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DX 2517 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

AM

·

FM

·

SSB

·

CW

·

PA

 

 

Amateur Base Station Transceiver 

 
 
 

OWNER’S MANUAL 

 

SWR

CHANNEL

RX / TX

POWER

MICROPHONE

OFF

ON

+10KHz

MIC         RF 

NORMAL

CALIBRATE

CAL

OFF

OFF

T.B.         DIM

OFF

WATTS

NB / ANL

SWR

2

1

3

0

6

2

4

R.BEEP

SET

81012

22

TIME         ECHO

OFF

OFF

NF

dB 

OVE

R

90

N

O

SIGNAL

+20

80

2030

6070

4050

I

T

L

U A

O

M D

1

010

5

9

7

3

100

9

+60

+40

RF POWER

SQUELCH

BAND

A

C

B

F

D

E

USB

MODE

USB

FM

AM

PA

PA

AM

FM

LSB

CW

CW

LSB

VOLUME

FINE         COARSE PHONE

2517

Summary of Contents for DX 2517

Page 1: ...Hz MIC RF NORMAL CALIBRATE CAL OFF OFF T B DIM OFF WATTS NB ANL SWR 2 1 3 0 6 2 4 R BEEP SE T 810 12 22 TIME ECHO OFF OFF NF dB OVE R 90 N O SIGNAL 20 80 2030 6070 4050 I T L U A O M D 1 010 5 9 7 3 1009 60 40 RF POWER SQUELCH BAND A C B F D E USB MODE USB FM AM PA PA AM FM LSB CW CW LSB VOLUME FINE COARSE PHONE 2517 ...

Page 2: ...unction Meter 1 RF Output Power Antenna SWR Meter 2 Received Signal Strength MOD AC Input Voltage AC 120V 60 Hz TRANSMITTER RF Power Output 25W USB LSB 10W AM FM CW Antenna Connectors UHF Type 50 Ohms AM Modulation Up to 100 Clarifier Range 5KHz XMT REC 1 5KHz REC only Spurious Emissions 60dB Carrier Suppression 60dB RECEIVER Sensitivity for 10dB S N AM 0 5uV Sensitivity for 20dB S N FM 0 25uV Sen...

Page 3: ...rces Consult your dealer or professional amateur radio supply shops 4 Antennas Antennas are purchased separately and include installation instructions Numerous type of antennas are available that range from emphasis on easy of installation to emphasis on performance Often the difference in performance between many of the antenna is modest 1 Vertical Ground Plane Antennas These are omni directional...

Page 4: ...power output or SWR 3 SWR CAL SWITCH This switch is used with the CALIBRATE pot No 12 to measure your SWR Simply put this switch in the CAL position Then transmit in AM FM or CW while adjusting the CALBRATE pot until the needle on the left meter goes to the small red Notch on the SWR scale You may need to be at maximum power to reach the SET mark Now while still transmitting put this switch up to ...

Page 5: ...75MHz 8 SIGNAL MODULATION METER This meter indicates signal strength of incoming signals during receive and your percentage of modulation when transmitting in the AM Modulation readings are most accurate when using maximum output power The modulation meter does not work at all in FM or SSB 8 9 CHHANEL DISPLAY The channel display indicates the current selected channel 10 FREQUENCY COUNTER The frequ...

Page 6: ... in AM or FM transmission 23 VOLUME CONTROL Permits you to adjust the listening level when receiving 24 COARSE FINE CONTROL The COARSE control adjusts the frequency 5 0KHz in receive and transmit The FINE control adjusts the frequency 1 5KHz in receive only This comes in handy when tuning in someone who is OFF frequency compared to everyone else 25 PHONE JACK Accepts a plug from a headset of 4 to ...

Page 7: ... Set the MIC gain fully clockwise 2 Press the push to talk switch on the microphone and speak directly into the microphone 3 Adjust the MIC gain down if the person you are talking to says your are too loud C MICROPHONE GAIN CONTROL A preamplifier circuit is built into the radio to increase the microphone gain Experiment with the control for setting that will best suit your individual use Note When...

Page 8: ...ate control clockwise past click so that the SWR meter pointer exactly coincides with the set mark on the scale Release the push to talk switch 4 Set the SWR CAL switch to the SWR position and depress the push to talk switch again The SWR of your antenna is read directly on the scale 14 WARRANTY This radio has a one year parts and labor warranty For warranty service please contact your dealer BE S...

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