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FT-7100M Operating Manual
Channel Step Selection
Tuning steps are factory preset to default increments which are appropriate for the country
to which this radio is exported. Different steps may be present for VHF and UHF, as well, if
appropriate for your area. For example, on the U.S. version, the default steps for VHF are 5
kHz, while on UHF the default steps are 25 kHz.
To change to another step size, use the following procedure:
1. Press and hold in the [
BAND
] key for 1/2 second to activate the “Menu” mode.
2. Rotate the
Main Dial
knob to select Menu # 27 (
STEP
).
3. Press the [
BAND
] key momentarily to enable changing of this Menu item.
4. Rotate the
Main Dial
knob to select a desired step size. The available steps are
5.0
/
10.0
/
12.5
/
15.0
/
20.0
/
25.0
/
50.0
(kHz/step).
5. Press and hold in the [
BAND
] key for 1/2 second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
The step size can be set independently for each band. Just change the frequency band on
the “main” display field before entering Menu #27, then use the above procedure.
VFO Tracking
The “main” and “sub” VFOs may be “slaved” together, so that rotation of the
Main Dial
knob (or stepping of the microphone [
UP
]
/
[
DWN
] buttons) causes
both
VFOs to move in
tandem. Each VFO will increment in the step sizes that have been established by you previ-
ously, i.e. one step on VHF might be 5 kHz and one step on UHF might be 25 kHz, and VFOs
will advance by those increments during VFO Tracking operation.
To activate VFO tracking, use the following procedure:
1. Press and hold in the [
BAND
] key for 1/2 second to activate the “Menu” mode.
2. Rotate the
Main Dial
knob to select Menu # 33 (
VFOTR
).
3. Press the [
BAND
] key momentarily to enable changing of this Menu item.
4. Rotate the
Main Dial
knob to select “
ON
.”
5. Press and hold in the [
BAND
] key for 1/2 second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
To disable the VFO tracking function, select “
OFF
” in step 4 above.
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