Yaesu FT-2980E, Operating Manual

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Memory Bank Link Scan
When the Memory Bank feature is engaged, the scanner sweeps only memory channels
in the current Memory Bank. However, if the Memory Bank Link Scan feature is enabled,
you may sweep the memory channels in several Memory Banks which you have selected.
To enable the Memory Bank Link Scan feature:
1. Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the [ D/MR
(
MW
)] key, if necessary.
2. Press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one second,
then rotate the DIAL knob to select “
8 BNK.LNK
”.
3. Press the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key momentarily, then rotate the
DIAL knob to select the first Memory Bank (“
b1
” ~ “
b8
”)
you wish to sweep using Memory Bank Link Scan.
4. Press the [ D/MR
(
MW
)] key momentarily. A “
SKIP ” icon
will blink above the Memory Bank number, indicating
this Memory Bank will now be swept during Memory
Bank Scan.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 above, to append the blinking
“
SKIP
” icon to any other Memory Banks you wish to
sweep.
6. Now, press and hold in the [
MHz
(
SET
)] key for one sec-
ond to initiate the Memory Bank Link Scan.
7. To remove a Memory Bank from the Memory Bank Link
Scan, repeat steps 2 - 4 above, to delete the blinking “ SKIP ” icon from the Memory
Bank number indication.
Programmable Band-Scan Limits
Besides band and memory scanning, this transceiver can be set to tune or scan only the
frequencies between user-defined lower and upper limits. For example, you may wish to
limit tuning/scanning to 144.3 - 148.0 MHz, to avoid encroachment on the SSB/CW sub-
band between 144.0 and 144.3 MHz.
These scanning limits are stored in special “Sub-Band Limit Memories”, labeled
L0
/
U0
through
L9
/
U9
, with “
L
” and “
U
” designations representing the Lower and Upper limits,
respectively.
To utilize this feature, use the following steps:
1. Store the lower edge of the desired scanning/tuning range in memory “
L0
”, and the
upper edge in memory “
U0
” (or, alternatively, in memories “
L1
/
U1
” through “
L9
/
U9
”).
2. With any of these memories recalled, press the [ MHz
(
SET
)] key momentarily to ac-
tivate the Programmable Band-Scan Limits. The “ PMS ” icon will appear. Tuning and
scanning will now be limited within the just-programmed range.
To cancel the Sub-Band Limits and return to normal memory operation, press the [ D/
MR
(
MW
)] key momentarily.
Do not attempt to initiate “normal” scanning on any of the PMS memory
channels. If you do, an error message will result; the “U/L” memories are
dedicated for the establishment of band scanning limits.
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