MEMORY AND SCAN OPERATION 5

■Memory/call programming

• Programming in VFO mode

[EXAMPLE]: Programming 7.088 MHz/LSB into ch 12.

➀Select M2 functions.

CW

 

•Push [DISPLAY] 1 or 2 times to select M.

•Push [MENU] one or more times to select the M2 func- tions.

➁Set the desired frequency and operating mode in VFO mode.

•If you want to program the split frequency function, pro- gram both receive and transmit frequencies into VFO A and B, then turn ON the split function.

•If you want to program a repeater function, set a tone frequency (p. 49) in addition to the receive/transmit fre- quencies.

VFO A

CH

LSB

VFO A

CH

LSB

TS

MODE

M-CH SHIFT

➂Rotate [M-CH] to select the desired memory chan- nel, or the call channel (144/430 MHz bands only).

•Select memory mode to confirm the contents, if desired.

•“}” appears if the selected memory channel is a blank channel (and does not have contents).

➃Push [(F-1)MW] for 2 sec. to program the displayed frequency and operating mode into the memory channel.

To check the programmed contents, push [(F-3)V/M] to select memory mode; or, push [CALL] to select the call channel.

VFO A

LSB

VFO A

BLANK

CH

CH

SPLIT

MW Push for

F-1

2 sec.

 

•Programming in memory mode

➀Set the desired frequency and operating mode.

➁Select memory mode, then select the desired memory channel with [M-CH].

•Push [Y]/[Z] when you want to program blank chan- nels.

➂Push [(F-1)MW] for 2 sec. to program the displayed

frequency and operating mode into the memory

[EXAMPLE]: Programming 21.280 MHz/USB into ch 18.

USB

M-CH SHIFT

MEMO CH

CW

channel.

MEMO CH

USB

MEMO CH

USB

TS

MODE

SPLIT

MW Push for

F-1

2 sec.

 

MEMO CH

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I706MKTMG, IC-706MKIIG specifications

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