Owner`s Manual
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1. 4 gt MAX 10 Meter Amateur Transceiver MODEL AM 1000 AM FM CW SSB 6 BAND PROGRAMMABLE E USER S MANUAL Cover Inside Cover GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS General Frequency Range 28 000 Mhz 30 105 Mhz Programmable Frequency Bands A B C D E F Channel 1 40 60 Channels programmable in each band Frequency Control Phase Locked Loop Synthesizer Frequency Step 10Hz 100Hz 1KHz 10KHz Frequency Tolerance 0 005 Frequency Stability 0 001 Temperature Range 30 deg to 50 deg C Microphone 4 Pin Dynamic with push to talk CH UP DN ASQ Input Voltage DC 13 8V normal 15 9V max 11 7V min Transmit AM full mod 5 7Amp Receiver Squelched 0 6Amp SSB 21 25W PEP output 6 7Amp Size 8 W x 10 D x 2 75 H Weight 4 Lbs 65 25 oz Antenna Connector 50239 Copyright 2010 www alpha1 Oradio com INDEX General Specifications What s In The Box Microphone Controls Display Window Functions Front Panel Controls General Controls Function Controls Programming Via PC Transmitter Specifications Receiver Specifications ae T BA 24 Index Page What s in the Box Oh 10 METER RADIO Microphone Controls AQ PTT CH DOWN UP MIC AQ Same as ASQ Automatic Squelch Control on front panel2. Mic Wiring Same as Cobra Ranger Galaxy Connex etc See Warning Below to Avoid Radio Damage Mic Wiring Pin 1 Ground Pin 2 Mic Pin 3 Xmt Pin 4 Up Dn WARNING Pin 4 has 5VDC for Mic Buttons When using Alternative Mic RK56b 636L etc Cut Pin 4 Wire on Mic Plug to Avoid Damage to the Radio Page 1 Page 2 FUNC AQ RB NB ANL BP ECHO VOIC HI CUT DW 10k 11020010750 ss 07 7 7 5 CW FM USB LSB caL Display Window 7 Digit Frequency Display Displays Frequency and other information FUNC Appears after pressing the FUNC key AQ Automatic Squelch Control Activated for AM FM Only RB Roger Beep Appears when RB is activated NB ANL Noise Blanker and Automatic Noise Limited shown when On BP Beep Function When activated will beep when any key is pressed ECHO Echo Timing Shown when Echo Function is On VOIC Voice Chip Function is Not Present in this Model Only on VHF UHF HI CUT Shown when Activated Lowers Audio Tone Noise Reduction DW Shown when Dual Watch Feature is Activated 10K Shown when 10 KHz Feature is Activated EMG EMG Feature is On Changes to Emergency Freq Programmable SWR Appears when SWR Feature is On SRF Indicates whether S Meter or RF Out Feature is Activated SC Scan is Active when SC is Displayed PA CW AM FM USB LSB Indicated Mode of Operation Front Panel Controls Notes FUNC RB NB ANL DW SCN 10 SWR EMG DISPLA
3. Voltage Protection This menu is to choose whether to enable Power Suppy Voltage Protection function or not Page 6 DISP Default is TF Sets the content displayed on the LCD on transmit TF When TF is selected LCD displays transmit frequency on transmit SR When SR is selected LCD displays SWR value Ex 1 2 on LCD BAT When BAT is selected LCD displays DC Voltage Ex 13 8DC on LCD TOT When TOT is selected LCD displays TOT remaining Ex 1707 LCD RBF ROGER BEEP Frequency Setting Default is 1050 KHz Sets Roger Beep Frequency 300KHz 3KHz Shift step is 10Hz RBT ROGER BEEP Holding Time Default 500ms Sets Roger Beep Holding Time 50ms 1000ms Shift step is 50ms CFR CW Side Tone Frequency Default 1050Hz Sets CW Side Tone Frequency 300Hz 3KHz Shift step is 10Hz TON Transmitting Single Tone Frequency Default 1050Hz Sets Transmit Single Tone Frequency 300 2 3KHz Shift step is 10 2 PROGRAMMING VIA PC The Alpha 10 Max Can also be programmed via a Computer using an Optional USB Cable and Software Programming via Computer allows more flexibility by offering the option to change Operating Frequencies and Channel Spacing Of course all other programmable settings can also be set via the software The USB Cable plugs into a small Programming Jack inside the Radio The Software is Windows Based and comes with Drivers to support the cable Optional USB
