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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2.2 TRANSCEIVER
Frequency Ranges
VHF Radio: 136 to 174 MHz (transmit and receive)
UHF Radio: 378 to 470 MHz (transmit and receive)
700/800 MHz Radio
700 MHz Band Receive: 764 to 776 MHz
700 MHz Band Transmit: 764 to 776 MHz and 794 to 806 MHz
800 MHz Band Receive: 851 to 870 MHz
800 MHz Band Transmit: 806 to 825 MHz and 851 to 870 MHz
Transmit Power
VHF Radio: 10 to 50 watts (programmable range)
UHF Radio: 5 to 50 watts (programmable range)
700/800 MHz Radio, 700 MHz Band 0.3 to 35 watts (programmable range); see
NOTE below.
700/800 MHz Radio, 800 MHz Band 1 to 35 watts (programmable range)
The 700/800 MHz XG-25M radio is aligned for a maximum transmit power of 35 watts
across the entire 700/800 MHz frequency band. However, FCC licensed systems, verify
the radio’s 700 MHz channels are limited to 30 Watts or per license requirements via the
radio’s personality programming.
The UHF XG-25M
radio is aligned for a maximum transmit power of 50 watts across its
entire 378 - 470 MHz operating band. However, f
or equipment operating in accordance
with FCC 47CFR80 rules (i.e., Maritime Services), it is the responsibility of the licensee to
ensure the radio is installed and aligned per license requirements.
Antenna Port Impedance: 50 ohms
Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz or 25 kHz (mode dependent)
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Voice and Data Communications Modes: Half-Duplex
Frequency Stability:
VHF Radio: ±2 ppm
UHF and 700/800 MHz Radios: ±1.5 ppm
Receiver Sensitivity
VHF and UHF Radios
Analog Mode: better than -119 dBm (0.25 µV) at 12 dBm SINAD
P25 Mode (TIA-102 Method): better than -116 dBm (0.35 µV) at 5% static BER
700/800 MHz Radio
Analog Mode, 700 MHz Band: better than -116 dBm (0.35 µV) at 12 dBm SINAD
Analog Mode, 800 MHz Band: better than -119 dBm (0.25 µV) at 12 dBm SINAD
P25 Mode (TIA-102 Method): better than -116 dBm (0.35 µV) at 5% static BER
Audio Frequency Response: 300 to 3000 Hz (transmit and receive)
Microphone Input Sensitivity: 82 ±28 mV rms (typical)
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VHF radio is compliant with applicable FCC narrowbanding mandate below 512 MHz.
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