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DIRECT FREQUENCY ENTRY
In addition to rotating the
ENC control
, there is another way to select the
frequency. When the desired frequency is far away from the current frequency,
you can directly enter a frequency using the numeric keypad.
1
Press
[VFO]
.
• You must be in the VFO Mode to make the direct frequency entry.
2
Press
[ENT]
.
3
Press the numeric keys (
[STEP]
(0)
to
[PF]
(9)) to enter your desired
frequency.
[LAMP]
( ) allows you to complete the MHz digits entry.
• Pressing
[ENT]
fills all remaining digits (the digits you did not enter) with 0 and
completes the entry. For example, to select 145.000 MHz, press
[MENU]
(1),
[SQL]
(4), and
[T.SEL]
(5), then press
[ENT]
to complete the entry.
• If you want to revise the MHz digits only, leaving the kHz digits as they are, press
[VFO]
in place of
[ENT]
.
Note:
◆
If the entered frequency does not match the current frequency step size, the frequency is
automatically rounded down to the next available frequency.
◆
When the desired frequency cannot be entered exactly, confirm the frequency step size.
◆
If you rotate the
ENC control
while entering the frequency, the transceiver clears the
entry.
SELECTING AN OUTPUT POWER
Selecting a lower transmit power is the best way to reduce battery consumption, if
communication is still reliable.
Press
[LOW]
to toggle between high, medium and low power.
• No icon appears when using high transmit power.
• The “
” icon appears when using medium transmit power.
• The “
” icon appears when using lower transmit power.
Note:
When the transceiver overheats due to ambient high temperature or continuously
transmitting, the protective circuit may activate, lowering the transmit output power.
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