Summary of AlphaForce
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Operating manual downloaded from www.Cbradio.Nl.
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Copyright © 2000 by magnum international. All rights reserved..
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Table of contents introduction ......................................................................................................... 4 limited warranty ................................................................................................. 5 installation ..................................
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Introduction congratulations on your purchase of a magnum alphaforce 10 meter fm/am transceiver. The alphaforce is designed to provide years of enjoyment and trouble-free service. There are many features and functions designed into this transceiver. To ensure that your investment is enjoyed to its f...
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- 5 - limited warranty magnum international warrants this product to be free of defects for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is non-transferable. This limited warranty is subject to repair or replacement of defective components only. This warranty is void if...
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- 6 - installation 1. Contents unpack and inspect your magnum alphaforce for miss- ing or damaged components. Your alphaforce includes the following items: quantity description 1 magnum alphaforce transceiver 1 microphone with up/down controls 1 dc power cord with inline fuse 1 mounting bracket with...
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- 7 - 6. Vswr before use, it is important to determine the antenna system’s vswr (voltage standing wave ratio). First, make sure the swr bridge (meter) is in good working order and is calibrated. To ensure your radio is per- forming properly the vswr should never exceed 1.5 to 1. Never transmit on a...
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- 8 - front panel controls 1. Off / volume controls off: turns the power to the radio on and off. Volume: adjusts the af gain, or volume of the re- ceived audio. Turn clockwise to increase and counter- clockwise to decrease. 2. Squelch control used to eliminate background or “white” noise when monit...
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- 9 - calibrate: cal position activates the meter to cali- brate for swr measuring. To calibrate for swr, set the switch to the cal position, press the ptt switch and rotate the calibrate control (refer to 7) until the meter (refer to 13) needle lines up with the cal mark on the far right side of th...
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- 10 - to tune frequencies in either 10 khz or 100 khz incre- ments, press the step button until the desired digit is flashing. Rotate the frequency control in either di- rection. The entire frequency range of the magnum alphaforce can be stepped through in 10 or 100 khz increments. To tune in 1 khz...
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- 11 - tone: press the func button, and then press the tone button to turn on the receive audio tone control. Tone will appear on the lcd indicating the feature is activated. This feature will roll-off high frequency noise (i.E. “white” noise). Under many operating conditions this will improve the c...
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Magnum international a division of rf limited po box 445 • issaquah wa 98027 telephone 425-558-9592 • facsimile 425-558-9704 technical support only 1-877-magnum-9 (1-877-624-6869) http://www.Magnum-radio.Com e-mail info@magnum-radio.Com general specifications frequency coverage : transmit and receiv...