tab options lt 55 Device Soundcard Display Panel Futures Manager CW Skim
19. OX button activate VOX activated by voice transmission mode More on page 21 e BreakIn call button settings telegraph key Then configure the baud rate pause shift carrier ratio point dash the rise time of the signal You can also select the type of key and reverse paddle e COMP turns on the audio compressor Clicking on the triangle shortcut menu a slider appears to adjust the compression level SC MEM L Mute VOX COMP IQ USB cw NFM mH DIGU DRM B hl 500 RxEq TxEq BIN e EiBi causes labels on the broadcast spectrum analyzer window to appear Hovering the mouse arrow on the label shows the name of the radio station 5 De Q 120 ab unm wt UM AM AM NM MM NM e IQ on off button starts recording the receiver IQ channel Band recording is displayed on the band panadapter The file is saved in the folder My Documents V ExpertSDR2 wave e SKM turns on the CW Skimmer Read more on page 31 When you activate the NFM modulation operational control panel will have three additional buttons e BT button Burst Tone designed to activate the sleeping short signal repeater frequency 1750Hz In the drop down menu to set the time and frequency of the pulse signal 84 beta 6 mv v 5 M X MN i MN v Options About 0 MOX BT v EQ VOK COP v EB XQ SM
20. QL smooth manual adjustment of the squelch threshold Filter Low High manual adjustment of frequency lower upper ramp filter Filter Width smooth manual adjustment of the filter bandwidth Filter Shift smooth manual adjustment of the center frequency of the filter shifting Drive smooth manual adjustment of output power IF shifting panorama filter RF Gain smooth manual gain control over HF receiver CW Speed speed manual adjustment of the keyer speed RIT Offset smooth manual adjustment of the receive frequency offset XIT Offset smooth manual adjustment of the transmit frequency offset Additionally fields are set to change the adjustment range for certain functions linked to the 3 variable encoders This setting allows you to implement change in a given parameter in just one turn of the encoder Eg setting the volume squelch or microphone gain E Coder 1 Enable Use IF Use IF as RIT VFO B Key Led Drive 1 RF Gain 1 Enable enable panel E encoder Use IF use of restructuring within the window Use IF as RIT restructuring IF detuning when enabled VFO B turn on sub Receiver Key Led turn on the backlight buttons Encoder Led backlight the tuning knob RXI RX2 panel switching between receivers or specific binding panel E encoder to its receiver 4 7 Futures Next to the program number is the field Arguments in which specific flags can be listed that
21. SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port Sample Rate 39062 5 Test SDR Info 3 Slope 098 Disable audio output 2 2 ms Use Wide filter f Suto enable VHF LNA 750 ms Hang time 750 ms Gm hd c9 bd T nf d Use external reference Threshold 120 dB Default Default Cancel Apply AGC parameters e Slope the slope of the AGC typically 6dB to 0 e Attack rise time time between the arrival of a signal and AGC response e Decay fall time e Hang time length of time AGC is active after the signal has dropped e Threshold or knee is the transition from Attack to Slope 4 2 1 6 Noise Suppressor Settings DSP processing functions help to clear the received signal from the various types of noise and interference These include the typical filter types e NR noise suppressor removal of broad band or white noise such as atmospheric noise from thunderstorms e ANF auto notch filter removal of the heterodyne signals This specialized adaptive filter which cuts any periodic signals from mixtures of signals in the band of the receiver filter e Noise blanker removal of impulse noise such as ignition noise options d Device Soundcard Display CAT mio A Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver v SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Mic VAC Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port 50001 DSP
22. Software User Guide ExpertSDR2 3 ExpertSDR2 0 8 4 beta f LO RX2 008 v BS PA SC MEM v Tone VAC SQL Mute VOX Breakin v COMP IQ WFM SPEC 10M 6M 2M 80 60 40 2 0 20 40 60 80 Step 500 2 RxEq TxEq BIN 3 0 3 3 3 5K User 14 155 000 0 Hz gt 14 220 000 0 Hz 5 80 100 120 VAC SQL Mute VOX Breakin COMP WFM 60 40 20 51 53 65 b7 59 20 40 60 80 Step 500Hz 18K 2 2K 2 5K 2 7K 2 9K 3 0K 3 3K 3 5K User 21 275 000 0 Hz a a L LE a LI 1150 000 21 162 500 21 175 000 21 187 500 21 200 000 21 212 21 22 21 2 21 250 000 21 262 21 2 21 300 Of 1360x706 EJ 51 JAS C UBN 07 30 44 UTC Bc 01 2014 11 30 44LOC Introduction The program ExpertSDR2 is designed to support SDR hardware modules designed and built by the Expert Electronics Company The program controls the SunSDR and SunSDR2 receiver and transmitter phone and digital modulation modes It supports two independent receivers with bandwidths from 39 kHz to 312 5 kHz as well as a broadband spectrum analyzer A proprietary DSP library developed by OOO Expert Electronics has improved the quality of reception and increased the reliability of the software Two types of operating systems are supported Windows XP Vista 7 and Linux Ubuntu Kubuntu Work on improving the program and th
23. ansceiver e SDR Address the physical address of the IP transceiver default 192 168 16 200 e SDR Port the port number on which the data is transferred e Sample Rate sampling frequency inverter Corresponds swath panorama Band of the filter will be displayed on a spectrum analyzer and a panorama waterfall You can select one of the 4 band values BERS PPP BEEEREREEEEREERRREEREREEERERERERREEREREREREREERREREEREEEREEREREREREEREEREEERERENE 8125 156250 312500 Disable aur copar RX AS e Drop down menu RX and TX antenna switch parameters These select the RF connectors for the input and output RF signals a eo Use ADC IN Au DAC OUT VHF LNA Use external reference Buttons Disable audio output e TEST test network Not yet active Planned to be implemented in the near future e SDR Info displays the transceiver serial number firmware revision PCB revision and installed options Devices Soundcard Display Information SDR type SunSDR2 S N 131 Version 26 8 PCB revision 2 Ext Ctrl Expert Transceiver SunSDR2 SDR Address 192 168 16 200 SDR Port 50001 Reference mode Internal Internal reference OK External reference NO PLL1 Lock OK PLL2 Lock OK PLL2 REF clock
24. assign the frequency of the VFO A to assign a frequency of VFO B to A A lt gt B swap frequencies between VFO A and LOCK lock adjustment oscillator SAVE prompt save the current frequency and modulation type memory SET manual input frequency in VFO A or VFO PA IQ SKM 120 WFM SPEC DIG A TX B TX Enabling Split sub receiver activated e Buttons ECZ navigate the stack memory The memory cells are automatically filled in when the receiver at a certain frequency is greater than 1 second When you press the down arrow a list of the cell stack where you can select the frequency of interest Total stack contains 16 cells UE miu 14 150 000 0 Hz at 3 500 000 0 Hz N52 145000 000 0 Hz 1900 000 0 Hz 21225 000 0 Hz 7 100 000 0 Hz 7 170 000 0 Hz 7 270 000 0 Hz 7 275 000 0 Hz 7 269 000 0 Hz 14 150 000 0 Hz NB1 RxEq TxEq BIN A 14 SERU 150 E x ss CTS A J A a pm J M d E Sin wai Yea E o fh wa DECT rb 3 9DeCCTIFUM ANAIVZer DISDIAaAV iD Sd YA USE i E 1ARRCAA y 2216 BY Aw d ACA M A This window displays the instantaneous spectrum in the band from 39 to 312 kHz switched user Inside this box is a filter receiver with which we tune in the station and hear them On the left side of the graph of the spectrum ana
25. cessing functions e Sound card setting the audio output of the transceiver through the computer s sound card e Display customize the appearance of the program and display options signals e CAT communication set the transceiver to computer via the CAT interface Panel setting panel transceiver E Coder e Futures Configuring an automatic accompanying programs e Manager Setup Manager remote control capabilities Planned to implement in the near future e CW Skimmer setting connection with the program CW Skimmer 4 2 Device menu Device tab settings are the following e Setting computer communication with the transceiver and RF tuning inputs outputs MIC PC Microphone settings VAC configure the virtual audio cable VOX transmitter voice control settings DSP received signal processing settings TX transmitter modulation settings CW setting telegraph module Ext Ctrl setting the remote control inputs Expert Configuring IP address of the transceiver and the transceiver calibration thin 4 2 1 Settings transceiver Device Sound card Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver SunSDR2 Driver SDR Info Input L Disable audio output Channels 2 e filte Auto enable Use external reference Left area allocated for setting the basic system functions interaction program transceiver hardware stuffing e Transceiver type selection tr
26. checked run the program If you plan to run the program later then remove the checkmark and click Finish baileys Programs xl Recycle Bin Congratulations You have successfully installed the program Start menu folder will have label to run ExpertSDR2 The desktop also has a shortcut to run the program baileys Programs p Recycle Bin In this chapter you will learn about the interface of the program and fine tune the SunSDR2 transceiver Settings that are not mentioned or addressed will default or are provided to the user for self study and experimentation All unmentioned settings cannot cause damage to the hardware of the SunSDR2 transceiver so you can safely experiment with them and adjust to your taste You re dealing with a software defined radio SDR basic settings and signal processing occurs in the program The program 1 flexible it cannot burn up and permanently break First to be described is the program interface Next are methods of managing the main program controls frequency adjustment Zoom range etc After installation of the ExpertSDR2 the first start of the program takes place in a completely folded form the minimum possible size of the window Clicking on the standard button Maximize in the upper right of the window opens the window to full screen This discloses the entire program on the desktop Or the desired size of the program can set b
