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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 19- 1110 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. HTX-10 10-Meter Transcei ver A 19-1110.fm P age 1 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:42 AM[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your Rad ioShack HTX- 10 10-Mete r Transcei ver is ide al for use in your vehicle. It s 25-watt SSB/ FM and 7- watt AM outp ut pro- vides th e power y ou need to c ommunicate , and its tuner cove rs the entire 10-meter Ama teur Radi o band (includ ing the 28. 3 to 28.5 MH z Novice ba nd). You can co nnect a DC power s upply and base sta [...]

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    3 Important : You must h ave a Te chnicia n Class or higher Amateur Radio Opera tor’s L icense, a nd a call s ign issu ed by the FCC , to legally transmit usin g this tra nsceiver. Transmitt ing wit hout a li- cense car ries heavy pen alties. G etting a lic ense is ea sier than ev - er. See “Introd uction to Am ateur Radio ” on Page 6 for m o[...]

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    4 MANUAL CONVENTIONS Your trans ceiver’s bu ttons perf orm multi ple funct ions. The ab bre- viation or sym bol for a funct ion i s printe d on, b elow, o r above each bu tton. To activa te certain trans ceiver fea tures, you mu st press PUSH FUNC (functio n) then ano ther button . Button na mes a re printed in this m anual in small, bold, ca pit[...]

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    5 CONTENT S Introduction to Am ateur Radio ............. ............ ................ .... 6 Preparation ...... ........... ................. ................. ........... ............... 8 Attaching the Mi cro pho ne Hold er ...................... ...... ......... 8 Mounting the T ran sceiver ............ ........... ................. ......... 8[...]

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    6 INTRODUCTION TO AM ATEUR RADIO This tran sceiver is a great i ntermedia te-level t ool for the e xperi- enced am ateur ra dio operato r. The transc eiver ope ns a door for you to th e world from almo st anywhe re! All you need is a n Ama- teur Ra dio Ope rator’s Li cense (Nov ice C lass, or Technician Plus, or hi gher) iss ued by th e Federal C[...]

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    7 Start studyi ng for the lic ense exa ms. Do not be intimidat ed by the word “stud y,” for mos t people c an go fr om knowin g absolut ely nothing abo ut amateur radi o to passin g the Novice an d Techni- cian wri tten exam s in les s than a m onth. The exam s test yo ur knowl edge of ba sic radio regulatio ns and el - emen tary radi o theo ry[...]

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    8 PREPARATION ATTACHING THE MICROPH ONE HOLDER You can conne ct the micropho ne holder horizo ntally or vertic ally to either side of the t ransceiv er or to another lo cation in your ve- hicle. Use t he suppl ied sc rews an d lock washers t o secure the holder to the si de of t he transceiv er. Or, foll ow thes e steps t o attach th e holder to an[...]

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    9 If you are mountin g the t ransceiv er in a v ehicle, choos e a loca - tion wher e: • you c an easily reach th e transceive r . • wires and cables are cle ar of the vehicl e's pedal s or other mov i ng pa rts. • the tran sceiver is not directly in fron t of heatin g vents. • all w ires and cables can reach their conn ection po ints. [...]

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    10 4. Attach the trans ceiver to the mount ing brack et using t he supplie d rubb er washer s and mo unting knobs. CONNECTING AN ANTENN A There are many diffe rent types of transceiver antennas for mobile transce ivers. Eac h antenna type has its own benefi ts, so choose the one t hat bes t meets your needs . Your loc al RadioS hack st ore sells a [...]

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    11 Once you choos e an antenna, follow its moun ting instru ction s. Then rout e the cable to the trans ceiver an d con- nect the cab le to the ANT jack on the back of th e trans ceiver. Cautions: • A void rou ting t he cable next to sharp edg es or moving part s, which mig ht damage the cabl e. • Do n ot run the cable ne xt to power cables or [...]

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    12 CONNECTING THE MICRO PHONE 1. Align the s lot on t he bottom o f the microph one’ s plug with the ridge inside the MIC jack. Th en f u ll y in se rt the plug into the j ack. 2. T urn the pl ug’s lock ing nut clock- wise to ti ghten it. 3. Slide the m icrophon e onto the mic rophone ho lder . To disc onnect th e microph one, unscrew the lock [...]

