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VHF/UHF

DUAL BAND TRANSCEIVER

FT-60R

PERATING

ANUAL

VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.

YAESU EUROPE B.V.

P.O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands

YAESU UK LTD.

Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

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Page 1: ...TEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winc...

Page 2: ...S Code Inversion 63 Reset Procedures 64 Cloning 65 Set Mode 66 Specifications 79 AUTO Mode Preset Operating Parameters 80 General Description 1 Accessories Options 2 Controls Connections 3 Top Front P...

Page 3: ...ne even if you are disabled and unable to press the PTT switch Enhanced Paging and Code Squelch EPCS that allows you to page a particular station and only receive calls from that station if desired an...

Page 4: ...T 27 Cloning Cable CT 44 Microphone Adapter E DC 5B DC Cable with Cigarette Lighter Adapter E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only MH 34B4B Speaker Microphone MH 37A4B Ear piece Microphone VC 25 VOX Heads...

Page 5: ...rotary switch is used for setting the operating fre quency and also is used for menu selections and other adjustments SQL Knob This outer control is used to silence back ground noise on the receiver I...

Page 6: ...ve Skip Memory Channel or Preferential Memory Channel Repeater Shift Direction CTCSS DSC Operation Internet Connection Feature Active Key Lock Active Operating Mode Bell Alerm Active Battery Saver Act...

Page 7: ...ch illuminates the LCD and keypad for five seconds after which the back lighting will automatically turn off Press the F W key on the keypad first then press this switch to activate the back lighting...

Page 8: ...t 4 Selects the direction of the uplink frequency shift either or simplex during repeater operation Activates the EMERGENCY function Frequency entry digit 5 Selects the CTCSS DCS Bell ringer repetitio...

Page 9: ...ckout feature Activates the Key Lockout feature Decreases the VFO frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next lowest channel Tunes the VFO frequency down ward in 1 MHz steps Starts t...

Page 10: ...transmission ensure that the SWR presented to the transceiver is 1 5 1 or lower to avoid excessive feedline loss INSTALLATION OF FNB 83 BATTERY PACK The FNB 83 is a high performance Ni MH battery prov...

Page 11: ...completely in 10 hours Disconnect the NC 88 from the EXT DC jack and the AC line outlet Important Note The NC 88 is not designed to power the transceiver for operation reception or transmission Do not...

Page 12: ...ery Case allows operation of the FT 60R using six AA size Alkaline batteries When installing batteries insert the end first then press in the end so the battery snaps into place Always replace all six...

Page 13: ...tion The input level to the FT 60R from the TNC should be adjusted at the TNC side the optimum input voltage is approximately 5 mV at 2000 Ohms Be sure to turn the transceiver and TNC off before conne...

Page 14: ...set the SQL knob fully counter clockwise Now you may rotate the VOL knob to adjust the receiver level for a comfortable listing level using the background noise as a reference To set the squelch turn...

Page 15: ...VFO mode a channelized system which allows free tuning throughout the currently selected operating band Three basic frequency navigation methods are available on the FT 60R 1 Tuning Dial Rotation of t...

Page 16: ...Programmed VFO Scan Details regarding sub band setup may be found on page 36 If you wish to reverse the direction of the scan i e toward a lower frequency instead of a higher frequency just rotate the...

Page 17: ...et much longer battery life by switching to Low Power operation described in the next chapter And don t forget always have an antenna connected when you transmit 2 Transmission is possible only on the...

Page 18: ...switch and keypad are locked out LK P D Both the PTT switch and DIAL are locked out LK ALL All of the above are locked out To lock out some or all of the keys 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET...

Page 19: ...he F W key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one of the three modes described above 5 When you have made your choice press the PTT switch to save the new s...

Page 20: ...is Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired signal strength level for the squelch threshold S 1 S 2 S 3 S 4 S 5 S 6 S 8 S FULL or OFF 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and return...