27. e addition of new functionality is constant New versions can be downloaded from our website http sunsdr com en downloads soft html 1 ExpertSDR2 Program ExpertSDR2 software is a logical continuation of the previous program ExpertSDR ExpertSDR2 is completely redesigned from scratch It simultaneously controls typical SDR functions such as the display of the spectrum of the received signal in time waterfall as well as unique new features such as two independent and separate receivers baseband output These features are described below Key features e The main innovation in the new program is ExpertSDR2 s own core digital signal processing DSP Due to this the intelligibility of the received signals and the quality of reception 15 improved The program interface 1s redesigned to maximize the working field for displaying the panadapter and the waterfall The main control panel is at the top of the window The minimum size of the window of the program is 865x179 pixels The spectrum analyzer window with a waterfall can be completely hidden or undocked allowing working on small monitors tablet PCs laptops or placed side by side on the screen S meter SWR and Power indicator accuracy are greatly increased Their values are calculated 1n software and calibrated at the factory There are two kinds of frequency memories The first type of memory is automatic and stores the frequency if it 1s
28. egory allow you to set the coloring speed driving dynamics and colors changes depending on the level of changes in signal on the spectrum analyzer Automatic and Synchronous modes allow you to choose how the waterfall will be colored based on changes in levels of the panorama Default Cancel Apply In automatic mode the shift in color spectrum will be almost imperceptible the program will automatically adjust the colors to the level of noise In synchronous mode noise level changes synchronously change the waterfall color Thus automatic mode the waterfall color will only change with the dynamics of all the signals of radio without reference to local noise levels In synchronous mode waterfall color will change with the absolute change in signal level and the local level of noise Options ae Default Cancel 4 4 5 Filter In this tab select the color filters and the need to display additional text information Color and transparency can be set independently in their respective categories for the following filters e RX Filter A filter receiver A e RX Filter B filter receiver B e TX Filter the filter of the transmitter e RIT XIT modes detuning receive transmit 8 Options 5 E E oo Device Sound card CAT Panel Futures Manager CV Skimmer Main window Spectrum waterfall Grid Filter jackgroun c Render Filter on
29. er you will be able to quickly find answers in the description of the desired button or function The basic concept of the structure of the transceiver software 1s consistency Future versions of ExpertSDR2 will maintain this A separate supplementary document describes how to configure application connections to the transceiver with other programs Software ExpertSDR2 development and improvements introduced new features and improved service Watch for announcements and updates Thank you to everyone who uses our technology and 1 on the air 00 00 2014 Expert Electronics LLC
30. er sideband e DIGU Digital modes the Upper sideband e DRM Digital Radio Mondiale digital broadcasting standard Nearby 15 A panel of buttons choice of operating ranges e 160M 2M amateur bands e CB CB 27MHz range e GEN Continuous range of overlap 3 1 3 Control Panel 3 Panel area 1 split into three buttons separated on a functional basis Region settings including DIGL DIGU DRM 160M 80M 60M tet minium 7 v OAL E Cui hd Step 500Hz RxEq TxEq BIN NR 1 2 ANF wi RIT AGC Slow A 14 147 000 0 Hz RIT 5 500 Hz 5500188 TTT Tt EET EF A LJ 4 110 000 Pressing RIT e meum analyzer graph ioe highlighted portion of frequencies of the possible frequency offset and the VFO crosshair settings 20 n i JN f h k i y iudi IP aiU N Ale NL AN d alo ie Y Wy A yh MY sony 130 14 140 0010 Reset resets the frequency detuning Receive frequency can be set directly in the input field keypad or by moving the crosshair to the desired frequency on the spectrum analyzer graph and press the left mouse button At this point the receiver will filter the selected color At the same time the main receiver display filter frequency will display the following values e RIT the frequency detuning e L and H upper and lower frequency ramp f
31. f the filter but at the expense of increased propagation delay or latency Therefore the user must find a middle ground between the acceptable filter slopes and latency The Default button on each tab resets to factory settings 4 2 1 8 TX In this menu the individual settings of transmitter signal bandwidth filters for each type of modulation and bias frequency for the virtual carrier are made It also sets up the transmission level digital recorder time delays and the possibility of including the amplifier during transmission carrier signal side tone B Options e cae I NM evice Soundcard Display Panel Futures Manager CWS Ext Ctrl Expert Sample Rate 39062 5 Test EU S High 3500Hz Offset 1500 Hz Disable audio output Use RX Wide Filter Auto enable Jeviation amp 250 Hz Y VHF LNA AMIDSB Use external reference High 3000 He Volume For TX 0 dB v Time delay control Rx to Tx lome Enable in Tone mode Tx to Rx 0 ms Default Cancel Apply Modes SSB DIGL DIGU AM DSB available lower frequency adjustments and or only the upper ramp filter e Low lower frequency of the ramp filter e High upper frequency of the ramp filter e Offset the carrier frequency offset NFM mode available adjustment frequency deviation e Deviation band transmission mode NFM In transmit mode setting for recording the digital signal
