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1 PANEL DESCRIPTION

■Rear and side panels

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ANT 1

MIC

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KEY

!2!3

COMP BEEP GAIN /SIDE T

TUNER EXT SP DC 13 . 8V

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GND

ANT 2

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q GROUND TERMINAL [GND] (p. 9)

Connect this terminal to a ground to prevent electri- cal shocks, TVI, BCI and other problems.

w ANTENNA CONNECTORS [ANT 1], [ANT 2] (p. 11) Accept a 50 Ω antenna with an PL-259 type plug.

•[ANT 1] is for connection to an HF/50 MHz antenna.

•[ANT 2] is for connection to 144 MHz antenna.

•These connectors are switched above or below 60 MHz.

When connecting a straight key

When connecting a paddle

(⊕)

(dot)

(com)

(dash)

e DATA JACK [DATA] (p. 12)

6-pin min DIN jack to connect a TNC, etc. for pack- et operation.

r ACCESSORY SOCKET [ACC] (p. 6)

Enables connection to external equipment such as a TNC for data communications, a linear amplifier or an automatic antenna selector/tuner, etc.

•See page at right for socket information.

t RTTY JACK [RTTY] (p. 35)

Connects an external terminal unit for RTTY (FSK) operation.

•The keying polarity and mark/shift frequencies can be selected in quick set mode (p. 48).

y CI-V REMOTE CONTROL JACK [REMOTE]

(p. 45)

Designed for use with a personal computer for remote operation of transceiver functions.

u MICROPHONE CONNECTOR [MIC] (p. 11) Accepts the supplied microphone (connected in par- allel with the front panel’s [MIC] connector).

•See pgs. 1 and 2 for microphone notes.

•See p. 8 for microphone connector information.

iELECTRONIC KEYER JACK [KEY] (p. 33) Accepts a paddle to activate the internal electronic keyer.

• Selection between the internal electronic keyer and

5straight key operation can be made in quick set mode. (p. 49)

o DC POWER SOCKET [DC13.8V] (p. 13)

Accepts 13.8 V DC through the supplied DC power cable.

Rear panel view

!0EXTERNAL SPEAKER JACK [EXT SP] (p. 12) Accepts a 4–16Ω speaker.

!1TUNER CONTROL SOCKET [TUNER] (p. 12) Accepts the control cable from an optional AH-3HF

AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER.

!2SPEECH COMPRESSION LEVEL CONTROL [COMP GAIN] (p. 26)

Adjusts the compression level.

•This control is available only when the speech compres- sor is ON.

Recommended level

Counterclockwise	Clockwise
decreases	increases
COMP	BEEP
GAIN	/SIDE T