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Authored by South Fort Worth Composite Squadron 16-Mar-2004 Modified by David A. Ogden 02-Mar-2005

Version 2.1Modified by Lt Colonel Fred BlundellTX-129 Fort Worth Senior Squadron

For Local Training Rev 5.1 04-Jan-2014

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This Training Slide Show is a project undertaken by Lt Colonel Fred Blundell of the TX-129 Fort Worth Senior Squadron, Fort Worth, TX for local use to assist those CAP Members interested in advancing their skills. The information contained herein is for CAP Member’s personal use and is not intended to replace or be a substitute for

any of the CAP National Training Programs. Users should review the presentation’s Revision Number at the end of each file name to

ensure that they have the most current publication.

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Overview

• Radio Specifications

• Radio Features• Radio Operation

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Radio Specifications

• Very High Frequency - Frequency Modulation (VHF-FM) Radio

• Designed for Mobile, Handheld use in the field or on the move

• High / Low Power Modes• 256 programmable channels

– (16 zones of 16 channels each)• 136 – 174 MHz Frequency Coverage

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Radio Features

FunctionIndicator

Display

Microphone

Speaker

Up / DownKeys

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Batteries

• Batteries should last approximately 13 hours.

• When batteries begin to get low, the Low Battery Indicator appears at the top of the display.

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Recharging Batteries

• To recharge batteries:– Turn radio off.– Drop the radio into the charger. An amber

light will appear while charging. A green light will appear when the radio is finished charging.

– When finished, you may leave the radio in the charger.

– When radio is not in use, charge it once a month.

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Radio Operation• Power and Volume

Control• Channel and Zone

Selection• Key Lock• Push To Talk /

Microphone• Using the Menu• Feature Operation

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Power And Volume Control• To turn the EF Johnson handheld on, turn the

volume control clockwise. The screen will activate, and the radio will beep. Be careful not to turn the volume knob too far, or the volume will be set too high.

• Turn the EF Johnson handheld off by turning the volume control counterclockwise until it clicks.

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Radio Operation

• Power and Volume Control

• Channel and Zone Selection

• Key Lock• Push To Talk /

Microphone• Using the Menu• Feature Operation

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Channel Selection• To change the channel, turn the channel knob. The

extreme counterclockwise position is Channel 1, and the extreme clockwise position is Channel 16.

• Current channel name or frequency will appear on the display.

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Zone Selection

• Select the current Zone by pressing the UP or DOWN keys from the home screen.

• The current zone number or name will appear on the display.

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“ABC” Selection Ring

• The ABC selector underneath the Channel Selection knob is not programmed and has no function.

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Radio Operation• Power and Volume

Control• Channel and Zone

Selection• Key Lock• Push To Talk /

Microphone• Using the Menu• Feature Operation

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Key Lock• To turn key lock on, press the orange arrow-shaped

key underneath the antenna. Do the same to turn key lock off.

• This key is hard to press. The radio will beep when switching key lock on and off.

• When key lock is on, only the PTT key and channel knob will respond when used. All other keys will be locked from use.

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Radio Operation

• Power and Volume Control

• Channel and Zone Selection

• Key Lock• Push To Talk / Microphone• Using the Menu• Feature Operation

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Push to Talk (PTT)(Release to Listen)

• PTT is not affected by the key-lock function

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Microphone

• The microphone is located next to the F3 button in the center of the radio’s face.

• When transmitting, hold the radio upright 3-4 inches from your mouth and speak in a normal voice.

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Speaker And Microphone

• The speaker and the microphone are in different locations.

• The speaker is located at the bottom of the radio’s face.

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Radio Operation

• Power and Volume Control

• Channel and Zone Selection

• Key Lock• Push To Talk /

Microphone• Feature Operation • Using the Menu

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Frequency Scanning

• Press F3 to begin a normal frequency scan with the current scan list.

• To change the current scan list, use the “Scan Select” option in the Menu.

• While scanning, this icon appears:

• Press F3 again to end the frequency scan.

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Monitor • If using simplex:

– Press to monitor the current frequency.

• If using a repeater:– Press to monitor the

transmit frequency.– Press and hold until

the radio beeps to monitor the receive frequency.

• While monitoring, this icon appears:

• Press again to close squelch.

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Side Button 1

• Backlight• Press to activate and

deactivate backlight• This function can also

be accessed from the menu

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Side Button 2

• High/low power switch• Press to toggle

between high and low power modes

• This function can be accessed from the menu

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Side Button 3

• HOME ZONE• Press to change zone

to Zone 1, then adjust channel knob for desired channel

• This takes the radio back to CAP Zone 1 with one button

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Radio Operation

• Power and Volume Control

• Channel and Zone Selection

• Key Lock• Push To Talk /

Microphone• Feature Operation• Using the Menu

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Using The Menu

• Press F2 to open the menu.• Select a menu item with

the UP and DOWN keys.• Choose the item by pressing F2 again.

• Press F1 to go back one level or exit the

menu.

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Menu Items• “Backlight”

– Backlight on/off

• “Chan Selct” – Channel Select– Allows one to change channels by pressing

the UP or DOWN keys. Turning the channel knob will revert the channel back to its original setting.

• “Home Zone”– When chosen, it returns the user to the

home zone. (CAP ZONE 1)

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Menu Items(Continued)

• “RW Scan” – Radio-wide scan– On – begins scanning the radio-wide scan

list. This can contain 16 channels from any zone.

– Off – turns RW Scan off– While scanning, this icon will appear:

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Menu Items(Continued)

• “Scan” – regular scan– On – begins scanning the frequencies in the

current zone’s scan list.– Off – turns Scan off.– While scanning, this icon will appear:

• “Scan Selct”– Choose scan list for regular scan mode by

pressing UP or DOWN keys– When in Scan Select mode, the scan icon

will appear

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Menu Items(Continued)

• “TX Power”– Low (1 watt)– High (5 watts)

• “Monitor”– “Sqlch Ovrd” – monitors RECEIVE frequency– “Tx Channel” – monitors TRANSMIT

frequency– “Off” – turns monitor function off– While monitoring, this icon appears:

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Questions

??Always Think Safety!