Customer
Assistance
Warranty
Introduction
17
Nothing
comes close to a Cobr
a
™
Operation
16 English
Using Your Radio
micr
oTALK
®
Range
•
Y
our microTALK
®
radio has a range of
up to five (5) miles (8 km). Your range will
vary depending on terrain and conditions.
In flat, open country your radio will
operate at maximum range.
Buildings and foliage in the path of the
signal can reduce the range of the radio.
Dense foliage and hilly terrain will
further reduce the range of the radio.
On FRS channels 8 through 14, your radio
automatically switches to low power, which
will limit the range the radio can communicate.
Remember, you can achieve maximum
range by using Maximum Range
Extender. See page 14 for details.
Reduced Range
Reduced Range
Maximum Range
Operation
General Specifications
•
Nominal
Unit
Nominal
Unit
C. Transmitter
1.
Power
GMRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W
1
FRS Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .mW
500
2. Carrier Frequency Stability . . . ±Hz
500
3. Modulation Limiting . . . . . . . . KHz
2.5
4. Carrier Attack Time . . . . . . . . . mS
80
5. Audio Frequency Response
@ 300 HZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dB
-12
@ 2500 HZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dB
+6
6. Audio Distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . %
3
7. Hum Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dB
30
8. Transient Frequency Behavior
a) TX On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mS
30
b) TX Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mS
5
A. FRS/GMRS
Frequency
Allocation and
Compatibility
Important:
Please note that Cobra
®
GMRS
models with 15 channels may designate
different channel numbers for the same
frequency. For example, a Cobra
®
15 channel
GMRS model would need to be tuned to
channel 11 in order to communicate with
a 22 channel GMRS tuned to channel 15.
Please refer to the chart below for channel/
frequency number compatibility.
A
= Channel No. For
22 Channel GMRS Models
B = Channel No. For 15
Channel GMRS Models
C = Type of Radio Service
D = Frequency in MHz
E = Power in Watts
A
B
C
D
E
1
1 FRS/GMRS 462.5625 1.0
2 2
FRS/GMRS
462.5875 1.0
3 3
FRS/GMRS 462.6125 1.0
4 4 FRS/GMRS 462.6375 1.0
5 5 FRS/GMRS 462.6625 1.0
6 6 FRS/GMRS 462.6875 1.0
7 7 FRS/GMRS 462.7125 1.0
8 FRS
467.5625
0.5
9 FRS
467.5875
0.5
10 FRS
467.6125
0.5
11 FRS
467.6375
0.5
12 FRS
467.6625
0.5
13 FRS
467.6875
0.5
14 FRS
467.7125
0.5
15 11 GMRS
462.5500 1.0
16 8 GMRS
462.5750 1.0
17 12 GMRS
462.6000 1.0
18 9 GMRS
462.6250 1.0
19 13 GMRS
462.6500 1.0
20 10 GMRS
462.6750 1.0
21 14 GMRS
462.7000 1.0
22 15 GMRS
462.7250 1.0
B. Receiver
1.
Sensitivity
For 12 DB SINAD . . . . . . . . . . dBm
-121
For Call Signal Detection . . . . dBm
-121
2. Max. Audio Output
@10% THD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mW
200
3. Max. S/N Ratio
@ 1mV RF Input . . . . . . . . . . . dB
50
4. Squelch
a) Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dBm
-121
b) Attack Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . mS
150
c) Closing Time . . . . . . . . . . . . mS
200
5. Audio Frequency Response
@ 300 HZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dB
-3
@ 2500 HZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dB
-10
6. Signal Displacement BW . . . +/-KHZ
5
7. Adjacent Channel Rejection . . . dB
40
8. Intermodulation Rejection . . . . dB
65
9. Spurious Response Rejection . dB
55
D. Power Supply
1.
Battery Life (5:5:90 RATIO)
With Alkaline Batteries . . . . . . . HR
24
2. Battery Operating Range . . . . . . V
4.2 - 6.0
Nominal
Unit
