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Specifications DR-B185

Specifications are subject to change without notice due to advancements in

technology.

General

Frequency Range

DR-B185HE

DR-B185HT

VHF:

144 - 145.995 MHz

144 - 147.995 MHz (136-173.995MHz RX only)

Number of memory ch 500 channels

Channel step

5KHz, 6.25KHz, 10KHz, 12.5KHz, 15KHz,

20KHz, 30KHz, 50KHz

Operating Voltage

13.8V DC ±15%

Squelch

Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/2Tone

Frequency Stability

±2.5ppm

Operating Temperature -10°C~+60°C

Dimensions(WxHxD)

164 (W) x 44 (H) x 183.6 (D)mm

(6.44" x 1.73" x 7.21")

Weight

about 1.5Kg (3.31lbs)

Receiver

Wide band

Narrow band

Sensitivity

(12dB Sinad)

≤0.25μV

Adjacent Channel

Selectivity

≥70dB

≥60dB

Intermodulation

≥65dB

≥60dB

Spurious Rejection

≥70dB

≥65dB

Audio Response

+1~-3dB(0.5 - 2.5 KHz)

Hum & Noise

≥40dB

≥35dB

Audio distortion

≤5%

Audio power output

>2W@10%

Current drain

<1A

Transmitter

Wide band

Narrow band

Power Output

85 W / 5W

Modulation

16KΦF3E

11KΦF3E

Adjacent Channel

Power

≥70dB

≥60dB

Hum & Noise

≥40dB

≥35dB

Spurious Emission

≥60dB

Audio Response

+1~-3dB(0.5 - 2.3 KHz)

Audio Distortion

≤5%

Current drain (5W)

<6A

Current drain (85W)

<20A

Summary of Contents for DR-B185HE

Page 1: ...this manual carefully before using the product to ensure full performance and keep this manual for future reference as it contains information on after sales services In case addendum or errata sheets are included with this product please read those materials and keep them together with this instruction manual for future reference ...

Page 2: ...e transmitting There are many radio stations operating in proximity to the frequency ranges this product covers Be careful not to cause interference when transmitting around such radio stations Lightning Please note that no car provides adequate protection of its passengers or drivers against lightning Therefore Alinco will not take responsibility for any danger associated with using its products ...

Page 3: ...tive owners Alinco cannot be liable for pictorial or typographical inaccuracies Some parts options and or accessories are unavailable in certain areas Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment VHF FM mobile transceiver DR B185HT This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subj...

Page 4: ...g the radio for your safety It is recommended that you check local traffic regulations regarding the use of radio equipment while driving Some countries prohibit the operation of transceiver while driving Do not use this product in close proximity to other electronics devices especially medical ones It may cause interference to those devices Keep the radio out of the reach of children In case a li...

Page 5: ...product A short circuit to the product may result in electric shock fire and or malfunction Do not touch the heatsink on around the unit mostly found on mobile base units as it may become very hot during after the operation that may risk burn your skin About power supply Use only appropriate reliable and certified power supply of correct voltage and capacity Do not connect cables in reverse polari...

Page 6: ...hunderstorm is likely Please read cautions regarding the lightning protection on page 9 also Maintenance Do not open the unit and its accessories Please consult with your local dealer of this product for service and assistance CAUTION Environment and condition of use Do not use the product in proximity to a TV or a radio It may cause interference or receive interference Do not install in a humid d...

Page 7: ...nsation from the surface of the product Never use thinner or benzene for cleaning About power supply Use only reliable power supply of specific DC output range and be mindful of the polarity of the cables and DC jack Always turn off the power supply when connecting or disconnecting the cables When using an external antenna make sure that the antenna ground is not common with the ground of the powe...

Page 8: ...HONE 11 Operating Modes VFO Mode Memory Mode Channel Display Mode 12 VFO MODE 12 MEMORY MODE 12 CHANNEL DISPLAY MODE 14 Basic Operations 15 SWITCHING THE POWER ON OFF 15 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 15 ADJUSTING FREQUENCY CHANNEL THROUGH THE DIAL 15 SQUELCH LEVEL SETTING 15 TO RECEIVE SIGNALS 16 MONITORING FUNCTION 16 TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS 16 CALL MODE 16 KEY OPERATIONS 17 SCANNING FUNCTION 17 DCS SCAN 19 C...

Page 9: ...NITOR 31 SCAN TYPE 31 SCANNING STOP TIME TMR 31 SCANNING STOP TIME BSY 31 TONE SEARCH SCANNING SPEED 32 DCS SCANNING SPEED 32 PRIORITY SCAN SETTING 32 MEMORY CHANNEL SCANNING SETTING 33 GROUP SCANNING STEP 33 NARROW MODE 33 BEAT SHIFT 34 TUNING CONTROL 34 S METER SQUELCH 34 SQUELCH HANG TIME 35 2TONE 35 2TONE RECEIVING SYSTEM 36 2TONE TRANSMISSION TYPE 36 Cable Clone 37 Maintenance 38 DEFAULT SETT...

Page 10: ...here may be in this manual Standard accessories may change without notice Warranty Policy Please refer to any enclosed warranty information or contact your authorized Alinco dealer distributor for the warranty policy In order to operate this product a properly tuned antenna its feedline with connectors and fixing hardware are necessary Please consult with your dealer for details EMS 53 EMS 57 Tapp...

Page 11: ...appropriate angle of the transceiver using the 3 screw hole positions on the side of the mounting bracket The transceiver may be installed in any position in your car where the controls and microphone are easily accessible and it does not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle If your vehicle is equipped with air bags be certain your radio will not interfere with their deployment If you ...

Page 12: ... is isolated from heat moisture and the engine secondary high voltage ignition system cables 2 After installing cable in order to avoid the risk of damp please use heat resistant tap to tie together with fuse box Don t forget to reinforce whole cable 3 In order to avoid the risk of short circuit please cut down connection with negative of battery then connect with radio 4 Confirm the correct polar...

Page 13: ... Do not substitute a cable with smaller gauge wires Regulated power supply Red Black DC power cable with fuse holder REPLACING FUSES If the fuse blows determine the cause then correct the problem After the problem is resolved replace the fuse If newly installed fuses continue to blow disconnect the power cable and contact your dealer for assistance Only use fuses of the specified type and rating o...

Page 14: ...t has a characteristic impedance of 50Ω to match the transceiver input impedance Coupling the antenna to the transceiver via feed lines having an impedance other than 50Ω reduces the efficiency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby televisions radio receivers and other electronic equipment External speaker adopt double port BTL please care about the connection Do not use the s...

Page 15: ...ed microphone into the socket on the front of the main unit Turn the ring firmly on the plug until it locks Attach the supplied microphone hanger in an appropriate location using the screws included in the screw set Microphone EMS 53 External speaker Antenna Microphone connector ...

Page 16: ... LOCK TS DCS H L CALL REV NO KEY FUNCTION 7 CALL In VFO mode Switches the CALL channel VFO mode for the frequency being edited In memory mode Switches the CALL channel memory mode In channel display mode Switches the CALL channel currently displayed channel 8 SQL Adjust Squelch level 9 Dial In VFO mode Rotate to switch frequencies and various settings Press to enter the settings In memory mode cha...

Page 17: ...ets the operation lock function In channel display mode Exits from function mode 7 CALL Sets transmission output NO KEY FUNCTION 8 SQL Sets the reverse function 9 Dial In VFO mode memory mode Rotate to select a channel Press to set the shift function In channel display mode Rotate to exit from function mode Press to set the shift function Press FUNC key and following key together to activate follo...

Page 18: ...m settings and erases all memory data The deleted memory data can t be recalled 3 Getting Acquainted Rear panel 2 1 3 NO KEY FUNCTION 1 Antenna Connector Connect an antenna 2 DC power cable Connect 13 8 V DC power 20A or more current capacity is required 3 DATA terminal E x t S p e a k e r Terminal Use for the clone function and to connect an optional external speaker About PC programming PC progr...

Page 19: ...sion power NO KEY FUNCTION 8 Lights up when Narrow Band is set Turns off when Wide Band is set 9 Lights up when the shift direction is positive 10 Lights up when the shift direction is negative 11 Lights up when the 2 tone is set 12 Lights up when the CTCSS tone encoding is set 13 Lights up when the CTCSS tone squelch is set 14 Lights up when DCS Digital Coded Squelch is set 15 Lights up when the ...

Page 20: ... between DTMF and function operations 6 LOCK Switch Locks all keys excep PTT 7 MIC Microphone element is located inside microphone MIC Connector Diagram in the front view of connector Getting Acquainted EMS 57 EMS 53 Press and hold UP DOWN keys until 2nd beep is heard then release it immediately to start scanning Press another key to change scanning direction Press PTT to stop Holding the key will...

Page 21: ...V Dial Change frequency by 1 MHz step This will enable a quick change of frequency in 1 MHz steps 1 Press dial The digits after 100 KHz will disappear from the display 2 Follow the same sequence as above to change the value 3 Press PTT or the key on the unit The screen will go back to the normal display If the unit is not operated for 5 seconds or more the setting procedure is canceled and the scr...

Page 22: ...er written if a previously programmed channel is selected the memory channels shown with a stable icon Memory channel characters include C P1 P2 PR and channel numbers 0 499 Meanings of alphabetical characters will follow SPECIAL MEMORY CHANNELS To program the CALL channel quick recall select the channel shown with C on the display P1 and P2 for Program scan and PR for Priority operation settings ...

Page 23: ...nnel display mode from VFO mode or memory mode turn off the power then turn on the power again while pressing the V M key until a beep sounds The unit enters the channel display mode 2 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN key on the microphone to select a memory channel 3 To switch to VFO mode or memory mode from channel display mode turn off the power then turn on the power again while pressing t...

Page 24: ...cy and channel Available steps are 5K 6 25k 10K 12 5K 15K 20K 30K and 50K See P 22 for selecting desired step VOL PWR TX SET FUNC MW V M LOCK TS DCS H L CALL VOL Knob SQL REV Dial Squelch level setting A squelch eliminates white noise during the stand by state the background noise when a signal is not received Higher level settings will keep the squelch closed more tightly for quieter monitoring b...

Page 25: ...signal When the auto dialer is set pressing the PTT and UP keys simultaneously will transmit the auto dialer signal set in advance When the 2Tone is set select a mode other than menu mode then while pressing the FUNC key press Dial The icon will light up and the transceiver will enter 2Tone mode Press PTT to transmit 2Tone which is set in advance If the PTT key is pressed outside of the transmissi...

Page 26: ...f you wish to scan all VFO range don t program P1 P2 channels 4 Use dial or UP DOWN keys to change the direction Press any key other than the UP DOWN keys to exit SCANNING FUNCTION Use this function to automatically search for signals 6 different scan types are available In parameter setting mode choose Timer mode or Busy mode to determine the desired resuming condition If the CTCSS TSQ squelch or...

Page 27: ...canning step is set to 10 50 groups GROUP1 Channel 0 to 9 GROUP2 Channel 10 to 19 When the group scanning step is set to 20 25 groups GROUP1 Channel 0 to 19 GROUP2 Channel 20 to 39 When the group scanning step is set to 30 17 groups GROUP1 Channel 0 to 29 GROUP2 Channel 30 to 59 GROUP17 Channel 480 to 499 When the group scanning step is set to 40 13 groups GROUP1 Channel 0 to 39 GROUP2 Channel 40 ...

Page 28: ...anning It scans 39 tones in order Use UP DOWN key to change the scanning direction The icon will flash and it stops when the matching tone is detected 3 The scan won t resume until the operation is repeated 4 Press any key other than UP DOWN keys to exit MEMORY Scan channel scan Scans all memory channels unless Memory skip feature is selected for a given memory 1 Press the V M key to select memory...

Page 29: ...le the PTT is pressed encode and the repeater access is enabled 2 Press the same key again so that the and icons show up on the display This is the CTCSS decode frequency This enables CTCSS squelch or Tone Squelch TSQ 3 Press it again so that the 3 digit number and icon is displayed This is the DCS code and it enables DCS encoding and decoding Press any key Except FUNC PWR TS DCS UP DOWN keys to e...

Page 30: ...ncy lower than receiving frequency Shift width frequnecy can be set in the parameter setting mode at menu 13 p 27 KEYPAD LOCKOUT Avoiding unintentional operation this function will lock all keys except PTT FUNC SQL and VOL knob 1 Press FUNC key until LCD displays icon then press TS DCS key until LCD displays icon Now keypad lockout function is valid 2 Repeat above operation icon disappears indicat...

Page 31: ... DCS keys to exit Some menus appear only in certain modes or preprogramming may be required Channel Step setting This menu appears only in VFO mode This is to select the channel step to be used in the VFO mode Refer to the chart below for the relation of the actual step frequency and how it is displayed 12 5 12 5kHz 5 5kHz 6 25 6 25kHz 10 10kHz 15 15kHz 20 20kHz 30 30kHz 50 50kHz Press FUNC key un...

Page 32: ...n in memory mode The memory channel number and other status icons will also be displayed If you wish to see the programmed frequency press FUNC and it will be displayed To return to the alphanumeric display press any key If the display remains unchanged follow the instruction of menu 3 and select NM MEMORY DISPLAY INDICATOR Switch the frequency display and memory name display when a memory name is...

Page 33: ...er numbers for brighter backlight LAMP MAX Brightest 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode AUTOMATIC BACK LIGHT When pressing any key on the unit the backlight brightness becomes brightest for a few seconds Set how many seconds you want to make the backlight brightest 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 06 The current setting will ...

Page 34: ...enalty When the transmission is shut down in the TOT mode this function prohibits another transmission for a selected time period 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 08 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is OFF 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the s...

Page 35: ...ng mode 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode SETTING THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN TRUNING ON THE POWER Set the message displayed when turning on the power 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 11 2 By refering to the Menu 2 on P 23 edit the message to display 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode BCLO SETTING BCLO stands...

Page 36: ...quency Setting changes will not affect memory channels and programmed scanning range 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 14 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is 174 174MHz 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are between 174 and...

Page 37: ...o menu mode DEFAULT TONE VALUE Set the CTCSS tone encoding value displayed by operating the TS DCS key after turning on the power 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 17 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is OFF 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the s...

Page 38: ...urrent setting will appear on the display The default setting is OFF 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting Available parameters are OFF and 023 to 754 See the table below When a DCS tone is selected it resumes as a default parameter every time the unit is turned on regardless of previous setting By setting OFF the DCS selecte...

Page 39: ...et and return to the menu mode DTMF TX SPEED Set the tone output speed when outputting DTMF using the automatic dialer 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 21 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is 50 50ms 7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the micropho...

Page 40: ...the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 24 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is TMR 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows TMR Activates the timer scan BSY Activates the busy scan 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu m...

Page 41: ... less accurate SLW Searches slowly but more accurate 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode DCS SCANNING SPEED Set the scanning speed to search a DCS code from the incoming DCS signal 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 28 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is FA 2 Press dial to display SET then rotat...

Page 42: ...s regardless of skip setting 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode GROUP SCANNING STEP Set the channel step for group scanning 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 31 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is 20 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to ch...

Page 43: ...ate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 34 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is ON 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows ON Allows to operate the dial and UP DOWN keys on the microphone when the operation lock function is s...

Page 44: ...OFF 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows OFF 0ms to 900 900ms 10 steps in 100ms increments 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode 7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 2Tone Set 2Tone system setting tones 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 37 2T...

Page 45: ... set 3 Press the dial The unit will go back to menu mode 2Tone transmission type Select the 2Tone transmission type 1 Rotate the dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 39 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is IND 2 Press dial to display SET then rotate dial or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The opt...

Page 46: ... mode 2 Press PTT SD will be displayed and it starts sending the data into the slave unit 3 PASS will appear on the display when the data is successfully transmitted 4 The master radio may stay turned on for the next clone Turn off the unit to exit from the clone mode If the data is not successfully transmitted turn off both units make sure the cable connection is correct and repeat the entire ope...

Page 47: ...played Release keys and wait until 145 000 is displayed Reset is not available in Channel display mode or preprogrammed using PC utility software Trouble Shooting Problem Possible Causes and Potential Solutions a Power is on nothing appears on Display and polarities of power connection are reversed Connect red lead to plus terminal and black lead to minus terminal of DC power supply b Fuse is blow...

Page 48: ... WxHxD 164 W x 44 H x 183 6 D mm 6 44 x 1 73 x 7 21 Weight about 1 5Kg 3 31lbs Receiver Wide band Narrow band Sensitivity 12dB Sinad 0 25μV 0 25μV Adjacent Channel Selectivity 70dB 60dB Intermodulation 65dB 60dB Spurious Rejection 70dB 65dB Audio Response 1 3dB 0 5 2 5 KHz 1 3dB 0 5 2 5 KHz Hum Noise 40dB 35dB Audio distortion 5 Audio power output 2W 10 Current drain 1A Transmitter Wide band Narro...

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