4. SELECTING A VFO FREQUENCY
To use the VFO for dialling up a given frequency it is important to consider how the rig was last
being used. It is possible that a couple of these steps can be skipped.
The large VFO knob could be ‘locked’ to prevent accidental rotation. Just below and to the left
of the VFO knob is a button labelled
LOCK
with a red light next to it. If the red light is ON, then
press the
LOCK
button to turn the lamp off and unlock the VFO control. Once you establish a
contact pressing LOCK again could be good, as on a bumpy road the knob could move a bit.
Next we must put the screen menu onto the correct level. Just below the display and to the left
is the
MENU
button. Press this button a few times until the text on the display above the menu
button says
M2
. To the right of the
MENU
button is another button labelled
F-3
.
Pressing this
button will reveal one of three selections.
VFO-A, VFO-B
or
Frequency Memories
. The rig
supports two VFO controls, so select either
VFO-A
or
VFO-B
and now the main VFO knob
should be capable of selecting a frequency.
5. SETTING REPEATER OFFSETS
This instruction assumes that the radio has already been pre-programmed for the correct offset
amount for Australian repeaters. ie. 600KHz for 2 metres, 5MHz for 70 cm and that the FM
Mode has been selected.
Just below the display, to the left is the
MENU
button. Press this button a few times until the text
on the display above the menu button says
M4.
To the right of the MENU button is another
button labelled
F-2
.
Pressing this button will reveal one of three selections
DUP+, DUP-
or
SIMPLEX
(No DUP indicator)
(If a sub-audible tone (CTCSS) needs to be applied to the repeater as well, see the next section)
6. SETTING SUBAUDIBLE TONES (CTCSS)
To add a sub-audible tone to the transmitted signal, the
SET
mode must be accessed. Press &
hold the
DISPLAY
button for 2 seconds to enter this mode.
Next use the
BAND UP
or
BAND DOWN
buttons to reach setting
Q6
(repeater tones). On level
Q6, rotating the main
VFO
knob should reveal one of the many standard tone frequencies
available. (GGREC repeaters use 91.5Hz) When the correct tone has been selected, press the
DISPLAY
button again to leave the
SETTINGS
area.
