INTRODUCTION
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
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button: default setting is TONE function
Press this button repeatedly to select the
CTCSS
or
DCS
mode on the
Main
band:
ENC → ENC.DEC
(Tone Squelch)
→ DCS
button: default setting is LOW function
Press this button repeatedly to select the transmitter power output level on the
Main
band:
LOW
: 5 watts VHF/UHF
MID2
: 10 watts VHF/UHF
MID1
: 20 watts VHF/UHF
HIGH
: 50 watts VHF, 35 watts UHF
When the
Main
band is set to the
Memory
mode or
Home Channel
, press and hold in
this key for ½ second to switch the memory channel display between the Frequency
format and Alpha-numeric Tag format.
(4) LAMP Switch
This switch illuminates the Microphone keypad.
(5) LOCK Switch
This switch locks out the Microphone buttons (except for the keypad and PTT switch).
(6)
/
buttons
Press (or hold in) either of these buttons to tune (or scan up or down) the operating frequency
or through the memory channels on the
Main
band. In many ways, these buttons emulate the
function of the (rotary)
DIAL
knob.
