CONTENTS

SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ......................................

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CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED IN THIS MANUAL.......

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1PREPERATION FOR MOBILE AND FIXED STATION OPERATION

 

MOBILE INSTALLATION ...........................................

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Installation Example ..............................................

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Installation Steps ..................................................

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DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION..........................

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Mobile Operation ..................................................

3

 

Fixed Station Operation ........................................

4

 

Replacing Fuses ...................................................

5

 

ANTENNA CONNECTION .........................................

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ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS .................................

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External Speakers ................................................

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Microphone ...........................................................

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PACKET EQUIPMENT CONNECTIONS ...................

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YOUR FIRST QSO

 

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GETTING ACQUAINTED

 

 

BASIC TRANSCEIVER MODES ................................

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BUTTON FUNCTION DISPLAY .................................

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FRONT PANEL ........................................................

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REAR PANEL ..........................................................

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MICROPHONE ........................................................

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INDICATORS ...........................................................

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TRANSCEIVER GUIDE ...........................................

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OPERATING BASICS

 

 

SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF ...............................

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ADJUSTING VOLUME ............................................

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ADJUSTING SQUELCH ..........................................

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SELECTING A BAND ..............................................

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SELECTING FREQUENCIES ..................................

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Tuning Control ....................................................

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Microphone [UP]/[DWN] Buttons .........................

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TRANSMITTING ......................................................

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Selecting Output Power ......................................

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MENU SET-UP

 

 

WHAT IS A MENU? .................................................

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MENU ACCESS ......................................................

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MENU CONFIGURATION .......................................

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OPERATING THROUGH REPEATERS

 

 

REPEATER ACCESS ..............................................

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Selecting Offset Direction ....................................

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Selecting Offset Frequency .................................

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Activating Tone Function .....................................

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Selecting a Tone Frequency ................................

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Automatic Repeater Offset

 

 

(U.S.A./ Canada/ Europe Only) ...........................

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REVERSE FUNCTION ............................................

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Automatic Simplex Checker (ASC) ......................

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7 MEMORY CHANNELS

 

 

SIMPLEX OR SPLIT MEMORY CHANNEL? ...........

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VHF/UHF MEMORY CHANNEL RATIO ...................

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STORING DATA IN SIMPLEX CHANNELS..............

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STORING DATA IN SPLIT CHANNELS ...................

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RECALLING MEMORY CHANNELS .......................

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CLEARING MEMORY CHANNELS .........................

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NAMING MEMORY CHANNELS .............................

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CALL CHANNEL .....................................................

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Recalling the Call Channel ..................................

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