Vertex Standard FT-1000MP manual Tune Mode, Contest Keyer Operation

Advanced Features

REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION

back in this mode; the contest number only increments if the message is sent over the air.

Remember, if pressing the [MONI] key, then a memory playback key, has no effect, you probably have the [MONI] button pushed in. De-activate the RF key- ing monitor to allow yourself to hear the stored mes- sage.

6. Tune Mode

Pressing the [TUNE] key activates a transmitted carrier for as long as the key is held in; this is useful for adjustment of a linear amplifier or external antenna tuner, or for antenna performance comparisons over the air.

The power output level to be used for tuning is pro- grammable via menu selection 4-3. In this Menu selec- tion, maximum power output levels of 10W, 50W, or 200W may be chosen. The front panel RF PWR con- trol allows adjustment of the power level up to the maxi- mum power output selected via menu selection 4-3.

Contest Keyer Operation

Programming of the six available message storage locations is accomplished by a simple keyed and keyer paddle input sequence. Only Iambic (not “Bug”) key- ing can be used for storage of CW messages, and we recommend that menu selection 7-0be set to “Iambic 2” during message storage, although you may prefer to use “Iambic 1” during manual sending once the de- sired messages are stored.

Example: Program “CQ TEST DX1DX DX1DX” into the “ID” Memory Slot.

rBe sure that the FH-1(or your home-built) keypad is plugged into the rear panel REMOTE jack.

rPress the [STO] key, followed by [ID]. This selects the “ID” memory as the memory location to be uti- lized.

rUsing your keyer paddle, send “CQ TEST DX1DX DX1DX” followed by another press of key [STO] to end the storage process for this memory location. Be careful to pause slightly after each word so as to leave a word space in the message string.

rTo play back the message memory without trans- mitting, press the [MONI] key followed next by [ID]. If you don’t hear anything, check to be sure that the “MONI” LED on the bottom-left-hand edge of the BOWMAN front panel is not illuminated.

rTo transmit the CQ message, just press [ID].

Message memories 1 ~ 4 (keys [CH 1] ~ [CH 4]) are programmed, played back, and transmitted in the same manner; however, you can enter up to 50 char- acters in each of these. Particularly if you have a long callsign, you may wish to use key [ID] for storage of

just your callsign, then use message memories 1 ~ 4 (keys [CH 1] ~ [CH 4]) for your “CQ Contest” mes- sages.

Note also that if you want to send a message mul- tiple times, you can press the playback key more than once; at the end of the first message segment, the message will restart and be sent again. This is useful if you want to call “CQ” while getting a drink from the refrigerator.

You may then send a “K” manually when the auto- matic message generation is completed after the de- sired number of repeats.

Example: Program “599001 BK” as an initial contest number (to be incremented after each QSO):

rFollowing the procedure described above, press the [STO] key then the [#] key.

rNow send the contest exchange, but send “???” at the point in the message where you want the num- ber to appear. In this example, send “599??? BK” then press [STO] to terminate the entry. To send “5NN001 BK” (“N” replacing “9”), modify your send- ing accordingly (the number-cutting protocol in menu selection 7-6only affects numbers sent within the “???” area). If you want to separate the signal re- port and the contest number, send “5NN ??? BK” (add a word space between the report and the ques- tion marks).

rTo play back the just-stored message without trans- mitting, and without causing the contest number to increment automatically, press the [MONI] key fol- lowed by [#] key. You may do this as many times as you want and the contest number will stay the same. If you transmit the message by pressing the [#] key alone, however, the contest number will automati- cally increment, and another press of the [#] key will cause “599002 BK” to be sent (followed by “599003 BK” the following time, and so forth).

rIf the other station asks for a repeat of your contest exchange, remember that the number will have incremented automatically after you sent it. Press the [DWN] key to return to the previous number, then press [#] key to repeat the exchange for the other station. If you need to increment the number manually for some reason, the [#UP] key may be used in the same manner.

rIf, for some reason, the contest number generated via [#] key is significantly different from the desired number, it may be reset via menu selection 7-3. From this menu selection, you may set the next-to-be- used contest number to any value between 0000 and 9999 by rotating the Main Dial; press [ENT] to save the new setting and exit.

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