Radio Shack BTX-127 User Manual
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Cat. No. 19-1206
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
BTX-127
CTCSS • VHF/FM
Business Band Transceiver
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Features
Your RadioShack BTX-127 CTCSS •
VHF/FM Business Band Transceiver is a
portable, tw o-way business radio service
transceiver that you can carry almost
anywhere. The transceiver is compact
and light, making it an ideal choice for
your business needs.
Your transceiver has these features:
Programmable Frequencies — an au-
thorized service facility can program the
transceiver to any VHF business band
frequency you have a license to use —
no crystals to buy !
Note: Your local RadioShack store must
send the transceiver to an authorized
service facility to program the transceiver with a frequency. You must show your
license to store personnel.
38-Tone CTCSS (Continuous Tone Control Squelch System) — helps reduce interference from other transceivers which
are operating on the same frequency, in
the same area.
Rechargeable Long-Life Battery Pack
and Battery Charger — the supplied battery charger lets you conveniently recharge your transceiver’s long-life
battery pack while it is on the transceiver.
High/Low Power Switch — lets you increase the transmitted signal strength
to increase the transceiver’s range, or
decrease it to sav e batt ery power.
Earphone/Speaker Jack and External
Microphone Jack — let you connect
an external earphone or speaker and
an external mic rophone to help ensure
understandable communications in
noisy areas.
Built-In Modulation Limiter Circuit —
automatical ly adjusts for a wide variety
of voice levels to ensure an understandable transmission.
Battery Low Indicator — shows the
battery pack’s condition.
PLL-Controlled Circuitry — provides accurate and stabl e channel selection.
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Flexible Antenna — provides excellent
reception.
Belt Clip — lets you attach the transceiver to your belt or waist band.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire
or shock hazard, do not expose this
product to rain or moist ure.
The transceiver’s preset frequencies
are:
• 151.625 MHz (red dot)
• 151.700 MHz
• 151.760 MHz
• 151.820 MHz
• 151.880 MHz
• 151.940 MHz
• 151.955 MHz (purple dot)
• 154.570 MHz (blue dot)
• 154.600 MHz (green dot)
Note: Some manufacturers identify
some business band frequencies by color. These “dot” frequencies are shown
above.
We recommend you record your transceiver’s serial number here. The number
is on the back of the transceiver.
Serial Number _________________
CAUTION
RISK OF ELEC-
!
TRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT OPEN.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO
NOT REMOVE COVER OR
BACK. NO USER-SERVICEABLE
PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to
alert you to the presence of
uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that might be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock. Do not open the
product’s case.
This symbol is intended to
inform you that important
!
operating and maintenance
instructions are included in
the literature accompanying
this product.
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CONTENTS
FCC Regulations ......... .. ............. .. .. ............. .. .. ............. .. .. ............. .. .. ............. .. .. ..... 5
FCC License Required ..................................................................................... 5
FCC Part 90 Rules ........................................................................................... 5
Additional FCC Regulat ions .............. ............................................... ................ 7
Preparation .............................................................................................................. 8
Installing the Battery Pack ................................................................................ 8
Charging the Battery Pack ............................................................................... 9
Connecting the Ant enna .......... ............ ...................... ..................................... 10
Connecting an Optional Antenna ............................................................ 11
Using the Belt Clip .......................................................................................... 11
Connecting an Earphone/External Speaker ................................................... 11
Listening Safely ....................................................................................... 12
Traffic Safety ........................................................................................... 12
Using an External Spea ker/Microphone ............. .. ................................ .......... 12
Setting Frequen cy O pti ons .............. .. ........................................... ...................... ... 13
About CTCSS ................................................................................................. 13
Using a CTCSS Frequency ............................................................................ 14
Operation ............................................................................................................... 16
Operational Hints ............................................................................................ 17
Care and Maintenance .......................................................................................... 18
Specifications ......................................................................................................... 19
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FCC Regulations
FCC License Required
This transceiver is intended for use in
the operation of commercial activities,
educational, philanthropic, or ecclesi astical institutions, and hospitals, clinics, or
medical associations.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires you to have a license before you operate this
transceiver. Unless you are already licensed to operate on one of the preset
frequencies, you must apply for a frequency through the PCIA (Personal
Communication Industry Association), a
non-profit organization that assigns frequencies nationwide to help prevent
conflicts between different businesses
using transceivers in the same area. For
more information about get ti ng a license,
contact the PCIA at 800-759-0300, extension 3068 (in Virginia 703-739-0300,
extension 3068).
For other questions concerning the license application, contact the FCC at
717-337-1212, or write:
FCC
P.O. Box 1040
Gettysburg, PA 17325
To receive: You enter:
All forms and instructions 000600
Form 600 instruct ions only 006001
Main Form 600 only 006002
Form 600 schedules only 006003
If yo u do not hav e a fax m ac hine, yo u
can call t he Gover nm ent F orm s Dis tribution Center at 1-800-418-FORM and
request that the form and instructions
be mailed to you.
FCC Part 90 Rules
You must be familiar with Part 90 of
FCC Rules before you operate your
transceiver. The operation instructions
in this manual conform to Part 90, but
do not cover all items in Part 90.
Overall, Part 90 states that:
• You must have a valid license
before you use the transceiver.
For the latest FCC application form and
instructions, call the FCC’s fax-on-demand service at 1-202-418-0177 from a
fax machine and request one or more of
the following documents:
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• As licensee, you are responsible for
proper operation of all transceivers
operating under your license authority.
• You can let unlicensed persons
operate this transmitter, as long as
you take precautions to prevent
unauthorized transmissions.
• You must use this transceiver only
for the commercial use of your business, and only when other commercial channels (such as the
telephone) are either not available
or not practical.
• You must always yield the operating
frequency to communications that
involve the safety of life or property.
• You must take reasonable precautions to prev ent harmful interfer ence
to other services operating on the
same frequency.
• You must not transmit program
material of any kind used in connection with commercial broadcasting.
• You must not provide a service
that is normally handled by telephone or telegraph unless such
broadcasts involve the safety of
life or property or in emergencies
such as an earthquake, hurr icane,
flood or a similar disaster where
normal communication channels
are disrupte d.
• During each transmission or
exchange of transmissions, you
must identify your station with the
call sign issued to you by the
FCC, or once each 15 minutes
during periods of continuous
operation.
• You must keep a written record of
any maintenance or modification
made to the transceiver, and you
must make this record available
for inspection upon demand by
the FCC.
Violating any of the provisions of Part
90 can result in fines and/or confiscation of equipment.
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