Technical Manual

Preliminary Release

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Alligator Model 2788 UHF Radio Transceiver. We are here to

assist you personally should any questions arise in the installation or operation of this product.

Please feel free to call us. We look forward to your feedback and will strive to make our product

as compliant with your specific needs as possible.

1.1 General Description

The Alligator Communications Model 2788 is a microprocessor-controlled data radio

transceiver designed to operate in accordance with FCC rules, Parts 27 and 90 The 2788 data

radio is frequency synthesized and programmable to individual transmitter and receiver

frequencies in the 757 and 788 MHz frequency band. The transceiver is a fixed channel, half-

duplex radio available with a channel bandwidth of 12.5 kHz and up to 100 kHz. It interfaces

with both Ethernet and RS-232.

1.2 Applications

The 2788 data radio is designed for point-to-multipoint or point-to-point licensed operations in

the 700 MHz band. Some of the most common applications are:

 Electric Utility Substation SCADA

 Pipeline Flow Monitors

 Energy Distribution & Metering Applications

 Gas or Petroleum Production Well Head Control and Monitoring

 Water Distribution and Waste Water Collection Control and Monitoring

 Petroleum Production, Transmission, Storage and Distribution

 Railroad