Vertex VX-1700, Operating Manual

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VX-1700 O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

G

ENERAL

The Vertex Standard 

VX-1700

 is a low-cost, integrated

HF communications transceiver designed for the Land
Mobile market.

This advanced transceiver provides 200 memory channels
(arranged in five banks) with Alpha-numeric labeling of
the memories. And the Selcall feature allows paging of a
single transceiver or groups of transceivers by a dispatch
center.

Available options include the 

FP-1030A

 AC Power Sup-

ply, 

FC-30

 Automatic External Antenna Tuner (for 50 Ohm

unbalanced antenna feedlines), 

FC-40

 Automatic Exter-

nal Antenna Tuner (for an end-fed random-length wire
or long whip antenna), 

YA-30

 Broadband Dipole An-

tenna, 

YA-007FG

 Mobile Antenna, 

MD-100

A8X

 & 

MD-

12

A8J

 Desktop Microphone, 

MLS-100

 External Speaker,

and the 

ALE-1

 Automatic Link Establishment Unit which

automatically selects the channel with the best LQA (Link
Quality Analysis) score from the programmed channels.

This manual includes installation, configuration, inter-
facing, and operating instructions for the Vertex Stan-
dard 

VX-1700

. We encourage you to read this manual

thoroughly before installing or operating this transceiver.

S

AFETY

/W

ARNING

INFORMATION

The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation
distance of at least 2.3 m from all persons during normal operation and must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd.
This device must be restricted to work related operations in an Occupational/Controlled RF exposure Environ-
ment, not exceeding a maximum transmitting duty factor of 50%.  The antenna(s) used with this device must
satisfy the antenna co-location requirements of 47 C.F.R. 1.1307(b)(3).

N

OTICE

!

Do not modify this transceiver for any reason.
Refer service of this transceiver to qualified technicians only.

Should an obviously-abnormal condition arise (such as a burning smell or visible smoke), turn the main
power switch off and disconnect the DC power cable from the rear-panel DC Input jack. If this cannot be
done safely, disconnect the DC power cable at its source.

Do not place any combustible material near the transceiver.

Do not spray any liquid over the transceiver, nor use it in an environment where it is likely to become wet by
other means.

Ensure that the power and antenna connections are securely made, using cables rated with excess capacity for
the power being utilized.