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Icom IC-F11BR Instruction Manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
VHF BRS TRANSCEIVER
iF11BR
UHF BRS TRANSCEIVER
iF21BR
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Oper-
ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de-
vice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this
device must accept any interference received, including in-
terference that may cause undesired operation.

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  • Page 1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL VHF BRS TRANSCEIVER iF11BR UHF BRS TRANSCEIVER iF21BR This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Oper- ation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This de- vice may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including in- terference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 2: Safety Training Information

    This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF expo- sure limits for “Occupational Use Only”. In addition, your Icom radio complies with the following Standards and Guidelines with regard to RF energy and electromagnetic energy levels and evaluation of such levels for exposure to humans: •...
  • Page 3 • ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 2.5 cm (1 inch) away from the body when transmitting and only use the Icom belt-clips, listed in p. 22, when attaching the radio to your belt, etc., to ensure FCC RF ex- posure compliance requirements are not exceeded.
  • Page 4 Your Icom IC-F21BR (UHF) operates on GMRS (Plus 7 frequen- cies shared with FRS) and BRS frequencies. Select the fre- quencies you desire from the Frequency Table and assign them to channel 1 or channel 2. GENERAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE (GMRS)
  • Page 5 BUSINESS RADIO SERVICE (BRS) Frequency Table Numbers; IC-F21BR (UHF): 1, 2, 18-36, IC-F11BR (VHF); 1-36 BRS frequencies are a part of the FCC's Industrial/Business Pool for the operation of a commercial activity, or the operation of edu- cational, philanthropic, ecclesiastical institutions or clergy activities, or the operation of hospitals, clinics, or medical associations.

  • Page 6: Foreword

    The use of non-Icom battery packs/chargers may impair transceiver performance and invalidate the warranty. FCC caution: Changes or modifications to this transceiver, not expressly approved by Icom Inc., could void your authority to op- erate this transceiver under FCC regulations.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    ‘ Set mode ........12 D Set the operation Frq. for IC-F11BR ... . .13 D Set the operation Frq.

  • Page 8: Panel Description

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ‘ ‘ Switches, controls, keys and connectors ↔ Speaker • HM-75A (OPTION) Mic A Mic UP Mic B Mic Down...
  • Page 9 q CHANNEL SELECTOR/SW [CH] Toggle the CH switch to select CH1 or CH2. w VOLUME CONTROL [OFF/VOL] Turns power ON and adjusts the audio level. e MONITOR (Audi) key [MONI] (p. 22) • Push and hold to open the noise/tone squelch. •...

  • Page 10: Led Indicator

    PANEL DESCRIPTION ‘ ‘ LED indicator The TX/RX indicator LED indicates informa- tions several ways as follows; (Ref.; R=Red, G=Green) • TX: Turns Red while transmitting a signal. • RX: Turns Green while receiving a signal. • Low BATT1: You should charge the battery. (blinks slowly) •...

  • Page 11: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES ‘ ‘ Accessory attachment D Supplied accessories The transceiver comes supplied with the following accessories. q Flexible antenna w Belt clip D Antenna The antenna screws onto the transceiver as illustrated at right. D Belt clip Attach the belt clip to the transceiver as illustrated below.

  • Page 12: Battery Packs

    BATTERY PACKS ‘ ‘ Battery pack replacement Before replacing the battery pack, the volume control MUST be ro- tated fully counterclockwise, until a click is heard, to turn the power OFF. • Push the battery release for- ward, then pull the battery pack upward with the trans- ceiver facing you.

  • Page 13: Battery Cautions

    ‘ ‘ Battery cautions • CAUTION! NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack (or charging terminals of the transceiver). Also, current may flow into nearby metal objects such as a necklace, so be careful when plac- ing battery packs (or the transceiver) in handbags, etc. Simply carrying with or placing near metal objects such as a neck- lace, etc.

  • Page 14: Battery Charging

    BATTERY PACKS ‘ ‘ Battery charging D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 The optional BC-144 provides rapid charging of optional battery packs. The following are additionally required: • One AD-99 (depends on version.). • An AC adaptor (may be supplied with the BC-144 depending on version).
  • Page 15 D Rapid charging with the BC-144+AD-99 BP-209, BP-210 or BP-222 attached to the transceiver. AC adaptor BC-145A/E/V/UK Charging indicator D D Spacer combination. • Be sure to attach the spacer (Spacer B/C) to the adapter (Spacer A) with the orientation as il- lustrated in the diagram at right.
  • Page 16 BATTERY PACKS D Rapid charging with the BC-121+AD-94 (#11) The optional BC-121 allows up to 6 battery packs to be charged si- multaneously. The following are additionally required. • Six AD-94 (#11) (Some versions require additional AD-99s). • An AC adaptor (may be supplied with the BC-121 depending on version).

  • Page 17: Charging Note

    ‘ ‘ Charging NOTE Prior to using the transceiver for the first time, the battery pack must be fully charged for optimum life and operation. • Recommended temperature range for charging: +10°C to +40°C (50°F to 140°F). • Use the supplied charger or optional charger (BC-119/BC-121/BC- 144 for rapid charging, BC-146 for regular charging) only.

