SKY CMD – 2PREPARATION FLOWThe following steps should guide you to a good start ofSky Command operation. First connect the Transporter tothe HF transceiver.1 e Commander and Transporter> Select thesame VHF and UHF frequencies.2 e Commander> Access Menu 500 to program acall sign (9 digits max.) for the Commander.• You may enter your exact call sign; ex. W6DJY.3 e Commander> Access Menu 501 to program acall sign (9 digits max.) for the Transporter.• This call sign must be different from the one for theCommander. So you may add SSID characters; ex.W6DJY-1.4 e Transporter> Access Menu 500 to programthe same call sign as you entered in step 2.5 e Transporter> Access Menu 501 to programthe same call sign as you entered in step 3.the samecall sign as you entered in step 2.6 e Commander and Transporter> Access Menu502 and select the tone frequency.• Select the same tone frequency on both transceivers.7 e Commander> Access Menu 503 and select“Commander”.• “Push [ 0 ] key to start COMMANDER!!” appears.8 e Transporter> Access Menu 503 and select“Transporter”.Now the Commander and Transporter are in Sky Commandmode. For operations in this mode, see “CONTROLOPERATION”. First switch ON the HF transceiver and press[SYNC] on the Commander. To exit the Sky Commandmode, access Menu 503 and select “Off”.Note:X Unless you program call signs, you cannot select “Commander”or “Transporter” using Menu 503.X On the HF transceiver, select 9600 bps and 1 stop bit (default)using the Menu Set-up function.X Adjust the audio level on both the Transporter and HF transceiverwhile listening to audio output from the Commander. Anappropriate position of the AF control on the HF transceiver mightbe in the range, 8:30 to 9:00.X To distinguish your various stations or nodes, you can have upto 15 Secondary Station IDentifiers (SSIDs); ex. W6DJY-1 toW6DJY-15. You always have to put a dash between your call signand SSID number.X Your station’s transmit signal can be received when the receivefrequency is 3 times the transmit frequency.Example: Transmit frequency is 146.600 MHz and receivefrequency is 438.000 MHz.ATTENTION: Use only after verifying that there is no receptiondisruption during communications.