32. g software receiver SQL squelch noise gate PA enabling an external amplifier AGC Up Down switching the type of AGC Preamp Up Down switching levels preamp or attenuator Step Up Down switch configuration step e Zoom Up Down switching expansion zoom of the spectrum e MOX Manual transmit e Tone Tone switch to transmit mode e WE enable the Wide Filter Filter the entire Nyquist zone If the module settings under Device is set to Auto then this function is not needed on the E Coder Power ON OFF switch on off the radio Switch DDS IF switch movement of the receive filter with the panorama Switch Receiver switch between receiver and receiver 2 RXI RX2 Channel VFO A VFO B switch between VFO A and VFO B On Off VFO B turn on or off VFO B RIT On Off enable receiver on off offset tuning RIT Reset quick reset of receiver offset to 0 IF as RIT move the receiver filter on the window panorama XIT On Off on off transmitter offset XIT Reset quick reset of transmitter offset to 0 Split Enabling Split TX Play translate transceiver to transmit mode and playback signal from the recorded signal Voice recording activate voice recorder There are 3 additional smooth variable controls can be set from the drop down menu Unused the encoder variable control 1s not used Volume smooth manual volume control Mic Gain smooth manual gain control of the microphone S
33. hand appears When you press the mouse button at this point you can change the display scale levels When you right click 1s captured and the scale can change the upper limit of the level display LJ LJ 14 140 000 14 145 000 14 150 000 14 155 000 By clicking the left mouse button changes the lower level of the spectrum TASH 8 40 LJ LJ 14 145 000 14 150 000 LJ 14 140 000 D 4 rm 0 C h 3 474 ma L RrAanrnrhnan kt ia nn d ora h E LN BT aaa Fue d Baar B B 4 b B De 2 1 2 2 Ud ve Droportion Oi grap hs ay A A C A Isolation scale below shows the frequency spectrum for a particular point When you hover the mouse pointer to the band hand appears When you press the mouse button you can change the balance of graphics and waterfall spectrum analyzer or zoom range By clicking the left mouse button 15 captured and scale can change the balance of graphics and waterfall spectrum analyzer including the ability to completely hide one or the other dates 14 11511000 0 Hz 58 14 145 000 EREIN aaa By pressing the right mouse button at this point you can change the scale of the spectrum ie make increasing the resolution of the spectrum Change the resolution of the spectrum are relatively point zoom Zoom position SET mm 10 Hz Y RxEq TxEq BIN NR 1 2 ANF 14177152010 Hz 5 0 Zoom po
34. he receiver filter ut WE Po Coo BIN NR WNB1 2 ANF _ mm BL d A 14 175 000 0 Hz s 3i Device Sound card CAT Panel Futur Lor Bogonag E iw Render S Meter RX E RX B 4 4 6 The background In this tab the background color of the spectrum analyzer graph is set The background can be made a solid color gradient colors or image of your choice NM LL UN CAT Panel Futures Manager Device Sound card 14 165 000 lt 25 8 Panel Futures Manager Device Soundcard 8880 A 14 175 5 0 l v EN LJ 14 165 000 14 105 000 sw 55 RxEq TxEq BIN 1 2 1 Jevice Sound card Panel Futures Manager 75 000 0 v
35. ilter e O white vertical stripe inside the filter shows the frequency within the filter range It is possible to quickly change the filter width by grabbing the top or bottom of the ramp To do this bring the crosshair on the edge of the filter and clicking the left mouse button pull the edge of the filter A 14 157 000 0 Hz RIT 5 500 Hz 54 55 59 La mw ir me 22 QE aa 3L puis inlra i al L nt ea Wie bi NUN A LI Mut T ms rh pia An r TA ae UNA Md n B d hay P a M lr oly ai i LJ LJ 14 140 000 14 150 000 14 160 000 14 170 000 E E Li T LE XIT shifts your transmit frequency up or down while receive frequency does not change Manipulating the transmission frequency detuning similar manipulation mismatch at the reception RIT XT AGC Slow RUE wr APY Slow RxEq TxEg BIN Area features DSP signal processing NFM WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU 160M 80M 60M 40M 30M 20M v Step 500Hz v RxEq TxEq BIN NR 1 2 ANF 20m 5000 2 70 SA SEO OO Hz Wre E O00 Hz ET S5 AGC satel menu Step step frequency tuning Step selection menu allows you to change step rate range between 0 1Hz and 100 kHz NFM WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM 160M 80M 60M 4 uit CM n Lt Li v 100 RxEq TxEq BIN NR 1 2 ANF 14 150 000 0 Hz 58 0 81 2 ANF RxE
36. l Core 13 or Core 15 2 4 or 8 GB of RAM 40 GB of free hard disk space for the program the transceiver and related programs 17 24 screen monitor VGA card that supports OpenGL 1 5 and above The transceiver program will run on less powerful computers such as Core2Duo processors and Dual Core but this would entail an increased level of resource utilization The more powerful the computer the fewer resources the transceiver requires of the computer and the easier the colorful waterfall and panorama can be drawn The operating system installed on the computer must be Windows XP or Windows 7 32 64bit Support for OpenGL graphics version 1s available from sellers when buying a computer l r uw dr Y P JCCIARARARC CAI Installing the program is accomplished by running the installation file the latest version which can be downloaded from our website To do this on the front page of the site select downloads gt Software and Files Select from list file for the transceiver SunSDR2 Specify the path to download the program This can be the desktop baileys Programs Recycle Bin If you are installing a newer version of the program in place of the old you must first uninstall the old Go to the control panel Windows section Add or Remove Programs and uninstall the old version ExpertSDR2 After downloading run the file esdr2 0 8 H sunsdr2 installer exe New software
