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Digit C: Not used.
Digit D: Not used.
Digit *: Used only when entering frequencies. See the instructions for "HF Frequency Entry:"
below.
Digit #": Used to make a command execute right away, without waiting for you to unkey.
Similar to the forced execution digit of 'D' that is used when not in HF mode. If you
press '#' after entering a command, you may not be able to hear part of the voice
response to that command. Simply unkeying will avoid this problem.
Scanning:
Although your HF radio may have a scan feature built in, it is not used when scanning
with the controller (see the "Virtual Radio Features" section at the beginning of this chapter).
Instead, the controller sends a new frequency to the radio several times a second. Each time a
new frequency is sent, it is 20, 100 or 500Hz different than the previous frequency, depending
on whether you have selected slow, medium or fast scanning. A new frequency is sent just as
often when scanning slowly as when scanning fast, but because the frequency is changed by a
different amount, the resulting scan rate is different. You can change how often a new
frequency is sent to the radio by adjusting a timer. Changing that timer will affect all three scan
rates. See command 020 in Chapter 4 for information about changing the HF scan timer value.
When the controller reaches the top or bottom of a scan band (see command 197), it will
speak the current frequency, wrap around to the other edge of that band, speak the frequency
again, and continue scanning. It will also speak the frequency every 10 Khz when scanning
slow or medium or every 25 Khz when scanning fast.
HF Frequency Entry:
To enter a new frequency, press the HF prefix digit (default is '1') followed by the
frequency. Put a '*' after the 1 Mhz digit. For example, to go to 14.25 Mhz, enter "1 14*25"
and unkey or press '#'. Leading and trailing zeros are optional. The '*' must be entered, as that
is the only thing the controller uses to tell whether you are entering a frequency or another
command.
Automatic Mode Selection:
When frequencies below 10 Mhz are entered, LSB mode is automatically selected.
When frequencies between 10 Mhz and 29 Mhz are entered, USB mode is automatically
selected. When frequencies above 29 Mhz are entered, FM mode is automatically selected. Of
course you can always override the default mode (using keypad command 1). When memories
are recalled, they retain the mode they were stored with, rather than using the automatic mode
selection feature.
Typical HF remote base session:
HF Prefix is '1'
1) 106 D or unkey ; Enable HF remote mode
2) 1 29*68 # or unkey ; Move the HF remote to 29.680 mhz, VFO 'A'
3) 1 0 # or unkey ; Select VFO 'B'