Tandy Realistic TRC-88 User manual

Cot.
No.21-9610
TRC-88
I.WATT
3.CHANNEt
WALKIE.TATKIE
PLEASE
READ
BEFORE
USING
THIS
EQUIPMENT
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YourVaLtst e TRC-88is o
portoble
I Wott CBWolkie-Tolkie
designed
for 3-chonnel2-woy
communicotions.
TheTRC-88wolkie-tolkieis
on
exompleofo quolitypiece of
electronic
equipmentskillfully
constructed
from
thefinest
components.
Designedto becompoctond
light-
weight,
you
concorry
itwherever
yougo.
Youconcounton
relioble,
trouble-free
performonce
foryeors
to come.
USES
FORYOURWAIKIE.TAIKIE
Applicotions
for
your
Wolkie-Tol
kie
ore
limitedonlyby
your
imoginotion.
You conuse
il'oroundthehomeor
intheoffice.
ltcon beusedoso
mobileunit
in
cororboot.
Youcon
putitto gooduseonfishing,hunting
ond
comping
trips.Use
itin
your
business.
ltisoftenused
byTV
technicions,
plumbers,
electricions,
construction
crews,
surveyors,
security
potrols,
forestry
services
ond
others.
Regordless
of how
you
use
it,we
wont
you
to enioyusing
itl
JI I
Copyright
1986,
Tondy
Corporotion
2

FEATURES
. ReodytogoonChonnel
14
with
foctory
instolled
crystols
. Accommodotes
crystols
for up
to
three
ofthe
40
CB
Chonnels
'
. Bottery
CHARGING
iock
SERVICE
ANDMAINTENANCE
. Seporote
speoker
ondmicrophone
. Power
supply
circuit
incorporotes
speciolvoltoge
regulotion
circuit,
wntcn
ossures
moxtmum
output
even
when
botteryvoltoge
begins
todrop.
Your
tronsceiver
hos
been
builtin
occordonce
with
Tondy's
exoctino
quol
ity
control
stondoids.
However,
itshould
betreoted
with
reosonoble
core
occorded
ony
electronic
equipment.
Avoid
exposing
ittosevere
shock,
dirtor
moisture.
lfyourunintoproblems
withthe
unit,werecommend
you
checkthe
following:
l. Check
botteries
for
weok
or
dischorged
condition.
Reploce
or
rechorge
osneeded.
WARNING
2. lftrouble
is
experienced
with
tronsmitting,
moke
sureyou
orefully
depressing
the
Tolk
button.
Also,the
ontenno
must
befully
extended
for
proper
operotion.
3. lftrouble
is
experienced
with
receiving,
be
sure
SQUELCH
is
odjustedproperly.
4. lfthe
obove
doesn't
solve
the
problem,
doNOT
ottempt
repoirs
or
odiustments
by
yourself.
The
unit
should
be
serviced
only
byo
quol
ified
Tondy's
technicion.
Whenever
possible,
return
unit
tothe
store
from
which
itwospurchosed.
Donot
open
upthe
Tronsceiver
to
moke
onyinternol
odiustments.
Internol
odlustments
ond/
or
modificotions
conleod
toilleqol
operotion
osdefined
byD.O.t.
Rules
ondregulotions.
Suchillegol
operotion
conleod
to very
serious
consequences.
Crystols
con
bereploced
orodded
toyour
Tronsceiver
osexploined
in
the
section
"CHANGING
OR
INSTALLING
NEW
CRYSTALS".
We
connot
beresponsible
for
theproper
operotion
ofyour
Tronsceiver
ifyou
useoiher
monufocturer's
cryslols;
os
o result, weurgeyouto use
only
crystols
obtoinedthrough
your
locol
TANDY
store.
TO
BE
SAFE
AND
SURE:
l. You
shouldnever
openthe
cose
ofyour
Tronsceiver.
2. Never
chonge
orreploce
onything
inyour
Tronsceiver
other
thon
botteries
ond/orcrystols.
Also,
to beossured
ofon-frequency
operotion,
only
usecrystols
obtoined
through
your
Tondy
store.

CONTROLS
AND FUNCTIONS
PUSH
TOTALK
Switch
BATTERY
TEST
lndicotor
OFF/VOLUME
Control
MICROPHONE
Anlenno
Extend
fully.
PUSHTOTAIK
Swirch
Presstotronsmit.
Releosetolisten.
BATTERYTESTBulton
&Indicotor
Press
to
check
the
conditionof
botteries:
if
good,
theindicotor
will
lisht.
OFF/VOIUMEControl
Turn
clockwise
to
opply
power.
Adiustfor
desired
listeninglevel.
MICROPHONE
Tolkhere.
4
Antenno
BATTERY
TEST
Button
CHANNEL
Selector
SQUELCH
Control
ING
Jock
CHARGING
Jock
Connect
Tondy21-9902chorger
here
tore-chorgeoptionol
nickel
codmium
botteries.
SQUETCH
Control
Ad.iusttoeliminote
bockground
norse.
CHANNEL
Selector
Position
A is
supplied
withChonnel
14
crystols
instolled
intheunit.Use
positions
BondC
forotherchonnels
osdesired.
Speoker
Listenhere.

