CONTENTS

NOTICE TO USER

 

BEFORE STARTING

 

THANK YOU

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FEATURES

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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

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MODELS COVERED BY THIS MANUAL

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MARKET CODES

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WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED

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PRECAUTIONS

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1

INSTALLATION

 

MOBILE INSTALLATION

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INSTALLATION EXAMPLE

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REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION

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DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION

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ANTENNA CONNECTION

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IGNITION NOISE

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FIXED STATION INSTALLATION

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REMOTE CONTROL PANEL INSTALLATION ....

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DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION

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ANTENNA CONNECTION

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GROUND CONNECTION

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LIGHTNING PROTECTION

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PORTABLE BRACKET (E-TYPE ONLY)

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FUSES

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PANEL AND MICROPHONE

 

CONNECTION

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PANEL AND MICROPHONE CONNECTION

 

USING PG-4Z (OPTION)

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ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS

 

TX/ RX UNIT

 

Micropohone (MIC)

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External Speaker (EXT.SP)

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Keys for CW (PADDLE and KEY)

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REMOTE CONTROL PANEL

 

Headphones (PHONES)

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CHAPTER 2

YOUR FIRST QSO

 

RECEPTION

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TRANSMISSION

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CHAPTER 3

GETTING ACQUAINTED

 

REMOTE CONTROL PANEL

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LCD DISPLAY

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TX/ RX UNIT

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REMOTE CONTROL PANEL (REAR)

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MICROPHONE

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CHAPTER 4

OPERATING BASICS

 

SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF

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ADJUSTING VOLUME

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AF (AUDIO FREQUENCY) GAIN

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RF (RADIO FREQUENCY) GAIN

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SELECTING VFO A OR VFO B

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SELECTING A BAND

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SELECTING A MODE

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ADJUSTING SQUELCH

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SELECTING A FREQUENCY

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MULTI-FUNCTION METER

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TRANSMITTING

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SELECTING TRANSMISSION POWER

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MICROPHONE GAIN

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CHAPTER 5

MENU SETUP

 

WHAT IS A MENU?

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MENU A/ MENU B

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MENU ACCESS

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QUICK MENU

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PROGRAMMING THE QUICK MENU

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USING THE QUICK MENU

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MENU CONFIGURATION

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ALPHABETICAL FUNCTION LIST

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CHAPTER 6

BASIC COMMUNICATIONS

 

SSB TRANSMISSION

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FM TRANSMISSION

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AM TRANSMISSION

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NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR FM

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NARROW BANDWIDTH FOR AM

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CW TRANSMISSION

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AUTO ZERO-BEAT

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TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY

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CHAPTER 7

ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS

 

SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION

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TF-SET

 

 

(TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY SET)

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FM REPEATER OPERATION

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TRANSMITTING A TONE

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Activating the Tone Function

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Selecting a Tone Frequency

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TONE FREQ. ID SCAN

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FM CTCSS OPERATION

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CTCSS FREQ. ID SCAN

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CHAPTER 8

COMMUNICATING AIDS

 

RECEPTION

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SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY

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Direct Frequency Entry

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Using the MHz key

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Quick QSY

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Configuring the Tuning control as

 

MULTI control (FM)

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Fine Tuning

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Tuning control adjustment rate

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Equalizing VFO Frequencies (A=B)

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RIT (RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING)

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AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL)

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TRANSMISSION

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VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMIT)

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Microphone Input Level

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Delay Time

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Anti-VOX Adjustment

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VOX Source

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SPEECH PROCESSOR

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XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING)

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CUSTOMIZING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL

 

CHARACTERISTICS

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