User's Manual

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CITATION 20
SYNTHESIZED INTELLIGENCE KIT
DESCRIPTION
The Tactical Technologies Inc. CITATION 20 Synthesized Briefcase Intelligence Kit is a
multipurpose system designed for portable receiving and/or recording of covert intelligence
gathering operations.
The receiver is a highly sensitive narrow band synthesized VHF-FM receiver with a 100 channel
memory that operates in the 150-174 MHz range and is designed to meet the NTIA-102
narrowband (12.5 kHz channel spacing) standards. The receiver can also be set to receive
transmissions from devices designed prior to the NTIA-102 standard (25 kHz channel spacing).
An informative LCD display and multiple LED bar graphs highlight the Citation 20's control
panel. The unit is easy to program either in the Tech Office or "on the road". The unit's software
features a "FIELD SECURE" mode that eliminates the numeric frequency information from the
LCD display and leaves only the channel number and the assigned alpha/numeric name. In this
mode, the programmed frequency list is protected from additions or subtractions.
The recording system comes with a high quality Marantz PMD 201 cassette recorder, and the
monitoring system is enhanced with Tactical Technologies Inc.'s own dual band Digital Audio
Controls. Bass and/or Treble frequencies of the received audio can be monitored during initial
reception, or during playback of a recording. These tonal adaptations will NOT be recorded via
the on-board Marantz, thus retaining the integrity of the original recording. Also included as
standard equipment is an Adaptive Digital Audio Filter (DSP switch), which can eliminate
unwanted background noise from the received audio, or from a pro-recorded session. This ADAF
audio also can NOT be recorded via the on-board recorder.
The panel includes many illuminated displays and switches - all of which can be turned off so that
the panel remains dark for night time operations when this is a necessity.
As an option, the CITATION 8 can be equipped with descrambling. This will permit decoded
receiving/recording of a scrambled transmission from a compatibly scrambled Tactical Technolo-
gies Inc. transmitter or repeater.
GENERAL OPERATIONS
INITIAL SETUP
POWER
1.) Select one of the three possible power sources you will be using during operations.
a.) Internal Rechargeable Battery Pack.
No additional setup is required. Check to make sure battery if fully charged. See
section entitled "CHARGING AND CARING FOR THE INTERNAL BATTERY"
b.) External 12 VDC power source.