BTX-127 CTCSS-VHF/FM Business Band Transceiver
(190-1206) Features Faxback Doc. # 51119
Your RadioShack BTX-127 CTCSS VHF/FM Business Band Transceiver is a
portable, two-way business radio service transceiver that you can carry
almost anywhere. The transceiver is compact and light, making it an ideal
choice for your business needs.
Your transceiver has these features:
Programmable Frequencies - an authorized service facility can program
the transceiver to any VHF business band
frequency you have a license to use - no
crystals to buy!
Note: Your local Radio Shack store must send the transceiver to an
authorized service facility to program the transceiver with a
frequency. You must show your license to store personnel.
38-Tone CTCSS (Continuous - helps reduce interference from other
Tone Control Squelch transceivers which are operating on the same
System) frequency, in the same area.
Rechargeable Long-Life - the supplied battery charger lets you
Battery Pack and Battery conveniently recharge your transceiver's
Charger battery pack while it is on the transceiver.
PLL-Controlled Circuitry - provides accurate and stable channel
selection.
High/Low Power Switch - lets you increase the transmitted signal
strength to increase the transceiver's range,
or decrease it to save battery power.
Earphone/Speaker Jack and - lets you connect an external earphone or
and External Microphone speaker and an external microphone to help
Jack ensure understandable communications in noisy
areas.
Built-In Modulation - automatically adjusts for a wide variety of
Limiter Circuit voice levels to ensure an understandable
transmission.
Battery Low Indicator - shows the battery pack's condition.
Flexible Antenna - provides excellent reception.
Belt Clip - lets you attach the transceiver to your belt
or waistband.
The transceiver's preset frequencies are:
151.625 MHz (red dot) 151.940 MHz
151.700 MHz 151.955 MHz (purple dot)
151.760 MHz 154.570 MHz (blue dot)
151.820 MHz 154.600 MHz (green dot)
151.880 MHz
Note: Some Manufacturers identify some business band frequencies by
color. These "dot" frequencies are shown above.
We recommend that you record your transceiver's serial number here. The
number is on the back of the transceiver.
Serial Number: _______________________
WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this
product to rain or moisture.
CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover or
back. No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to
qualified personnel.
FCC Regulations
FCC License Required
This transceiver is intended for use in the operation of commercial
activities, educational, philanthropic, or ecclesiastical institutions,
and hospitals, clinics, or medical associations.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires you to have a license
before you operate this transceiver. Unless you are already licensed to
operate on one of the preset 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 about getting a license, contact the PCIA.
For other questions concerning the license application, contact the FCC.
FCC Part 90 Rules
You must be familiar with Part 90 of FCC Rules before you operate your
transceiver. The operation instructions in this manual 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 properly.
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 of 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.
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop
using your transceiver.
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).
Furthermore, you are required to understand Part 90 of the FCC Rules and
Regulations prior to operating your 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.
(BR/glw/bg 01/14/99)
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