User's Guide

First InterComm ™ System User Guide
Page ii A29798
November 2007
List of Illustrations....................................................................................................... iii
List of Tables................................................................................................................ iii
Document Change History .......................................................................................... iii
Warnings and Precautions.......................................................................................... iv
Welcome to First InterComm™ Networking ................................................................ 1
First InterComm™ System Overview ........................................................................... 1
The First InterComm™ System in Action .................................................................... 2
Operating the First InterComm™ System.................................................................... 4
Start-Up ..................................................................................................................... 4
Vehicle Location......................................................................................................... 4
Signal Relay (Hopping).............................................................................................. 5
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................ 7
First InterComm™ System Component Descriptions................................................. 7
The VCA100 Unit....................................................................................................... 7
Mobile Radio Antennas.............................................................................................. 9
Wi-Fi Antenna ............................................................................................................ 9
BAE Support Information ............................................................................................. 9
Companion Documentation ......................................................................................... 9
Appendix A - VCA100 Specifications ........................................................................ 10
Appendix B - Acronyms and Abbreviations.............................................................. 11