Base Station Antennas; Using Your Transceiver - Midland ALAN 199-A User Manual

BASE STATION ANTENNA
While your Transceiver is designed for mobile operation, you might
wish to use it as a base station unit, in conjunction with a 12 - 13.8
V 2 A DC power supply. If you decide to use your Transceiver as a
base station, choose an antenna designed to operate most efficiently
as a base station antenna. For example, the 1/2 wave antenna is a
high-efficiency radiator with omnidirectional characteristics. It per-
forms as well in most applications as does the ground plane. You
can use this type of antenna for medium-long range communica-
tions.

USING YOUR TRANSCEIVER

Do not transmit without a suitable antenna or 50 Ohm load connec-
ted to the antenna connector.
To receive:
1. Check that the red wire is properly connected to a source of 12-
13.8 V.
2. Make sure that the antenna and the microphone are attached.
3. The emergency knob must be set to the central position.
4. Select the transmitting power.
5. Set the Squelch control to maximum counterclockwise position.
6. Turn on the unit by rotating the VOLUME control clockwise.
7. Set channel selector to the desired channel.
8. Adjust VOLUME for a suitable listening level.
9. Adjust Squelch to cut out annoying background noise when no
signal is being received.
To do this, set the Channel Selector to a channel where no signals are present or
wait until signals cease on your channel. Then, rotate the Squelch control in a clock-
wise direction to the point where the background noise just stops. Now, when a
signal is present, you will hear it, but will not be disturbed by noise on the channel
between signals.
When properly set, the Squelch keeps the receiver "dead" until a signal comes in on
that channel. However, do not set the Squelch too high, or weak signals will not be
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