BG TECH. RADIOSHACK CORPORATION FCC ID: AAO1901108 JOB #: 388K1 EXHIBIT #: 4 Cat. No. 19-1108 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
BG TECH. FEATURES Your RadioShack Compact Handheld 2m/70cm FM Amateur Transceiver is compact and rugged, making it easy to carry almost anywhere. The crystal controlled circuitry provides accurate and stable frequency selection, making it an ideal choice for your amateur communications needs. Note : You must have a Technician Class or higher Amateur Radio Operator’s License, and a call sign issued by the FCC, to legally transmit using this transceiver.
BG TECH. Power Save – conserves battery power when the transceiver is not transmitting or receiving. Programmable Frequency Steps – let you set the frequency increment for tuning or scanning to steps of 5, 6.25, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 25, 50kHz. Signal Strength Indicator – a graduated bar shows the relative strength of the received signal. Time -Out Timer – lets you set a maximum transmission time interval among 1,2,3,4,5,10,15,20 minute.
BG TECH. MANUAL CONVENTIONS Your transceiver’s buttons perform multiple functions. The abbreviation or symbol for a function is printed on or above each button. To activate certain transceiver features, you must press F (function) and another button at the same time. Those key combination instructions are printed as the first button name, +, then the second button name. For example, F+ TOT means hold down F while you press TOT. Button names are printed in small, bold, capital letters such as CLR or MR.
BG TECH.
BG TECH.
BG TECH. INTRODUCTION TO AMATEUR RADIO Your transceiver is the perfect first radio for anyone entering the exciting world of amateur radio, s well as a great additional transceiver for the experienced amateur radio operator. Your transceiver opens a door for you to the world from almost anywhere! All you need is an Amateur Radio Operator’s License (Technician Class or higher) issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
BG TECH. learn Morse code for a Technician Class license, we encourage you to learn it anyway so you can advance to higher levels of operating privileges. There is no fee to take the Novice exam. As soon as you pass the Novice exam, you can immediately take the Technician exam. All license level tests are administered by a three-member Volunteer Examiner Team. Contract the ARRL for a schedule of exam opportunities in your area.
BG TECH. PREPARATION You can operate your transceiver from any of four power sources; l Li-Ion batteries l Alkaline batteries l AC Power (using an optional AC adapter) l Vehicle battery power (using an optional DC adapter) USING INTERNAL BATTERIES Using Rechargeable Batteries You can power your transceiver using two lithium ion batteries supplied as a sealed pack. The battery pack has a built-in circuit that lets you recharge Li-Ion batteries.
BG TECH. You can power the transceiver from a vehicle’s 13.8V power source or cigarette lighter socket using 13.8 V DC to DC power adapter and a size H Adaptaplug (neither supplied). Both are available at your local RadioShack store. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA Place the threaded base socket of the supplied antenna over the antenna connector on the top of the transceiver and turn the antenna clockwise to tighten it. To remove it, turn it counterclockwise.
BG TECH. Note : Connecting a headset’s plug to the transceiver’s SPK jack automatically disconnects the internal speaker. You can also connect an optional mono earphone to the SPK jack. This lets you use the transceiver’s push-to talk button to transmit as usual. Your local RadioShack store carries a wide selection of suitable communication headsets, earphones, and separate components.
BG TECH. A QUICK LOOK AT THE DISPLAY F: : it will appear when F (function) key is pressed. 1. 2. TSQ This is for the function of tone squelch (CTCSS). “T” will appear when Tone Squelch (CTCSS) is enabled for transmitting. “SQ” will appear when Tone Squelch (CTCSS) is enabled for receiving. “TSQ” will appear when Tone Squelch (CTCSS) is enabled for transmitting and receiving. 3. +/- : “+” will appear to indicate a positive repeater offset. “ –“ will appear to indicate a negative repeater offset. 4.
BG TECH. 7. A : This icon shows when RX mode is in Air band. 8. battery icon : Battery icon indicates the battery strength. 9. B (key symbol) : this indicates that the key pad control is disabled to prevent accidental setting changes. 10. XBO : This is “Cross Band Operation”. When you use different frequencies for TX and RX, this will indicate you are using cross band operation. 11. MR (memory Channel Recall) : let you select a memory location using CH. 12.
BG TECH. OPERATION TURING ON /OFF THE TRANSCEIVER To turn the transceiver, hold down “PWR” key for about 0.5 second. The radio beeps once if the key tone feature is enabled. Then the current battery voltage briefly appears and the last used frequency appears. To turn the transceiver off, press “PWR” key again. CHANGING THE CHANNEL/FREQUENCY UP/DOWN To change the channel or frequency, turn the rotary switch on the top. If you turn clockwise, channel or frequency goes up.
BG TECH. USING UNIVERSAL TYPE KEY FOR SET MODE Press or repeatedly to select setting SQL 0 ~ 5, VHFRPT, UHFRPT, RXTONE, TXTONE, DTMF, AREA code set, SAME on/off mode in turns. If you select a setting you want to change, press to change value. Setting the squelch level : Press to change the squelch setting. “00 ~ 05” on main frequency display and SQL on sub frequency display will appear. VHFRPT : VHF Repeater frequency setting.