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    13 To connec t the extern al speaker to the transc eiver, ins ert the sp eaker's plug into the EXT jack on th e back of the transceiv er Note: Conn ecting an external speaker d isconne cts the tra nsceiv- er's internal speake r. USING V EHICLE BATTERY P OWER Follow thes e steps to conne ct the transceiv er to your ve hicle’s bat- tery p[...]

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    14 Caution: Do no t connect th e black wire to a no n-metallic (plastic ) part, or to an y part insulated fro m the vehi cle's chassi s by a n on-metall ic part. 3. Connec t the single co nnector end of the power cord to the connec tor on the b ack of the tra n sceiver . USING THE T RANSCEIVE R AS A BASE STATION Although this transc eiver is d[...]

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    15 Follow t hese step s to ins tall the tra nsceive r as a bas e station . 1. Mo unt the ba se stati on antenna as d escribed in it s owne r's manua l. Warning: Use ex treme caution when you ins tall or remove a base stat ion ante nna. If the an tenna start s to fall, let it go! It could con tact overhe ard power lines . If the antenna touches[...]

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    16 A QUICK LOO K AT T HE CONTROL S OFF/V OLUME — turn s the r adio on/of f; adjusts the v olume RF- G/MIC -G — attenua tes strong s ignals; re duces the micro- phone’s gain and SSB transmitting p ower STEP/N B/1 — selects the fr equency tuning st ep; turns th e noise blanker on/off; selec ts memo ry Chann el 1 CALL/2 — quickly recalls a f[...]

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    17 OPERATION SETTING SQUELCH AND RECEIVING 1. Ro ta te SQU ELC H fully c ounter clockwis e. 2. Ro ta te RF-G ful ly cloc kwise . 3. T o turn on the tra nsceive r , rotate OFF /V OLUME cloc kwis e until it cl icks. Th e disp lay light s and the fre quency a ppears. A bar graph also ap pea rs w hic h sh ows the rec eiv ed sign al ’ s strength. 4. S[...]

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    18 Note: If the tra nsceive r picks up un w anted w eak trans mis- sions , r o tat e RF-G slig ht l y c o unt er c lock w i se to d ec rea se th e tran sceiv er ’s se nsi tivit y to si gnal s. The tran sceiv er bl ocks the wea k transm issions . 6. Repeat edly press MODE to select the de sired band (FM, AM, USB (uppe r sideban d), or LSB (lo wer [...]

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    19 3. T o transmit, hold down the push-to-tal k button on the micro - phone, hold the mi crophone 2– 3 inch es from yo ur mouth, and spea k in a norma l tone o f voi ce. TX appea rs along with a bar graph which sho ws the s trength of your transmissio n. 4. When y ou finish transmitting, re lease the PTT button. TX and the si gnal stre ngth bars [...]

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    20 SPECIAL F EATURES USING THE SPECIAL FE ATURES Your trans ceiver has severa l advanced featur es that give you ad- ditional contr ol and co nvenienc e while using it . This l ist pr ovides addition al infor mation about your tran sceiver’ s specia l featur es. Feature See: Step — le t’s y ou chan ge the inc re- ment yo u set to tu ne frequ [...]

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    21 Using STEP Repeated ly p r es s STEP to se le ct the frequen cy step you r t rans- ceiver dis pl ays w hen it sh ow s a fre que nc y. As you pres s ST EP , one of t he t hree fre que nc y d igi ts flashes for abou t 2 s ec ond s to show whic h digit is sele cted. The inc rement th at the selecte d digi t di splay s is: • the righ tmost di git:[...]

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    22 Using CALL The transc eiver’s call mem ory lets yo u quickly recall a s pecific frequenc y in mem ory Channe l 2. Note: See “Us ing M-SAVE (M emory Sav e)” on Page 25 fo r more informat ion ab out storin g a freq uency in memory channe l 2. Press CALL to recall the sto red frequenc y at any time. The fre- quency flashes . Press CALL ag ain[...]

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    23 Using LCR (Last Channel Recall) Press LCR to return to the last channe l you sel ected. Using M-LOAD You can rec all frequ encies s tored in m emory Cha nnels 1–5 . Note: See “Using M-SAVE (Memory Save)” on Page 25 for more informatio n about s toring frequencie s in memory channe ls. To r ecall a memory chann el, pr ess M-LOAD so L app ea[...]