37. lyzer isa vertical scale which is visible on the power level of signals in the ether He appears in the levels dBm Blue bar on top shows the limits of the amateur band The red vertical thin line shows the frequency of the receiver the transmission mode at this point is a virtual carrier frequency Above the red bar shows the frequency of the receiver to the nearest one tenth Hertz and the signal in the band of the filter expressed in units of S points Left of the red stripes frequency receiver s filter receiver in the form of translucent light gray stripes That fall into this band we hear the phones The figure shows the upper sideband USB receiver in the SSB which is why the band is the right of the reception frequency Reception frequency 14 151500 MHz Dark red vertical lines and translucent red stripe drawn range of transmission frequencies Range of frequencies can be displayed just the envelope of lines drawn and may have a fill Type rendering spectrum the color the color of the envelope line its filling their transparency etc configured in the program and have a fairly broad opportunities details on page 26 4 m 1 Sa p r ala li ue 7 r 4 1 D 4 43 9 0 9 gt FF 43 lt lt 11 O AT TRA CnaCTriIIIrMn 2 nalvze PO i To pe all ng U 1 un C D C Ul u a i al V L cy A v When you hover the mouse pointer on the strip level
38. me Finer settings in sub menus will be discussed later 3 1 Description of the program interface The user interface consists of ExpertSDR2 graphics and controls Below the figure shows the appearance of the program showing the main groups of controls transceiver and programs 3 1 1 Control Panel 1 The panel contains the following buttons e button to power ON radio RX2 opens up the 2nd receiver software interface To call a second receiver must press 2 located next to the power switch for the transceiver E ExpertsR2083 HERE RX2 v 08 v BS PA SC MEM Volume v m Options About Dl go vertical Mute VOX COMP v 10 SKM Horizontal RF Drive iru Me WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DRM 160M 80M 60M 40M 30M 20M 17M 15M 12M CB 10M 6M 2M GEN Lil A 100 80 60 40 20 0 NI Y 59 20 40 60 80 BIN NBL 2 ANF 14 12 16 UTC RIT v XI v AGC Slow Step v 865 179 10 f Sat 21 June 201 Clicking the drop down menu arrowhead offers choices for the configuration window of the second receiver Location of controls and display panel parameters of the second receiver are the same interface as the first receiver Thus it is possible for different receivers to accommodate different parts of the screen or even on different monitors The following figures show three possible configurations of the program window with two receivers
39. mer Transceiver SunSDR2 d SDR Address 192 168 1 81 Mic VAC VOX DSP TX Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port 50001 _ VOX enable Sample Rate 39062 5 Timeout to RX 500 ms Test SDR Info el Mic 1 Mic 2 Mic PC v x Threshold 30 0 48 Threshold 40 0 dB cm Disable audio output Threshold 50 0dB Use Wide Filter Auto enable VHF LNA Use external reference Default Cancel Apply Configuring the voice commands available for each individual microphone input and contains the following items e Timeout to RX VOX release time e Threshold Threshold VOX 4 2 1 4 DSP This tab contains settings related to receiver processing software and the received signals Bl options Co ea Load Default 1 Appl Through the drop down menu three different sub menus are accessed e AGC AGC setting characteristics of the receiver e DSP filter setup e Filters adjusts the slope of the receiver filter c uu 4 2 1 5 Receiver AGC In this menu are all AGC adjustments The settings are separated by processing speed into Long Slow Medium Fast and User defined with each having its own menu Each tab has a Default button to reset back to factory settings E a Options BA 4 Device Sound card Display Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer A Transceiver SunSDR2
40. mission of the transceiver This could be a PTT pedal or other control device e PTT Line a drop down menu with the name of the COM port line which activates the transmitter e Key line in this drop down menu the line of the COM port connected to the key 4 2 1 10 Ext Ctrl To control external devices in the transceiver has a special connector Ext ctrl Pin assignment of range can be configured in the corresponding tab settings Control signals of this connector can be configured separately for receiving RX mode and for transmitting TX mode When the boxes are checked the corresponding connector terminals are controlled Ext Ctrl are open collector switched grounds More details about the methods and applications to connect to this connector are described in the documents SunSDR2 Transceiver User Guide and Guidelines for the connection of external devices to the transceiver SunSDR2 The most convenient use of this function switching narrowband filters in the receive mode and range of LPF to transmit mode Ext Ctrl Expert tHigh tLow c Mode Termostat RX Mode Enable Additionally the 7th control pin of the output connector can be used to control a cooling fan for the transceiver heat sink Software 15 implemented to read the transceiver s thermostat This controls the fan and has the ability to set the triggering temperature thresholds e Enable enable connector Ext ctrl to
