ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
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About this Manual
LATEST UPDATE:
28 November 2006
I made the following improvements to the Yaesu
FT−8800R
Operating Manual:
Reformatted the material to make it easier to read and locate information
Reworded some of the more difficult to understand passages and key terminology
Greatly expanded the
Hyper Memory
section
Clarified and expanded the
Scanning
section
Reorganized the material into a more logical order
Updated some of the artwork to make it more presentable
Added cross-references
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Happy reading!
Jack Swinden, W5JCK
Conventions are used in this manual
The
"Main
band" is the side of the
FT−8800R
on which you can transmit. This band is
indentifed on the
FT−8800R
's LCD screen by the
symbol.
The "
Sub
band" is the side of the
FT−8800R
on which you can receive only.
The "
DIAL
knob" is the
DIAL
knob on the side of the
FT−8800R
currently set as
the
Main
band.
Menu items and key terms are shown in
bold Arial text
, and menu names (functions)
and menu options or shown in
monospace text
.
For example:
"Menu #21
LOCK
can be set to
OFF
or
ON
."
Notes are presented as below:
This is a sample note. Notes typically contain extra information designed to
clarify the information presented in a topic. Sometimes they contain
CAUTION
s or
WARNING
s.