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OPERATING MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for Yeticomnz Optima

  • Page 1 OPTIMA OPERATING MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2010 by YeticomNZ. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................4 Limited Warranty ....................5 Installation ...................... 6 - 7 Front Panel Controls ..................8 - 10 Other Features ....................10 Specifications .....................11 Contact Information ................... 12...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    15-amp power supply, may be easily adapted for fixed station operation. Some of the features of the OPTIMA are; an advanced design liquid crystal display that provides the operator with a full visual account of the transceivers operating status, automatic frequency or memory scanning from either the front panel or microphone, memory storage of your favorite frequencies and modes, programmable frequency resolution of either 1 kHz, 10 kHz or 100 kHz, and split frequency operation for repeater use.
  • Page 5: Limited Warranty

    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.
  • Page 6: Installation

    Attach the mounting bracket to the vehicle first then A ground-plane antenna provides greater coverage and mount the OPTIMA to the bracket. If the rear panel is is recommended for fixed station-to-mobile operation. not accessible you may want to attach the power and For point-to-point fixed station operation, a directional antenna cable prior to mounting.
  • Page 7: Installation

    In such cases, an after-market alternator noise or ignition noise filter can be purchased and installed according to the manufacturer’s instructions. If purchasing an alternator noise filter for the OPTIMA make sure the filter is rated for at least 15 amps continuous current draw.
  • Page 8: Front Panel Controls

    STEP button until the desired digit is Pin 6 : +13.8 VDC flashing. Rotate the FREQUENCY control in either direction. The entire frequency range of the OPTIMA can be stepped 2. MICROPHONE GAIN CONTROL through in 1, 5, 10 or 100 kHz increments.
  • Page 9 FUNC button and hold down the SHIFT button for In freeband mode the OPTIMA will step up in 1mhz 3 or more seconds, or momentarily press the PTT button on steps. the microphone (the transmitter will not be engaged).
  • Page 10: Other Features

    3. Internal Jumpers to set Operating Mode IF crystal filter will be engaged. This will help to reduce The Optima has a small jumper board inside the radio to noise and interference from nearby stations in most allow users to set the mode of operation. Currently these instances.
  • Page 11: Specifications

    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...
  • Page 12: Contact Information

    YETICOMNZ Hong Kong Singapore Jakarta New Zealand Providers of Specialized 10 meter radio products http://www.yeticomNZ.com...