summary configuration

As a summary of the entire Remote Operations scheme, the following depicts a typical CAIRO configuration, with hot-link references to the sections in which the item or detail is discussed.

Typical CAIRO Configuration
Items in 'clockwise' order: Rig to Remote Operators, viathe'optional' *CAIRO-8* domain to the domain of 'basic' *CAIRO* .
Legend	Item	Summary Explanation	Paragraph (Link)
NA	Nearby Aerial	for optimum signals and minimum RF losses	Intro.
C8i	CAIRO-8 interface	circuits (on PCB) inside a rig or rig-converter	C8 .8
D8	DIN-8 rig socket	mated with a DIN-8 plug	C8 .2
LT	Loose-Tail	8-way overall screened cable	C8 .12
A8	Audio 8-pin socket	mated with an Audio 8-pin plug	C8 .12
AM	Active Module	(e.g. 'pip'-tone generator) with 'onward' DIN-8 socket	CE .12
D8/HT	DIN-8 plug	on hard-wired (CAIRO-8) Tail	C8 .12
AM₂	A module in this 'position' may be a DIN-7 or "DIN-5" (i.e. CAIRO) signals only item
D5	DIN-5 (CAIRO Line) plug	mated with a DIN-8 or DIN-7 socket	C8 .1
RL	Remote Line	4-core individually screened cable, paid-out as required	RO .5
OR	"Orange Reel " (or similar)	cable drum with 2 or 3, DIN-7 sockets	CE .1
D5	DIN-5 plug	mated with one Orange Reel DIN-7 socket	RO .4
CT	CAIRO "Curly" Tail	(but could be straight Line cable)	CE .8
(A5)	Normally hard-wired, but may be an Audio-5 socket mated with an Audio-5 plug		CI .1
DOB	Dual Operator Outlet Box	5 sockets, all DIN-7	RO .8
D7/BH	DIN-7 plug	on a Binaural Headset	CE .10
EM	Electret Mike	on the boom of a headset	CE .6
D5/TTT	DIN-5 plug	on a Trample-To-Talk footswitch PTT	RO .5
D3/ES	DIN-3 plug	on an Extension Speaker	CE .9
D5/FM	DIN-5 plug	on a 'Fist'-Mike	CE .9
D7i	DIN-7 plug	feeding 'side-tone' into Auxiliary DIN-7 socket (at pin-6)	RO .10
S7/D3	DIN-3 plug	mated with a DIN-7 line-socket	CE .3
SA/HH	Series Adaptor for Hand-Held	tuned for 'side-tone' listening; '=RF'	CE .5

	C A I R O
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	Summary Configuration