CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS |
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CHAPTER 1 | INSTALLATION | 1 |
ANTENNA CONNECTION | 1 | |
GROUND CONNECTION | 2 | |
LIGHTNING PROTECTION | 2 | |
DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION | 2 | |
REPLACING FUSES | 2 | |
ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS | 3 | |
FRONT PANEL | 3 | |
Headphones (PHONES) | 3 | |
Microphone (MIC) | 3 | |
REAR PANEL | 3 | |
External Speaker (EXT SP) | 3 | |
Keys and Keyboards for |
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CW Operation (PADDLE and KEY) | 3 | |
CHAPTER 2 | YOUR FIRST QSO | 4 |
RECEIVING | 4 | |
TRANSMITTING | 5 | |
CHAPTER 3 | GETTING ACQUAINTED | 6 |
FRONT PANEL | 6 | |
MICROPHONE | 9 | |
REAR PANEL | ........................................................ | 10 |
DISPLAY | 11 | |
CHAPTER 4 | OPERATING BASICS | 13 |
SWITCHING POWER ON/OFF | 13 | |
ADJUSTING VOLUME | 13 | |
AUDIO FREQUENCY (AF) GAIN | 13 | |
RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) GAIN | 13 | |
SELECTING VFO A OR VFO B | 13 | |
SELECTING A BAND | 13 | |
SELECTING A MODE | 14 | |
ADJUSTING SQUELCH | 14 | |
SELECTING A FREQUENCY | 14 | |
FRONT PANEL METER | 14 | |
TRANSMITTING | 15 | |
SELECTING TRANSMIT POWER | 15 | |
MICROPHONE GAIN | 15 | |
CHAPTER 5 | MENU SETUP | 16 |
WHAT IS A MENU? | 16 | |
MENU A/ MENU B | 16 | |
MENU ACCESS | 16 | |
MENU CONFIGURATION | 17 | |
CROSS REFERENCE FOR |
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MENU FUNCTIONS | 19 | |
CHAPTER 6 | BASIC COMMUNICATING | 20 |
SSB TRANSMISSION | 20 | |
CW TRANSMISSION | 21 | |
AUTO | 21 | |
TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY | 21 | |
FM TRANSMISSION | 22 | |
TX DEVIATION SELECTION | 22 | |
AM TRANSMISSION | 22 | |
CHAPTER 7 | SPECIALIZED COMMUNICATING | 23 |
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FM REPEATER OPERATION | 24 | |
SELECTING SUBTONE FREQUENCY | 25 | |
CONTINUOUS OR BURST SUBTONES? | 25 | |
FM CTCSS OPERATION | 25 | |
DIGITAL OPERATION | 26 | |
RTTY (FREQUENCY SHIFT KEYING) | 26 | |
AMTOR/ PACKET/ PACTOR/ | ||
SLOW SCAN TV/ FACSIMILE | 28 | |
SATELLITE OPERATION | 28 | |
CHAPTER 8 | COMMUNICATING AIDS | 29 |
RECEIVING | ........................................................... | 29 |
SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY | 29 | |
Direct Frequency Entry | 29 | |
Using 1 MHz Steps | 29 | |
Quick Changes | 29 | |
Fine Tuning | 29 | |
Equalizing VFO Frequencies (A=B) | 30 | |
RIT (RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING) | 30 | |
AGC (AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL) | 30 | |
RX EQUALIZER | 30 | |
TRANSMITTING | 31 | |
VOX | 31 | |
Microphone Input Level | 31 | |
Delay Time | 31 | |
SPEECH PROCESSOR | 32 | |
XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING) | 32 | |
CUSTOMIZING TRANSMIT SIGNAL |
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CHARACTERISTICS | 33 | |
Changing Transmit |
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Bandwidth (SSB/AM) | 33 | |
Equalizing Transmit Audio (SSB/FM/AM) | 33 | |
MONITORING TRANSMITTED SIGNALS | 33 | |
TRANSMIT INHIBIT | 33 | |
CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE |
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TRANSMITTING | 33 | |
CW | 34 | |
USING SEMI |
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FULL | 34 | |
ELECTRONIC KEYER | 34 | |
CHANGING KEYING SPEED | 34 | |
AUTO WEIGHTING | 34 | |
Reversible Auto Weighting | 34 | |
CHANGING | 35 | |
BUG KEY FUNCTION | 35 | |
CW MESSAGE MEMORY | 35 | |
Storing CW Messages | 35 | |
Checking CW Messages without Transmitting35 | ||
Transmitting CW Messages | 35 | |
CHAPTER 9 | REJECTING INTERFERENCE | 36 |
IF FILTER | 36 | |
CHANGING IF FILTER BANDWIDTH | 36 | |
IF SHIFT | 36 | |
NOISE BLANKER | 36 | |
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