Page 21: ...either downward or upward and one of these icons will appear at the top of the LCD when repeater shifts have been enabled AUTOMATIC REPEATER SHIFT ARS The FT 60R provides a convenient Automatic Repeat...

Page 22: ...r ride your manual setting of the shift direction Turn ARS off if you do not wish this to happen Changing the Default Repeater Shifts If you travel to a different region you may need to change the def...

Page 23: ...V key again to cause operation to revert to nor mal monitoring of the repeater downlink output frequency While you are listening on the input frequency to the re peater using the HM RV key the repeate...

Page 24: ...io quiet until a specific call is received which may be helpful while operating in congested areas of the band 1 You may notice a REV TN indication on the display while you rotate the DIAL knob in thi...

Page 25: ...peration if your friend s use transceivers equipped with this advanced feature Just as in CTCSS operation DCS requires that you set the Tone Mode to DCS and that you select a tone code 1 Press the F W...

Page 26: ...TCSS or DCS Decoder operation see the previous discus sions In the case of CTCSS will appear on the display in the case of DCS will appear on the display 2 Press the F W key then press the 2 CODE key...

Page 27: ...Decoder the Bell will ring in accordance with this programming SPLIT TONE OPERATION The FT 60R can be operated in a Split Tone configuration via the Set mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET...

Page 28: ...em 26 M T CL 3 Press the F W key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select TCALL on the display 5 Press the PTT switch to save the new setting and exit to...

Page 29: ...ough BANK10 Each Memory Bank can be assigned up to 1000 channels from the standard and PMS memory channels 10 Weather Broadcast Channels MEMORY MODE L50 U50 000 850 MHz Band 430 MHz Band 350 MHz Band...

Page 30: ...eces sary 4 Press the F W key once more to store the frequency into memory 5 You still will be operating in the VFO mode so you may now enter other frequen cies and store them into additional memory l...

Page 31: ...storage is simple to accomplish 1 Change the setting of Set Mode Item 35 REV HM from REV to HOME if it is not already set to this option see page 75 2 Select the desired frequency while operating in t...

Page 32: ...ugh 7 to program the remaining letters numbers or symbols of the desired label A total of six characters may be used in the creation of a label 10 When you have programmed a label which is under 6 cha...

Page 33: ...f the operating frequency so you can navigate without having to enter the Menu to change the display configuration 3 Rotate the DIAL knob as desired to tune to a new frequency The synthesizer steps se...

Page 34: ...otice Once deleted the channel data cannot be recovered MOVING MEMORY DATA TO THE VFO Data stored on memory channels can easily be moved to the VFO if you like 1 Select the memory channel containing t...

Page 35: ...he Memory mode 2 Press and hold in the BAND BAND DN key then rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Memory Bank BANK 1 through BANK10 3 Press the V M PRI key momentarily now as you rotate the DIAL...

Page 36: ...her information stations 1 Press and hold in the 1 SQ TYP key for one second to recall the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel 3 If you...

Page 37: ...TIME In this mode the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters and will hold there for five seconds If you do not take action to disable the scanner within that time pe riod the scanner will resume...

Page 38: ...V M PRI key for one second to start scanning 5 If and when the scanner encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch the scanner will halt temporarily the decimal point of the frequency displ...

Page 39: ...esume scanning Such channels may be Skipped during scanning if you like 1 Recall the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning 2 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 3 R...

Page 40: ...adjustment of this Set Mode Item 5 Rotate the DIAL knob so as to select ONLY 6 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation 7 To remove a chan...

Page 41: ...Bank from the Memory Bank Link Scan repeat steps 2 and 3 above to delete the decimal point from the Memory Bank number indication WEATHER ALERT SCAN This feature allows you to check the Weather Broadc...

Page 42: ...e radio to the VFO mode by pressing the V M PRI key if necessary 2 Using the techniques learned earlier store per the above concept 144 300 MHz into Memory Channel L01 the L designates the Lower sub b...