41. nge the level of noise track returns to the previously set level e Remember zoom for each band the same as in the previous paragraph zoom zoom settings are saved spectrum analyzer e Zoom center follows VFO A the point about which will be a change of scale will always be tied to VFO A e Animation smooth zooming pan when changing bands 4 4 3 Waterfall In this tab configure the settings of the waterfall on the Rendering mode allows selection of the coloring of the waterfall The default is basic rainbow colors but there are choices of monochrome or custom transceiver main screen Nc E NEN Options Main window Automatic Rate Save Level mode menu selections from these options Device Soundcard ES Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Stop in TX mode Ey 57 g Spectrum Waterfall Grid Filter Background Level mode Render mode Rainbow Offset top 0 Offset bottom 0 Remove flicker 4 4 4 G ri d In this tab select the color of the grid on the graph spectrum analyzer and its transparency ES am FC LI idcard Display CAT Panel Futures Manager Load Default Cancel Apply Main window Spectrum Waterfall Grid Filter Background Stop in TX mode setting the check box prohibits coor the waterfall when the transceiver is in the ME transmit mode Level mode the settings in this cat
42. o open frequency memory panel 3 1 2 Control Panel 2 The second panel contains several different controls in the form of buttons and sliders separated by function Controls e Volume volume control slider This controls the audio output on the front panel of the transceiver Clicking the triangle a shortcut menu appears with separate volume and balance sliders for the Receiver 1 and Receiver 2 ExpertSDR2 0 8 3 Rae e miga os PPAT FSC MEM volume EQ 50 Mute vox cc Receiveri Ph volume A Mici Wm Cw NFM WFM SPEC DIGL DIGU DI EE 15 12 CB 10M 6M 2M CH 20 0 E pa LII L LI TY RIT AGC Sow Step 10Hz v BIN NR 1 2 ANF 865 179 15 26 59 UTC Clicking on button with ilie speaker i icon next to the slider mutes the sound e Mon monitor level slider control Clicking on MON next to the slider mutes the output In a separate area located regulators responsible for the transmission mode of the transceiver Vendo OFF e RF AGC sensitivity control Automatic Gain Control on classic receivers e Drive slider adjustment of the transceiver output power e Tone slider adjustment of the output power completely transceiver mode tonal transition cottages useful for buttons e slider adjustment of the level of the microphone gain
43. plemented in the options menu which 1s accessed by pressing the Options button in the top right corner of the screen Before you receive the operating menu in which a variety of settings is broken by function and type of destination 9 Options 4 See Soundcard Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer SDR Address 192 168 16 200 Mic VAC VOX DSP TX cw Ext Ctrl Expert SDR Port 50001 PC Microphone Sample Rate 39062 5 Driver MME 4 Test SDR Info Rx 3 v Tx d Disable audio output Input Microsoft Sound Mapper Input v Channels 2 Sample rate 44100 Buffer size 2048 7 Latency 0 Hang time Use RX Wide Filter 1 Auto enable Threshold 60dB VHF LNA Use external reference Default Cancel Apply WARNING Recommend that you study this section of the instructions as many settings hidden in a submenu and to each function can have its own settings panel See the figure Example AGC AGC designed its own panel the choice of filter settings a new category of settings with its tabbed browsing and submenu m __ 4 E Sound card Display CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Transceiver d SDR Address 192 168 16 200 Mic VOX DSP TX CW SDR Port 50001 e Fitr v Sample Rate 39062 5 v 39 0625 kH2 78 125 kHz 156 25 kHz 312 5 kHz Test SDR Info Ext Ctrl Expert Filter taps v
44. q Enable the equalizer for the receiver TxEq Enable the equalizer for the transmitter BIN Including Pseudo stereo processing NR inclusion of digital noise suppressor 1 Including Pulse SUPPRESSOR the first type of noise NB2 Including Pulse SUPPRESSOR a second type of noise ANF Automatic Notch filter Receiver filter bandwidth presets 2 0 LK 27K 2 9K 3 3K GI 1 8 3 5 kHz mode DSB USB LSB DI 3 16 kHz for AM mode SAM 50 1200 Hz mode CW 3 16 kHz mode NFM 150 310 KHz mode WFM 10 kHz mode DRM USER user set receiver filter bandwidth May be any kind of modulation other than DRM 214A Ra rT Yisplav pane Eu J a V D di Cl M This panel contains visual information about the frequency of LO signal level at the antenna input S meter and some controls transceiver modes Appointment of display and control abe Bodies display VFO B LO frequency range display B VFO A LO frequency range display A main oscillator S meter scale showing the power level of the signal in the receiver filter band Scaled in S units and dBm To the left of the scale S meter figures displayed signal strength dB millivolts In transmission mode 1s the display is in watts output power and VSWR Control unit oscillators dB BS SQL Mute VOX COMP SubRX sub receiver A gt B
