RF magnum 1 Owner's Manual

Am/fm/ssb/cw 12 & 10 meter mobile amateur transceiver

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AM/FM/SSB/CW 12 & 10 METER
MOBILE AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 AM/FM/SSB/CW 12 & 10 METER MOBILE AMATEUR TRANSCEIVER OWNER’S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contact Information .................. 12 LIMITED WARRANTY RF Limited warrants this product to be free of defects for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase. This warranty is non-transferable. This limited warranty is subject to repair or replacement of defective components only.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    20 amp regulated power supply, may be easily adapted to fixed station operation. Some of the features of the MAGNUM 1 are; an advanced design liquid crystal display that provides the operator with a full visual account of the transceiver’s operating status, automatic frequency scanning from either the front panel or microphone, programmable frequency resolution of from 5 Hz through 1MHz, and coverage of both the 12 and 10 meter amateur bands.
  • Page 4: Installation

    The base loaded whip antenna normally 4. Electrical Connections provides effective communications. For greater range The MAGNUM 1 is designed to work on any 12 - 13.8 and more reliable operation, a full quarter wave whip volt DC, negative ground, source. The condition of a may be used.
  • Page 5 In such cases, an alternator / ignition noise filter can be used. The XLF Series by RF Limited is designed for use with the MAGNUM 1 and is an effective way to eliminate alternator and ignition noise problems. Contact RF Limited or your...
  • Page 6: Front Panel Controls

    FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 6. RF POWER The transmitted power of the MAGNUM 1 may be varied from 0 to 40 watts peak in all modes. Rotate 1. SQUELCH clockwise to increase RF output power. Rotate Used to eliminate background or “white” noise when counterclockwise to decrease RF output power.
  • Page 7 10. CLARIFIER The Timed Stop Scanning automatically stops on a The clarifier is used to adjust the operating frequency busy frequency for 5 seconds and then resumes for tuning to an SSB signal. The clarifier has 3 scanning regardless of signal being detected or not. operating modes: receive only;...
  • Page 8: Microphone

    MICROPHONE 17. R.B. / BP 1. PUSH TO TALK (PTT) BUTTON The R.B. button turns on and off the radio’s roger Press and hold the switch to transmit. TX will appear beep, or end of transmission tone. To turn on, press on the LCD screen when transmitting.
  • Page 9 AS on/off – Default Setting is OFF. This turns on and off the automatic squelch (ASQ) feature. When the ASQ is ON, the radio automatically monitors and adjusts the squelch setting so that white noise is not heard. The ASQ can also be turned on and off from the middle button on the microphone.
  • Page 10 dC Menu – Voltage Protection Setting CF Menu – Default Setting is 1050. The frequency (Hz), or pitch, of the radio’s CW side tone is adjustable between dC on/off – Default Setting is ON. The power supply 300Hz ~ 3000Hz in 10Hz steps. voltage protection circuit protects the radio from input voltages that are outside of the safe operating range of 10.5 to 16 volts DC.
  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    (4) Release FUNC and SCAN buttons. (5) LCD will read rES ? The MAGNUM 1 is designed to accept any standard (6) To start reset press the FUNC button. 8 ohm external speaker for use with two-way (7) LCD will count down and radio will reset back to transceivers.
  • Page 12: Specifications

    : Better than 80 dB for all frequencies Frequency Response : 250 to 3000 Hz Audio Output Power : 3 watts minimum at 10% THD with an 8 ohm load Audio Output Impedance : 8 ohms RF Limited Customer Service: 1-877-624-6869 info@MagnumRadio.com MagnumRadio.com...

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