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CONTENTS
Introduction to Amateur Radio .................................. 7
Preparation .................................................................. 9
Power Sources ....................................................... 9
Using Internal Batteries .................................. 9
Testing Internal Batteries .............................. 10
Using Vehicle Battery Power ......................... 11
Connecting the Antenna ...................................... 12
Attaching the Belt Clip ......................................... 13
Attaching the Wrist Strap ..................................... 13
Connecting a Microphone/Speaker ...................... 14
A Quick Look at the Controls .................................. 15
Operation ................................................................... 17
Understanding Repeaters .................................... 17
Receiving, Transmitting and Setting Squelch ....... 17
Scanning for Active Frequencies ......................... 19
Monitoring a Frequency ....................................... 19
Changing the Frequency Range .......................... 19
Locking the Keypad .............................................. 20
Lighting the Display .............................................. 20
Turning the Key tone On and Off ......................... 20
Using Memory Locations ..................................... 20
Using the Calling-Frequency
Memory Location .......................................... 20
Using Standard Memories ................................... 21
Storing a Transmit/Receive Frequency ......... 21
Storing a Repeater Offset Frequency ........... 22
Storing a Scanning Skip Setting ................... 22
Scanning Standard Memory Locations ......... 23
Locking Out (Skipping) Locations During
Memory Location Scanning .......................... 23
Using Subaudible Tone Squelch .......................... 24
Subaudible Tone Frequencies ...................... 25
Reversing the Offset ............................................ 26
Reversing the Transmit and receive Frequencies 26
Melody Options .................................................... 26
Using the Transmit Melody Alert ................... 27
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