ALINCO DR-M06 6 Meter FM Mobile Transceivers User Manual

ALINCO DR-M06 6 Meter FM Mobile Transceivers

INTRODUCTION

Thank you for purchasing the ALINCODR-M03/DR-M06 FM Mobile Transceiver ALINCO radios and other products are ranked as some of the finest in the world. YourDR-MO3/06 has been manufactured with “State of the Art” technology, and tested carefully at the factory. The DR-M03/M06 will give you satisfactory operation for many years.

INNOVATIVE AND NEW FEATURES

The DR-MO3/M06 features some of the most advanced features and reliable engineering available anywhere. Our design philosophy at ALINCO is focused on developing innovative usable features, including the following:

• TheDR-MO3/M06 comes equipped with 50 CTCSS Tone encoders, and with the optional EJ-20U Tone Squelch Decoder Unit, the CTCSS Tones can be decoded for selective receiving.
• 100 Memory Channels
• Programmed Memory Scan, passes over any empty memory channel. In the scan mode, the scan cycle will by-pass any un-programmed channels. That considerable speeds up memory scan especially when the optional memory expansion unit is installed.
• Time Out Timer can be set to a Duty Cycle most accommodating to the users requirements.

ACCESSORIES

Carefully unpack your transceiver and you will find the Standard Accessories included:

Standard Accessories

1. Hand Microphone (Condenser Type).

2. Mobile Mounting Bracket.

3. Installation Hardware.
   ( 4 Black screws, 4 Sets Bolt/Nut, 2 Fuse 4, Screws 1 Spanner )

4. DC Power Cord.

Optional accessories are available, as listed below, at your Authorized ALINCO Dealer. We strongly recommend that you purchase the appropriate accessories to get full features and performance from you radio.

Optional Accessories

EJ•20U Tone Squelch Decoder Unit

INSTALLATION

Mobile Antenna Installation:
50 Ohm coaxial cable is required for all antenna installations. Mobile antennas require an appropriate mounting base for proper installation and operation. Please refer to the antenna manufacturer’s manual for the proper installation and mounting information. After installing your antenna, insure that you have the proper matching and best possible SWR reading. High SWR or improper matching can cause severe damage to your unit.

Caution:
High RF environments can cause severe damage to your unit. Ensure that you are not in a High RF environment when operating the

MOBILE INSTALLATION

1. Location
   The transceiver may be installed in any position in your car, where the controls and microphone are easily accessible and safe operation of the vehicle or the performance of the set will not be interfered with. Refer to the diagrams for installation of the Mounting Bracket:

2. Power Requirements
   The transceiver can be operated from any regulated 12 or 13.8 V negative ground source.
   For mobile use, power connections should be made directly to the battery to minimize the possible ignition noise pickup.

BASE STATION INSTALLATION

For fixed base operation, a 13.8 V D.C. Power Supply capable of providing at least s A continuously is required.
Connect the red lead of the power cable to the Positive ( +) terminal, and the black lead to the Negative ( – ) terminal of the D.C. Power Supply.

SPECIFICATIONS

All Specifications are for Ham Bands ONLY. No guarantee or warranty, either specific or implied, will apply to any function, feature, or specification outside the Ham Bands. Any modification which causes operation of this unit outside of the Ham Band will result in voiding any warranties associated with this Transceiver.
Specification are subject to change without notice or objection.
DR-M03

GENERAL

Frequency Coverage:

**28.000 - 29.700 MHz**

Frequency Resolution: 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20 & 25 kHz Steps
Antenna Impedance: 50 Ohms Unbalanced
Power Supply Requirements: 13.8 ± 10% Volts DC.
Current Drain at 13.8V; Receiving: Squelched less than 800 mA Transmitting; ·3 A approx
Dimension: 140mm(W) x 40mm(H) x 115 mm(D)
Weight: Approx. 660 gs

TRANSMITTER

Output Power : Hi 10W / Low 1 W
Emission Mode: F3E(FM)
Modulation System: Variable Reactance Frequency Modulation
Max. Frequency Deviation: ±5 kHz
Spurious Emission: -40 dB or under below carrier
Microphone: Electret Condenser Microphone
Operation Mode: Simplex/Semi-Duplex
Offset: Offset from o to 15.995 MHz

RECEIVER

Receiving System: Superhetrodyne Dual Conversion
Intermediate Frequency; 1st 10. 7MHz & 2nd 455 kHz
Sensitivity: 12dB SINAD -11dBμ,
Selectivity: More than ±s kHz at – 6d8 Less than 212. ~Hz at – 60dB More than 25W at 10% Dist. 80hms

