Transcript FLdigi setup instrucitons

On The Air Net Training and Support for
Narrow Band Emergency Messaging System
Emergency Radio Communications Operations
Operational since 2008!
NBEMS Basic Setup and
Configuration for
PEMA/ACS Operations
Prerequisites for NBEMS Operations:
Current
versions of FLDIGI, FLMSG and
FLAMP downloaded and installed
A basic understanding of your computer
Operating System (OS)
Ability to create file folders and move files
Basic understanding of saving spread sheet
files to CSV (comma separated value) format
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Download and install FLDIGI, FLMSG and FLAMP
from www.w1hkj.com/download.html
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Double click on your FLMSG icon and follow the
installation wizard for the basic setup of FLDIGI
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Fill in your personal data and click Next
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Check “PortAudio” and select your sound card from the Capture and
Playback drop down boxes, then click Next
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Make sure “Native” is selected for your Capture and Playback
Sample Rate, then click Next
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Only check “use serial Port PTT” if you have a sound card interface
that uses a serial port for PTT and select the appropriate com port.
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Now you should see the FLDIGI program:
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the Olivia Tab and make sure extended characters is checked
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the Thor Tab and enter your “secondary text” station ID info
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the UI and Macros Tabs and duplicate the following settings
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the Waterfall and Display Tabs and duplicate the following
settings
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the Waterfall, FFT ProcessingTabs and duplicate the
following settings
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on the ID Tab, RsID, and duplicate the following settings then
click on “receive modes”
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Click on “clear all”
then select only the
modes you want to
have FLDIGI auto
detect, then click
close.
IMPORTANT: now
click “Save, then
click Close at the
bottom of the
FLDIGI Configure
window.
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Double Click the FLAMP icon on your desktop, then click on the
Configure tab and make sure all the boxes are unchecked
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Double Click the FLMSG icon on your desktop, then fill in your
personal information
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
In FLMSG, click on Configure, then click on Date/Time then select
your time formats.
Important: Make
sure your computer
Operating System
time and UTC offset
settings are always
correct!
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Go back to FLDIGI, click Configure, click Misc and select the NBEMS
Tab, duplicate the following settings then click “Locate flmsg.
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
Navigate to your program files then to the FLMSG folder, click on the
flmsg file in that folder then click “open”.
First steps in configuration of FLDIGI
You should now see the FLMSG path including the flmsg.exe.
Click Save, then click Close.
Info and Downloads:
www.w1hkj.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paNBEMS
Instructional Videos:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paNBEMS/links
Help Sheets, Power Points and other files:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paNBEMS/files
Need additional help?
Email: [email protected]
or join the paNBEMS Yahoo Group email list at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paNBEMS/
Thank You!
Please keep in mind that all you need to get started is a
computer with a working sound card and microphone
(internal or plug in).
Check your local NBEMS schedules and start out by
just monitoring… then check in and send some files
and messages!
Email: [email protected]
Join the paNBEMS Yahoo Group email list at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/paNBEMS/