User Manual Part 2

NAC - 293 (hex)

TGID (Talk Group ID) -1

Frequency - Any frequency in radio operating band

6.5.2 RECEIVE TEST SETUP

1. Connect the test setup and start and configure the PCTune software as described in Section 6.4.

Select the Tools > Tx/Rx Tests menu to display the Tx/Rx Tests screen. Then in the Test Type

drop-down list select Receive to display the following screen.

2. Connect the Digital Communication Monitor to the antenna jack using a 6 dB or greater

isolation pad. Set the Monitor output for the “1011” test pattern.

6.5.3 RECEIVE SENSITIVITY TEST

1. A tone should be heard from the radio speaker if the analyzer is set properly. Select the

“Short” or “Long” test in the Test drop down list and the radio should mute.

2. Set the analyzer output level for 0.35 µV (–116 dBm) at the receiver antenna jack

. The

Bit Error Rate (BER) should be 5% or less. (This is a ratio of the receive bit errors to the total

number of bits transmitted.)

3. Increase the analyzer output level to 1000 µV (–47 dBm). The BER rate should be less

than 0.01%. This is the BER Rate Floor.

6.5.4 TRANSMITTER TESTS

1. If applicable select the Tools > Tx/Rx Tests menu to display the Tx/Rx Tests screen.

Then in the Test Type drop-down list select Transmit to display the following screen. Connect a

dummy load to the radio antenna jack. Monitor the transmit signal with the Digital

Communication Monitor.