Icom IC-R3 Frequency and Channel Setting, VFO and memory channels, Operating band selection

FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING 3

■VFO and memory channels

This receiver has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode and memory mode.

VFO.

■Operating band selection

0.495–1.620 MHz

VFO mode is used for setting a de- sired frequency within the fre- quency coverage.

➥Push [V/M] to select VFO mode.

Memory mode is used for opera- tion of memory channels which have programmed frequencies.

➥Push [V/M] to select memory mode.

•“X” or “M:” appears when a mem- ory channel is selected.

•To program a memory, refer to p.

14.

•TV band and ATV (ATV type) have separate memory channels (pgs. 35, 36)

What is VFO?

FM

P

FM

P

“ ” or “M:” appears.

FMPSKIP

M:A00

145.000.000

TS 15.0

The receiver can receive the broadcast band, HF band, 50 MHz band, FM broadcast band, VHF avionics band, 144 MHz band, 300 MHz band, 400 MHz band, 800 MHz band,* 1200 MHz, 2400 MHz or TV band.

*Some frequencies cannot be re- ceived with the U.S.A. version.

➥Push [↔] several times to select the desired band.

•When a memory channel is selected, the first push of [↔] selects VFO mode.

Amateur TV screen is also

selected for the ATV-type IC-R3. (p. 36)

1.625–29.995 MHz

30.0–75.995 MHz

76.0–107.995 MHz

108.0–135.995 MHz

136.0–255.095 MHz

255.1–382.095 MHz

382.1–769.795 MHz

769.8–960.095 MHz

960.1–1399.995 MHz

1400.0–2450.095 MHz

VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre- quencies for receiving are generated and controlled by the

TV band (CH selection)

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