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BASIC OPERATION
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Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION:
Transmitting without an antenna may dam-
age the transceiver.
q
Rotate [VOL] clockwise to turn power ON, then set to the
10 o’clock position.
w
Push [V/M] to select memory mode or VFO mode.
e
Select the desired memory channel or VFO frequency with
the [
Y
]/[
Z
] keys.
• When receiving a signal, “BUSY” appears and audio is emitted
from the speaker.
• Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
• Push [SQL] to toggle the squelch function ON and OFF. (p. 6)
• When the dial select function is selected, each push incre-
ments/decrements the frequency either 100 kHz or 1 MHz. (p. 7)
r
Push and hold [PTT] to transmit, then speak into the mi-
crophone.
• Transmit indicator lights.
t
Release [PTT] to receive.
ï
Memory
➾
VFO
Memory channel contents can be moved to VFO .
q
Select memory channel to be transferred:
➥
Push [V/M] to select memory mode, if necessary.
➥
Push [
Y
] or [
Z
] to select the memory channel.
w
Push [V/M] key for 2 sec. to transfer the memory contents
to VFO.
- VFO mode is selected
NOTE:
•
Only frequency data is transferred even if the memory
channel has a memory name.
• When the preprogrammed memory frequency is outside
the range of the preprogrammed VFO edges, an error
beep tone sounds and no data is transferred.
q
Set volume
w
[SQL] switch
r
Speak into
microphone
r
Push to transmit
t
Release to
receive
w
Select channel
or frequency
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