Becker GK615-X Installation And Operation Manual

Por

ta

ble

VHF Sta

tion

GK615-X

Installation and Operation

Manual DV 16800.03
Issue 2 January 2013

Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH • Baden Airpark • Gebäude B

108

77836 Rheinmünster • Telefon 07229 /

305-0

E-Mail :

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or

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© 2011 by Becker Flugfunkwerk GmbH / All rights reserved

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Table of

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tents

Section I General Description Page

1.1

Introduction 1-1

1.2

Purpose of equipment

1-1

1.3

General description

1-1

1.4

Variants survey

1-2

1.5

Technical data

1-3

1.6

Scope of delivery

1-4

1.7

Accessories (not included)

1-6

Fig. 1-1

Portable VHF Station GK615

1-2

Fig. 1-2

Portable VHF Station GK615-1

1-2

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Attention!

Before first use, the built-in battery for a time of 8-10 hours should be charged. Charging
can be made via the included battery charger or if the GK 615 is in a car installed via the
“Car Bat tery Cable 1KA615 (not included)” in the car.
Also, the GK615 (the battery) should not to be stored in a discharged state for a long time.

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Section 1 GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1 Introduction

The portable VHF Station GK615-X is described in this Installation and Operation manual DV

16800.03. The portable VHF Station consists of the carrying case GK 615 and the transceiver
AR 6201 - ( ). The transceiver AR 6201 - ( ) is described in manual DV 14300.03.

The manual DV 16800.04 contains the following sections :

Section

DV 16800.03

1

General Information

X

2

In

stallation

X

3

Operation

X

4

Theory of Operation

N/A

5

Maintenance and Repair

N/A

6

Parts list

N/A

7

Modification and Changes

N/A

8

Circuit Diagrams

N/A

1.2 Purpose of equipment

Carrying case and transceiver together form a portable VHF station. The easily-portable VHF station
can be used, for example, for mobile and fixed operations on airfields or landing strips. It can also be
used in hot air balloons, for ferrying aircraft or recovery of gliders.

1.3 General description

The carrying case contains the battery, speaker, antenna socket, the 5 way DIN socket for the micro­phone or microphone speaker and the voltage converter. A microphone, a headset or a helmet (ultra­light) can be connected to the 5-way DIN socket. The built-in battery is a

maintenance-free

recharge-

able 12 V / 2 Ah dry lead acid battery. The transmitter power is approximately 5 to 7 W.

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The battery can be charged via the socket ext. D.C. The charging voltage can be varied between 10 V
and 32 V. The charging time for a heavily discharged battery is approximately 8 hours. The nominal
operating

time for the

portable

VHF

station

is

approximately

6 hours at a

keying ratio

of 1:10

normal

ra-

dio traffic) and transmitter output power of 5 W. Reception is then still guaranteed for a further

2 hours.

The transceiver contains a monitoring stage for the battery voltage which is activated when the unit is
switched on. “LOW BATT” is indicated ( Appearance about every 5 seconds) if the supply voltage of
the

transceiver

is below the threshold defined in the installation setup. The

transceiver

is still operable.

Depending on supply voltage transceiver may have a reduced

performance.

Below 10 V speaker out-

put is switched off.

The portable VHF station is ready for operation after the antenna is screwed in place and microphone
plugged in.

1.4 Variants survey

Part Number

Article Number Drawing Number

Configuration Remarks

VHF Station GK615 0622.834-926

16800-0000.000

equipped with AR6201

VHF Station GK615-1 0622.842-926

16801-0000.000

equipped with AR6201

equipped with speaker-mike

Fig. 1-1 Portable VHF Station GK615 Fig. 1-2 Portable VHF Station GK615-1

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1.5 Technical data

DC Supply voltage 10 V . . . 32 V

Nominal supply voltage 13.75 V

Fuse 3.15 A

Mike/Headphone connection

Dyn. mike 2 mV . . . 10 mV
Headphone 40 mW / 300 Ohms

Antenna impedance 50 Ohms

Battery number 1

Battery type dry lead acid battery

Capacity 2 Ah / 12 V nominal

Weight 4.4 kg

Dimensions

H = 270 mm
W = 175 mm
D = 80 mm

Additional technical data see Handbook AR6201-( )

Manual Installation and Operation Article no. 0617.857-071

Manual Maintenance and Repair Article no. 0617.865-071

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1.6 Scope of delivery

Battery 12 V / 2 Ah Article No.: 0883.158-391

Microphone 1PM 415 Article No.: 0603.120-951

Speaker with Microphone, 1PH012 only by GK615-1 Article No.: 0498.475-951

Handle Article No.: 0549.967-252

Car mounting bracket Article No.: 0549.940-262

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Power suppl y Article No.: 0530.158-918

AC-connector cable Article No.: 0295.728-276

Carrying bag Article No.: 0893.854-959

Antenna 1A 415 Article No.: 0884.294-952

VHF transceiver Article No.: 0610.321-910

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1.7 Accessories (not included)

VHF antennas

Steel band antenna 1A415-1 Article No.: 0586-137.375

Multiplex antenna 1A415-2 Article No.: 0586-129.375

Mike holder for 1PM415 Peiker HV5 Article No.: 0505.897-268

Car Battery Cable GK615 1KA615 Article No.: 0633.488-950

Further accessories available on request !