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FT-90R O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

Packet Operation

Packet operation generally requires only that you connect your TNC per the illus-
tration on page 16, then configure the channel for 1200 bps or 9600 bps using the
M

ENU

.

To select the Packet baud rate, use the following procedure:

1. Press and hold in the 

 key for one second, then rotate the 

M

AIN

 D

IAL

knob to select “

2 1 P C K T

.”

2. Press the 

 key to select the desired baud rate (

1 2 0 0 b p s

 or 

9 6 0 0 b p s

).

3. Press and hold in the 

 key for 1.5 second to save the new setting and

exit to normal operation.

The packet baud rate selection can be set independently for each band (VHF and
UHF) during VFO operation. Note also that the packet baud rate may be stored
into memory channels, so you won’t need to enter the M

ENU

 each time you wish to

operate in the Packet mode.

Summary of Contents for FT-90R

Page 1: ...03 U S A YAESU EUROPE B V P O Box 75525 1118 ZN Schiphol The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger...

Page 2: ...Separate Transmit Frequency Memories 27 Tone Squelch Systems 28 CTCSS Cotinuous Tone Coded Squelch System 28 DCS Digital Code Squelch 28 DCS Tone Search Scanning 30 CTCSS Bell Paging 30 1750 Hz Tone C...

Page 3: ...4 MHz and 35 Watts output on 430 MHz from an enclosure measuring only 100 x 30 x 138 mm 3 9 x 1 2 x 5 4 WHD Despite its incredibly small size the FT 90R is a full featured rig provid ing extended rece...

Page 4: ...0 g 1 41 lb Cellular and digital telephone frequencies are blocked and cannot be restored Transmitter RF Power Output 50 20 10 5 W 144 MHz 35 20 10 5 W 430 MHz Modulation Type Variable Reactance Maxim...

Page 5: ...on Kit SP 7 External Loudspeaker MEK 2 Microphone Extension Kit Availability of accessories may vary Some accessories are supplied as standard per local requirements while others may be unavailable in...

Page 6: ...labels and MENU functions Key During split frequency operation such as through a repeater this key reverses the transmit and receive frequencies The function of this key can also be changed to another...

Page 7: ...trol Mode Press and hold in this button for one second to activate the SMART SEARCHTM feature PWR Switch This is the main ON OFF switch for the transceiver MAIN DIAL Knob This 20 position detented rot...

Page 8: ...t audio and provides 9600 bps data for Packet Operation Pin 1 SW 2 multi function switching Pin 2 9600 bps Packet Data Output Impedance 10 k Maximum Output 500 mV pp Pin 3 9V Pin 4 GND Pin 5 Microphon...

Page 9: ...lug into this jack disables audio from the transceiver s internal speaker This jack may also be used as a source of receiver audio during 1200 bps Packet operation 13 8 VDC Cable Pigtail w Fuse This i...

Page 10: ...ess this button to tune toward a higher VFO frequency or higher Memory Channel number Press and hold this button in for one second to start scanning toward a higher VFO frequency or higher Memory Chan...

Page 11: ...te DTMF tones during transmission In the receive mode these 16 keys can be used for direct frequency entry and or direct numeric recall of Memory channels P1 Button This button selects the Tone Squelc...

Page 12: ...mpany or your local dealer if the unit was purchased over the counter so as to get instructions regarding the prompt resolution of the damage situation Be certain to save the shipping carton especiall...

Page 13: ...wear and tear they may become frayed and shorted to ground or to each other Do not allow anyone to stand in front of a directional antenna while you are transmitting into that antenna especially on U...

Page 14: ...transceiver is designed with wide frequency coverage in the VHF and UHF spectra For general listening you may wish to have a broadband an tenna such as a discone available because a directional antenn...

Page 15: ...omplete specifications In outdoor installations be certain to weatherproof all connectors thoroughly as water entering a coaxial cable will cause losses to escalate rapidly thus diminish ing your comm...

Page 16: ...e rear of the transceiver so that air can flow freely through the heatsink Refer to the diagrams showing proper installation procedures Transceiver Installation rChoose a mounting location with suffic...

Page 17: ...st the vehicle s voltage regulator before proceeding with installation rConnect the RED power cable lead to the POSITIVE battery terminal and the BLACK power cable lead to the NEGATIVE terminal If you...

