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Page 22 FT-450D O
PERATION
M
ANUAL
M
Y
B
ANDS
O
PERATION
The “My Bands” feature allows you to select several Amateur bands, and make only those bands available for
selection via the [ BAND
]/[
BAND
] buttons.
This feature can be very useful in a contest, where the 10/18/24 MHz band are not used, or if you do not have
antennas for some bands.
M
Y
B
ANDS
S
ETUP
1. Press and hold the [ F
] button for one second to
enter the Menu mode again. The “ ” icon
will appear on the display.
2. Rotate the [ DSP/SEL
] knob to select the menu
item “
MY BAND
”.
3. Press the [ DSP/SEL
] knob to enable adjustment of
this menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.
4. Press the [ BAND
]/[
BAND
] buttons to choose
a band you wish to skip (omit) from the band se-
lection loop.
5. Rotate the [ DSP/SEL
] knob to select “
OFF
”, and
then press the [ DSP/SEL
] knob.
N
OTE
The “ OFF ” selection sets the selected band to be
skipped , while the “
ON
” selection sets the selected
band to be included in the band-selection list.
6. Press the [ DSP/SEL
] knob. The “
” icon re-
turns to appear continuously.
7. Repeat steps 4 through 6 to select/deselect as
many bands as you like.
N
OTE
The GEN (General Band) and the current band
cannot be skipped.
8. Press and hold the [ F
] button for one second to save
the new setting and return to normal operation.
M
Y
B
ANDS
O
PERATION
Press the [ BAND
]/[
BAND
] buttons to choose the
Amateur band on which you wish to operate. Only
those Amateur bands that have
not been skipped will
appear as you scroll through the bands.
N
OTE
If you want to recall an operating band which has
been set to my band “OFF”, Press the [
F ] button,
then press the [ BAND
]/[
BAND
] button until
the desired band appears.
R
ECEIVING
[
BAND
]/[
BAND
] button
[
F
] button [
DSP/SEL
] knob
[
BAND
]/[
BAND
] button
1.8MHz
3.5
7
10
14
18
21
24
28
50
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
GEN
3.5
7
14
21
28
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
MHz
GEN
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3.5MHz
7MHz 14MHz
28MHz 21MHz GEN