Kenwood TM-V71A, TM-V71E instruction manual Adjusting The Squelch, Selecting a BAND

ADJUSTING THE SQUELCH

Squelch is used to mute the speaker when no signals are present. With the squelch level set correctly, you will hear sound only while actually receiving a signal. The higher the squelch level selected, the stronger the signals must be in order to hear them.

Rotate the [SQL] control of your selected band, when no signals are present, and select the squelch level at which the background noise is just eliminated.

Selecting a BAND

Press the left [BAND SEL] control to select band A and the right [BAND SEL] control to select band B.

•The icon appears at the top of the band on which you are operating and the icon appears at the top of the band on which you are currently set to transmit.

Band A (left [BAND SEL] control):

Band B (right [BAND SEL] control):

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