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5. Cable amp CD Model AM 10USB Page 7 RADIO SPECIFICATIONS TRANSMITTER Power Output AM FM CW 12W SSB 21W PEP Modulation High and low level class B Amplitude Modulation AM Varied Capacitance Frequency Modulation FM Inter modulation Distortion SSB 3rd order more than 25dB 5th order more than 35dB SSB Carrier Suppression 55dB Unwanted Sideband 50dB Frequency Response AM and FM 450 to 2500HZ Output Impedance 50ohms unbalanced RECEIVER Sensitivity SSB 0 25 V for 10dB S N N at greater than 1 2W audio AM 1 014V for 10 dB S N N at greater than 1 2W audio FM 1 0 AV for 20 dB S N N at greater than 1 2W audio Selectivity AM FM 6dB 3KHz 50dB 9KHz SSB 6 dB 2 1KHz 60dB 3 3KHz Image Rejection More than 65dB IF Freq AM FM 10 695 MHz 1st IF 455 KHz 2nd IF SSB 10 695 MHz Adjacent Channel Rejection 60dB AM FM amp 70 dB SSB RF Gain Control 45 dB adjustable for optimum signal reception Automatic Gain Control AGC Less than 10 dB change in audio for inputs 10 to 100 000 microvolt Squelch Adjustable threshold less than 0 5 Automatic Squelch Control only AM FM 0 5 4V ANL Switchable Noise Blanker RF type effective on AM FM and SSB Audio Output Power 4 watts into 8 ohms Frequency Response 300 to 2800 Hz Built in Speaker 8 ohms round 8 ohms Back Cover Features 6 Band Programmable Frequency Range 28 000 30 000 Mhz CW FM USB LSB Modes Backlit Controls fo
6. Y FUNC AQ RB NB ANL BP ECHO HI CUT DW 10k EMG SwA VOLSQ ECHO RFGAIN PWR J BAND MODE CLARIFIER Roger Beep Programmable Tone Frequency and Length Clarifier Push Control for Tuning Offset Programmable Step Tuning General Controls VOL SQ E TONE RF GAIN RF PWR CLARIF CHAN FUNC RB NB ANL DW SCAN 10 Khz SWR EMG DISP TX RX CH DIS Volume Control Inner Adjusts Audio volume Squelch Control Outer Adjusts Squelch level Echo amp Timing Controls Echo level and Repeat level RF Gain Inner Controls Receive Gain Level RF Power Sets RF Transmit Power Level Clarifier Sets Fine Tuning Level of Channel Selected See Notes Channel Selector Selects 1 60 Channels Programmable Function Button Selects Control Function Marked in Blue Roger Beep Turns End of Transmission Beep On Off See Notes Noise Blanker Automatic Noise Limiter Selects Feature On Off Dual Watch Watches Priority Ch Regardless of Chan Selected Scan Mode When Squelch is ON scans ALL channels 1 40 60 10 Khz Switch Shifts Frequency Up 10 Khz Above Freq Shown SWR Switch Displays the Standing Wave Ratio of Antenna System EMG Emergency Frequency Programmable Frequency of Choice Large Backlit Display Displays All Radio Functions Selected TX RX LED LED Changes Colors with Receive and Transmit Channel Display LED Displays Current Channel of Operation Function Controls Fun
7. ction Button controls the features marked in Blue under the control button Press the FUNC button and immediately press the desired feature button to perform the task For instance if you wanted to turn on the HI CUT feature to tone down the speaker Press FUNC then press 10 Khz HI CUT button to enable HI CUT The FUNC button can also be used to program many other features of the radio These features will be covered in greater detail later in this manual Page 3 Page 4 Function Programmability The FUNC button controls the features marked in Blue under the control button The FUNC button also opens the programmable features of the radio via a control menu The programmable features of this radio can be set by Computer or by manually entering the Function Menu To open the Programming Mode via the Function Menu Press and Hold the FUNC key for 2 seconds Press the FUNC key again and again to select the different programmable features Example Press and Hold the FUNC key for 2 seconds and the FUNC icon will apear on the display Press the FUNC key again and the STP menu will indicate the Frequency Tuning Step of 10 Khz By turning the Channel Selector the step tuning will change to the desired frequency steps Press the FUNC key again to select another item Change setting with the Channel Selector After 5 seconds of no activity the new setting will be sav
