SCANNING

PROGRAMMABLE (BAND LIMIT) MEMORY SCAN (PMS)

This feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera- tion. For example, you might wish to set up a limit (in North America) of 144.300 MHz to 148.000 MHz to prevent encroachment into the SSB/CW “Weak Signal” portion of the band below 144.300 MHz. Here’s how to do this:

1.Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the key, if necessary.

2.Using the techniques learned earlier, store (per the above concept) 144.300 MHz into Memory Channel #L1 (the “L” designates the Lower sub-band limit).

3.Likewise, store 148.000 MHz into Memory Channel #U1 (the “U” designates the Upper sub-band limit).

4.Set the radio to the Memory Recall (“MR”) mode by pressing the key.

5.Press and hold in the key for one second and rotate the

DIAL knob while holding in the key to select the desired PMS frequency pair (PMSxx).

6. The “MR” label will be replaced by “PMS” and the Memory Channel number will be replaced by “Pxx”. Tuning and scanning will now be limited within the just-programmed range.

7. Press and hold in the / key for one second to start scanning within the just-programmed range.

8.50 pairs of Band Limit memories, labeled L1/U1 through L50/U50 are available. You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits on a number of bands, if you like.

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