Base Station Operation; First Connection And Selection Of Country Code; Switching Procedure For Country Codes - Albrecht AE 5890 EU Handbuch

It goes without saying that the standing wave ratio of your antenna should be optimized. The final stage of the AE
5890 EU can handle SWR during operation up to 1:2 at full performance and short-term up to 1:3 (e.g. during
tuning). Never press the push-to-talk button without the antenna connected!
The radio comes with an SO 239 jack (for PL plug). For connection of short lengths up to approx. 15m RG-58/U
cable is sufficient, for longer distances we recommend RG-213/U or RG-8/U cable. Do not use Sat-TV or TV coax
cables, these have 75 Ohm and are not suitable for CB radios.

Base Station Operation

Please use only an exterior aerial with the AE 5890 EU. Any form of internal antenna creates in the near-field such
high RF fields that other and even own electronic devices can be affected, despite sufficient EMC immunity
according to EG directive! Known is humming from the own power adaptor or microphone into the transmitter,
irradiation into VCRs or hi-fi equipment and more. Especially in SSB mode interferences can occur in other devices
due to pulsating transmission signals, rather than in FM.

First Connection and Selection of Country Code

Upon the first connection and switching the device on, HELLO is displayed, then the country code is shown, which
was set at the time of delivery.
The following codes can be shown:
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dI Germany 80 channels FM 4 Watts, 40 channels AM 4 Watt, 40 channels SSB 12 Watts, also for
CZ and SK (a plug jumper on main board can reduce AM to 1 W and SSB to 4 W, for countries,
where ECC DEC (11)03 is not yet valid)
•
EC previous CEPT regulation with 40 channels FM 4 Watts, no AM, no SSB
•
E Europe according to new CEPT regulation with 40 channels FM 4 Watts, 40 channels AM 4 Watts
und 40 channels SSB (12 Watts), as well as Spain according to previous regulations.
•
PL Poland with 40 channels FM 4 Watts, AM 4 Watts and SSB 12 Watts with Offset = 0 kHz
•
U UK with 40 UK channels and 40 international channels, FM, 4 Watts, no AM, no SSB
•
U5 USA, as E, setting for countries not using FM, but only AM and SSB. Can also be used in Europe
(in countries, where E is allowed)
Devices sold in D, CZ and SK are supplied already with the power jumper (on main board) in open position. In
countries, where the new CEPT regulations are not yet in force, the power jumper is still connected, which reduces
the AM power to 1 W and SSB to 4 Watt. As soon as the new regulations in the respective countries will be
applied, the distributors are permitted to remove the jumper on the main board and thus switch the device in this
setting to 4 Watts FM, 4 Watts AM and 12 Watts SSB. Factory modified radios carry a green sticker on the gift
box.

Switching Procedure for Country Codes:

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Turn the device off.
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Turn the device on again while pressing the Memory button (9). The existing country code is displayed.
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Select the desired country code with the channel selector.
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Turn the device off and on again.
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The device works with the new country code.
In countries, where switching is not yet permitted, this switching procedure is blocked by the hardware. These
devices only work as delivered.
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