User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2 SPECIFICATIONS
- 3 INTRODUCTION
- 4 UNPACKING AND CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT
- 5 PLANNING THE INSTALLATION
- 6 ANTENNA INSTALLATION
- 6.1 ANTENNA MOUNTING LOCATIONS
- 6.2 ANTENNA INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
- 7 FRONT-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION
- 8 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO INSTALLATION
- 8.1 MOUNTING THE REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO
- 8.2 REMOTE-MOUNT RADIO’S DC POWER INSTALLATION
- 8.3 CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION
- 8.3.1 General Information on the CH100 Control Head
- 8.3.2 General Information on the CH721 Control Head
- 8.3.3 Multi-Head Radio Installations
- 8.3.4 Control Head Mechanical Installation
- 8.3.5 Control Head-to-Radio CAN Cable Connections
- 8.3.6 Control Head Power Cable Installation
- 8.3.7 Using Vehicle Fuse and TTap Kit (Optional) Instead of Waterproof Inline Fuse Holder (Standard)
- 9 SPEAKER INSTALLATION
- 10 MICROPHONE ATTACHMENT
- 11 OPTIONAL CABLES AND CONNECTIONS
- 12 GPS NMEA-FORMATTED DATA CONNECTION
- 13 INITIAL POWER-UP TEST
- 14 PERFORMANCE TESTS
- 15 COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION
- 16 WARRANTY REGISTRATION
- 17 WARRANTY
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2.2 TRANSCEIVER
2.2.1 General
Frequency Ranges
VHF Low Band (Receive Only): 30 to 50 MHz
VHF High Band: 136 to 174 MHz
UHF Bands: 380 to 520 MHz
700 MHz Band: 762 to 806 MHz
800 MHz Band: 806 to 870 MHz
Frequency Stability: ±0.5 ppm from -30 to +60° Celsius
Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz or 25 kHz (mode dependent)
Channel Tuning Increment: 2.5 kHz, 3.125 kHz, or 12.5 kHz (band dependant)
Channel Capacity: 12,500 (1,250 per mission plan)
Mission Plans (Personalities): 10 maximum
Zones/Systems per Mission Plan: 64 maximum
Voice and Data Communications Modes: Half-Duplex
2.2.2 Transmitter
Power Ranges
VHF High Band: 5 to 50 watts
UHF Band: 5 to 50 watts
700 Band: 2 to 25 watts
800 Band: 2 to 35 watts
Frequency Modulation (FM) Limiting
Wideband Channels (25 kHz) 5 kHz
NSPAC Channels 4 kHz
Narrowband Channels (12.5 kHz) 2.5 kHz
Audio Distortion: < 1.25%
2.2.3 Receiver
Sensitivity at 12 dB SINAD: -119 dBm minimum (all bands)
Sensitivity at 5% BER (P25 Sensitivity): -119 dBm minimum (all bands)
Typical Analog Squelch Threshold: -124 dBm with 1 kHz tone at 3 kHz deviation
2.2.4 Audio
Audio Frequency Response: +1 to -3 dB from 300 to 3000 Hz (transmit and receive)
Microphone Input Sensitivity: 82 ±28 mV rms (typical)
Microphone Maximum Input Level: 2500 mV peak-to-peak
Microphone Input Impedance: 600 ohms
Microphone Connector: 17-pin Conxall-style flush-mount thumbscrew-locking
connector located on front panel of control head