COMMON TASKS
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
Page 15 of 77
TONE function (factory default for
button)
Press the button to activate the CTCSS or DCS operation on the
Main
band.
No press and hold function for this button.
VFO/MR function (factory default for
button)
Press the button to switch frequency control between the
VFO
and
Memory
modes on
the
Main
band.
When the
Main
band is set to the
VFO
mode, press and hold the button for ½ second to
activate the Smart Search Feature.
When the
Main
band is set to the
Memory
mode press and hold the button for ½ second
to shift to the Memory Tuning feature.
Select the Main Operating Band
In the factory default configuration, the
FT−8900R
operates in the
Dual Receive
mode.
During
Dual Receive
operation, the
Main
band frequency ( on which transmission is possible)
will be indicated by the
icon.
You will observe the
icon lighting up alternate sides of the display as you switch
Main
bands from the left side to the right side, and vice-versa. (The following illustration shows the
Main
band on the left side and the
Sub
band on the right side.)
To establish the
Main
band, momentarily press one of the following:
The left or right
DIAL
knob
MH−48A6J
microphone’s
key
To switch the frequency band, see
Change the Frequency Band
on page 16 for details.