Page 43: ...I again to disable the VFO Priority mode Memory Channel Priority 1 Store the frequency you wish to be the Priority Channel into memory channel 1 2 Now set the radio for operation on another memory cha...

Page 44: ...l feature is available which will allow you to move to the Priority channel instantly without waiting for activity to appear on the Priority channel When this feature is enabled and Priority monitorin...

Page 45: ...L knob to set this Set Mode Item to OFF 5 When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the setting and exit to normal operation BAND EDGE BEEPER The FT 60R will automatically beep when...

Page 46: ...he CTCSS Tone Pairs for EPCS Operation 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 31 PAG CDR for the Receiving CTCSS Tone Pair or...

Page 47: ...coming in as described previously See page 25 for details Paging Answer Back When you press the PTT switch to respond to a page call the FT 60R transmits the same CTCSS tone pair This tone pair will...

Page 48: ...the same frequency as there will be no identification sent via the Emergency alarm sound And do not transmit the alarm tone except in a true emergency 2 The Emergency feature may be changed to anothe...

Page 49: ...1 CW WRI the radio will transmit your callsign on the air when this feature is first engaged by the remote page and every 10 minutes thereater The callsign ID can be changed to any desired sequence of...

Page 50: ...earch Mode 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 42 S SRCH 3 Press the F W key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set...

Page 51: ...beginning of every transmission to establish or maintain the link to the local WIRES node operating in the SRG mode 4 To disable the Internet Connection feature press the 0 SET key momentarily the ico...

Page 52: ...the new settings 8 Press the 0 SET key momentarily to activate the Internet Connection feature The icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display 9 Press and hold in the 0 SET key for one s...

Page 53: ...were not using it previ ously in non ARTS operation If you move out of range for more than one minute four pollings your radio will sense that no signal has been received three beeps will sound and th...

Page 54: ...t Beep Options The ARTS feature allows two kinds of alert beeps with the additional option of turning them off so as to alert you to the current status of ARTS operation Depending on your location and...

Page 55: ...to com plete your callsign If you make a mistake press the MHz key to move back to the previous letter number s slot then re select the correct letter number 7 When you have finished entering your en...

Page 56: ...having to send them manually Here is the DTMF Autodial storage procedure 1 Press the F W key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 17 DT WRT 3 P...

Page 57: ...PTT switch then press the numerical key 1 through 9 corresponding to the DTMF memory string you wish to send Once the string begins you may release the PTT switch as the transmitter will be held on th...

Page 58: ...d 6 to program the remaining numbers letters of the desired password 8 If you make a mistake press the MHz key to move back to the previous digit then re select the correct number letter 9 If your pas...

Page 59: ...following Set Mode Items may not be assigned to the 7 P1 and 8 P2 keys Set Mode Item 11 CW WRT Set Mode Item 17 DT WRT Set Mode Item 33 PSWD W CHANGING THE CHANNEL STEPS The FT 60R s synthesizer provi...

Page 60: ...stment of this Item 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the new operating mode The available selections are AUTO Automatic mode setting per default values for the selected frequency range FM Frequency Mo...

Page 61: ...ormal operation When you are operating on Packet switch the Receive Battery Saver OFF as the sleep cycle may collide with the beginning of an incoming Packet trans mission causing your TNC not to rece...

Page 62: ...e helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity The avail able selections for the time befo...

Page 63: ...is within 10 seconds of the Time Out Timer expiration an Alert bell will provide an audible warning from the speaker 2 Since brief transmissions are the mark of a good operator try setting up your rad...

Page 64: ...estion has required that operating channels be closely spaced In such operating environments it often is required that operators use reduced deviation levels so as to reduce the potential for interfer...

Page 65: ...igurations the output signal phase is inverted from the input Small signal or power amplifiers having an odd number 1 3 5 etc of amplification stages may result in inversion of a transmitted or receiv...

