INTRODUCTION Congratulations on your purchase of Yeticom's MK3 OPTIMA 10/12 meter FM/SSB/AM transceiver. The OPTIMA is designed to provide years of enjoyment and trouble-free service. There are many features and functions designed into this transceiver. To ensure that your investment is enjoyed to its fullest extent, please take a few moments and thoroughly read this manual.
LIMITED WARRANTY YeticomNZ 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. This warranty is void if the radio has been tampered with or misused.
This will Quantity Description eliminate the possibility of the transceiver draining the YeticomNZ OPTIMA Transceiver vehicle’s battery. Microphone with Up/Down Controls Mounting Bracket with Hardware Fuse...
6. VSWR Using With a Power Supply. Before use, it is important to determine the antenna system’s VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio). First, Do not place the Optima radio on top of the power supply. make sure the SWR bridge (meter) is in good working Maintain a distance of 50cm between the power supply and order and is calibrated.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS MICROPHONE INPUT 4. STEP \ NB \ 1 An 8-pin, lock ring type, mic connector is used. STEP: Tuning Step. The STEP control selects frequency 8 pin Mic Socket resolution in either 1 kHz, 10 kHz or 100 kHz steps. Press STEP button, one of the digits will flash on and off.
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CALL SHIFT: Shift Offset. Used for programming offsets to operate repeater networks. The OPTIMA can transmit and MHZ: Depressing the button will advance the receive on different frequencies. The shift default is 000khz Frequency by 1mhz each time. so the offset required will need to be set by the user first. CALL button has no function in this model Optima.
10. CLAR \ FUNC OTHER FEATURES CLAR: Clarifier. The clarifier shifts both the TX and RX frequency 1.0 kHz each side of the center 1. PROGRAMMING TONE frequency. This tone sounds each time the CPU is being programmed. This is necessary for tuning to an SSB signal. It is helpful, in the beginning so you can be sure the Rotate the clarifier control clockwise or command has been entered.
OPTIMA GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Coverage : Transmit and Receive ........24.500 to 29.999 MHz Antenna Impedance : 50 ohm, unbalanced Frequency Control : Digital Phase-Lock Loop (PLL) Synthesizer Frequency Accuracy : Better than +10 ppm from 0 - 40 C after 15 min. warm up Power Requirement : 12 - 13.8 V DC, negative ground Current Consumption...
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