Radio Shack 19-1102, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...Cat No 19 1102 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment HTX 200 Mini Handheld Two Meter FM Amateur Transceiver...

Page 2: ...Output the transceiver transmits at 200 mW out put when powered by internal alkaline batteries or at 2 Watt out put when powered by an external 9 volt power source CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch...

Page 3: ...CTCSS Scan Delay delays the restart of scanning when the radio locks onto a channel Earphone Jack and External Microphone Jack let you con nect an optional earphone external microphone or combination...

Page 4: ...button name For example FUNC LOCK means hold down FUNC while you press LOCK Button names are printed in small bold capital letters such as BEEP or SC Words symbols and numbers that appear on the disp...

Page 5: ...s Menus 16 A Quick Look at the Controls 19 A Quick Look at the Display 22 Operation 23 Turning on the HTX 200 23 Selecting Frequencies Direct Tuning 23 Receiving Transmissions 24 Temporarily Opening S...

Page 6: ...System Features 35 Tone Paging 37 Sending Paging Tones 37 Other Special features 38 Changing the Transmit Frequency Range 38 Locking the Keypad 38 Lighting the Display 38 Turning the Key Tone On and...

Page 7: ...al law that can lead to severe penalties Note that ham operators take the FCC rules very seriously and want nothing to do with bootleggers their term for people who op erate without a license Find out...

Page 8: ...er required to learn Morse code for a Technician Class license we encourage you to learn it anyway so you can advance to higher levels of operating privileges There is no fee to take the Novice exam A...

Page 9: ...supplied for pow er For the best performance and longest life we recommend Ra dioShack alkaline batteries Cautions Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recom mended type Do not mix old a...

Page 10: ...and the graduated bar the signal strentgth meter next to BAT indicates the battery strength If the batteries are weak the graduated bar shows less than 4 boxes The battery symbol constantly in dicate...

Page 11: ...re available at your local RadioShack store The following illustration shows how to connect a typical power supply a DC to DC power adapter and the HTX 200 USING NI CD OR NI MH BATTERY POWER You can u...

Page 12: ...tip must be set to positive and its plug must fit the HTX 200 s DC 9V jack Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the HTX 200 or the adapter Always connect the DC adapte...

Page 13: ...se to remove it Caution Do not over tighten the antenna Note You can connect an external antenna to the HTX 200 using an SMA to BNC adapter This adapter as well as suitable anten nas are available thr...

Page 14: ...on the strap until the loop is tight CONNECTING A MICROPHONE SPEAKER You can connect an external communications headset con sisting of a microphone and speaker to the transceiver so you can use it pri...

Page 15: ...You can also connect an optional mono earphone to the SPK jack This lets you use the transceiver s push to talk button to transmit as usual Your local RadioShack store carries a wide se lection of sui...

Page 16: ...down FUNC then re peatedly press W or V to step through the other options Release FUNC and press V or W to change an option s settings Main Menu Options Setting default setting Description Page CS Fre...

Page 17: ...me 40 PS Power Save Off On Cycles power PS flashes to the receiver section to conserve batteries The circuit remains off then turns on briefly to check for an incoming signal 40 rPt Repeater Offset 0...

Page 18: ...Page tone Subaudible Tone Off On Lets the HTX 200 transmit and receive the Sub audible Tone CTCSS fre quencies so you can listen only to other units with the same tone 35 rC Receive Tone See the tabl...

Page 19: ...th the FUNC Key to VOL OFF Turn the radio on off Adjust the volume Access the Main Menu SQ Set the squelch level to block weak signals N A Change increase the frequency by the value set for CS see the...

Page 20: ...ble disable the key tone appears when the key tone is enabled MR MW Enter memory setting mode MR and the last used memory location appear In memory mode starts the display flashing Then use or to acce...

Page 21: ...associated parame ters such as repeater offset and CTCSS tones Lock the controls except PTT VOL and SQ Press again to unlock the con trols PTT Push To Talk Hold down to transmit Press to store the set...

Page 22: ...then indicates the battery strength 8 the stronger the signal the more boxes appear Bars show remaining battery power when MO and PTT switch are held down at the same time 9 Alpha Numeric Display show...

Page 23: ...eatedly press or hold down or until the display shows the desired frequency Note The HTX 200 steps up or down in increments which you set using the Frequency Step menu option See Setting the Fre quenc...

