BTX-124 VHF FM Business Band Transceiver
(190-1205) Preparation Faxback Doc. # 38412
Before you use the transceiver, you must be properly licensed by the FCC.
If you are licensed to use one or both of of the supplied frequencies, you
can immediately use the transceiver.
If you are licensed on different frequencies, your local RadioShack store
must send the transceiver to an authorized service facility to have the
frequencies programmed into the transceiver. You must tell the store the
frequency you are licensed for and any desired CTCSS tone (the factory
preset is 100.0 Hz). See "Operation," Faxback Doc. # 38413.
Important: This transceiver uses a rechargeable nickel-cadmium battery
pack. At the end of the battery pack's useful life, it must
be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact you local,
county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for
information on recycling or disposal programs in your area.
Some options that might be available are: municipal curbside
collection, drop-off boxes at retailers such as your local
RadioShack store, recycling collection centers, and mailback
programs.
Checking the Battery Power
1. Rotate VOL clockwise until it clicks to turn on the transceiver.
2. Press the push-to-talk button on the left side of the transceiver.
If BUSY-TX/LO BATT lights red, there is sufficient battery power for
your transmission. If the indicator lights yellow, you need to
recharge the battery pack.
CONNECTING AN ANTENNA
Attach the flexible antenna to the antenna jack on top of the transceiver.
Place the antenna connector's slots over the antenna jack's tabs, squeeze
the base of the antenna, and push down and turn the connector until the
antenna locks into place.
Instead of the supplied antenna, you can connect an optional antenna. The
BNC antenna jack on your transceiver makes it easy to use with a variety of
antennas, such as an external mobile antenna or an outdoor base antenna.
Caution: Never connect an antenna that is not specifically tuned for the
transceiver's frequency range.
Warning: When installing or removing a base station antenna, use extreme
caution. If it starts to fall, let it go! It could contact
overhead power lines. If the antenna touches the power line,
contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause
electrocution and death! Call the power company to remove the
antenna. Do not attempt to do so yourself.
USING THE BELT CLIP
The supplied belt clip lets you easily clip the transceiver to your belt.
Use a small Phillips screwdriver to secure the clip to the transceiver's
back with the supplied screws and washers, then attach it to your belt.
USING AN EARPHONE
To listen privately or to hear better in a noisy area, you can plug a
monaural earphone into the EAR jack on the top of the transceiver. This
automatically disconnects the speaker.
USING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
An external microphone can make it easier to use the transceiver when you
clip it to your belt. Plug the microphone's cable connector into the MIC
jack on top of the transceiver. This automatically disconnects the
transceiver's microphone.
Note: The transceiver's push-to-talk button still works with an external
microphone attached.
FCC REGULATIONS
FCC License Required
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires you to have a license
before you operate this transceiver. Unless you qualify to operate on the
supplied frequencies, you must apply for a frequency through the PCIA
(Personal Communication Industry Association), a non-profit organization
that assigns frequencies nationwide to help prevent conflicts between
different businesses using transceivers in the same area. For more
information, contact the PCIA at 800-759-0300, extension 3068 (in Virginia
703-739-0300, extension 3068).
For other questions concerning the license application, contact the FCC at
717-337-1212, or write:
FCC
P.O. Box 1040
Gettysburg, PA 17325
For the latest FCC application form and instructions, call the FCC's
fax-on-demand service from a fax machine at 1-202-418-0177 and request
one or more of the following documents:
All forms and instructions 000600
Form 600 instructions only 006001
Main Form 600 only 006002
Form 600 schedules only 006003
If you do not have a fax machine, you can call the Government Forms
Distribution Center at 1-800-418-Form and request that the form and
instructions be mailed to you.
This transceiver is intended for use in the operation of commercial
activities, educational, philanthropic, or ecclesiastical institutions,
and hospitals, clinics, or medical associations.
FCC PART 90 RULES
You must be familiar with Part 90 of FCC Rules before you operate your
transceiver. The instructions in "Operation," Faxback Doc. # 38413,
conform to Part 90, but do not cover all items in Part 90.
Overall, Part 90 states that:
You must have a valid license before you use the transceiver.
As licensee, you are responsible for proper operation of all
transceivers operating under your license authority.
You can let unlicensed persons operate this transmitter, as long as
you take precautions to prevent unauthorized transmissions.
You must use this transceiver only for the commercial use of your
business, and only when other commercial channels (such as the
telephone) are either not available or not practical.
You must always yield the operating frequency to communications that
involve the safety of life or property.
You must take reasonable precautions to prevent harmful interference
to other services operating on the same frequency.
You must not transmit program material of any kind used in connection
with commercial broadcasting.
You must not provide a service that is normally handled by telephone
or telegraph unless such broadcasts involve the safety of life or
property or in emergencies such as an earthquake, hurricane, flood
or a similar disaster where normal communication channels are
disrupted.
During each transmission or exchange of transmissions, you must
identify your station with the call sign issued to you by the FCC,
or once each 15 minutes during periods of continuous operation.
You must keep a written record of any maintenance or modification
made to the transceiver, and you must make this record available
for inspection upon demand by the FCC.
Violating any of the provisions of Part 90 can result in fines and/or
confiscation of equipment.
Your transceiver might cause TV or radio interference even when it is
operating properly. To determine whether your transceiver is causing the
interference, turn off your transceiver. If the interference goes away,
your transceiver is causing it. Try to eliminate the interference by:
Moving your transceiver away from the receiver
Contacting your local RadioShack store for help
ADDITIONAL FCC REGULATIONS
The Business Radio Service is under the jurisdiction of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). Any adjustments or alterations that
would alter the performance of the transceiver so it no longer meets
the original FCC type acceptance or would change the frequency-determining
method are strictly prohibited.
Replacement or substitution of crystals, transistors, ICS, regulator diodes,
or any other component that is of a unique nature with components other
than those recommended can violate the technical regulations of the FCC
rules or violate type acceptance requirement of the rules.
Before you operate the transceiver, you must obtain your license. It is
illegal to transmit without the appropriate license, which you can get by
submitting a completed FCC Form 600 to the FCC (or through the PCIA if you
do not qualify for either of the supplied frequencies). Furthermore, you
are required to understand Part 90 of the FCC Rules and Regulations prior
to operating you transceiver. It is the user's responsibility to see that
this unit is operating at all times in accordance with the FCC Rules and
Regulations.
(km-03/17/1997)
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