  • Page 18: Battery Case (Option)

    BATTERY PACKS ‘ ‘ Battery case (Option) When using a BP-208 OPTIONAL BATTERY CASE attached to the transceiver, install 6 AA (R6) size alkaline batteries as illustrated below. NOTE: Output power is automatically reduced to 1 W to retain suffi- cient power in case of an emergency, etc.

  • Page 19: 4 S S E E T T M M O O D D E E

    FREQUENCY The operating frequency can be selected from GMRS* ( Plus 7 frequencies shared with FRS*) and BRS frequencies. (pgs. 13–14 for IC-F11BR, pgs. 15–16 for IC-F21BR) * IC-F21BR (UHF model) only. D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System) encoder/decoder are standard, providing quiet stand-by.

  • Page 20: D Set The Operation Frq. For Ic-F11Br

    SET MODE D D IC-F11BR (VHF) SETTING THE OPERATION FREQUENCY The operating frequency can be selected from 36 frequencies. (See right.) Select the frequencies you desire from the frequency table and assign them to CH 1 and CH 2. • Default settings are as follows;...
  • Page 21 • IC-F11BR Frequency channel list Freq.* 154.5700 154.6000 151.5125 151.6250 151.6250 151.6550 151.6550 151.6850 151.6850 151.7000 151.7150 151.7150 151.7600 151.7750 151.7750 151.8050 151.8050 151.8200 151.8350 151.8350 : Fixed to N-FM mode. * W/N: W-Wide FM, N-Narrow FM (default) Note Freq.* 151.8800...

  • Page 22: D Set The Operation Frq. For Ic-F21Br

    SET MODE D D IC-F21BR (UHF) SETTING THE OPERATION FREQUENCY The operating frequency can be selected from GMRS ( Plus 7 fre- quencies shared with FRS) and BRS frequencies. (See right.) Select the frequencies you desire from the frequency table and as- sign them to CH 1 and CH 2.
  • Page 23 • IC-F21BR Frequency channel list Freq.* 464.5500 467.9250 462.5500 462.5625 462.5750 462.5875 462.6000 462.6125 462.6250 462.6375 462.6500 462.6625 462.6750 462.6875 462.7000 462.7125 462.7250 462.7625 462.7875 462.8125 : Fixed to N-FM mode. * W/N: W-Wide FM, N-Narrow FM (default) : BRS channels, Note Freq.* 462.8375...
  • Page 24 SET MODE D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY This transceiver is equipped with 52 CTCSS codes. (See p. 18.) CTCSS operation provides communication with silent standby since you will only receive calls from group members using the same CTCSS number. You can assign different numbers to CH 1 and CH 2 independently.
  • Page 25 • CTCSS tone code list Freq.* 67.0 69.3 71.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 : EIA/TIA standard code (Recommended to use these.) Freq.* Freq.* 171.3 107.2 173.8 110.9 177.3 114.8 179.9 118.8 183.5 123.0 186.2 127.3...
  • Page 26 SET MODE D D SETTING THE CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY (continued) • CTCSS confirmation beep Push [PTT] 1 (Once) 2 (Twice) 3 (Third) 4 (Fourth) G; Single beep ; Long beep D D FREQUENCY FIND This transceiver can detect the operating frequency by scanning all pre-programmed channels.
  • Page 27 D D CTCSS FIND This transceiver can detect the CTCSS tone frequency in the re- ceived signal. By monitoring a signal that is being transmitted from the other station, you can determine the tone frequency required to communicate with them. This function very useful when you are going to communicate with unknown CTCSS channel number stations.

  • Page 28: Operation

    OPERATION ‘ ‘ Receiving and transmitting NOTE: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the trans- ceiver. See p.4 for antenna attachment. Turn power ON as described on p. 2. Program the operating frequency channel and CTCSS tone number (select CH 0 if you will not use the CTCSS function) be- fore operation.
  • Page 29 D D MONITOR AUDIBLE FUNCTION The monitor function allows you to open the transceiver’s squelch manually to check whether a channel is busy or not. The trans- ceiver has 2 conditions for receive standby: All signals are received Only signals con- taining the proper tone are received D D TIME-OUT TIMER...

  • Page 30: Setting Squelch Level

    OPERATION ‘ ‘ Setting squelch level The squelch circuit mutes the received audio signal depending on the signal strength. Scan proceeds in sequence from lower channel to higher channel numbers. q While pushing [PTT] and [W/N], turn the transceiver’s power on to enter the squelch adjustment mode.

  • Page 31: Option

    ‘ ‘ Options D D BATTERY PACKS • BP-208 BATTERY CASE Allows a set of Alkaline batteries to operate the handheld when charging the rechargeable battery or in emergencies, etc. 6 AA (R6) cells are required. • BP-209 Ni-Cd BATTERY PACK 7.2 V/1100 mAh Ni-Cd battery pack, allows more than 8 hours op- eration.

  • Page 32: Option

    OPTION D D OTHER OPTIONS • HM-46L/HM-75A/HM-131L Combination speaker-microphone that provides convenient oper- ation while hanging the transceiver from your belt. HM-75A has programmable function key Mic Up, Mic Down, Mic A, Mic B. HM-131L has a moisture proof construction. •...
  • Page 33 Count on us! A-6036D-1BR Printed in Japan 1-1-32 Kamiminami, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0003 Japan © 2001 Icom Inc.

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