SCAN OPERATION 7

Scan types

Scanning searches for signals automatically and makes it easier to locate new stations for contact or listening purposes.

FULL SCAN (p. 35)

 

 

Repeatedly scans all frequen-

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cies over the entire band.

3304.999

 

kHz

MHz

 

 

 

 

Some frequency ranges are

 

 

 

 

 

Scan

 

 

not scanned according to the

 

 

 

 

Jump

 

 

frequency coverage of the re-

 

 

 

ceiver’s version.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are 7 scan types and 4 resume conditions to suit your operating needs. The scan speed is at 100 ch/sec. (approx.) for VFO scan, 20 ch/sec. (approx) for memory scan.

SELECTED BAND SCAN

Repeatedly scans all frequen-

 

 

(p. 35)

 

 

 

 

cies over the entire selected

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Band

Band

band.

 

 

 

edge

edge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jump

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROGRAMMED SCAN

(p. 37)

Band

 

 

Scan edges

 

Band

edge

xxA

xxB edge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repeatedly scans between two user-programmed fre- quencies. Used for checking for frequencies within a speci- fied range such as repeater output frequencies, etc.

MEMORY (SKIP) SCAN

(p. 37)

SKIP

M 1

M 2

M 3

M 0

 

M 4

Repeatedly scans memory channels except those set as skip channel. Skip channels can be turned ON and OFF by pushing and holding [5 SKIP] in memory mode.

Jump

M 199 M 6 M 5

SKIP

ALL/SELECTED BANK

SCAN (p. 37)

SKIP

A00 A01 A02

Repeatedly scans all bank channels or selected bank channels. The skip scan is also available.

FREQUENCY/MEMORY SKIP FUNCTION (p. 39)

Band

Band

edge

edge

Skips unwanted frequencies or channels that inconve- niently stop scanning. This function can be turned ON and OFF by pushing and

A99

A03

Scan

A98 A05 A04

SKIP

SKIP

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SKIP

 

 

holding [5 SKIP] in either VFO or memory mode.

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