Kenwood TS-870S instruction manual Your First QSO

3 GETTING ACQUAINTED

YOUR FIRST QSO

Since youÕve now installed the TS-870S, why not try it? The instructions below are abbreviated. They are intended only to act as a quick introduction. If you encounter problems or thereÕs something you donÕt understand, you can read about the subject in more detail later.

RECEIVING

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DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR

				S	1	3	5	7	9	20	40	60	dB
								25
	ATT					10			50		100
					0							W
ANT									FILTER
	DOWN	UP					ALC
VOX	FULL/SEMI	AIP
					HF TRANSCEIVER						TS-870
AT TUNE	THRU/AUTO		METER	PROC				MONI		1	CH 1			6	M.IN
SEND		AGC	KEY SPEED	PROC				MONI
					4			6		2	CH 2			7	M>VFO
				2					8	3	CH 3			8	SCAN
PHONES
	SLOW		FAST
		OFF			0			1 0		4	CH 4			9	CLR
MIC		CAR	DELAY		MIC			PWR
		4	6		4			6		5	REC			0	F.LOCK
	2		8	2					8		QUICK MEMO
		0	1 0		0			1 0
											M.IN				MR

ON AIR

ENTER

FINE

AGC

USB

AT TUNE

MODE

TF-SET LSB /USB

CW/— R

FSK /— R

FM/AM

1MHzDOWN

A=B	MENU
RX	TX
	A
	B
	M.CH
	UP

AUTO	BEAT
NOTCH	CANCEL	N.R.		TX EQ.
LO/WIDTH FILTER			HI/SHIFT
RIT	XIT	CLEAR		NB
RIT/XIT			AF	RF
			4	6
		2		8
			0	1 0
M.CH/VFO.CH			NB	SQL
			4	6
		2		8
			0	1 0

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YOUR FIRST QSO

Note: Only those buttons and controls required to briefly try the transceiver are explained in this section.

qSet the following as specified:

¥AF gain control: Fully counterclockwise

¥RF gain control: Fully clockwise

¥ SQL control: Fully counterclockwise

w Switch ON the DC power supply, then press and hold the [ ] (POWER) switch briefly.

¥The transceiver switches ON. Indicators and frequency digits should light on the Display.

AGC

USB

e VFO A should already be selected for receive and transmit as shown by the lit indicators in the [RX A] button and the [TX A] button. If not, press the [RX A] button.

r Increase the AF gain control slowly clockwise until you hear a suitable level of background noise.

t Select an Amateur band by pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button.

¥First pressing the [1MHz] button before pressing the [UP] or [DOWN] button lets you step up or down in 1 MHz increments instead of stepping between Amateur bands.

y Select an operating mode by pressing the [LSB/USB] or [CW/–R]button.

¥Press the same button again to toggle to the second function on the button. For example, repeatedly pressing the [LSB/USB] button switches between LSB and USB modes.

u Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station. If no stations are heard but you have an antenna connected, possibly the wrong antenna connector is selected. Pressing the [ANT] button toggles between the Antenna 1 and the Antenna 2 connectors.

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