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FEATURES

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NOTICE TO THE USER

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BEFORE STARTING

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MARKET CODES

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WRITING CONVENTIONS FOLLOWED

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SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES

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PRECAUTIONS

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CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1

INSTALLATION

 

ANTENNA CONNECTION

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GROUND CONNECTION

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LIGHTNING PROTECTION

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DC POWER SUPPLY CONNECTION

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UTILIZING THE BAIL

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REPLACING FUSES

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ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS

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FRONT PANEL

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Headphones (PHONES)

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Microphone (MIC)

2

REAR PANEL

2

External Speaker (EXT.SP)

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Keys for CW (PADDLE and KEY)

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CHAPTER 2

GETTING ACQUAINTED

 

FRONT PANEL

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LCD DISPLAY

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REAR PANEL

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MICROPHONE

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CHAPTER 3

OPERATING BASICS

 

SWITCHING POWER ON/ OFF

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ADJUSTING THE 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 THE SQUELCH

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TUNING 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 4

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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CHARACTER ENTRY

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CHAPTER 5

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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CW TRANSMISSION

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AUTO ZERO-BEAT

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TX SIDETONE/ RX PITCH FREQUENCY

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CARRIER LEVEL

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POWER ON MESSAGE

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CHAPTER 6

ENHANCED COMMUNICATIONS

 

SPLIT-FREQUENCY OPERATION

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TF-SET (TRANSMISSION FREQUENCY SET) 24

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 FREQUENCY ID SCAN

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FM CTCSS OPERATION

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CTCSS FREQUENCY ID SCAN

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CROSS TONE

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CHAPTER 7

COMMUNICATING AIDS

 

RECEPTION

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SELECTING YOUR FREQUENCY

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Direct Frequency Entry

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Frequency Entry History

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Using the MHz key

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Quick QSY

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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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AGC Time Constant Adjustment

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TRANSMISSION

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VOX (VOICE-OPERATED TRANSMISSION)...

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Microphone Input Level

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Delay Time

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Anti-VOX Adjustment

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Data VOX

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Data VOX Delay Time

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USB/ ACC2 VOX Gain

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SPEECH PROCESSOR

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peech Processor Effect

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XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING)

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CUSTOMIZING TRANSMISSION SIGNAL

 

CHARACTERISTICS

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TX Filter Bandwidth (SSB/ AM)

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TX Filter Bandwidth (LSB-DATA/ USB-DATA). 32

TX Equalizer (SSB/ AM/ FM)

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TRANSMIT INHIBIT

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BUSY LOCKOUT

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CHANGING FREQUENCY WHILE

 

TRANSMITTING

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CW BREAK-IN

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USING SEMI BREAK-IN OR FULL BREAK-IN

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ELECTRONIC KEYER

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ELECTRONIC KEYER MODE

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CHANGING KEYING SPEED

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Invalid Break-In Operation

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RISE TIME OF CW

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AUTO WEIGHTING

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Reverse Keying Weight Ratio

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BUG KEY FUNCTION

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CW MESSAGE MEMORY

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Storing CW Messages

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Checking CW Messages without

 

Transmitting

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