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OPERATING BASICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF

 

ADJUSTING SQUELCH

 

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1 Switch ON the DC power supply.

 

The purpose of squelch is to silence audio output from the

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If operating mobile, skip this step.

 

speaker when no signals are present. When squelch is set

 

correctly, you will hear sound only while a station is actually

2 Press the PWR switch to switch ON the transceiver.

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being received. The point at which ambient noise on a

 

 

 

 

frequency just disappears, called the squelch threshold,

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depends on the frequency.

 

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Turn the SQL control clockwise to just eliminate the

 

 

 

 

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background noise when no signal is present.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 To switch OFF the transceiver, press the PWR switch

 

 

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In a fixed installation, after the transceiver has been

 

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switched ON, it can then be switched OFF or ON by using

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SELECTING A BAND

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Turn the VOL control clockwise to increase the audio level

Press [BAND SEL] to select the VHF or UHF band.

• "PTT" appears above the VHF or UHF frequency to show

 

and counterclockwise to decrease the audio level.

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which band you selected.

 

 

 

 

 

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