Page 24: ...s VOL volume and power on off while the outer control is SQ squelch If the HTX 200 picks up unwanted weak transmissions rotate SQ clockwise to prevent the squelch from opening for these transmissions...

Page 25: ...plex see Understanding Repeaters on Page 26 Caution It is illegal to transmit if you do not have at least a Technician Class license issued by the FCC Follow these steps to transmit 1 Select the desir...

Page 26: ...frequencies Repeaters are usually identified by their output fre quency Thus a repeater that has an output frequency of 146 94 is referred to as the 146 942 repeater To determine the input frequency y...

Page 27: ...repeatedly press until rpt and the current offset appear 0 0 appears if no offset is currently set 3 Repeatedly press or until the desired offset appears You can set an offset between 0 and 8 MHz in 1...

Page 28: ...SING THE TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE FREQUENCIES To swap the input and output frequencies press FUNC PTT For example if you have set the radio to repeater operation on 146 940 with a positive offset the radi...

Page 29: ...FUNC MR The selected memory location and flash 4 Select the desired frequency by repeatedly pressing or or use direct frequency entry to select a frequency 5 To enter a frequency offset for repeater o...

Page 30: ...ow these steps to clear any single memory location 1 Press MR and the last used memory location appear 2 Repeatedly press or to select the desired memory location 3 Press FUNC MR The selected memory l...

Page 31: ...lected frequency in memory 5 To enter a frequency offset for repeater operation press FUNC SC The HTX 200 displays the current offset for the calling frequency To select a new offset value press or Se...

Page 32: ...f the HTX 200 stops on a signal during scanning then that signal stops the scan delay feature delays the continuation of scanning to allow time for the signal to restart Access the Main Menu see Using...

Page 33: ...ific location during scanning 1 Press MR and the last used memory location appear 2 Repeatedly press or to select the desired memory location 3 Press FUNC MR The selected memory location and flash 4 T...

Page 34: ...ly appears and the transceiver con tinues to scan locking out skipping that location from then on Repeat this for each location you want to skip To cancel the settings and have the HTX 200 include the...

Page 35: ...le tone frequency used by a local repeater To enable the TX and RX tones for the HTX 200 follow these steps 1 Press FUNC The current tone setting appears tONE oF or tone on 2 Press or to turn on the o...

Page 36: ...ory location 2 is used Then follow the preceding Steps 1 5 Subaudible Tone Frequencies Hz 67 0 114 8 186 2 69 3 118 8 189 9 71 9 123 0 192 8 74 4 127 3 196 6 77 0 131 8 199 5 79 7 136 5 203 5 82 5 141...

Page 37: ...alert tone then turns off the tone paging feature To turn the feature back on turn the power off then on again while holding down Follow these steps to change the alert tone 1 Select the VFO mode See...

Page 38: ...ng out of the normal band is allowed only for MARS Military Amateur Radio Service and CAP Civilian Air Pa trol operators You must have the appropriate license LOCKING THE KEYPAD To lock the transceive...

Page 39: ...e set values for receive tone rT on off transmit tone tt on off scan skip condition SCSP if any repeater offset rPt and frequency step CS appear Release MO REV to turn on the squelch again SETTING THE...

Page 40: ...turn this feature on or off TIME OUT TIMER When you communicate using repeaters keep your transmis sions as brief as possible Most repeaters have built in timers that limit single transmissions to 3...

Page 41: ...s the other radio to close the squelch before there is dead air preventing the squelch tail Use the Main Menu see Using the HTX 200 s Menus on Page 16 to set the transmit delay option Then with t dy a...

Page 42: ...T If the transceiver detects a shorted external microphone connection it auto matically switches off power to the audio amplifier and dis plays S SHORT to indicate a short cir cuit Remove the con nect...

Page 43: ...from dust and dirt which can cause premature wear of parts Handle the transceiver gently and carefully Drop ping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the transceiver to work improperl...

Page 44: ...is correct PrESS Lc appears 8 Press LOCK C If the action is correct F appears 9 Press FUNC If the action is correct PrES Mo appears 10 Press MO REV If this action is correct GOOD appears briefly and...

Page 45: ...ECEIVER Circuit Type Dual Conversion Superheterodyne IF Frequency 1st IF 30 85 MHz 2nd IF 450 kHz Sensitivity 0 22 V for 12 dB SND Selectivity 50 dB Min Spurious and Image Rejection 60 dB Min Intermod...

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Page 48: ...period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any Ra dioShack store RadioShack will at its option unless otherwise provided by law a correct the defect by produ...