Owner`s manual

Private Trunked
935.0125 - 939.9875: ................................................. PTR
General Trunked
940.0125 - 940.9875: ................................................. GTR
Frequency Conversion
The tuning of a station can be expressed in frequency (kHz o r MHz) or in
wavelength (meters). The following information can help you make the
necessary conversions.
1 MHz (million)=1,000 kHz (thousand)
To convert MHz to kHz, multiply by 1,000:
9.62 MHz x 1000 = 9620 kHz
To convert from kHz to MHz, div ide by 1,000
2780 kHz / 1000 = 2.780 MHz
To convert MHz to meters, divide 300 by the number of megahertz
300 / 7.1 MHz = 42.25 meters
A Note on Image Reception
Radios work by simple mathematics. For example, most tune to a frequency
by mixing that frequency with another (local oscillator) frequency which
is slightly different. This mixing process primarily gives us the two
original frequencies, their sum, and their difference. Well, the radio's
Intermediate Frequency (I.F.) filter normally passes either the sum or
difference frequency, and this is then processed into the sound we hear.
Because nothing is perfect, certain "harmonics" will also get through if
they are strong enough. For example, if a radio's I.F. is 10.7 MHz, we
might be able to tune to a frequency 21.4 MHz (2 x I.F.) above (or below,
depending on the radio's design) a strong signal and hear it! This is more
evident in a double-conversion radio than a triple -conversion radio,
because the triple-conversion radio's 1st intermedia te frequency is quite
high. This causes the image to be so far off frequency that it is easy to
effectively filter it out.
So remember that just because a radio doesn't receive something which
another does is not necessarily an indication of a problem. The one radio
may simply not be "tricked" into picking up an image! This rejection of
undesired signals is one reason that a triple -conversion receiver costs
more than a similar dual-conversion model.
You might be interested in finding more out about rad io. One good
location to start looking is your local public library. You might also
wish to contact the A.R.R.L., as they are an excellent source of
informative texts on the subject.