8. ed in memory The Display will show each Option and Setting to the right side STP Step Tuning Programming or Frequency Tuning Step This menu is to set tuning step while adjusting CLARIFIER knob Options Available 10HZ 100HZ 1KHZ 10 2 Default 10HZ CLA CLARIFIER Mode Setting Default RT This menu is to set functions of the CLARIFIER knob Options are as follows FIN Fine Tuning When this option is selected users can Only Fine Tune the Receive Frequency by rotating the CLARIFIER knob Option 1 will appear on the LCD RT When this option is selected users can adjust Both Transmit and Receive Option 2 will appear on the LCD T When this option is selected users can Only adjust the Transmit frequency Option 3 icon will appear on the LCD PUS PUSH Function Setting This menu is to set functions of the PUSH knob Options are as follows COA When this option is selected PUSH and turn CLARIFIER knob to adjust COARSE tuning Option 2 will appear on far left of the LCD T When this option is selected PUSH and turn CLARIFIER knob to change Only the Transmit Frequency Option 3 will display on the far left of the LCD Page 5 STP When selected PUSH function will change Frequency Tuning Step of the CLARIFIER knob Press In on the Clarifier knob and the frequency step setting will blink Default is STP Change as desired ASQ Automatic Squelch Control Same as AQ on M
9. ic Default is OFF TOT Transmit Time Out Timer Sets the TOT timer When the mic is keyed longer than the TOT time set the radio will stop transmitting on that single keyup The speaker will emit a prompt until the PTT key is released and keyed again This setting keeps the radio from being keyed up for long periods of time and heating up the Final Transistors Options 30 600s Step 30s measured in seconds Default 180s SC Scanning Type Selection Default is SQ Sets Scan Mode Options are as follows SQ When SQ is selected scan would stop when a valid signal is detected The radio would resume scanning after signal disappears for 5 seconds Tl When TI is selected scan would stop when a valid signal is detected The radio would resume scanning 5 seconds later whether signal disappears or not TSR Transmit SWR Protection Sets whether to enable Transmit SWR Protection function or not ON When ON is selected the radio will detect the SWR of antenna Once the SWR is beyond the SWR setting the radio will not transmit The speaker will emit warning prompt Then 5 will display on the LCD to remind you that the antenna SWR is too high OFF When OFF is selected SWR Protection function is disabled NOTE To protect the radio from long transmissions under high SWR the radio will automatically start SWR Protection once the SWR Value is higher than 20 1 Default ON SWR lt 10 1 TDC Power Supplied
10. r Low Light or Night Driving Large EL LCD Display shows All Modes of Operation 7 Digit Frequency EL Lighted Display Automatic Squelch Control Auto Adjusts for Best Level Button Channel Scan Scans All Channels for Activity Channel Up Down Buttons Mic for One Hand Operation Emergency Preset Button for Quick Access Dual Watch Button Simultaneously Monitors Two Channels Roger Beep with Programmable Tone and Length 2 Digit LED Channel Display 40 or 60 Channel Programmable Echo and Timing Controls Programmable ON or Disabled Side Mounted 4 Pin Mic Plug Standard Cobra Mic Will Work Hi Tech Automatic Noise Limiter Noise Blanker Circuitry Aluminum Rear Heat Sink Handles Heat of Dual MosFet Finals 10 Khz Switch Hi Cut Tone Control Transmit Time Out Timer Programmable Channel Scan List Programmable Add Delete CH Programmable Clarifier Tuning Controls Fine and Coarse Built In SWR Meter Variable RF Power Display On Off Features Programmable via Computer Requires Optional Cable amp Software Limited 90 Day Warranty A Alpha 10 Copyright 2010 www alpha10radio com WARNING Users of this radio device must have a valid FCC license to transmit U S Federal Communications Commission Ref CFR 47 Sec 97 Any modification or misuse of this device violating any law is the sole responsibility of the user and no other liability shall be
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