Page 66: ...rn the radio off 2 Press and hold in the MONI switch just below the PTT switch while turning the radio on 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select one choice from the reset menu F1 SETRST Resets the Set Menu...

Page 67: ...job on each radio to select to F8 CLONE then press the F W key momentarily 5 The display will disappear for a moment then the CLONE notation will appear on the displays of both radios when the Clone...

Page 68: ...R BEP 3 AR INT 4 ARS 5 BCLO 6 BEEP 7 BELL 8 BSY LED 9 CLK SFT 10 CWID 11 CW WRT 12 DC VLT 13 DCS COD 14 DCS N R 15 DT DLY 16 DT SPD 17 DT WRT 18 EAI 19 EDG BEP FUNCTION Setting of the Automatic Power...

Page 69: ...the Memory Scan Skip channel selection mode Enables Disables split CTCSS DCS coding Selects the Tone Encoder and or Decoder mode Setting of the synthesizer steps Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency Se...

Page 70: ...s the Internet Link Connection mode Selects the Access Number DTMF digit for WIRES op eration Selects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF digit for non WIRES Enables disables the Enhanced CT...

Page 71: ...the receiving mode Selects the Smart Search Sweep mode Setting of the synthesizer steps Setting of the TOT time Enables Disables the TX LED while the radio is transmit ting Enables or disables the VFO...

Page 72: ...the Polling Interval during ARTS operation Available Values 25 SEC 15 SEC Default 25SEC Set Mode Item 4 ARS Function Enables Disables the Automatic Repeater Shift function Available Values ARS ON ARS...

Page 73: ...n Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default DCS 023 Set Mode Item 14 DCS N R Function Enables Disables Inverted DCS code decoding Available Values T RX N RX R TX R T RX R...

Page 74: ...s EMG LMP The LCD Keypad lamp flashes EMG B L Loud Alarm sounds and the LCD Keypad lamp flashes EMG CWT Transmits the Morse Code SOS message on the air beginning one minute after activation of the Eme...

Page 75: ...ects the memory register for an Access Number DTMF code for non WIRES Internet Link System access Available Values d1 d9 Default d1 Set Mode Item 24 LAMP Function Selects the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Avai...

Page 76: ...Mode Item 28 NM WRT Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the Memory channels See page 30 for details Set Mode Item 29 PAGER Function Enables disables the Enhanced CTCSS Paging Code Squelch function...

Page 77: ...E Default REV REV Pressing the HM RV key reverses the transmit and receive frequencies during repeater operation HOME Pressing the HM RV key instantly recalls a favorite Home channel Set Mode Item 37...

Page 78: ...the radio continues sweeping until they are all filled Set Mode Item 43 SCN MD Function Selects the Memory Scan channel selection mode Available Values ONLY MEM Default MEM ONLY The scanner will only...

Page 79: ...Decoder Note See also Set Mode Item 46 SPLIT regarding additional selections available during Split Tone operation Set Mode Item 49 STEP Function Setting of the synthesizer steps Available Values 5 1...

Page 80: ...he current band the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band or vice versa ALL When the VFO frequency reaches the high edge of the current band the VFO frequency will jump to t...

Page 81: ...tter RF Power Output 5 0 W High 2 0 W Middle 0 5 W Low Approx Modulation Type Variable Reactance F2D F3E Maximum Deviation 5 0 kHz F2D F3E Spurious Emission At least 60 dB down High and Middle power A...

Page 82: ...450 160 600 FM 12 5 kHz 160 600 160 975 FM 25 kHz 160 975 161 500 FM 12 5 kHz 161 500 162 900 FM 25 kHz 162 900 174 000 FM 12 5 kHz FREQENCY RANGE MHZ MODE STEP 174 000 222 000 FM 50 kHz 222 000 225...

Page 83: ...interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to...

Page 84: ...Printed in Japan Copyright 2004 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD 0406x 0X E H 0 1 7 M 1 0 0...

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