GME GA9800 Instruction Manual page 175

introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
EmErGEncy chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
tElEmEtry chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FEAturEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
GEnErAl oPErAtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Function Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Volume Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Keylock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
selecting channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
transmitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
squelch control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
squelch sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Priority channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
duplex operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
ctcss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
scAnninG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ThE FOllOwINg ITEmS arE INCludEd wITh yOur TX3420
• TX3420 Radio
• Mounting Cradle
• Instruction Manual
INTrOduCTION
your GmE tX3420 radio is Australian designed and built
and is the most advanced uhF citizen Band radio available .
the tX3420 combines the very latest in electronic
hardware with the most up-to-date computer aided
design and manufacturing techniques to produce an
extremely compact mobile radio with outstanding
specifications and performance .
the tX3420's small size means it can be mounted in almost
any convenient location and its strong diecast aluminium
chassis makes it the most robust transceiver of its kind .
With just two rotary controls and four touch keys, the
tX3420 is easy to operate .
EmErgEncy channEls
the AcmA has allocated channels 5/35 for emergency use
only . channel 5 is the primary simplex Emergency channel .
Where a channel 5 repeater is available, you should select
duplex on ch 5 .
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CONTENTS
oPEn scAn modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GrouP scAn modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
sElEctiVE cAllinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
usinG sElcAll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
GrouP cAllinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
listEninG chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
sEEK modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
mEnu sEttinGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
instAllAtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ctcss tonE FrEquEncy chArt . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
uhF cB oPErAtinG FrEquEnciEs . . . . . . . . . . . 22
sPEciFicAtions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
WArrAnty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
GmE After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
• Microphone
• Microphone Clip
• DC Lead
note: channel 35 is the input channel for the channel 5
repeater therefore channel 35 should also not be used for
anything other than emergency transmissions .
AcmA regulations have allocated channels 22 and 23
for telemetry only applications and have prohibited the
transmission of speech on these channels . consequently
the tX3420 has a transmit inhibit applied to channels 22
and 23 .
•
Microprocessor Controlled Frequency Synthesiser:
Allows user programmable control of scanning, channel
memories and selected feature options .
•
Permanent Memory: retains all user settings in non-
volatile memory even when the power has
been removed .
i n s t r u c t i o n m A n u A l
• Screw Pack
if any items are missing or
damaged, please contect your
retailer or place of purchase .
TElEmETry ChaNNElS
FEaTurES
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