MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB TRANSCEIVERS Supplement to Owner’s Guide best radio for worst events 6886872J01
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best radio for worst events MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB TRANSCEIVER Motorola 1720 West Paul Dirac Drive, Tallahassee 32310 FL, USA Supplement to Owner’s Guide Cat. No.
Warnings, Cautions and Notes Warnings, Cautions and Notes The following notations are used to place special emphasis on procedures, or to call attention to precautionary measures. An operating procedure, practice and so forth, which if not followed correctly, could result in personal injury, or loss of life. Warning An operating procedure, practice and so forth, which if not followed correctly, could result in damage to, or destruction of equipment.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Information for Safe, Efficient Operation Product Safety and RF Exposure for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed in Vehicles or as Fixed Site Control Stations Caution BEFORE USING THIS RADIO, READ THIS BOOKLET WHICH CONTAINS IMPORTANT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS FOR SAFE USAGE AND RF ENERGY AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RF ENERGY EXPOSURE LIMITS IN APPLICABLE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS.
Warnings, Cautions and Notes Federal Communication Commission Regulations The FCC has established limits for safe exposure to radio frequency (RF) emissions from mobile two-way radios. The FCC requires manufacturers to demonstrate compliance with RF exposure limits before mobile two-way radios can be marketed In the U.S. When two-way radios are approved for occupational/controlled environment exposure limits, the FCC requires users to be fully aware of, and exercise control over, their exposure.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions for Mobile Two-Way Radios Installed in Vehicles To control your exposure and ensure compliance with the occupational/controlled environment exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures: • To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button; to receive, release the PTT button.
Warnings, Cautions and Notes Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility Note Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed, or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Operational Warnings For Vehicles with an Air Bag Warning Do not mount or place a mobile radio in the area over an air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force. If a radio Is placed in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 New Model Information ................................................................................. 1 44-Pin Accessories Connector........................................................................ 1 Functional Enhancements............................................................................... 4 Additional MICOM-2 Features ............
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Introduction Introduction This Supplement to the “MICOM-2E/2R ALE HF-SSB Transceiver Owner’s Guide”, Publication 68P02952C60-A, provides you with information on additional features, options and MICOM-2 models, which are not documented in the Owner’s Guide. The information presented in this Supplement covers the new versions (Version CK) of the MICOM-2E/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB transceivers. The new versions use enhanced hardware and provide additional ALE capabilities.
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44-Pin Accessories Connector Table 1.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Functional Enhancements Figure 1 through Figure 5 present the menus of the new MICOM-2 CK transceiver versions. The main enhancements are described below. Note MICOM-2 transceivers with internal GPS receiver (optional) have extended FREQ and CH menus. See Figure 7 for a description of the GPS menus. Main Menu MORE CHAN 1 2 3 4 FREQ LOCK BIT SMPX DPLX RXO TXO FULL CHAN L.
Functional Enhancements CH Mode Only for ALE MORE BAND LSB USB SQ MORE PWR DSP ON OFF CLAR NF .. -200 . .. ... .. OFF . .. ... +200 SSB AME PLT AGC BW SLOW FAST OFF 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.3 LSM CW RCLV CALL See Note ON OFF NB ON OFF ON OFF LQA MON BDIR SOUND SEND PAGE ON OFF MORE MULT .. .. CLIP ATTN MODE LOW MED HIGH MAX MORE ALL SEND PAGE NET SEND PAGE CHAN Figure 2.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Main Menu RAD LANG ALE .. . . CHAN ENGLISH FRENCH ESPA PRMT OPTS ACC ALE AMP TUNE NON YES NO MORE BAUD 1.2 2.4 4.8 9.6 DPWR LOW MED HIGH MAX MST AST YES NO MORE PTBP YES NO KBBP YES NO ADT TONE YES NO LOW HIGH STOR ERAS PWR LOW MED HIGH MAX YES NO CW 0.25 0.5 0.8 RCLV YES NO DIM YES NO MORE MORE GET ATTN 1 . . .. .. .. .. 10 FREQ BAND SMPX DPLX RXO TXO LSB USB MODE SSB AME PLT AGC SLOW FAST OFF BW 2.1 2.7 3.0 3.
Functional Enhancements Main Menu LANG ALE RAD . .. . ENGLISH FRENCH ESPA MORE DIR NET OPT AMD AUTO STOR YES NO ADDR AMD EDIT ERAS MORE ADD ERAS YES NO MORE PTOT MLQA 1 . . . . .. .. . . 10 0 .. .. . . .. .. 100 MxCH AU . . . .. 0 . . . .. 59 EXAL QCAL YES NO YES NO ALRT AADR YES NO YES NO TOT MNT YES NO YES NO MORE NAME CHAN MEMB OPT GET ERAS YES NO NET SELF MORE ERAS MAN SLNT 30 ... .. YES .. .. . NO 120 SORT ERAS ALLC NONE TUNE RCV SEND OFF R&S 1 . . .. .. ..
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MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide New ALE Features This section includes three new ALE features: • Multi-Net, described on page 14 • Wildcard, described on page 18 • Multiple calls, described on page 19 Multi-Net (Optional) Option #G147 14 _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Additional MICOM-2 Features Multiple Calls When using the ALE function, you can select between making an individual call and making calls to multiple (MULT) destinations. To reach the multiple call options: 1. Press the MORE key to display the MULT (F1) option. 2. Press MULT (F1) to display a screen with the following options: • ALL (F1) – all-call (broadcast) to all the stations • NET (F2) – call to all the stations in a selected net.
MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide VP-116 Mini Voice Privacy Unit Interface (Optional) Option #G849AB The VP option is supported by means of the G849AB option, that replaces the previous VP option, G849. The G849AB option includes two new items: FKN8149A Cable, VP to MICOM-2, MICOM-3. New cable, used for connecting the VP-116 to the MICOM-2 (the cable offered with the G849 option cannot be used with the new MICOM-2 transceivers). FKN8148A Cable Suitcase with VP, MICOM-2, MICOM-3.
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Additional MICOM-2 Features PPS-100 Pre-Post Selector (Optional) Option #G65 + Option #G638 _________________________________________________________________________________________________ 29
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