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USING DIFFERENT OPERATING MODES
Band keys
[RF PWR] [CW/RTTY]
[TRANSMIT]
[KEY SPEED]
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TRANSMITTING
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won’t cause inter-
ference to other stations on the same frequency.
➀
Connect an electronic keyer or paddle to the [ELEC-
KEY] jack on the rear panel of the transceiver
(p. 68).
➁
Push a band key to select the desired band.
➂
Push [CW/RTTY] to select CW or CW-R.
• Push [CW/RTTY] for 2 sec. to toggle between CW and
CW-R modes.
➃
Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening
level.
➄
Push [TRANSMIT] to set the transceiver to the
transmit condition.
➅
Use the electronic keyer or paddle to key your CW
signals.
• The P
0
meter indicates transmitted CW signal strength.
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ABOUT KEYING SPEED
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CW SIDE TONE FUNCTION
The transceiver’s internal electronic keyer speed can
be adjusted from 6 to 60 wpm.
➥
Rotate [KEY SPEED] clockwise to increase keying
speed; counterclockwise to decrease keying speed.
When the transceiver is in the receive condition (and
the break-in function is OFF—p. 44) you can listen to
the tone of your CW signal without actually transmit-
ting. This allows you to match your transmit signal ex-
actly to another station’s. This also convenient for CW
practice. CW side tone level can be adjusted in CW set
mode (p. 27).
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Convenient functions for transmit
Break-in function (p. 44)
The break-in function automatically toggles the trans-
ceiver between transmit and receive when operating
CW. This function can be set to full break-in or semi
break-in.
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