BG TECH. TXTONE : TX CTCSS Frequency Setting When you select a frequency or no frequency (CTCSS off) pressing up/down arrow Key or rotate a rotary switch, press to save and exit Default is “88.5”. dTMF : DTMF dial Setting à Initial Data Entry 1. Press KEY to select DTMF mode. 2. Press or rotary switch to select the address from d1 to d6. 3. Main frequency display shows ------. On the sub-frequency display, dTMF will be displayed and memory display shows d1 to d6. 4.
BG TECH. 6. Do the same way of 4. and 5. 7. After entering AREA code, press or PTT key to go to VFO mode. à Data re -entry 1. Select the address to modify. 2. Enter the desired code. - Once area code is entered, WX SAME mode works only area code is matched. - If there is no data in A9, ------ appears. WX-SAME : Weather SAME Mode On/Off When you select WX SAME mode on or off pressing up/down arrow key, press to save and exit.
BG TECH. MEMORY OPERATION Your transceiver has 100 standard memory locations that you can use to store frequencies for quick access. You can store frequencies used for the VHF, weather, and UHF bands. When you store a frequency, all other settings associated with that frequency (such as the repeater offset and CTCSS tones) are stored as well. STORING A TRAMSMIT/RECEIVE FREQUENCY (MEMORY WRITING) Select the freq. you want to store.
BG TECH. Memory No. 1 will not be cleared. USING THE CALLING-FREQUENCY MEMORY Press “Call” key to display the current calling frequency. The frequency appears. To change the store frequency, press F + Call (CM) after enter a new frequency in VFO. To enable the calling frequency, press “CALL” key at any time.
BG TECH. SCANNING OPERATION SCANNING FOR ACTIVE FREQUENCY Press “SC” key to scan up or down the band’s full frequency range. The decimal point flashes as the transceiver scans. The radio stops on each active frequency for 8 seconds. To change the scanning direction, press up or down arrow key or rotate the rotary switch. To stop on a frequency or stop scanning, press “SC” or PTT key again.
BG TECH. CONTINUOUS TONE CODED SQUELCH SYSTEM FEATURES Your transceiver can transmit and receive a low-level, selectable, subaudible tone at the same time as it transmits (TX) or receives(RX) a regular signal. This special tone lets you listen only to other radio set to the same tone frequency when you use the transceiver in simplex operation. It also lets you match your radio to the subaudible tone frequency used by a local repeater.
BG TECH. USING DTMF CODE DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) tones are those typically associated with the use of your telephone. Your transceiver can tranmit up to 16 separate DTMF tones and store a sequence of tones in up to 6 different memory location (d1 to d6). You can use DTMF to transmit to a land-patch and then to a telephone line. This lets you enable or disable certain repeater functions, which is handy if you are involved with repeater administration.
BG TECH. OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES LOCKING THE KEYPAD Press “F” + “Lock (DW)” key. To unlock the keypad, press “F” + “Lock”. PWR won’t be locked. LIGHTING THE DISPLAY When you press any key except “PTT” or “F” , the backlight turns on for about 5 seconds. TURING THE KEY TONE ON AND OFF Press “F” + “BEEP (7)” to turn on and off. Display : Beep on à BP ON Beep off à BP OFF SETTING THE FREQUENCY STEP Press “F” + “STEP(2)”. The current step setting appears with “STEP” on LCD.
BG TECH. Press “F” + “TOT(4)”. The default setting OFF appears with TOT on LCD. Repeatedly press key or channel rotary switch to select the desired time -out-timer interval from 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15, 20 min. When you select a value for the time -out-timer feature, “TOT” appears on the LCD. Press to store the setting and exit to the VFO mode. When TOT is on, “TOT’ on LCD is blinking. For instance, when it is set to 4 min, warning tone beeps at 3min 50 sec.
BG TECH. 090, 045, 005, appear by 5 degree step in the right on the display. For calibration of compass, press “PWR” + “COMP” key and then confirm the display “CAL”. Then, turn the unit twice clockwise or counterclockwise. And then press “PTT” or to return to normal mode. To see the more precise compass direction, have the unit horizontal. The display provides 8 primary directions ; N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W and NW. On the mode of XBO, compass will be displayed unless the radio is receiving the signal.
BG TECH. don’t receive in signal, it goes to scan in sub. If pressing PTT, it transmits in last memory channel before entering the dual watch mode and dual watch is canceled. If “M” key is held down, it scans in sub frequency till "M" is released. If released “M” key, it waits 200 msec in main channel and back to the sub frequency. The initial frequency in main and sub. is same.
BG TECH. SPECIFICATION GENERAL Frequency 2-Meter 70-cm ----------------------------------- TX:144 ~148MHz/RX: 137 ~ 174MHz ----------------------------------- TX:438 ~450MHz/RX: 420 ~ 512MHz Weather Channel ------------------------------------ RX : CH1 ~ CH7 Airband ----------------------------------- RX : 108.000 ~ 136.9875MHz Frequency Generation --------------------------------- PLL Synthesizer Frequency Stability ---------------------------------- +/- 10 ppm Operating Temp.
BG TECH. Deviation ---------------------------------- +/- 5kHz MAX. S/N Ratio ---------------------------------- 40dB Current Drain ---------------------------------- 1200mA, DC 7.
