User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- 1 NGTtransceiver compliance
- 2 Installation
- 3 The handset
- 4 Getting started
- Switching on the transceiver
- Changing the screen contrast
- Changing the screen brightness
- Using the keys on the handset
- Accessing the Main Menu
- Switching scanning on or off
- Switching mute on or off
- Entering your station self address
- Listen Before Transmit Mode
- Replacing LQA information for all channels in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a manual sounding operation in an ALE/CALM network
- Selecting the best channel in an ALE/CALM network
- Making a Selective call from the Address List
- Making a Phone call from the Address List
- Making an emergency call using the emergency key
- Using a special ALE address syntax to make a call
- Appendix A— Standard hot keys
- Appendix B— Entering and editing text
- Appendix C— Finding words and values
- Appendix D— Creating an entry in a list
- Appendix E— HF radio transmission
- Appendix F— Definitions
- Index
HF radio transmission
NGT ASR Transceiver Getting Started Guide 77
The Advanced ALE options
The Advanced ALE options are installed in addition to the
CALM option, and are standard for the NGT ASR transceiver.
They provide the capability to make ALE calls using ALL,
ANY, Group Selective, NET and Wildcard address syntaxes.
These calls are from one station to many stations at the same
time. The Advanced ALE options also provide advanced link
quality analysis and advanced messaging.
The Advanced ALE options are interoperable with
FED-STD-1045 ALE and MIL-STD-188-141B.
Etiquette for the use of HF radio
There is a standard procedure for communicating over HF
radio. Before you begin transmitting, switch off scanning,
select a channel, then press the PTT button to initiate tuning of
the antenna. Listen to the channel that you are going to use and
ensure that there is no voice or data communication taking
place. You may need to wait until the channel is clear or select
another channel.
When you first establish communication with another station
it is customary to state their call sign and then your own using
the phonetic alphabet (see Table 7 on page 78). For example:
‘Alpha Bravo One, this is Alpha Bravo Two. Do you receive
me? Over.’
In this example your call sign is AB2 and you are calling a
station with the call sign AB1. A call sign is a group of letters
and numbers issued by a government authority to identify a
station. The phonetic alphabet is used to ensure that your call
sign is understood.
NOTE
If you have the Cfg LBT Mode set to Enabled or
Override allowed, the transceiver searches for a
channel that is not being used; you do not need
to check any channels first.