HOW TO WRITE PROGRAMME

FOR

RF 5800H RADIO

USING

HF RADIO PROGRAMMING APPLICATION

Prepared by
CORPORAL DIDEL OLUWAFEMI

October 2024
HOW TO WRITE PROGRAMME FOR RF 5800H RADIO USING HF
RADIO PROGRAMMING APPLICATION
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1. Install HF Radio Programming Application.

2. Run the installed application.
3. Under the “Plan Info” tab, assign the author’s name e.g. NASS.
4. Under the “Plan Info” state the description e.g. EX - HARD ROCK.
5. Then click on save icon (located at the tools bar).

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6. A dialogue box will pup-up, select the location you want to save the file
and type the file name (the name you wish to use in saving your programming
e.g. EX HARD ROCK).

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7. Then click save.

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8. After saving, select “Channels”.

9. Under “Channels”, in the channel field, click the drop-down menu (to
display the list of programable channels).
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10. Select the channel to be programmed e.g. 001.

11. Select Define.

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12. Repeat steps 9 to 11 by the number of channels to be programmed. (Note:

channel 001 to 100 operate on 3G+, ALE and FIX mode while channel 101
downward operate on FIX and 3G mode)

13. In the Settings section, insert the Rx Frequency, it will automatically

appear in Tx Frequency space.
14. Then save.

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15. All the channels defined will display by the right-hand side of the screen.
16. Move to “Channel Groups” tab.

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17. Set Channel Group by selecting the channel group number to be set.
18. Then click on define.

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19. In the Channel Group Properties, set the group name e.g. NAV.
20. Choose the mode from the three available modes (ALE, 3G
4538/HCMAC and 3G+ (ALE/4538)).
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21. The channel group members will appear (by the left-hand side of the
screen) base on the RX Frequency defined in Step 13.
22. Select all the frequency that appear and click on add.
23. For them to appear at the right-hand side of the screen.
24. Click save.

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25. Move to “Stations” to set the stations.

26. Input Station Name (The location of the station can be use as the name
of the station e.g. APAPA).

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27. Then click on Define.

28. The name defines will appear by the right-hand side of the screen.
29. Type the description of the station e.g. CAB.
30. Insert the 3G/ARQ Call Sign e.g. 0A.
31. Insert the ALE Default Self Address e.g. 0A.
32. Repeat steps 26 – 31 according to the number of stations to be
programmed.

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33. all the stations should be showing by the right-hand side of the screen as
shown in the screenshot bellow.
34. Then save.

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35. Select “Keys”.

36. Checkmark the checkbox below the screen to Enable Unrestricted Key
Operations.
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37. A pup-up message will appear telling you that no database password has
been detected and asking if you will like to create a new password, select Yes.

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38. enter your new password (must not be less than six (6) characters).
39. Click ok.

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40. it will prompt you to confirm your password by re-entering it, type the
same password you typed earlier.
41. and click ok.

42. click on Generate.

43. enter the number of key rings to generate.
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44. and click Generate.

45. the three keys generated will appear as shown bellow.

46. save your work.

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47. Select “Modem Presets”.

48. Choose the preset number.

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49. Click on define.

50. Repeat the steps by the number of modems present you want to set.
51. All the modem present defined will display by the right-hand side of the
screen.
52. Save your work.

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53. Move to “Hop Sets”.

54. Select the Number to be set.
55. Click on Define.
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56. Inpute the Name e.g. NNN.

57. Select the Hop Set Type.
58. Input Hop Set ID.
59. Input TOD Mask.
60. Select Auto Respond Station.

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61. When setting the Hop Set Type to “List”, Frequency List Settings must
be made.
62. Input Frequency.
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63. Click on add (click the add button by the number of frequencies you
want, it will be automatically generated with equal spacing).
64. All the channels generated will be displayed and the total Frequency in
the list will be shown beside the list.
65. Save your work.

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66. Move to “Nets”.

67. Type the net name you wish to use e.g. NAS.
68. Click on add (by the left-hand side of the screen).

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69. The added name will be displayed under.

70. Select all the stations previously defined and add them.
71. All the added station will appear under.
72. Select Fix.
73. Checkmark Mode Enable to enable Fix mode.
74. Input the fix mode name e.g. SAB.
75. Click on Add.
76. The defined Fix name will appear under.
77. Select the channel to be allotted to the preset Fix mode.
78. Select Encryption type, Encryption key and Modem Preset.
79. Repeat steps 74 – 78 to configure the remaining Channel.
80. Then Save.

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81. Select Hop.
82. Checkmark Mode Enable to enable Hop mode.
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84. Click on Add.

85. The defined Hop name will appear under.
86. Select the Hop Set to be allotted to the preset Hop mode.
87. Select Encryption type, Encryption key and Modem Preset.
88. Repeat steps 83 – 87 to configure the remaining Hop Set.
89. Then Save.

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90. Select Ale.

91. Checkmark Mode Enable to enable Ale mode.
92. Checkmark “Use default self addresses in net” and uncheck “Use net
name callable address”.
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93. Select the Channel Group to be allotted to the preset Hop mode.
94. Select Encryption type, Encryption key and Modem Preset.
95. Repeat steps 93 and 94 to configure the remaining Channel Group.
96. Then Save.

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97. Select 3G.

98. Checkmark Mode Enable to enable 3G mode.
99. Under Channel Plans, “PLAN01” already exist, click on add to add
“PLAN 02” to make it two different plans. Select plan type, start time and
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channel group and also activate one of the plans by selecting Yes while you
deactivate other one by selecting No (note that only one plan can the active a
time).
100. Select Encryption type and Traffic key.
101. Then Save.

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102. If everything is marked green in the plan validation pup-up page as

shown in the image bellow, then your plan data is valid and ready for
deployment.

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103. But if one or two is crossed red in the plan validation pup-up page as
shown in the image bellow, then error has been detected in your configuration
and you need to go through your configuration for adjustments.

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