PREPARING
FOR
USE
Rechorgeoble
nickel-codmium l0
(1.2
volts)
Alkolinetype a
(1.5
volts) v
l. The
following
types
ofsize
M
penlight
botteries
moy
be
used.
Descripiion
fllllH .Lti,r..
Note: Nickel-codmium
botteries
typicolly
orein
o dischorged
condition
when
they
come
from
o
store.
lfyou
usenickel-codmium's,
youprobobly
hove
to chorgethem
before
using
your
Wolkie-Tolkie.
The
bestwoyto dothis
isto chorgethem
inthe
set,
usingthe
Tondypower
supply/chorger
designed
forthis
unit
(Cotologue
Number
21
-9902).
Chorgingtime
will
be9to II hours.
Do.not
overchorge
ondtryto
rechorge
regulor
orolkoline
botteries.
Also
do not
ottempt
to
operote
unit
while
botteries
ore
being
rechorged.
23-125
23-s52
2. Insioll
botteries
positioned
os
ghownonthe
bottery
comportment
lobel. i
3. lfyou
ore
using
olkoline
type
AA
penlight
botteries,
usethe
dummy
botteries
indicoted
below.
4. Checkbottery
condition
os
follows'
A.Turnpower
onbyrototing
VO
LUME
Control
clockwi-se.
B.Press
BATTERY
TEST.
C.
lftheBATTERY
TEST
LEDlishts,
the
botteries
oreOK.The -
botteries
need
to berechorged
or
reploced
ifthis
LED
doesnotlight
when
youpress
the
button.
5

CHANGING
OR
INSTATTING
NEW
CRYSTATS
Your
TRC-BB
comes
with
chonnel
I4
crystols,
instolledinchonnel
position
A.
While
you
conuseony
3chonnels of
the
40
ollowed
totheCBbond,
you
must
usecrystolsspecificolly
designed
foryour
unit.
To
obtoin
crystols,
order
through
your
locol
Tondy
store.
Besureto specify
the
chonnel,Cotologue
Numberofthis
Wolkie-Tolkieondcomolete
description.
Do not ottempt to usenon-
stondord crystols
or to moke ony
internolodiustmenls
to your unit.
Such
octionisprohibited by the
DOC ond moy resultinillegol
operotion - for which you moy
be liobleond moy be fined.
l. To
removethefrontcover,first
removeo screwonthe
bockcover.
Then
removeo screwon
theinside
ofthebotterycover.
2. Insertthenew
motched
ooirof
crystols
intotheir
sockets.Eoch
crystol
willbemorkedwiththe
chonnel
(l
-40),
tronsmit
orreceive
(T
orR), or
frequency.
Mckesurethe
tronsmit
(T)
ond
receive
(R)
crystols
ore
instolledintheir
correctsockets.
Youwillfindthe
RX/TXondchqnnel
designotors
foreochcrystolon the
shield
plote,
obovecrystolsockei.
lfthecrystolsorereversed,theunit
willtronsmitonone
frequency
ond
receiverononother,bothof which
willbeoutsidethe
Citizens
Bond.
This
situotion
wouldbeconsidered
illegol
operotion.
3. Reploce
the
bock
cover.
)
)
Instolling
crystols.
6
ABC ABC

:: CITIZENS
BAND
FREQUENCY
CHART
CHANNEL
TRANSMIT
CRYSTALS
(MHz) RECEIVE
CRYSTALSCHANNELTRANSMIT
CRYSTALS
(MHz) RECEIVE
CRYSTALS
I
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
I
10
l1
12r
13
14
t5
16
17
18
19
20
26.965
26.975
26.985
27.005
27.015
27.025
27.035
27.055
27.065
27.075
27.085
27.105
27.115
27.125
27.135
27.155
27.165
27.175
27.185
27.205
26.510
26.520
26.530
26.550'.
26.560
26.570
26.580
26.600
26.610
26.620
26.630
26.650
26.660
26.670
26.680
26.700
26.710
26.720
26.730
26750
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
3l
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
27.215
27.225
27.255
27.235
27.245
27.265
27.275
27.285
27.295
27.305
27.315
27.325
27.335
27.345
27.355
27.365
27.375
27.385
27.395
27.40s
26.760
26.770
26.800
26.780
26.790
26.810
26.820
26.830
26.840
26.850
26.860
26.870
26.880
26.890
26.900
26.910
26.920
26.930
26.940
26.950
Note: Receive
crystols
ore455
kHz
lowerin
frequency
thontronsmit
crystols.
s
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7