Page 18: ...he DC power cable supplied with your transceiver for making power connec tions to the power supply Connect the RED power cable lead to the POSITIVE power supply terminal and connect theBLACK power cab...

Page 19: ...nd Data Out TX Audio and PTT lines to Pins and of the right side MIC jack see illustra tion 2 Press and hold in the key for one second to enter the Set MENU mode 3 Rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select...

Page 20: ...e SQL control clockwise a slightly past the point where the background band noise is muted This is the point of best sensitivity to weak signals and we recommend that you not rotate the VOL control ve...

Page 21: ...RV V REVERSE VU VHF UHF in VFO Mode FREQUENCY ALPHA in Memory Mode RP RPTR To change the display mode just press the key momentarily Each press of the key toggles the display to the next option Opera...

Page 22: ...and DWN but tons allow the Variable Frequency Oscillator VFO to tune in the selected step size or in 1 or 10 MHz steps When scanning in the VFO mode the same step sizes are used as in manual tuning T...

Page 23: ...m the microphone s keypad To enter a frequency from the keypad just press the numbered digits on the key pad in the proper sequence To round all digits to the right of the current digit to 0 press the...

Page 24: ...N DIAL knob to select 32STEP 3 Press either the or key to select the desired step size The availablestepsare5 0 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0 25 0 50 0 kHz step 4 Press and hold in the key for 1 5 second to sav...

Page 25: ...D Dim 2 Press either the or key to select a comfortable brightness level d1 d2 d3 d4 orOFF 3 Press and hold in the key for 1 5 second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Display Contr...

Page 26: ...one Each time you press the P2 button the new power level will be displayed for a few seconds then the regular display mode will reappear The power level may be stored in a memory register if desired...

Page 27: ...equency without transmitting and to check the strength of signals on the uplink frequency so as to determine whether or not a particular station is within Simplex range for example The r icon will app...

Page 28: ...he ARS function is preset at the factory to conform to the bandplans for the country to which it is exported The ARS function is enabled at the factory Todisable it Press the key as many times as nece...

Page 29: ...use the MAIN DIAL knob or microphone s UP DWN buttons to select the desired Memory channel for storage occupied memory channels will show the currently memorized fre quency while open channels will be...

Page 30: ...try because of its superior performance and its 104 unique codes offer greater tone selection than CTCSS To use either CTCSS or DCS both stations must be on the same operating fre quency and must have...

Page 31: ...ay ENC DEC CTCSS Encoder Decoder The current tone will be shown at the bottom of the display BELL CTCSS Bell Paging The current tone will be shown at the bottom of the display D C S DCSEncoder Decoder...

Page 32: ...ching CTCSS tone the ringer sounds to alert you to the presence of the incoming call To activate CTCSS Bell operation press the microphone s P1 buttonuntil BELL appears on the display As before calls...

Page 33: ...able digits in the current DTMF Autodialer memory Press the key mo mentarily 7 Repeat this procedure for each digit in the telephone number 8 When entry of all digits is complete press and hold in the...

Page 34: ...dure 1 Press and hold in the key for one second then rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select 15DTMFd 2 Press either the or key to select the desired speed from the available choices 5 0 250 450 750 1000 m...

Page 35: ...33 FT 90R OPERATING MANUAL Note...

Page 36: ...in the VFO MR button on the microphone for one second The display will blink if a frequency is displayed along with a blinking channel number this will indicate that the channel already has frequency...

Page 37: ...assigned to the P2 key on the microphone To recall the HOME channel on the current band momentarily press the P2 key or whichever Programming key you may have assigned to the HOME channel The H icon...

Page 38: ...exit to normal operation To turn on the memory name display 1 Press and hold in the key for one second then rotate the MAIN DIAL knobtoselect 01ALPH 2 Press the key to change the display to O N 3 Pres...

Page 39: ...chever key you have assigned for the VFO M R function while turning the radio on To return to normal operation repeat the above power on procedure Erasing Memories With 186 total memories available th...

Page 40: ...e squelch and the decimal point on the display will blink You can choose one of two scan resume modes described below 4 To halt the scan manually the easiest way is to push the PTT switch on the micro...

Page 41: ...y stop the scan by pressing the PTT switch for example To skip a channel temporarily press the key momentarily while the scan ner has stopped on the channel to be skipped The scanner will instantaneou...

