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FT-857 Operating Manual
MENU MODE No
•
026
[
CW PADDLE
]
Function
: Enables/disables CW keying by the microphone’s [
UP
]/[
DWN
] keys.
Available Values
: ELEKEY/MICKEY
Default
: ELEKEY
When this Menu Item is set to “MICKEY,” press the microphone’s [
UP
] key to send a
“dot,” and press the microphone’s [
DWN
] key to send a “dash” (while the built-in electronic
keyer is engaged). The “ELEKEY” option is used for normal paddle operation.
MENU MODE No-027
[
CW PITCH
]
Function
: Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone, BFO offset, and CW filter center fre-
quencies.
Available Values
: 400 ~ 800 Hz
Default
: 700 Hz
The CW pitch may be adjusted in steps of 100 Hz.
MENU MODE No•028
[
CW QSK
]
Function
: Selects the time delay between when the
PTT
is keyed and the carrier is transmit-
ted during QSK operation when using the internal keyer.
Available Values: 10/15/20/25/30 ms
Default: 10 ms
Note
: If you select “25 (or 30) ms,” please do not attempt to set
Menu [No-030 CW SPEED
]
to a speed faster than “50 (42) wpm,” as the delay will make it impossible to transmit.
MENU MODE No-029
[
CW SIDE TONE
]
Function
: Setting of the CW sidetone volume level.
Available Values
: 0 ~ 100
Default
: 50
MENU MODE No-030
[
CW SPEED
]
Function
: Sets the sending speed for the built-in Electronic keyer.
Available Values
: 4wpm ~ 60 wpm (1wpm/step)/20cpm ~ 300 cpm (5cpm/step)
Default
: 12 wpm (60 cpm)
You can set the sending speed according to either of two units of speed (wpm: words per
minute; cpm: characters per minute)
To switch units between “wpm” and “cpm,” just press the
SELECT
knob.
MENU MODE No•031
[
CW TRAINING
]
Function
: Sends random Morse Code five-character groups via the sidetone.
Available Values
: N / A / AN
Default
: N
N:
Numeric characters only
A:
Alphabet characters only
AN: Numeric and Alphabet characters (Mixed)
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