FEATURES

Memory Capacity: 100 Memory Channels
Reverse: REV
Time Out Timer: TOT
Priority: PAI
Repeater Shift: SHIFT
Channel Step: CH.SP
Scanning: (Mic) UP/DOWN
Sub audible Tone : CTCSS Encoder 57 Hz – 250 Hz with 50 Selections Decoder optional)
Power Selection: H/L
MHz Selection : MHz
Function : F
VFO/Memory ; VFO/M
Call Channel: CALL
Key Lock: LOCK

GENERAL

Frequency Coverage: 50.000 – 54.000 MHZ
Frequency Resolution: 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20 & 25 kHz Steps
Antenna Impedance: 50 Ohms Unbalanced
Power Supply Requirements: 13.8 ± 10% Volts DC.
Current Drain at 13.SV:   Receiving: Squelched less than 800 mA Transmitting: Hi 3 A approx.
Dimension: 140mm(W) x 40mm(H) x 11 5mm(D)
Weight: Approx. 660 :gs

TRANSMITTER

Output Power:  High: 10w (approx) Low: 1w (approx.)
Emission Mode: F3E(FM)
Modulation System: Variable Reactance Frequency Modulation
Max. Frequency Deviation: ±5kHz
Spurious Emission: – 60dB or under below carrier
Microphone: Electret Condenser Microphone
Operation Mode: Simplex/Semi-Duplex
Offset: Offset from O to 15.995 MHz

RECEIVER

Receiving System: Super hetrodyne Dual Conversion
Intermediate Frequency: 1st 10. ;MHz & 2nd 455 kHz
Sensitivity: 12dB SINAO – 161B1
Selectivity: More than ± 6 kHz at – 6dB Less than ± 15kHz at – 60dB
Audio Power   Output: More than 2.5W at 10% Dist.
Speaker Impedance: 8Ohms

OPERATIONS

Controls and Functions

Front Panel

1. MAIN TUNING DIAL
   The main tuning dial/knob may be rotated in either direction to select transmit/receive frequencies, memory channels. transmit frequency offsets, and sub-audible tones.

2. TRANSMIT/RECEIVE INDICATOR LAMP
   When the PTT is held in the red light goes on. When a signal is received the green light goes on.

3. VOWME CONTROL
   Turn the control knob clockwise to increase the volume, and counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

4. SQUELCH CONTROL
   The squelch control knob is used to eliminate noise when no signal is present. Normally this control is adjusted clockwise to the noise threshold level.

5. MHz KEY / H-L KEY
   The MHz key is used to change the frequency Up or Down in one MHz steps. With the Func. Key, Output power can be selected.

6. POWER SWITCH
   Press to turn On. Press again to turn Off.

7. F KEY / MONI KEY
   Func. Key is used to access secondary controlling functions (shown in italics in this manual).
   Holding this key for over 0.5 sec. MONI is used to open squelch and monitor weak signals.

8. REV / PRI KEY
   Reverse is used to invert the TX and AX frequency in Duplex (Repeater) Mode. This is useful for determining whether Duplex Mode is required or not.
   With the Func. Key, PR/ Key selects priority mode, allowing your Priority Channel to be periodically monitored.

9. T.SQ / LOCK KEY
   Selects Sub audible Tone. With the Func. Key, Lock Key turns the Lock Function On & Off.

10. TOT / SHIFT KEY
    TOT indicates “Time Out Timer”. After a set number of minutes in the Transmit Mode the DJ-130 will time out followed by BEEP. (The TOT is disabled while CTCSS tone is encoded unless equipped with the optional EJ-20U.)
    With the Func. Key, press the Shift Key to select the Repeater Off Set Step and Direction (+ or-).

11. VFO/M / MW KEY
    VFO/M Key toggles between VFO (Variable Frequency Oscillator) and Memory Modes. With the Func. Key, MW (Memory Write) stores your selections to a chosen memory channel.

12. CALL / CH.SP KEY
    This button is used to access a pre-programmed frequency (memory channel “CALL”) with the push of one key. With the Func. Key, CH.SP Key is used to select the desired incremental changes of the receive/transmit frequencies In steps.

13. MIC CONNECTOR
    Connect the supplied microphone to this connector.

14. and 15 UP & DOWN KEYS
    Used to step the VFO, Memory Channels, Off Set Shifts, Tone Selections and, Channel Step Selections Up or Down. Holding one of these keys for 0.5 – 3 seconds wilt activate the timer scan.

15. GPTTKEY
    The unit transmits when Push Io Talk is depressed.

16. Antenna Connector
    Used to connect the antenna to the set. Use a PL259 antenna-plug with 50 Ohms impedance.

17. Power Connector
    Connect the supplied power cable to this connector.

18. External Speaker Jae k
    When an external speaker (Imp: 8 Ohms) is used. connect it to this jack.

REAR PANEL

Microphone:

LCD Display

1. FUNC
   Function is on and Secondary function keys may be activated.

2. ENC
   cress tone encoded. The selected tone will be transmitted with the main carrier.

3. DEC
   cress tone decoded. For selective listening. Incoming cress tones will be received and decoded. (Tone Decode is an Optional Feature)

4. “+”
   Indicates Up transmitter offset in the Duplex mode.

