Becker Designed AR 3201 operation manual General description

AR 3201 - ( )

rigid fuselage mounting in all aircraft. The VHF transceiver is designed for compliance with RTCA and EUROCAE airworthiness requirements.

1.3General description

The VHF transceiver is designed as a single-block unit with dimensions in keeping with 58 mmdiameter standard instrument size. Mounting is by means of four screws (behind-panel fitting). AII controls and indicators are located on the front panel. The rear panel locates the connector for connecting the transceiver to aircraft wiring, the antenna socket and a test connector.

The transceiver features a single superhet receiver. A squelch circuit suppresses noise and input signals below a specific field strength. The switching threshold is adjustable from without through the case. The squelch can be defeated with the squelch switch.

The transmitter has wideband tuning over the range 118.000 MHz to 136.975 MHz. Transmitter output power is greater than 5 watt. In transmitter operation sidetone is automatically on. In transceiver with serial No. of 4000 and above, an arrow flashes on and off in the upper left side of the LCD during transmission

The injection frequency of the receiver and the transmit frequency of the transmitter are generated by a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) which is signalled by a digital frequencysynthesizer in conjunction with a microprocessor.

The microphone input is designed for a dynamic microphone or for a standard microphone, the transceiver being infactory-set for a dynamic microphone. Conversion to a standard microphone is done in transceivers up to serial No. 86 by resoldering a jumper on the soldering side of the audio module. As of serial number No. 86 the conversion is made by reconnecting a wire jumper on the component side of the audio module. The microphone input is connected to a dynamic compressor which maintains the modulation depth constant over a microphone input voltage range of approx. 40 dB.

The frequency indication is a liquid crystal display ( LCD). The MHz and kHz frequency selectors permit selection of the desired channel frequency. The MHz frequency selector indexes in steps of 1 MHz, the kHz frequency selector in 25 kHz steps.

The transceiver also contains a memory for storing four different channel frequencies, even when the transceiver is OFF. The stored frequencies are called up by the channel selector switch in positions 1 - 4. In switch position A a further channel frequency can be set which is, however, lost when the transceiver is switched off. In transceiver with serial No. fo 4000 or above, the channel frequency set in position A is also stored and not deleted when the unit is powerd down.

In addition, when the VHF transceiver is powered up, a self-test function is automatically activated to test the LCD. For a period of a few secounds, all of the segments in the LCD flash on (188.88). Aterwards, either the frequency 121.5 MHz appears (channel selector switch in position A), or one of the 4 stored frequencies (depending on the position of the channel selector switch). The VHF transceiver is now ready for operation.

In Transceiver with serial No. of 4000 or above, either the most recently set frequency in channel A appears, or one of four stored frequencies (depending on the position of the channel celector switch). When the self-test function is activated, an arrow flashes on and off in addition to the digits 188.88 (Ü 188.88).

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