Nautel Maine Inc VS300 User Manual

VS300 Operations and Maintenance Manual

Operating the transmitter

Issue 0.1  2011-03-11

Page 2-97

Setting station ID parameters

In certain applications, the VS300 may be used as a translator to re-broadcast primary information as 
a secondary station on an alternate frequency. To allow the secondary station to be identified, you can 
set station ID parameters such as call sign, FSK deviation and repeat interval. To view the 

Station ID

 

screen, select 

User Settings -> Station ID

 from the 

Main Menu

 (see 

This menu has four sub-menu options:

•

Call Sign

 - sets the station’s call sign letters.

•

FSK ID Enable

 - enables (ON) or disables (OFF) the station ID feature.

•

FSK Deviation 

- sets the amount of carrier shift from the original carrier frequency. Select a 

value between -25 kHz and 25 kHz.

•

Repeat Interval 

- determines how often the call sign is broadcast using FSK (recommended 

at least once per hour). Select a value between 1 and 60 minutes.

Use the up and down buttons to move the cursor to the desired display setting and then press the 
right button to enable editing of the setting. 

 shows the editing screens for 

the 

Station ID

 menu. Within any of the editing screens, use the up and down buttons to edit a setting. 

In the 

Call Sign

 editing screen, use the left and right buttons to select a character for editing. Press 

the accept (checkmark) button to save the change. Press cancel (

X

) to discard changes and return to 

the previous menu.