Receiving Transmissions
To receive a transmission, turn on the HTX-242, adjust the volume and squelch, and tune to the frequency you want to monitor. The HTX-242 displays BUSY, and the signal-strength indicator shows the relative signal strength when it receives a signal.
Note: If BUSY appears but you hear nothing from the speaker, be sure the DTMF page and tone-squelch features are turned off and SQUELCH is set correctly. To turn off DTMF page, press DTMF once. To turn off tone squelch, press T-SQLuntil neither T nor T-SQLappears on the display. See “Activating Subaudible Tone Transmit and Squelch” on Page 37.
Transmitting
!Caution: It is illegal to transmit if you do not have a Technician Class (or higher) license issued by the FCC.
1.Select the desired frequency.
Note: If you select a repeater frequency, the HTX-242 dis- plays + or – to show the offset direction. To operate with no offset (simplex) on that frequency, press SHIFT until neither + nor – appears.
2.Press LOW so LOW appears on the display. This selects the low power (10 watt) setting.
3.Press the push-to-talk button (PTT) on the side of the micro- phone to transmit. The signal strength meter shows half- scale for low power (or full-scale for high power). Release PTT to listen for a reply.
Notes:
•If the other party advises you to improve your signal, press LOW.
!HIGH appears on the display, and the HTX-242 transmits at high power (about 45 watts). To return to low power, press LOW again.
•If you try to transmit outside the permitted range, the HTX-242 dis- plays tF Err and beeps twice.
