User Manual

Personal Uses
Keep in touch with home while driv-
ing to work ,to the store,or to a so-
cial activity.let your family know you
are tied up in traffice or that you will
stop by the store on the way home.
If you are a two-car(or more)family,
CBs are great for communicating
With family members while they are
In their cars.
Contact friends or neighbors-find
out “what’s happening”or plan a
get-together
Ever have car trouble or run out of
gas on the highway?What an assur-
ance it is to be able to call for assis-
tance!
Camping,fishing,and other sports
are more fun with a CB.Locate a
buddy or find out”what’s cooking”
back at camp.
TRANSMISSION
COURTESY
Please follow these guidelines of
redio courtesy when using your CB.
Wait for a pause in someone else’s
transmission before you ask for a
break.
If you do not receive an answer to
your call after a second attampt,
sign off and wait several minutes be-
fore trying again.
Do not hold down the talk button
when you are not talking(This is
called dead keying).
Assist callers with directions,infor-
mation about road conditions,and
any other reasonable requests.
MAXIMUM RANGE
The maximum range and quality of
CB Transmissions very depending
on the foliowing conditions:
The type and quality of antenna
used
the height of the antenna’s moun-
ting location the higher the an-
tenna, the better the signal’s range
the surrounding terrain moun-
tains and tall bulinings limit the
range
weather conditions
The number of neardy CBs operat-
ing on the same channel
standing wave ratio(SWR)between
the antenna and the CB.
Note:
Your CB radio’s transmission
range is generally line-of sight.
REDUCING NOISE
The Audio Clarity Enhance(ACE)cir-
cuit uses compander(compressor and
ex-pander)technology to improve
communication quality.The circuit
maintains the dymanic ragng while
increasing the signal-to-noise ratio
as the gain s automatically level.
This results in a reduction in wide band
noise.
Because your CB is exceptionally qui-
et,any noise you hear is probably from
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anexternal source in you vehicle,
such as the alternator,another radio,
or spark plugs.
You can determine the noise’s
Source by turning off the engine and
Operating the CB with your vehicle’s
Ignition set to ACC.If the noise is
reduced,the problem is in your
vehicle’s ignition or electri-
cal system.
Here are a few hints to help you
reduce or elimintate such noise:
Make all CB power and antenna
wires as short as possible.
Keep the power wires away from
the antena wires.
Be sure the chassis ground connec-
tion is secure.
Replace old ignition wires with new,
high-voltage, noise-suppression
wires.
Install noise suppressors on your
spark plugs, or install new spark plugs
that have built-in noise suppressors.
lf problems persist,check your alter-
nator/generator and regulator gauges
You can reduce the noise from these
sources by using bypass capacitors
atthe various output voltage points.
Your local RadioShack store has a
Wide selection of noise-suppression
accessories.