5. “-”
   Indicates Down transmitter offset in the Duplex mode.

6. LOW
   Indicates Low Power transmission. With the display off, transmission is in High Power.

7. 888.88
   Displays the selected transmit/receive frequencies, channel step, Time Out Timer, Offset, or sub audible tone frequencies. Commercial models only: Also can be programmed to display the selected Memory Channel.

8. M
   Indicates activation of the Memory Mode.

9. 88
   Indicates the selected Memory Channel. (”EE” will appear during transmission with cress encoded.)

10. Busy
    Indicates signal being received, and open squelch.

11. Indicates relative received or transmitted signal strength. (This is for reference purposes only and is not a True indicator of the units sensitivity or received signal strength.)

RECEIVE

1. Power On
   Connect to DC (13.8V) Power Supply, and push the POWER Switch.

2. Squelch
   Set the squelch control knob to the noise threshold. The BUSY indicator will tum off.

3. Frequency Selection
   Turn the Main Dial left or right to select the VFO frequency in kHz, according to the selected channel step value. Use the MHz Key to select one MHz Up or Down.

4. Volume Control
   Use the Volume Control Knob to set the desired audio volume.

TRANSMIT

1. Select the desired transmit frequency.
2. Hold in them switch and the Transmit Lamp turns on. Speak into the Mic.
3. Release them switch and the unit reverts to monitoring mode.
4. 11 the LCD displays “OFF”, the transmit frequency has exceeded the transmit range of this unit. No transmit is possible.

PROGRAMMING FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES

RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT MODES

A. VFO Mode
(Variable Frequency Oscillator) Press the VFOIM key. The transceiver will toggle from Memory Mode to VFO Mode. The character “M” and a Memory Channel number disappear. This mode is used to change frequency using the Main Tuning Dial.
B. Memory Mode
Press the VFO/M key. If you are in the VFO Mode the unit will go to Memory Mode. In the Memory Mode, the character “M” and a Memory Channel number are displayed at the right on the LCD. Turning the Main Tuning Dial or pushing the Up/Down Keys on the Mic changes the memory channel. In the Memory Mode you can select a desired memory channel.
Free (empty) memory channels are indicated by the blinking “M” on the LCD.
C. Call Mode
From the VFO Mode or the Memory Mode, you can access your Call Channel by pushing the CALL Key.
A blinking “M” indicates the Call Channel is blank. You can write your chosen frequency, Shift, Tone, etc. to the Call Channel with the same procedures used for Memory Write.

CTCSS TONE SELECTION

(Sub-Audible Tone) Push the “T.SQ” key and the sub-audible  tone frequency will display (in kHz) on the LCD. To select a tone, turn the Main Dial or use the Up/Down keys on the Mic. Push the VFO/M Key to return to VFO Mode and, to activate Tone Decode, press the “T.SQ” Key before returning to VFO Mode (Optional EJ-20U Tone Squelch Unit required).

Encode/Decode Tones

SCAN

T-he DR-M03/DR-M06has 2 scanning modes. Both scan modes employ Timer Scan system, that is: Scan stops maximum of 5 seconds if a signal is received, and resumes scanning immediately if the signal disappears.

A. VFO Scan

This scan option will scan over the entire tuning range of the band.

1. Press the VFO/M Key to select the VFO mode.
2. Hold the Up/Down .keys on the Mic for 0.5- 3.0 seconds to start scanning.
3. To change scan direction, turn the Main Dial opposite to the direction of scan.
4. To stop scanning, press the PTT key or the VFO/M key.

B. Memory Scan
This scan option will scan all programmed memory channels.

1. Press the VFO/M key to select the memory mode.
2. Hold the Up/Down keys on the Mic for 0.5- 3.0 seconds to start scanning.
3. To change scan direction, turn the Main Dial opposite of the direction of scan.
4. To stop scanning, press the PTT key or the VFO/M key.

PRIORITY

The Priority feature of theDR-M03/DR-M06 will monitor the primary channel for 5 seconds, and then cycle automatically to the secondary channel for 0.5 seconds. Then returns to primary channel, while remains receiving for 2 seconds if signal exists. This convenient feature will allow the user to effectively monitor a secondary channel for activity, almost as ii they were monitoring two radios. Press the Func Key and then press the PAI Key to select the Priority feature. When VFO is selected, a “P” will be displayed on the LCD.

A. VFO Priority
VFO Priority sets up VFO as the primary channel. The last selected memory channel is the secondary channel.

B. Memory Priority
Memory Priority sets up your last selected Memory Channel as the primary channel. VFO frequency becomes the secondary channel.

