Specifications

Table of contents

1. Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5

1-1 Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5

1-2 Caring for your radio ------------------------------------------------------------------ 7

1-3 Included in this package ------------------------------------------------------------------ 8

1-4 Front panel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 12

1-5 Rear ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13

2. PC control ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 14

2-1 System requirements ------------------------------------------------------------------ 14

2-2 USB (Universal Serial Bus) ------------------------------------------------------ 14

2-2-1 USB Driver installation ------------------------------------------------------ 14

2-3 AR2300 control software installation ------------------------------------------ 17

2-3-1 Starting the program ------------------------------------------------------ 17

2-3-2 In case of difficulty ------------------------------------------------------ 18

2-4 LAN (optional) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 19

3. Control commands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

3-1 Command format ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

3-2 Response format ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20

3-3 Power on the AR2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-3-1 Wake up ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-3-2 Wake up ID set up ------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-4 Power off the AR2300 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-4-1 Standby mode ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-4-2 Sleep timer ------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-5 Audio gain ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-6 Frequency/memory channel up/down ------------------------------------------ 21

3-7 Step frequency ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21

3-8 Receive modes, IF bandwidth, AUTO mode ------------------------------------------ 22

3-8-1 Command description ------------------------------------------------------ 22

3-8-2 Simple mode ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22

3-8-3 Advanced mode ------------------------------------------------------------------ 22

3-8-4 Auto mode ------------------------------------------------------------------ 23

3-8-5 Destination setting ------------------------------------------------------ 23

3-9 Decode assist function ------------------------------------------------------------------ 23

3-9-1 Auto notch (Notch) ------------------------------------------------------ 23

3-9-2 Noise reduction (NR) ------------------------------------------------------ 24

3-9-3 Noise blanker (NB) ------------------------------------------------------ 24

3-9-4 Voice inversion descrambler ------------------------------------------ 24

3-9-5 IF shift ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 24

3-9-6 CW pitch frequency ------------------------------------------------------ 25