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    24 Using SHIF T The transc eiver’s shift funct ion lets yo u set the tran smit frequ ency shift f rom th e recei ve freque ncy in either direction within the range of 0.0 Hz to 990 kHz. Follow these st eps to se t the freque ncy shi ft directio n and offs et frequenc y. 1. T o set the frequenc y shift direc tion to + , p res s PUSH FUNC then pres[...]

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    25 Using M-SA VE (Memory Save) Follow th ese steps to save up to five frequ encies in to memory chann els. 1. Select the desire d frequ ency . 2. Pr ess PUSH FUNC then M-SA VE . S appears. 3. Wh ile S appears, pre ss the desire d memory channel n um- ber . The transc eiver store s the frequenc y you sele cted into the memo ry channel you selec ted.[...]

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    26 Using R F -G (R F G a in ) When you receive an extremel y strong si gnal, rotate RF-G coun- tercloc kwise to a ttenuate th e signal. Using MIC-G (M icrophone Gain) Rotate MIC-G to adjust th e transmitt er’s microphone ga in and SSB transm itting powe r for the best audio q uality. T URNING THE KEY T ONE ON AND OFF The transc eiver is pres et t[...]

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    27 CARE AND MAINT ENANCE Your HTX-10 1 0-Meter Tran sceive r is an exa mple of superi or design a nd cra ftsma nship . Th e foll owing su ggesti ons wi ll he lp you care for your tran sceiver so yo u can enj oy it for y ears. Keep the tran scei ver dry. I f it gets w et, w ipe it dry immedia tely. L iquids m ight conta in mineral s that can corro d[...]

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    28 T ROUBL ESHOOT ING If your tran sceiver is not w orking a s it shoul d, these s uggestion s might h elp you e liminate the pr oblem. If the transc eiver sti ll does not operate properly, take it to yo ur local R adioShack store for as- sistanc e. Pr oblem P ossible Caus es Remedies Trouble w ith receptio n. The sque lch migh t need t o be adju s[...]

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    29 The trans ceiver s hould be se rviced on ly by a qua lified radio technici an. If you sti ll h ave prob lem s , tak e yo ur tran sc ei ve r to a local R adioShack store for assista nce. NOISE REDUCTION Because y our transce iver is excep tionally quiet, an y noise you hear is proba bly from an exte rnal source in yo ur vehicle suc h as your vehi[...]

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    30 • Be sure that t he chass is ground connec tion is sec ure. • Rep lace o ld ignitio n wires with new , high-voltage, n oise s up- pressio n wires . • Inst all no ise suppr ess ors o n your sp ark pl ugs , or in sta ll ne w spark p lugs that have built in no ise sup pressors. • If prob lems persist, c heck yo ur altern ator /genera tor an[...]

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    31 Caution: The suppli ed fuse has the prop er ratings. M ake sure you repla ce a fuse only with another fuse of the s ame rating. 4. Re a ss em bl e t he f us e h ol d er by s qu e ez i ng i t t o ge t her un t il it snaps sh ut. 19-1110.fm P age 31 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:4 2 AM[...]

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    32 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL Frequenc y Range ................... ........ 28.000 M Hz to 29.69 9 MHz T u ning Step ........... .............. 1 kHz/10 kHz /100 kHz ( selectab le) Frequenc y Genera tion .................. ......... Digital PLL Syn thesizer Antenna Co nnector ...... ...................... 50 ohm coaxia l connector Microph one . .......[...]

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    33 TRANSMITTER Power Output ............... ...... ...... ..... ...... . 7w (AM), 25w (FM/SSB) Distortion ...... ........... ................. ................ ............ ................ . 5% Deviation ...... ........... ................. ................ ............ ........... ± 2 kHz S/N Ratio ............ ............................ .....[...]

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    34 NOTES 19-1110.fm P age 34 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:4 2 AM[...]

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    35 19-1110.fm P age 35 Friday, March 24, 2000 9:4 2 AM[...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation For t W or th, T exas 7610 2 03A00 Printed in K orea Limited Ninety-Day W arranty This pro duct is war rante d by RadioS hack again st manuf actu ring defe cts in mater ial and wor kmanship und er normal us e for nine ty (90) days fro m the date of p urchase from Radio Shack compa ny-owned stor es and au[...]