Page 1VX-1700 OPERATING MANUAL
GENERAL
The Vertex Standard VX-1700 is a low-cost, integrated
HF communications transceiver designed for the Land
Mobile market.
This advanced transceiver provides 200 memory channels
(arranged in five banks) with Alpha-numeric labeling of
the memories. And the Selcall feature allows paging of a
single transceiver or groups of transceivers by a dispatch
center.
Available options include the FP-1030A AC Power Sup-
ply, FC-30 Automatic External Antenna Tuner (for 50 Ohm
unbalanced antenna feedlines), FC-40 Automatic Exter-
nal Antenna Tuner (for an end-fed random-length wire
or long whip antenna), YA-30 Broadband Dipole An-
tenna, YA-007FG Mobile Antenna, MD-100A8X & MD-
12A8J Desktop Microphone, MLS-100 External Speaker,
and the ALE-1 Automatic Link Establishment Unit which
automatically selects the channel with the best LQA (Link
Quality Analysis) score from the programmed channels.
This manual includes installation, configuration, inter-
facing, and operating instructions for the Vertex Stan-
dard VX-1700. We encourage you to read this manual
thoroughly before installing or operating this transceiver.
SAFETY/WARNING INFORMATION
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation
distance of at least 2.3 m from all persons during normal operation and must not exceed an antenna gain of 0 dBd.
This device must be restricted to work related operations in an Occupational/Controlled RF exposure Environ-
ment, not exceeding a maximum transmitting duty factor of 50%. The antenna(s) used with this device must
satisfy the antenna co-location requirements of 47 C.F.R. 1.1307(b)(3).
NOTICE!
Do not modify this transceiver for any reason.
Refer service of this transceiver to qualified technicians only.
Should an obviously-abnormal condition arise (such as a burning smell or visible smoke), turn the main
power switch off and disconnect the DC power cable from the rear-panel DC Input jack. If this cannot be
done safely, disconnect the DC power cable at its source.
Do not place any combustible material near the transceiver.
Do not spray any liquid over the transceiver, nor use it in an environment where it is likely to become wet by
other means.
Ensure that the power and antenna connections are securely made, using cables rated with excess capacity for
the power being utilized.
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