User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 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
- 6.2.1 Installing NMO Antenna Mounts AN125001-001, 002, 003 and 004
- 6.2.2 Installing NMO Magnetic Antenna Mounts AN125001-007 and AN125001-008
- 6.2.3 Installing All Other Antenna Mounts
- 6.2.4 Attaching NMO Antenna Elements
- 6.2.5 Installing the Coax Cable and TNC RF Connector
- 6.2.6 Install GPS Antenna (Required Only if Radio has GPS Receiver Option)
- 7 RADIO INSTALLATION
- 8 CH25 REMOTE CONTROL HEAD INSTALLATION
- 9 EXTERNAL SPEAKER INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)
- 10 MICROPHONE ATTACHMENT
- 11 OPTIONAL CABLES
- 12 GPS NMEA-FORMATTED DATA CONNECTION
- 13 MOBILE DATA CONNECTION
- 14 INITIAL POWER-UP TEST
- 15 PERFORMANCE TESTS
- 16 COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION
- 17 WARRANTY REGISTRATION
- 18 WARRANTY
14221-1510-4440, Rev. B
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2 SPECIFICATIONS
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2.1 GENERAL
Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth)
Front-Mount Radio with CH-25: 2.8 x 7.24 x 7.9 inches (7.1 x 18.4 x 20 centimeters)
(Includes knobs but not
space required for mounting
bracket and cables at rear of radio)
Remote-Mount Radio: 2.8 x 7.24 x 7.2 inches (7.1 x 18.4 x 18.3 centimeters)
(Does not
include space required for mounting bracket
and cables at rear of radio)
CH-25 Control Head and Cable: 2.8 x 7.24 x 2.8 inches (7.1 x 18.4 x 7.1 centimeters)
(Head with Remote Control (Does not
include space required for mounting bracket
Interface and Cable) and cables at rear of head)
Weight:
Front-Mount Radio with CH-25: 5.91 pounds (2.68 kilograms); does not
include bracket
Remote-Mount Radio: 3.70 pounds (1.68 kilograms); does not
include bracket
CH-25 Control Head and Cable: 3.62 pounds (1.64 kilograms); includes remote control
cable; does not
include bracket
Operating Ambient Temperature Range: -22 to +140° Fahrenheit (-30 to +60° Celsius)
Storage Temperature Range: -40 to +176° Fahrenheit (-40 to +80° Celsius)
Altitude
Operating: 15,000 feet (4572 meters) maximum
Transport/Storage: 50,000 feet (15240 meters) maximum
DC Supply Voltage Operating Ranges
For Full Performance: +13.6 Vdc ±10% (Normal range per TIA-603)
Overall Operating Range: +13.6 Vdc ±20%
Power Transients/Surge: Per ISO7637-2
DC Supply Current Requirements
Receive
With Speaker Muted: 1.4 amps maximum
With 15-Watt Ext. Spkr. Output Power: 4.0 amps maximum
Transmit
VHF Radio at 50 Watts: 15 amps maximum, 11 amps typical
UHF Radio at 50 Watts: 15 amps maximum, 13 amps typical
700/800 MHz Radio at 35 Watts: 15 amps maximum, 12 amps typical
Quiescent/Off Current: 2 milliamps maximum
Environmental: Meets or exceeds MIL-STD-810G Standard
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; IEC
60529 Standard (IP54); U.S. Forest Service Vibration
(10 to 60 Hz) USDA LMR Standard, Section 2.15; TIA-
603-C Shock Standard (1-meter drop) Paragraph 3.3.5.3
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These specifications are primarily intended for the use of the installation technician. See the appropriate Specifications
Sheet for the complete specifications.
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Also meets or exceeds equivalent superseded MIL-STD-810D, -E and -F.