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Radio Shack MTX-103 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 19-1004 OWNER’S MAN UAL VHF Marine Transceiver Plea se read before using this eq uipment. MTX-103 19- 10 04 .f m Pag e 1 Tue s da y , Augu st 3, 19 99 9:1 1 A M[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radi o Shack MT X-103 VH F Ma- rine Transceiver lets you transmi t and receive o n all United St ates and inter- national c hannels in the V HF m arine band, as ass igned by the Int ernational Telec[...]

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    3 Warning: To prevent fire or shock haz - ard, do not expo se t his p ro duct to rain or moisture. This sy m bo l is in te nd ed to a le rt yo u to the pr e s en ce of un ins u la ted da n- ger o us volt a ge wi th in t h e prod uc t ’s encl os u r e th at m ig ht b e of s uf f ic ie nt mag nit ud e to co ns ti tu te a ris k of ele ct ric sh ock [...]

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    4 T ABL E OF CO N TENTS Prep aration .... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Char ging the Bat tery Pack .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 Connecting the Antenna ...............................[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION CHARGING T HE BA TTER Y P ACK The MTX-103 operates on a b uilt-in re- chargeable bat tery pack (supplied). Y ou m us t c ha rg e th e b at te ry p a ck w ith the supplied battery charger b efore you use i t the first time an d when BAT lights steadily. You can charge the ba ttery pack while it is detached f rom or whil e it is at- t[...]

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    6 Cautio ns: • T o preven t perm anent ba ttery power loss, never charge t he bat - t er ie s in an ar ea wh er e t he te m- perature is ab ov e about 80 °F . The charger does not operat e at all at temperatures b elow 32° F or above 1 13°F . • Never use any ot her charger to recharge the transc eiver’s ba ttery pack. This could perman ent[...]

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    7 USING AN EARPHON E To listen privately or to hear better in a noisy area, rem ove the pl ug from the SPK jack on the ri ght of t he t ransceiver and plug a monaural earphone (su ch as Cat. No. 33-175) into t he jack. T hi s automatical ly disconne cts the internal speaker. USING AN EXTERNA L SPEAKER/M ICROPHONE An exte rnal speake r/microphone (s[...]

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    8 OPE R A T ION RECEIVING 1. T urn SQUELCH fully counterclock - wise. 2. T urn on the radio by turning VOL- UME clockwise. Adjust VOLUME to the de sired listen ing level. 3. Adjust SQUELCH to el imin ate background noi se between trans- missions. Wai t until there is no signal on t he channel, t hen slowly tur n SQ UELCH cl oc kw ise unt il th e ba[...]

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    9 7. The USA/ INT’ L switc h must be set to USA if you are in United Stat es waters. If you are outside the USA, set the switch t o INT’ L . Although the chann el numbers are the sam e, the frequenc ies are different for USA and international channels. See “Channel Assign- me nts. ” 8. Set the NORM/CH16/WX sw i tch f or the de sired chan ne[...]

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    10 TR ANSMI TTING When ma king a call using a m arine transceive r, you must follow these call- ing procedures. • Channe l 16 is t he univers al calling and safety channel. Leave the radio set to Ch annel 16, unless a call is in progress on a dif f erent channel. • Listen to Channel 16 for at least 2 minutes bef ore making a call on it (to be s[...]

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    11 Makin g an Emerge ncy Call Emerge ncy calls are made on C hannel 16 because it is mon itored by marine radio owners. In many are as, the Coast Guard m oni tors Chann el 16 2 4- hours a day. T her e ar e t hre e le ve l s o f em er gen cy calls : •T h e Mayday distress s ignal i s for the mos t sev ere situations and i s used when there is g ra[...]

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    12 CHANNEL ASSIGNMEN TS Each of the 78 two-way communicat ion channels and 1 8 rec ei ve-only ch annels is reserved for a specific type of trans- mission. Misuse of a channe l is a viola- tion of FCC regulati o ns. You can l isten to any c hannel. B ut, with the Ship Radio Sta tion License that you rec eive by fi llin g ou t FC C Fo rm 5 06 , you c[...]

