Ranger RCI-5054DX Owner's Manual

Manual is about: AM/FM/SSB/CW 6 Meter Amateur Mobile Transceiver

Summary of RCI-5054DX

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    Rci-5054 dx am/fm/ssb/cw 6 meter amateur mobile transceiver dim nb/anl mem prg scan split swr r.Beep man ent lock shf rci−5054 dx clr gain rf lsb fm usb am off cw pa rf mic pwr vol sq owner's manual - 1 - table of contents chapter 1 specifications ..………....................................... 2 chapt...

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    - 2 - chapter 1 specifications general model rci-5054dx frequency range : 50.000 ~ 54.000 mhz tuning steps 100 hz, 1 khz, 10 khz, 100 khz, 1 mhz emission usb, lsb, cw, am, fm frequency control phase-lock-loop synthesizer frequency tolerance 0.005% frequency stability 0.001% operating temperature ran...

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    - 4 - chapter 3 installation the rci-5054dx is easy to install. All necessary parts (less the antenna and coax cable) have been included to facilitate installation. Transceiver mounting choose a suitable location for the transceiver that will allow easy access to the front panel as well as proper ai...

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    - 6 - swr dim scan mem lock ent am fm rci−5054 dx man r.Beep nb/anl split prg shf clr gain rf usb lsb cw off rf mic pwr vol pa sq 9 24 15 10 11 16 17 12 18 13 14 19 20 21 21 6 7 8 3 5 2 4 23 22 1 chapter 4 operation front panel 1. Frequency selector:used to set the desired transmit and receive frequ...

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    - 8 - special circumstances. We discourage use of this feature in normal operation, as it can be annoying to other operators. 11. Split button (split):enables the offsetting of the transmitter frequency by up to +/- 2 mhz (programmable) for fm repeater operation. 12. Program button (prg): used to pr...

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    - 10 - 2 3 4 5 1 operation (continued) rear panel 1. Antenna:this jack accepts a 50 ohms coaxial cable with a pl-259 style plug. 2. Cw key:the cw key is used for morse code operation. To operate connect a cw key to this jack, and place the mode switch in the cw position. 3. External speaker: this ja...

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    - 12 - operation (continued) frequency selection frequency selection in the rci-5054dx can be accomplished using any one of the following three methods: 1. The first method of frequency selection uses the shf (shift) key andthe ▲(up)/▼(down) keys located on the front panel. To accomplish this, press...

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    - 14 - chapter 5 programming receive scanning the receive scanning feature helps locate active frequencies within a preprogrammed band segment anywhere on the 6 meter band (refer to scanning, page 16). To begin scanning, slowly turn the squelch control clockwise until the receiver noise disappears. ...

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    - 16 - . Chapter 6 frequency scanning frequency scanning can be achieved by either of two methods: the first method involves scanning of all frequencies between a pre-set upper and lower scan frequency. The second method permits the scanning of frequencies previously programmed in the memory locatio...

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    - 18 - chapter 7 offset (split) frequency operation the split frequency function offsets the transmitter frequency either above or below the receiver frequency by a user-programmable amount. This is necessary for operating on fm repeaters. In the following example, the programming of a 1 mhz offset ...

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    - 20 - limited warranty ranger communications, inc. (ranger)warrants to the original purchaser only this product against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1) ranger warrants the product to be free of defects in material or workmanship (parts and labor on this product) for a period of tw...