Radio Shack MTX-103 - Manual (Page 2)

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FEATURES
© 1995 Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Radio Shack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
Your Radio Shack MTX-103 VHF Ma-
rine Transceiver lets you transmit and
receive on all United States and inter-
national channels in the VHF marine
band, as assigned by the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU). It
also provides ten receive-only chan-
nels for weather information.
Your transceiver has the following fea-
tures:
USA/International Channel Switch
— lets you quickly switch from the USA
channel mode to the International
channel mode.
Emergency Channel 16 Switch —
lets you immediately switch to Channel
16, the universal marine emergency
channel.
Weather Channel Switch — lets you
select from 10 weather channels.
PLL (Phase-Locked Loop)-Con-
trolled Circuitry — provides accurate
and stable channel selection.
Adjustable Squelch — helps elimi-
nate noise between transmissions.
High/Low Power Button — lets you
save power by selecting a suitable
transmitting power for long or short dis-
tances.
Battery Low Indicator — shows the
battery pack’s condition.
Transmit and Receive Indicators —
light when you transmit or receive.
Removable, Rechargeable Battery
Pack — lets you use one battery pack
while you charge another (additional
packs available).
Supplied Battery Charger — conve-
niently recharges your transceiver’s
battery pack.
Speaker and Microphone Jacks —
let you use an earphone or external
speaker or microphone to help ensure
understandable communication in
noisy areas.
For your records, we recommend you
record your transceiver’s serial num-
ber in the space provided. The serial
number is on the back of the transceiv-
er.
Serial Number __________________
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