Antenna Genius Quick Start Guide
Current app version: 3.1.4
Power
AG requires anywhere from 12 to 14 VDC and at least 300 mA of power.
Connect AG to your shack 13.8 VDC power supply paying attention to
proper polarity
Antenna Ports
Antenna Ports are numbered from 1 to 8. Outer (top and bottom) antenna ports are best suited
for highest frequencies and the middle antenna ports for lowest frequencies.
Radio Ports
Radio Ports have the same isolation and can be used interchangeably.
PTT Ports
PTT Ports are a new feature designed to prevent hotswitching while transmitting.
DIP Switch Configuration
DIP Switches are used to configure how AG is controlled / gets its band data.
Port A configuration:
DIP 1
DIP 2
CONTROL
OFF
OFF
LAN – FlexRadio or Manual
OFF
ON
BCD Control
ON
OFF
Pin-to-Port Control
ON
ON
GSD control
Port B Configuration:
DIP 3
DIP 4
CONTROL
OFF
OFF
LAN – FlexRadio or Manual
OFF
ON
BCD Control
ON
OFF
Pin-to-Port Control
ON
ON
GSD control
LAN Control
is used for obtaining
band data from a FlexRadio
. Use the AG Windows app to find
your FlexRadio on the network and connect it to it.
This mode is also used for selecting antennas
manually
by mouse clicks. If you wish to use this
functionality configure your antenna port band as
None
.
BCD
protocol is used by
traditional
radios. Connector pinout is found at the end of the chapter.
Band
160M
1.8
80M
3.5
40M
7
30M
10
20M
14
17M
18
15M
21
12M
24
10M
10
6M
50
None
Frequency
Band A
Band B
Band C
Band D
H
L
L
L
L
H
L
L
H
H
L
L
L
L
H
L
H
L
H
L
L
H
H
L
H
H
H
L
L
L
L
H
H
L
L
H
L
H
L
H
L
L
L
L
HEX Code
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
0
