User's Manual
Functional Description
The WM-1000 is a state of the art spread spectrum unlicensed radio system that provides extended
coverage for mobile radio users. This portable radio system integrates with your exis ng mobile radio to
give users handheld coverage when outside of their vehicle. With no license required, the WM-1000
off ers ease of implementa on when compared to tradi onal SMR vehicular repeater systems.
The WM-1000 is used as mobile extender in cross-band opera on: the link is 915 MHz ISM Band
u lizing a tradi onal simplex mode of communica ons where the handheld WM-1000 unit can either
transmit or receive at any one me. The mobile radio that the WM-1000 is connected to can be Lo-
band, VHF, UHF trunking or conven onal. Proper care must be taken to prevent interference between
the mobile’s higher power transmi er and the repeater receiver. Proper antenna placement is impor-
tant even in this cross-band opera on.
Pyramid’s patented Smart Trunking II™ access gives portable radio users feedback of the handshake
status of their tethered mobile radio to system call status. This ensures that the portable user has com-
plete visibility of the trunking status to the main radio system. Sub audible signaling between the WM-
1000 and the WB-1000 nego ate the trunking access regardless of trunking format, EDAC’S™, LTR™,
P25™, Nexedge™,, MOTOTRBO™ AND IDAS™. When channel access is granted the WM-1000 user