User's Manual

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5. RF Characteristics
The SoundCast RF algorithm is described below paying special attention to include information
pertinent to FCC and ETSI regulations. The SoundCast software operates by selecting a palette
(or group) of 15 random channels out of the total 38 to hop on. For the 15-channel palette, any
channels with poor transmission rates are replaced with better channels from the remaining 23
unused channels. The hopping pattern from channel to channel is a random pattern. The
following table describes some important aspects of the channel-hopping algorithm: