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Product Features

Contents

Introduction

Introduction

Our Thanks to You  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

FCC License Required  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A1

Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A2

Microphone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A3

Your Mobile Radio

Specifications  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Included in this Package  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installation and Connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Frequency  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Indicators  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Microphone  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Operating to Receive  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Operating to Transmit  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Maintenance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Government Regulatory Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Alternate Microphones and Installation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

ARRL Q Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Warranty

Warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Trademark Acknowledgement  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Customer Assistance

Product Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Accessories  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Order Form and Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

 

Summary of Contents for 150GTLDX

Page 1: ...A1 Owner s Manual AMATEUR 10 METER MOBILE RADIO 1 50 GTL DX Printed in Philippines Part No 480 216 P Version A Nothing comes close to a Cobra English...

Page 2: ...tion Our Thanks to You Thank you for purchasing a Cobra amateur mobile radio Properly used this Cobra product will give you many years of reliable service FCC License Required The United States Federa...

Page 3: ...nter 4Mic Gain Control Allows increased voice clarity by dynamically boosting microphone This Cobra radio has a superior receiver that includes an RF gain control and noise blanker circuitry as well a...

Page 4: ...luded in this Package 4 Installation and Connection 5 Operation 8 Controls 9 Frequency 12 Indicators 14 Microphone 14 Operating to Receive 15 Operating to Transmit 15 Maintenance 16 Government Regulat...

Page 5: ...3 000 Hz Frequency Tolerance 500 Hz Transmit Distortion 2 Spurious Harmonic Emission 65 dB Output Indicators Meter shows relative RF output power and SWR Transmit LED glows red when transmitter is in...

Page 6: ...or interfere with the installation 2 Connect the antenna cable plug to the standard receptacle ANT on the rear panel Most antennas are terminated with a type PL 259 plug and mate with the receptacle...

Page 7: ...eristic will be observed only at extreme distances A standard antenna connector type SO 239 is provided on the transceiver for easy connection to a standard PL 259 cable termination If the transceiver...

Page 8: ...y to the point where the receiver background noise or ambient background noise is eliminated Turn fully counterclockwise then slowly clockwise until the receiver noise disappears Any signal to be rece...

Page 9: ...you easily measure your antenna condition To operate this function select a frequency near the middle of the range such as 28 850 MHz or the one you plan to use most With the power on set the S RF SW...

Page 10: ...display indicates whether the third value after the decimal point in the frequency is 0 or 5 if the right hand decimal is visible on the display the third value is 5 if it is not visible the third val...

Page 11: ...for the supplied low impedance 500 ohm dynamic microphone see the alternate microphones and installation section on page 17 Operating to Receive To begin operating your radio 1 Be sure the power sourc...

Page 12: ...ca Alternate Microphones and Installation For best results the user should select a low impedance dynamic type microphone or a transistorized microphone Transistorized type microphones have a low outp...

Page 13: ...ng If the microphone jack is used to hold the pin receptacle during soldering operation best results are obtained when the connections to pins 1 and 3 are made first and then the connections to pins 2...

Page 14: ...e fading ARRL Q Signals QSD Is my keying defective Your keying is defective QSG Shall I send ____ messages at a time Send ____ messages at a time QSK Can you hear me between your signals and if so can...

Page 15: ...tion USA Cobra Electronics Corporation is a trademark of Cobra Electronics Corporation USA Product Service If you have any questions about operation or installing your new Cobra product or if you are...

Page 16: ...stems HighGear Accessories CobraMarine VHF Radios Power Inverters Accessories Order Form Name Address No P O Boxes City State Province Zip Postal Code Country Telephone Credit Card Number Type Visa Ma...

Page 17: ...ra line of quality products includes CB Radios microTALK Radios Radar Laser Detectors Safety Alert Traffic Warning Systems Handheld GPS Receivers Mobile GPS Navigation Systems HighGear Accessories Cob...

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