Jumpstart,
or
“Real hams don’t read manuals!”
Ok, but at least read this one section before you transmit:
1.
Set up your transceiver for normal operations
2.
Plug your FT-Meter into the meter jack using the right angle plug. This is on the bottom of
the front panel, under the
FUNC
button on the FT-857, and just to the right of the main
tuning knob on the FT-897. Plug the other end of the cable into the FT-Meter.
3.
Connect a 12 volt power supply capable of delivering 100 mA to the 2.5 x 5.5 mm
coaxial
power jack (center positive) if desired. The 12 volt connection is for the light only; the meter
will work fine without it.
4.
Select the parameters you want to display on receive and transmit from the radio's extended
setup menu (items 60 and 61, respectively)
5.
Operate normally; the meter continuously displays the selected values.
Specifications
•
S-meter, Discriminator or Voltage on receive
•
Power output, SWR, Modulation, ALC or Voltage on transmit
•
Externally powered cool blue backlighting
•
On/Off switch for backlight.
•
Size: 3.5 x 3 x 2 inches
•
Sensitive 500 micro-amp meter movement
•
Light requires 12 volts at 100 ma
,
2.5 x 5.5 mm jack, center positive
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