Uniden Washington Owner's Manual

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WASHINGTON CB RADIO
OWNERS MANUAL

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INTRODUCTION

UNIDEN CORPORATION OF AMERICA has combined superb workmanship and
modern styling with the very latest state of the art circuitry to bring you the new

~ASHINGTON Citizens Band Transceiver. It has been especially designed to give

you maximum performance and reliability. Your WASHINGTON is completely
factory aligned and quality assurance tested.

To obtain the maximum benefit and pleasure from your WASHINGTON, please read
very carefully the contents of this manual before attempting to install or operate the

transceiver.

WARNING

The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service is under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Communications Commission (F .C.C.). Any adjustments or alterations which would
alter the performance of the transceiver's original F.C.C. Type Acceptance or which
would change the frequency determining method are strictly prohibited. Replace-
ment or substitution of Crystals, Transistors, ICs, Regul~tor Diodes or any other part
of a unique, nature, with parts other than those recommended by us, may cause
violation of the technical regulations of Part 95 of the F.C.C. Rules or violation of
Type Acceptance requirements of Part 2 of the Rules.

ELIMINATION OF LICENSING

The Federal Communications Commission (F.C.C.) has ruled that Citizens Band (CB)

Radio Service operators no longer are required to obtain an F.C.C. license to operate
their CB equipment. In doing so, the F.C.C. also decided to permit CB station
operation without station identification.

Elimination of individual station licenses results in no lessening of the operating

privileges or responsibilities of CB users. An operator of a CB radio station is still

required to comply with the Communications Act and with the rules of CB Radio

Service..

WARNING - TO. PREVENT FIRE DR SHDCK HAZARD, DD NDT

EXPDSE THIS APPLIANCE TO. RAIN DR MOISTURE.

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CHANNEL INFORMATION.

Channel

Channel Frequency

in MHz

1
2

3
4

5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12 27.105
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

20

Channel

26.965

26.975

21
22

26.985 23

27.005

27.015

24
25

27.025 26

27.035

27.055

27.065

27
28 27.285

29

27.075 30

27.085

31
32

27.115 33

27.125

27.135

34
35 27.355

27.155 36

27.165

27.175

37 27.375
38 27.385

27.185 39

27.205 40

Channel Frequency

in MHz

27.215

27.225

27.255

27.235

27.245

27.265

27.275

27.295

27.305

27.315

27.325

27.335

27.345

27.365

27.395

27.405

To insure that you obtain the maximum performance from this radio, please careful-
ly read this owner's manual.

NOTE:

This radio has been designed for operation in the 11 meter Citizens Radio

Service. It uses a frequency synthesizing circuit with Phase Locked Loop

(PLL) techniques to provide crystal controlled transmit and receive opera-

tion on all 40 channels. The PLL circuitry assures ultraprecise frequency

control. It is designed to meet the Federal Communications Commission

requirements applicable to equipment operating in the Citizens Radio

Service, and is not to be used for any other' purpose.

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INSTAllATION

Location
Prior to begining operation of the transceiver, a basic installation must be done.

Installation of the transceiver itself is a rather simple procedure.
In selecting the location for the unit, two factors must be considered:

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1. Access to a ~ AC, 60Hz power source for your BASE STATION installation.
Be sure to connect the AC power cord to an AC power source, not to a DC power

source.

2. The location must be convenient for running the antenna lead-in cable to your

transceiver.

BASE STATION ANTENNA
Since th'e maximum allowable power output of the transmitter is limited by the

F.C.C., the antenna is the most important factor affecting transmission distance.
Only a properly matched antenna system will allow maximum power transfer from
the 52 Ohm transmission line to the radiating element.

The recommended method of antenna tuning is to use an in-line watt-meter or VS-
WR bridge to adjust the antenna for minimum reflected power on channel 19.

The radio may be used with any type of 52 Ohm base station antenna. A ground
plane vertical antenna will provide the most uniform horizontal coverage. This type
of antenna is best suited for communication with a mobile unit. For point-to-point
operation where both stations are fixed, a directional beam will usually increase
communicating range since this type of antenna concentrates transmitted energy in
one di-rection. The beam antenna also allows the receiver to "listen" in only one
direction thus reducing interfering signals.

Antenna height is an important factor when maximum range is desired. Keep the
antenna clear of surrounding structures or foliage. F.C.C. regulations limit antenna
height to 20 feet above an existing structure.

MOBILE OPERATION/EMERGENCY POWER OPERATION

It is possible to operate the WASHINGTON from an external 13.8V DC power

supply for emergency power conditions or from an automobile battery for mobile
operation. The WASHINGTON is supplied with a polarized plug for operation with
an external DC su pply .

Negative lead is black.
Positive lead is red and has the in-line fuse holder as an integral part of the

positive lead.

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