TRC-437  (210-1553)               Power                 Faxback Doc. # 8898

You can power this CB from your vehicle's battery or from AC power. See
"Using the CB as a Base Station" for AC power connection.

Wiring to Connect to Vehicle Battery

Follow these steps to power the CB from your vehicle's battery.

1.  Connect the black BATT (-) wire to your vehicle battery's negative (-)
    terminal or to a metal part of the vehicle's frame.

Note:  Modern vehicle's have many non-metal parts. If you connect the black
wire to one of these parts, or to a part that is isolated from the chassis
by one of these parts, the CB does not work.

2.  Connect the red wire to an accessory terminal or source of voltage that
    turns on and off with the ignition switch. This wire supplies power to
    operate the CB.

USING THE CB AS A BASE STATION

Although we designed this CB for mobile use, you can also use it as a base
station in your home.  For this type of installation, you need the
following:

*  12-volt DC power supply (such as Cat. No.  22-120)

To use the CB as a base station, do the following:

1.  Mount the antenna as described in its instruction manual.

Warning:  Use extreme caution when you install or remove a base station CB
antenna.  If the antenna starts to fall, let it go.  It could contact over
head power lines.  If the antenna touches the power line, any contact with
the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death.
Call the power company to remove the antenna.  Do not attempt to do so
yourself.

*  Base station antenna (such as Cat. No.  21-967)

*  External 8-ohm speaker (such as Cat. No.  21-549)

*  RG58 or RG8U coaxial antenna cable and appropriate connectors

2.  Connect the antenna to the ANTENNA jack on the back of the CB.

3.  Connect the red power wire to the DC power supply's positive (+)
    terminal.

4.  Connect the black wire to the DC power supply's negative (-) terminal.

5.  Connect the DC power supply to a standard 120 V AC outlet.

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