TRANSMITTER CONVENIENCE FEATURES

SPLIT OPERATION USING THE TX CLARIFIER (VFO-A OPERATION)

For split TX/RX operation in “casual” pile-ups, where the split is less than 10 kHz, the TX Clarifier (Offset Tuning) feature may be utilized.

1. Press the [TX CLAR] button. The “TX” icon will appear in the Multi-Display Window in the display.

QUICK POINT:

The Clarifier is frequently used for receiver offset tun- ing. However, for DX pile-ups where the DX station is using a split of less than 10 kHz, the TX Clarifier function is usually the quickest way to set the transmitter to the desired offset frequency.

2.Rotate the [CLAR] knob to set the desired transmitter offset. A maximum split of ±9.99 kHz may be set.

3.To exit from TX Clarifier operation, press the [TX CLAR] button once more. The “TX” icon will disap- pear from the Multi-Display Window.

ADVICE:

￿To listen to the pile-up calling the DX station, so as to find the station currently being worked, you may press the [RX CLAR] button. Once you have zeroed in on the station calling the DX (use the SPOT function on CW for precise alignment of your frequency), you may then press the [RX CLAR] button again to cancel the RX Clarifier, and return to reception on the DX station’s frequency.

￿Just as with receiver Clarifier operation, the amount of offset from the original VFO frequency will appear in the small display window.

￿As with receiver Clarifier operation, when you turn the TX Clarifier off the last-used offset is not lost, and will be available if you turn the TX Clarifier back on. To clear the Clarifier offset, press the [CLEAR] button.

[CLAR] Knob

[RX CLAR] Button

[TX CLAR] Button

[CLEAR] Button

CLAR +

QUICK POINT:

When attempting to work a DX station on CW, in a split- frequency pile-up, remember that a large number of other stations may also be using Yaesu transceivers with capability similar to that of your FT-2000. On the DX side of the pile-up, everyone calling precisely on the same CW frequency will sound like a single tone! So you may have more success if you use the RX Clarifier to find a hole in the pile-up, instead of trying to zero-beat the last station worked by the DX station.

Clarifier Offset Bar Indicator

A visual depiction of the relative offset of the Clarifier may be displayed, using the Bar Indicator.

1.Press the [MENU] button; the Menu list will ap- pear in the display.

2.Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item “010 diSP BAR SEL.”

3.Rotate the [SUB VFO-B] knob to select “CLAr” from the available choices; the factory default is

[MENU] button

“C-tn.”

4. Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two seconds

(TX Frequency < RX Frequency)

Main Tuning Dial knob [SUB VFO-B] knob

to save the new set-

ting and exit to nor- (TX Frequency = RX Frequency)

mal operation.

(TX Frequency > RX Frequency)

FT-2000 OPERATING MANUAL

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