45. raph can also be changed directly from the program window In addition to manually changing the scale at the side of the spectrum there an automatic option for this range The margins of the range above and below the peaks can also be set Introduced automatic adjustment of color outside the waterfall now when switching pre amp and or ranges of the waterfall the color scheme remains with the user s setup Control the VHF pre amp through software via menu 2 attenuation positions and one preamplifier position are offered The presence of high level signals at the input are automatically attenuated Additionally the gain is considered in software when enabled so that the S meter and spectrum display show the correct signal levels Front panel on off control button PA for an external power amplifier selection of a set of programs to start with ExpertSDR2 Command line settings for each program can also be specified Dark color scheme of the program allows for working in rooms with dark or subdued lighting without eye fatigue The program has several different color schemes and settings for individual elements of the spectrum and waterfall a change in their transparency and substituting pictures on the background of the spectrum 1 1 Hardware requirements PC or laptop Personal computer or laptop can be any modern configuration produced in the last 2 3 years Recommended configuration 2 or 4 core processor Inte
46. sition Regarding this center will be an increase The triangle can be moved along the frequency scale in two ways thereby changing the frequency of which 15 increased relatively Triangle can be moved by clicking the left mouse button can be clicked or frequency scale with the mouse wheel and the triangle will move instantly to a place clique By clicking the right mouse button on the frequency scale image appears arrows in different directions Now when you move the mouse to the right the scale of the spectrum will increase as you move to the left to decrease 3 1 6 Ways to tune a station Tuning into a station in graph spectrum analyzer possible in several ways e Quick Setup mouse click in the right place at the sight When you hover the mouse arrow on the spectrum analyzer crosshair appears on the signal Displayed next to the exact frequency of the sight and the signal strength in dBm in specifically selected point By clicking the left mouse button on the selected point on the screen at a given position moves filter receiver And the setting is made with the accuracy specified in the Step Moving the receiver filter on schedule spectrum analyzer By clicking the left mouse button on the field filter the filter 1s shifted to the desired part of the spectrum analyzer until the signal would be in range of the filter Adjustment is made to the accuracy specified in the Step Moving the spectrum i
47. t establishes a connection with the skimmer server e Address IP address of the remote server or from inside your network Windows Default localHost e Port number of the communication port e Call your call e Password access if needed EE In sub menu RX IQ Output is a customizable virtual sound card or audio port through which the signal is relayed from the radio program in CW Skimmer lt BM Device Soundcard Display Panel Futures Manager Tranceiver 1 Tranceiver 2 Connect Port 7300 gt Password IQ Output Telnet Log Enable Driver MME v Output Microsoft Sound Mapper Output Channels E M Sample rate 148000 Buffer size ET d Latency 0 Default Cancel RX IQ Output contains your sound card settings e Driver select the type of sound card driver e Output output choices of physical or virtual sound card audio ports Channels Select the number of channels used Sample rate the sampling frequency Buffer size size of the buffer Latency the delay time settings for CW Skimmer are set individually for each receiver More information about the program settings CW Skimmer is described in the Wiring Manual ExpertSDR2 program to other programs Conclusion This guide describes all program controls the transceiver You can print a document and keep close at hand In case of questions with the operation of the transceiv
48. t way to output low frequency signal from the transceiver is to use a standard computer sound card In this case the digital stream low frequency signal 1s routed from the transceiver to the computer A headset such as used on Skype can also be used to communicate easily and comfortably with the transceiver physically located for example a remote area Details on configuring the microphone level 15 written on page 10 To activate the computer s sound card set check box Enable menu Sound card B options JS E Device Display gt bo fees CAT Panel Futures Manager CW Skimmer Enable Driver Me si v Output Microsoft Sound Mapper Output Channels 2 Sample rate 44100 v Buffer size 2048 v Latency iS Default Cancel Apply Sound Card contains the following items e Driver select the type of sound card driver e Output Output range of physical sound card e Channels Select the number of channels used sound card e Sample rate the sampling frequency Buffer size size of the buffer Latency the delay time 4 4 Menu Display Appearance Setup program contains the following tabs Main window Spectrum Waterfall Grid Filter Background 4 4 1 Main window In this tab customizable header text and the language 1s selected all labels in the program will be displayed Language configured in the dropdown menu Language The default language 15 Russian