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    13 IINST ALLED CHANNEL S AND FREQUENCIES USA VHF Mari ne Channels Channel Fre que ncy ( M Hz) TX RX 01 15 6.05 0 156. 050 02 – 160. 700 03 – 160. 750 04 – 160. 800 05 156. 250 156. 250 06 156. 300 156. 300 07 156. 350 156. 350 08 156. 400 156. 400 09 156. 450 156. 450 10 156. 500 156. 500 1 1 156. 550 156.5 50 12 156. 600 156. 600 13 156. 650[...]

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    14 Inter natio nal VHF Mar ine Channel s Channel Fre que ncy (M H z) TX RX 01 156. 050 156.650 02 156. 100 160.700 03 156. 150 160.750 04 156. 200 160.800 05 156. 250 160.850 06 156. 300 156.300 07 156. 350 160.950 08 156. 400 156.400 09 156. 450 156.450 10 156. 500 156.500 1 1 156. 550 156.550 12 156. 600 156.600 15 156. 750 156.750 16 156. 800 15[...]

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    15 Com pr ehe ns iv e VH F FM Ma rin e Rad iot e lep ho ne Ch a nn el s Operat i ng Channel De si gna ti o n s Fre quenc y ( MHz) T y pe T r affic Shi p/Ship Sh ip/Shor e S hip TX Co ast RX 1 156. 050 160. 650 I ntern ation al On ly – Y es 2 157. 100 160. 700 I ntern ation al On ly – Y es 3 157. 150 161. 750 I ntern ation al On ly – Y es 4 15[...]

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    16 Operat i ng Cha nnel De signa tion s Fre que ncy (M H z) T ype Tr affic Sh ip/S hip Ship/Sh ore Ship TX Coast RX 60 156. 025 160 .62 5 I ntern atio na l Only RX O nly RX O nly 61 156. 075 160 .67 5 I ntern atio na l Only RX O nly RX O nly 62 156. 125 160 .72 5 I ntern atio na l Only RX O nly RX O nly 63 156. 175 160 .77 5 I ntern atio na l Only [...]

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    17 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Sh ack MTX-10 3 VHF M arine Transceiver is a n exam ple of superior de- sign and craftsmans hip. The following suggestions will help you care for the trans- ceiver so you can e njoy it fo r years. Keep the t ransceiver dry. If it get s wet, wipe it dry i mmediately. L iq- uids might contain minerals that can corr[...]

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    18 IF YOU HA VE PROBLEM S If your transceiver does not operate properly, check the following item s first . If yo u still hav e a p roble m , bring th e transce iver to yo ur local Radio Shack store for assistance. Imp ort an t: Rep air and/or adju stment of this transcei ver must be performed by a t ec hnician with an FCC general- class commerc ia[...]

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    19 SPECI FICA T IONS GENERAL Channels .. ................. . . ...............A ll USA and International Channels Include d, Plus T en Weather Channels and CH90, 91, 95, 96, 97 for International U sage Fre qu ency M ethod .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... .... Phase L ock Lo op ETR Synthesizer Antenn[...]

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    20 NOTES 19-1 004. fm Page 2 0 Tue s day, Au gust 3, 19 99 9:1 1 A M[...]

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    21 19-1 004. fm Page 2 1 Tue s day, Au gust 3, 19 99 9:1 1 A M[...]

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    22 19-1 004. fm Page 2 2 Tue s day, Au gust 3, 19 99 9:1 1 A M[...]

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    23 19-1 004. fm Page 2 3 Tue s day, Au gust 3, 19 99 9:1 1 A M[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 10A5 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY T his p roduc t is w arra nted ag ains t defe cts f or 1 ye ar fr om da te o f pur chas e from Rad io Shac k compa ny-ow ned st ores and au thor ize d Radio Sh ack fra nchis ees and de aler s. Wit hin this perio d, we [...]