1 ..... Getting your Bearings
1.1 .... Preface
1.1.1 .... Setting Expectations
1.2 .... Definitions
1.2.1 .... AFSK - Audio Frequency Shift Keying
1.2.2 .... AM - Amplitude Modulation
1.2.3 .... Channel - Duplex
1.2.4 .... Channel - Frequency
1.2.5 .... Channel - Radio
1.2.6 .... CHU - Canadian Time Station
1.2.7 .... CW - Continuous Wave
1.2.8 .... DC - Direct Current
1.2.9 .... Duplex
1.2.10 ..... FCC - Federal Communications Commission
1.2.11 ..... FSK - Frequency Shift Keying
1.2.12 ..... GMT - Greenwich Mean Time
1.2.13 ..... Ham Radio
1.2.14 ..... HF - High Frequency
1.2.15 ..... ITU - International Telecommunications Union
1.2.16 ..... J3E
1.2.17 ..... kHz - Kilohertz
1.2.18 ..... LSB - Lower Sideband
1.2.19 ..... MHz - Megahertz
1.2.20 ..... Modes - Modulation Modes
1.2.21 ..... Parallel
1.2.22 ..... RF - Radio Frequency
1.2.23 ..... Simplex
1.2.24 ..... SWR - Standing Wave Ratio
1.2.25 ..... Transceiver
1.2.26 ..... USB - Upper Sideband
1.2.27 ..... UTC
1.2.28 ..... WWV/WWVH
1.2.29 ..... Zulu - Zulu Time
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2 ..... System Architecture
2.1 .... Icom M802 SSB General and E-mail Connection Diagram
2.1.1 .... SSB Radio Diagram Section
2.1.2 .... E-Mail Diagram Section
2.2 .... RFI and RF Choke Placement
2.2.1 .... SSB Transceiver Tuner Control Cable & Coax
2.2.2 .... Pactor Modem
2.3 .... Installing your SSB
2.3.1 .... Site Survey
2.3.1.1 ..... Antenna
2.3.1.2 ..... RF Ground
2.3.1.3 ..... Antenna Tuner Location
2.3.1.4 ..... SSB Radio Mounting Location/Operating Position
2.3.1.5 ..... Ventilation
2.3.1.6 ..... Distance between the SSB Radio and Antenna Tuner
2.3.1.7 ..... DC Power Source for your SSB
2.3.2 .... PACTOR II/IIIusb and P4 Radio Modems
2.4 .... Installation Guidelines
2.4.1 .... Antenna
2.4.2 .... Antenna Lead Considerations
2.4.2.1 ..... Stand-off insulators
2.4.2.2 ..... Proximity to Other Wiring
2.4.2.3 ..... Connection to Backstay
2.4.3 .... RF Ground
2.4.4 .... Antenna Tuners
2.4.4.1 ..... AT-140
2.4.4.2 ..... AT-130/130E/120/120E Antenna Tuner Connections
2.4.4.3 ..... SGC-230 & Other Tuners
2.4.5 .... 13.8 VDC Power
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3 ... Finding Your Way - Operating Your SSB
3.1 .... Meet your SSB
3.1.1 .... Channel Groups, and Channels
3.2 .... KISS your SSB
3.2.1 .... Icom M710/M710RT, & M802
3.2.2 .... Icom M700Pro
3.2.3 .... Recognizing When Your SSB's Dialed into the User Group
3.3 .... Not all Channels are Channels
3.3.1 .... Radio's Channels
3.3.2 .... Communications Channels
3.3.3 .... Channels or Frequencies - Which is it?
3.3.3.1 ... Channel Numbers for the Shared Marine Frequencies
3.4 .... Is Anybody Out There? - Talk to Me
3.4.1 .... Prearranged Schedules
3.4.2 .... Cruising Nets
3.4.3 .... Tuning to a Channel or Frequency
3.4.3.1 ..... Icom M802
3.4.3.2 ..... Icom M710
3.4.3.3 ..... Icom M700Pro
3.4.4 .... Speech Processing/Compression - M802
3.4.5 .... Weather FAX (WEFAX)
4 ..... When Things Don't Work - Troubleshooting Your SSB
4.1 .... Is the Problem Real?
4.2 .... What to Do When the Problem Proves Real
4.2.1 .... RF Ground
4.2.2 .... Antenna/GTO-15 Antenna Lead-in
4.2.3 .... RFI (Radio Frequency Interference):
4.2.3.1 ..... Onboard Equipment Reacts to SSB Transmitter RF
4.2.3.2 ..... Receiver RFI - Noise and Static When Receiving
5 ..... Hints & FAQs
5.1 .... Headphones for the M802
5.2 .... Lat/Lon/Time Display (M802 only)
5.3 .... Mounting Questions
5.4 .... RF Grounding
5.5 .... RF Grounding Plate vs. Copper Foil Radials in the Bilges
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