Magnum Raptor Owner's Manual

Summary of Raptor

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    Owner’s manual.

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    Introduction congratulations on your purchase of a magnum raptor fm/am 10 meter transceiver. Your magnum raptor 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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    Installation 1. Contents unpack and inspect your raptor for missing or damaged components. Your raptor includes the following items: quantity description 1 raptor transceiver 1 microphone 1 dc power cord with inline fuse 1 mounting bracket with hardware 1 microphone hanger with hardware set 1 operat...

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    6. Vswr before use, it is important to determine the antenna system’s vswr (voltage standing wave ratio). You will need a high quality swr bridge (meter) to accurately tune your antenna system. First, make sure the swr bridge is in good working order and is calibrated. To ensure your radio is perfor...

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    Front panel controls 1. Microphone input a 4 pin, screw ring microphone connector is used. Microphone wiring is as follows: pin 1: ground (gnd) pin 2: microphone audio (af) pin 3: transmit (tx) pin 4: receive (rx) 2. (off) vol sql (off): turns the radio on and off. Rotate the control counterclockwis...

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    Del: echo delay. Varies the amount of delay, or duration of the echo repetition. Rotate clockwise to increase the amount of delay and counterclockwise to decrease. 6. Swr amt swr: standing wave ratio calibrate. The raptor features an internal standing wave ratio (swr) bridge for measuring and checki...

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    Rear panel ext. Sp.: external speaker jack an external speaker jack is located on the rear panel of the transceiver. The raptor is designed to accept any standard 8-ohm external speaker for use with two-way transceivers. Dc power connection the raptor features a power cord with the industry standard...

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    General specifications emission modes : fm (f3e) / am (a3e) antenna impedance : 50 ohm, unbalanced frequency control : digital phase-lock loop (pll) synthesizer frequency accuracy : better than +10 ppm from 0 - 40 0 c after 15 min. Warm up power requirement : 12 – 13.8 v dc, negative ground current ...