Frequency Correction for CW

8 COMMUNICATING AIDS

■Changing the Inter-message Interval Time

For the message playback repeat, access Menu No. 31 and select ÒonÓ. You can also change the interval playback time of the message. Access Menu No. 32 and select the time in the range of 0 to 60 seconds in steps of 1 second.

Note: Menu Nos. 31 and 32 settings are shared with the voice communication modes when the optional VGS-1 is installed.

■Changing the CW Sidetone Volume

Turning the AF control does not change the CW sidetone playback volume. To change the CW sidetone volume, access Menu No. 13 and select ÒoFFÓ, or Ò1Ó to Ò9Ó.

■Insert Keying

If you operate a CW keyer manually while playing back a recorded CW message, the transceiver stops playing back the message. However, during contests or regular QSOs, you may sometimes want to insert a different number or message at a certain point in the recorded message.

In this case, first record the CW message as usual {page 40}, without the number or message you want to insert. Then, access Menu No. 33 and select ÒonÓ.

Now if you operate a CW keyer while you play back a recorded message, the transceiver pauses the playback of the recorded message, instead of stopping it. When you finish sending the number or message with the keyer, the transceiver resumes playback of the message.

If you operate both SSB and CW modes, you would sometimes use SSB mode (USB or LSB) just to watch and listen to CW signals. It is fine just to monitor those CW signals but you have experienced that changing the mode from SSB to CW results in losing the target CW signal. This is because the frequency on the display always shows the true carrier frequency for all modes. If you want the transceiver to shift the reception frequency to trace the receiving CW signal when changing the mode from SSB (USB or LSB) to CW, switch this function ON. The transceiver shifts the reception frequency when changing the mode from SSB to CW, so you can still hear the target signal and instantly transmit the signal in CW without adjusting the frequency.

1Press [MENU/ F.LOCK], then turn the MULTI control to access Menu No. 40.

2Press [] to select ÒonÓ.

3Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] to store the settings and exit the Menu mode.

AUTO CW TX IN SSB MODE

If you operate both SSB and CW modes, you can configure the transceiver to change the operating mode from SSB (USB or LSB) to CW and then transmit in CW mode automatically when you operate the CW keyers.

1Press [MENU/ F.LOCK], then turn the MULTI control to access Menu No. 39.

2Press [] to select ÒonÓ.

3Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] to store the settings and exit the Menu mode.

Note: You must switch the CW Break-in function ON to change the mode and transmit in CW mode {page 39}.

MIC UP/ DWN KEY PADDLE MODE

This function allows you to send CW message without using an optional paddle {page 7}. Mic [UP] key can be used as dot paddle and Mic [DWN] key can be used as a dash paddle.

To activate Mic UP/ DWN key Paddle mode:

1Turn the transceiver OFF.

2Press Mic [UP] or Mic [DWN]+[ ] (POWER).

¥Press and hold Mic [UP] to send dots or Mic [DWN] to send dashes in CW mode.

To exit Mic UP/ DWN key Paddle mode, perform step 1 and 2 again.

SWAP DOT AND DASH PADDLE POSITION

This function reverses the position of the dot and dash paddle positions. As a default, the left paddle sends dots and the right paddle sends dashes. This function reverses these positions. When this function is ON, the left paddle sends dashes and the right paddle sends dots.

1Press [MENU/ F.LOCK].

2Turn the MULTI control to select Menu No. 38.

3Press [] to select ÒonÓ.

4Press [MENU/ F.LOCK] to store the setting and exit Menu mode.

¥The left paddle now sends dashes and the right paddle now sends dots. To return to the normal paddle positions, select ÒoFFÓ in step 3.