Radio Shack Complete Guide to the 10 Meter Transceiver
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Caution: Do not connect the black wire to a non-metallic (plastic) part, or to any part insulated from the vehicle's chassis by a non-metallic part.

3.Connect the single connector end of the power cord to the connector on the back of the transceiver.

USING THE TRANSCEIVER AS A BASE STATION

Although this transceiver is designed mainly for mobile use, you can also use it as a base station with an AC power source. For base station installation, you need these items.

•a 12-volt DC power supply that can supply at least 7 amps

Caution: Most 12-volt DC power supplies plug into a stan- dard AC outlet to produce DC power. Before connecting your transceiver to a 12-volt DC power supply, read and fol- low the instructions included with the power supply.

•base station antenna

•coaxial antenna cable and connectors

•external 8-ohm speaker

Note: Your local RadioShack store carries everything you need to use the transceiver as a base station.

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Contents HTX-10 Features Page Manual Conventions FCC InformationContents Introduction to Amateur Radio Page Mounting the Transceiver PreparationAttaching the Microphone Holder Page Connecting AN Antenna Page Connecting the Microphone Connecting AN Optional External SpeakerUsing Vehicle Battery Power Frame chassis groundUsing the Transceiver AS a Base Station Page Quick Look AT the Controls Setting Squelch and Receiving OperationTransmitting Page Special Features Using the Special FeaturesUsing Step Using Call Using ScanUsing NB Noise Blanker Using LCR Last Channel RecallUsing M-LOAD Using Shift Using T-LOW Tone-LowUsing M-SAVE Memory Save Using Fine ClarifierTurning the KEY Tone on and OFF Using RF-G RF GainUsing MIC-G Microphone Gain Care and Maintenance Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes RemediesNoise Reduction Replacing the Fuse Page Specifications GeneralTransmitter Page Page RadioShack Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas
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