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11
SETTING A FREQUENCY
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Preparation
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Turning power ON/OFF
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Push [PWR] for 1 sec. to turn power ON and OFF.
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Operating frequency band selection
The IC-208H has 2 m and 70 cm bands for transmission and
reception. In addition, extra frequency bands 127, 220, 350,
500 and 900 MHz bands are available for wide-band receiver
capability (except Taiwan and Korean version).
➥
Push [BAND] to select the desired frequency band.
➥
Push [BAND] to select the desired band.
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VFO and memory modes
The transceiver has 2 basic operating modes: VFO mode and
memory mode. Select VFO mode first to set an operating fre-
quency.
➥
Push [V/MHz•SCAN] to select VFO mode.
• When VFO mode is already selected, the digit below 10 MHz
(the digit below 1 MHz or 100 kHz disappear depending on ver-
sions) disappear. In this case, push [V/MHz•SCAN] again (or
twice or 3 times depending on version).
➥
Push [M/CALL•PRIO] to select memory mode.
• “
!
” indicator appears when memory mode is selected.
➥
Push [VFO/LOCK] to select VFO mode.
➥
Push [MR/CALL] to select memory mode.
VFO/LOCK
[V/MHz•SCAN]
[M/CALL•PRIO]
Appears
BAND
[BAND]
[PWR]
Note that in this manual, sections beginning with a micro-
phone icon (as above), designate operation via the HM-133
microphone.