Basic Operation
Turn the Power ON and OFF
•
Be sure the Battery Pack is installed, and is fully
charged. Connect the antenna to the top panel
Antenna jack.
•
Rotate the
PWR/VOL
knob out of the click-
stop to turn the transceiver ON. The current DC
supply voltage will be shown on the display for
two seconds. After the two second interval, the
display will commence the normal operating fre-
quency indication.
•
To turn the transceiver OFF, turn the PWR/VOL knob fully counter-clock-
wise into the click-stop position.
Adjust the Audio Volume Level and Squelch Setting
Rotate the
PWR/VOL
knob to adjust the receiver
volume. Listen to the open squelch background
noise to adjust the audio to a comfortable level.
1. To set the squelch level, press the
F
key
and
then press the
MONI/T.CALL
key,
to open the
SQ LEVEL set mode.
2. Press the [
] or [
] key to adjust to a level at
which the background noise is muted.
3. Press the
PTT
switch to save the squelch setting and return to normal
operation.
Changing between VFO mode and Memory mode
Press the [
V/M
] key repeatedly to toggle the frequency control between the
VFO mode and the Memory mode.
Selecting the Operating Band
•
Press the [
#BAND
] key repeatedly to change
the operating frequency between the 144 MHz
Band, the 430 MHz Band, and the 95 MHz (FM
Radio Broadcast) Band.
•
Frequency ranges are shown in the table.
Frequency Range
RX
TX
RX
TX
USA model
136-174 MHz 144-148 MHz 400-480 MHz 430-450 MHz
European
model
136-174 MHz 144-146 MHz 400-480 MHz 430-440 MHz
Asian model
136-174 MHz 136-174 MHz 400-480 MHz 400-480 MHz
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FT-65R/FT-65E Operating Manual