49. transmission level for the Voice recorder e Volume for TX volume in transmission mode Time delay sub menu for setting for the time delay transfer for the transceiver from reception to transmission and back e Rx to Tx transition delay time from reception to transmission e Tx to Rx transition delay time from transmission to reception PA control checkbox Enable PA in Tone mode must be checked to enable the Tone button on the control panel of the transceiver 4 2 1 9 CW In this tab customization for a telegraph key CW Key and enable and define how the transmitter line PTT Line is connected to a COM port on the computer Mic VAC VOX DSF TX CW Ext Ctrl Expert Enable Additional Key Port name 1 Port name None Key line None PTT line For inclusion of an additional key set check box Enable Additional Key This activates and defines how a telegraph iambic key is connected to a physical COM port The port number 1 selected the drop down menu Port name e Dash Dot RTS in this drop down menu specify which of the lines COM port generates dots and dashes Enable Secondary Key Port name comi PTT line None key line RTS To enable an additional key second set check box Enable Secondary Key In this case the key is activated as hammer anvil woodpecker a straight key e Port name a drop down menu that the COM port is set that connects to enable trans
50. tself when the filter is at a standstill By right clicking on any part of the spectrum moving to hit the whole spectrum of the desired site in the target filter Adjustment is made to the accuracy specified in the Step Moving the receiver filter together with the spectrum Formally this is not a method of adjustment But lets not knocking the tuning frequency reception see the state of the ether outside the window strip panoramas In this case the tuning frequency does not change but moves the whole panorama 3 1 7 Waterfall Display Displayed on the chart waterfall spectrum deployed in time The lighter the color of the waterfall the stronger the signal at this point Dark blue color the figure indicates a low level signal in this case background noise The color palette for the default setting automatically adjusts to the most suitable range of levels of perception If necessary the color limits depending on the signal levels can be adjusted in program details on age 27 Also rainbow color waterfall there 15 monochrome and arbitrary rendering waterfall whose parameters can also be set in the program settings 3 1 8 Status Bar The status bar displays the following Screen size pixels of the transceiver CPU percent usage Temperature inside the transceiver Universal Time UTC Current date Local Time 4 Fine Tuning ExpertSDR2 All major changes and programs tweaks are im
51. ult Read Default Cancel New IP Address field to enter new IP addresses e New Port the input field of the new port e Set IP Address a button to activate the new values of the address and port After pressing the new data 15 stored in the transceiver e Power Correction a field in which the output of the transceiver 15 adjusted individually for each operating range Adjustment may be necessary when the transceiver is connected to an external power amplifier which has uneven output power ranges or limits are needed to the output power for a fixed level such as 5 or 10 watts After adjusting the power to apply the settings click Write which writes parameters of the coefficients the transceiver e Frequency coefficient a field in which the display is adjusted constant frequency 4 2 2 Recalibration Transceiver frequency displayed frequency adjustment can be done when the time signal at frequencies 4 996 MHz 9 996 MHz 14 996 MHz or where the pulsating signals and are easy to recognize If they do not coincide with the frequency adjust the value in the field Frequency coefficient to match When finished it 1 necessary to apply the value by pressing Write 4 3 Menu Sound Card By default the output of the low frequency signal transceiver arranged through a hardware circuit of the transceiver In the original version it can be headphones or powered speakers connected to the transceiver A convenien
52. waterfall w Render Filter text Render S Meter Default e Render filter on waterfalls setting the check box in this category includes an image filter falls under the filter on the graph spectrum analyzer mac lt 8 2M tep 10Hz Device Soundcard P RX RX mS mes 7 036 000 7 037 000 mc fu TH X i e Render filter text setting this check box include the display frequency filter settings and signal level in S units within the filter used Panel Futures Manag Drive 160M 80M 60M RxEq BIN NR 1 2 14 175 00050 Hz Sg o Sh 4 Device Sound card CAT Panel ww RX e Render S Meter setting the check box in this category includes an S meter image near t
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