C. Call Priority
Can Priority sets up your programmed Call Channel as the primary channel. The VFO frequency becomes the secondary channel.

KEY LOCK FUNCTION

The Key Lock Function locks off most of the features and functions accessible from the touch tone pad and dials.
Push the Func. Key and the Lock· Key to activate Key Lock. The LCD will display “Ft.:’ to indicate Key Lock function is on. When Key Lock function is on, only PTT, Power Selection, Monitor, and Key Unlock functions are available. (N.B. “Pt.:’ will be displayed if key-locked during the Priority monitor.)

SHIFT/REPEATER OFFSET

To select the Shift direction ( + or – ) and Off-Set for Repeater operation, press the FUNC key and then press the TOT Key. The LCD will display a ” – ” mark and show the Off-Set value (in MHz).

A. Selecting and Changing Off-Set Value
Turn the Main Dial or use the Up/Down keys on the Mic to change the Off-Set value. Offset can be set from O -15.995 MHz, and programmed in each memory channel.

B. Setting Shift Direction

By pressing the FUNC Key and then pressing the TOT Key, the ” – ” will change to a ” + “.

To return to VFO, press the VFO/M Key or the PTT Key.

MEMORY PROGRAMMING AND OPERATION

To select the Memory Mode, press the VFO/M. Key. If you are in VFO theDR-H03/DR-M06 will go to Memory Mode, if you are in Memory Mode, the DR-M03/M06 will go to VFO Mode.

A. Memory Recall
From the VFO Mode select the Memory Mode by pushing the VFO/M Key. The LCD will display a “M” and Channel number when the DR-M03/DR-M06 is in the Memory Mode.

B. Memory Write

1. In the VFO Mode, select the desired Frequency, Shift, Off-Set, Tone, etc.
2. Press the Func Key. A “FUNC” will be displayed on the LCD.
3. Use the Main Dial or the Up/Down Keys on the Mic to select the desired Memory Channel number.
4. Press the MW Key to write to memory.

C. Memory Clear

1. ln Memory Mode, press the Func. Key, a “FUNC” is displayed.
2. Select the desired Memory Channel with the Main Dial or Up/Down keys on the Mic.
3. Press the MW Key and the data is cleared from that Memory Channel.

CHANNEL STEP

TheDR-M03/DR-H06 has six selectable channel steps for VFO programmed in the unit (5k, 10k, 12.5k, 15k, 20k, 25k).

1. Press the Func Key, and then press CH.SP Key. The display will show the current Channel Step setting.
2. Turn the Main Dial or use the Up/Down Keys on the Mic to change the Channel Step to one of the six programmed selections.
3. Push the VFO/M Key or the PTT Key to return to VFO.

.. Channel Steps are displayed on the LCD as follows:
5 kHz is shown as .t…J U•
10 kHz is shown as .t….1 I
12.5 kHz is shown as . w /,.
15 kHz is shown as . u /•
20 kHz is shown as·’–‘ 2
25 kHz is shown as .w 2•

SELECTING TRANS.MIT POWER

TheDR-M03/DR-M06 has two transmit power levels High (no display) and Low (LOW displayed). High Power is factory set at 10 Watts Low Power is factory set at 1watt

To change the Transmit Power selection, press the Func Key and then the MHz Key.

OTHER FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES

1. TOT Time Out Timer
   To protect the DR-H03/DR-M06from excessive transmit, a Time Out Timer has been installed. This can be programmed to activate from 0 seconds to 450 seconds (7.5 Minutes).
   Select the Time Out Timer function by pressing the TOT Key, the LCD will display the selected Time Out Time in seconds. Use the Main Dial or the Up/Down Keys on the Mic to change the Time Out setting. Push the VFO/ M Key to return to VFO or Memory Mode.

2. REV Reverse
   Activating this Function, reverses the selected Off-Set transmit and receive frequencies. This is useful for determining whether to transmit in Semi-Duplex (utilizing a Repeater) or Simplex.

3. Open Squelch
   Press and hold the Func key for more than 0.5 . seconds and Squelch will open to monitor weak signals. Release Func key to return to Squelch system.

4. Beep
   To disable the Beep Tone, turn the unit off. While holding the VFO/M key turn the unit on from the Power Switch.
   To enable the Beep Tone, repeat the above.

5. Re-Set
   To re-set the DR-M03/DR-MQ& turn the unit off. While holding the Func Key, turn the unit on from the Power Switch.
   Re-setting the unit puts all features and functions back to the original factory settings, and erases all memory channels.

FACTORY DEFAULT

NOTICE

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,  uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Head office: ”TWIN 21″ MID Tower Building 25F
1-61, 2-Chome, Shiromi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 54o-8580 Japan
Phone: 06-946-8150
Fax: 06-946-8175
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E-mail: [email protected]
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Phone: 310-618-8616
Fax: 310-618-8758 http://www.alinco.com/

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