FT-60R Quick Guide
(KI6AQW)
Richard Barr Hibbs, P.E.
Page 8
July 10, 2011
b.
Deleting a Channel from Memory.
i.
PRESS the
[V/M]
key as needed to enter Memory mode.
ii.
PRESS and HOLD the
[F/W]
key for one second.
iii.
ROTATE the
DIAL
knob to select the memory channel.
iv.
PRESS the
[FM/RV]
key to delete the frequency.
c.
Creating an Alphanumeric Name for a Memory Entry.
i.
Recall the memory channel you wish to name.
ii.
PRESS the
[F/W]
key, then PRESS the
0[SET]
key to
enter Set mode.
iii.
ROTATE the
DIAL
knob to Item 28: NM WRT.
iv.
PRESS the
[F/W]
key to
display
any previous name.
v.
If you wish to
delete
any previous name, PRESS the [F/W]
key again.
vi.
ROTATE the
DIAL
knob to select the first character of the
desired name.
vii.
Press the
[F/W]
key to move to the next character.
viii.
Repeat steps
vi
and
vii
as necessary – names are limited to
6 characters each (sufficient for a call sign or mnemonic
label.)
2.
Memory Banks
Memory banks simplify organizing memory channels for scanning.
a.
Assigning memory channels to a memory bank.
i.
Recall the memory channel to be assigned to a memory
bank.
ii.
PRESS and HOLD the
[BAND]
key for one second, then
ROTATE the DIAL knob to select the desired memory
bank.
iii.
PRESS and HOLD the
[F/W]
key for one second to copy
the memory channel into the memory bank.
b.
Recalling a memory bank.
i.
PRESS the
[V/M]
key as needed to enter Memory mode.
ii.
PRESS and HOLD the
[BAND]
key for one second, then
ROTATE the DIAL knob to select the desired memory
bank.
iii.
PRESS the
[V/M]
key to select the memory bank for use.
S
CANNING
The full capabilities of the FT-60R are described in ten pages of the
Operating Manual. Here I describe only two of the possibilities.
1.
Memory
Scanning.
a.
Enabling Memory Scanning.
To scan ALL of the frequencies entered into the radio’s channel
memory:
i.
PRESS the
[V/M]
key as necessary to enter Memory mode.