Page 42: ...ll return to the P M S 1 L frequency and repeat the process If you want to have something stored in the P M S 2 L and P M S 2 U registers but do not wish to include them in the scanning process just m...

Page 43: ...smit while paused on the Priority chan nel priority monitoring will cease and the transceiver will hold indefinitely on the Priority channel The transceiver will only check Memory Channel 1 as the Pri...

Page 44: ...g press the microphone s ACC or VFO MR but ton momentarily A few other rules govern priority operation m You can not scan operation during priority operation m The priority function is not disabled by...

Page 45: ...he display will change to A R T S O U T out of range If you move back into range your radio will again beep and the display will change back to ARTS IN During ARTS operation the microprocessor makes i...

Page 46: ...ously The radio can be instructed to send DE your callsign K in Morse code every nine min utes during ARTS operation The callsign may contain up to 7 characters Here s how to program the CW Ider 1 Pre...

Page 47: ...he key for one second then rotate the MAIN DIAL knob to select 21PCKT 2 Press the key to select the desired baud rate 1200bps or 9600bps 3 Press and hold in the key for 1 5 second to save the new sett...

Page 48: ...and hold in the key for 1 5 second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Automatic Power Off The Automatic Power Off APO feature will turn the radio completely off after a user defined...

Page 49: ...at low speed otherwise OFF The cooling fan rotates continuously at low speed 3 Press and hold in the key for 1 5 second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Programming the Front Pane...

Page 50: ...d Mobile Ra dio service where it is now in widespread use DCS uses a codeword consisting of a 23 bit frame transmitted subaudible at a data rate of 134 4 bps bit sec Occasionally signal inversion can...

Page 51: ...ew setting and exit to normal operation Remember to restore the default setting to T R X N O R Encoder Normal De coder Normal when done Demonstration Mode When the FT 90R is first turned on the suppli...

Page 52: ...essage up to 50 characters 5 Now press the key momentarily you will now observe the first charac ter of the lower message area blinking 6 Repeat steps 2 and 3 again to set the lower message up to 50 c...

Page 53: ...again The C L O N E indica tion will appear on the display 3 On the destination radio press the button The R indicator will ap pear at the bottom left corner on the display in the Frequency Control d...

Page 54: ...vailable Values Default 01ALPH Enable disable the Alpha Numeric display ON OFF OFF 02ALPHc Store Alpha Numeric Tags 03APO Set the Automatic Power Off time OFF 1 12 OFF 04 Not Used 05ARTS Select the AR...

Page 55: ...key assignment TONE 25Pg P2 Programming the P2 key assignment TX PWR 26Pg AC Programming the ACC key assignment PRI 27RfSql Adjust the RF SQL threshold level S 3 S 5 S FULL OFF OFF 28RPTR Setting the...

Page 56: ...ion Enable disable the CW IDer during ARTS operation Available Values ON OFF Default Setting OFF 08CWID Function Programming a callsign into the CW IDer See page 44 09D Con Function Setting the front...

Page 57: ...450 ms 16DTMFs Function Setting the DTMF Autodialer sending speed Available Values 50 100 ms Default Setting 50 ms High speed 17DTMFw Function Loading the DTMF Autodialer memory See page 31 18FAN Func...

Page 58: ...ion Programming the key assignment Available Values TONE PRI SCAN UP SCAN DWN RPTR REVERSE TX PWR HOME CH VFO MR T BURST Default Setting REVERSE 23Pg Function Programming the key assignment Available...

Page 59: ...de Available Values BUSY TIME Default Setting BUSY Note TIME is a five second delay after which scanning will resume 30Shift Function Set the magnitude of the Repeater Shift Available Values 0 00MHz 9...

Page 60: ...Function SettheTime OutTimer AvailableValues 1 60 minutes or OFF Default Setting 6 minutes 36TxNar Function Reducing the MIC Gain Available Values ON OFF Default Setting OFF Normal Deviation 37TxPwr F...

Page 61: ...59 FT 90R OPERATING MANUAL Notes...

Page 62: ...60 FT 90R OPERATING MANUAL Notes...

Page 63: ...This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference...

Page 64: ...Printed in Japan Copyright 1999 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Yaesu Musen Co Ltd...

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