Kenwood TM-V708A instruction manual Band A & B, Tx Band And Control Band, TX Band

BAND A & B

In this manual, the band recalled at the left on the display is referred to as band A, and the band at the right is called band B. In band A you can recall a 144 MHz band (default) or a 440 MHz sub-band. In band B you can recall a 440 MHz band (default) or a 144 MHz sub- band. You can also recall a 118 MHz, 220 MHz, or 300 MHz sub-band in band A, and a 300 MHz or 1.2 GHz in band B. This transceiver is capable of simultaneously receiving on bands A and B.

Press the left or right [BAND SEL] to select band A or B. To recall the sub-band, press [F], then the same [BAND SEL]. The following diagram shows how the bands are switched on a TM-V708A.

Left

[BAND SEL]

TX BAND AND CONTROL BAND

One thing that may confuse you on this transceiver is the
idea of the TX band and Control band. To avoid
confusion, please note the differences between the TX
band and the Control band, below.	3

TX Band

Press the left [BAND SEL] (band A) or the right [BAND SEL] (band B) to select. On the display, “PTT” shows which band (A or B) is currently selected as the transmit (TX) band. You can use the TX band to transmit signals or to control the transceiver.

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[F], left			[F], right
[BAND SEL]			[BAND SEL]
	Right	[F], right
	[BAND SEL]	[BAND SEL]

Note:

◆You cannot recall a sub-band in Memory Recall mode. First press [VFO] to select VFO mode.

◆You cannot recall the UHF sub-band in band A and the VHF sub- band in band B at the same time.

◆The 118 MHz, 220 MHz, 300 MHz, or 1.2 GHz band cannot be use for transmitting.

◆For the range of each band, see “SPECIFICATIONS” {page 83}.

Control Band

Press [CTRL] to select. On the display, “Ctrl” shows which band (A or B) is currently selected as the Control band. Use this function when you want to control the band which is not currently set as the TX band. After selecting the Control band, you cannot control the TX band.

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