USING
YOUR
WATKIE-TALKIE
1. Fullyextend
ontenno
ond
keep
in
o verticol
position.
2. Turn
power
"on" byrototing
VOLUME
clockwise.
3. Check
thebottery
condition.
4. Set
CHANNEL
Selector
to
chonnel
A,BorC.
lmportont:
lf
theontenno
isnot
fullyextended,
theefficiency
ofthe
tronsmitter
or
receiver
is
reduced.
ToCheck
Bottery Condition
Wiih powtir
ON, press
BATTERY
TESTbutton.
lftheBATTERY
TEST
LED
lights,
thebotteries
oreOK.
lf
the
LEDdoes
not
light,reploce
or
rechorge
thebotteries.
ToTronsmit
Press
theTolkbutton.
Speok
slowly
ond
cleorly
ino normol
voice.
5or2.5
cm
from
ihe
microphone.
A built-in
modulotion
limitcircuit
willollow
themic.
omp.
toodlust
itself
outomoticolly
too
wide
voriety
ofvoice
levels.
ToReceive
Releose
the
PUSH
TOTALK
Switch.
Adiust
VOLUME
foro suitoble
listening
level.
Adiust
theSQUELCH
toremove
onnoying
bockground
noise
when
no
signol
isbeing
received.
To
odlust
thecontrol.
move
theCHANNEL
selector
too chonnel
where
no
signols
ore
present
orwoittillsignols
ceose
on
your
chonnel.
Then,
rotote
theSQUELCH
clockwise
tothe
Point
where
bockground
noise
iust
stops.
..
Now,
when-o
signol
is
present,
itwill
be
heord,
but
noisebetween
signols
willbe
removed.
When
proPerlYset,
SQUELCH
will
keep
the
receiver
"deod"
untilosignol
is
pickedup
on
thotchonnel.
Do
notset
SQUELCH
toohigh,
orweoksignols
connot
get
througih.
To
ossure
reception
of o
weok
signol,
set
SQUELCH
fullY
counterclockwise.
Tronsmitting
LL

OPERATIONAT
HINTS
RANGE
The
ronge
ofyour
Wolkie-Tolkie
will
vory
depending
on
conditions.
Foctors
such
osontenno
height
ond
position,
terroin
ondbottery
condition
will
ollhove
on
effect
on
your
useful
ronge.
Buildings
obsorb
tronsmitted
signols.
And,ifthey
contoin
metol,
moy-
completely
blockthem.
Trees
ond
heovy
cloudformotions
hove
o
similor
effedt,
though
not
ossevere.
However,
ifyou
oreneor
o loke
or
the
oceon,you
moy
obtoin
on
unusuolly_goodronge
oslorge
bodies
ofwoter
help
signol
propogotiort
Thus,
you
con
seethot
monythings
con
offect
your
octuol
ronge.
Toinsure
moximum
ronge,
olwoys
keep
fully
chorgedbotteries
inthe
unit.Asthe
voltoge
decreoses,
it
directly
offectsronge.
Useonly
quolity
botteries
suchosTondytriple
life
botteries
(23-582\,
whichwill lost
three
times
longer
thonregulor
botteries
orTondy
olkoline
ENERCELL
(23-552),
whichwilllost
much
longer.
lfyou
dislikethose
trips
to the
storefor replocement
botteries,
we
suggestTondy
nickel-
codmium
E
NERCELT
(23-1
25\
rechorgeoble
botteries;
usethese
together
withTondy'spower
supply/chorger,
Cotologue
Number
21-9902
(plussed
into
CHARGING
iock
for
chorging).
Nickel-codmium
botteries
conbe
rechorged
upto500times
- thot
soves
you
time
ondmoney.
Coution: Never
ottempt
to chorge
regulor
orolkoline
botteries.
They
moyrupture
oreven
explode.
9

SPECIFICATIONS
Receiver
FrequencyCoveroge,
Sensitivity
(moximum):
AdiocentChonnel
Reiection:
Squelch,
AudioOutput:
Current
Droin:
Tronsmitler
FrequencyCoveroge:
Power
Input
(ot'l2V
DC):
Power
Output:
SpuriousEmissionst
Type
ofModulotion:
Frequency
Toleronce:
Antenno
lmpedcince:
Current
Droint
Dimensions:
Weight:
26.965-to27.405
MHz
0.6
pY
26dB
Adiustoble
from
'l
pV
ro
1000/V
300milliwotts
(10%
THD)
45mAto60mA
26.965to27.405
MHz
1.0
Wott
500
milliwotis
-70 dB
A3
0.003%
50
ohms
150mAto200mA
190mm
X 66mm X 52mm
(HWD)
380
s
Note: Supplied
with
Chonnel
14
(27.125
MHz)crystols
in
Chonnel
Aposition.
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withyour tronsceiver,you must
obtoino Deportmentof
Communicotions
(D.O.C.)
CitizensRodioLicence.
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onopplicotion
form,
fromtheD.O.C.
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completing
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should
reod
the
conditions
governing
thelicensing
ondoperotionofthe C.R.S.
(D.O.C.
brochureRB249A).
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olsocon be obtoined fromthe D.O.C.
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form,
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feetotheSuperiniendont
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orterritoryinwhichthe stotionwillbeoperoted.
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Forservice,
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