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FT-950 O
PERATING
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ANUAL
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ABLE
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ONTENTS
General Description ..................................................... 1
Accessories & Options ................................................. 4
Supplied Accessories ............................................... 4
Available Options ..................................................... 5
Before You Begin ......................................................... 6
Extending the Front Feet .......................................... 6
Adjusting the Main Tuning Dial Torque .................. 6
Resetting the Microprocessor .................................. 7
Resetting Memories (Only) ................................ 7
Menu Resetting................................................... 7
Full Reset ............................................................ 7
Installation and Interconnections ............................... 8
Antenna Considerations ........................................... 8
About Coaxial Cable ................................................ 8
Grounding ................................................................ 9
Connection of Antenna and Power Cables ............. 10
Connection of Microphone and Headphone .......... 11
Key, Keyer, and Computer-Driven Keying
Interconnections ..................................................... 12
VL-1000 Linear Amplifier Interconnections.......... 13
Interfacing to Other Linear Amplifiers ................... 14
Plug/Connector Pinout Diagrams ............................ 15
Front Panel Controls & Switches ............................. 16
Display Indications .................................................... 24
Rear Panel .................................................................. 27
Basic Operation: Receiving on Amateur Bands ...... 29
Operation on 60-Meter (5 MHz) Band
(U.S. version only) ................................................. 32
CLAR (Clarifier) Operation ................................... 33
LOCK ..................................................................... 34
DIMMER ............................................................... 34
Convenience Features................................................ 35
Using VFO-B ......................................................... 35
“MY Bands” Operation .......................................... 36
Band Stack Operation ............................................ 37
C.S (Custom Switch) .............................................. 37
Rotator Control Functions ...................................... 38
More Frequency Navigation Techniques ............... 39
Keyboard Frequency Entry .............................. 39
Using the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob ...................... 39
Using the UP/DOWN switches of
the supplied MH-31
B8
Hand Microphone ........ 39
Interference Rejection ............................................... 40
Receiver Operation (Front End Block Diagram) ... 40
ATT ........................................................................ 41
μ
-Tune Filter .......................................................... 42
IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) ........................ 44
R.FLT (Roofing Filters) ......................................... 45
IF Noise Blanker (NB) Operation .......................... 46
CONTOUR Control Operation .............................. 47
IF SHIFT Operation ............................................... 48
WIDTH (IF DSP Bandwidth) Tuning .................... 49
Using IF Shift and Width Together................... 49
NARROW (NAR) One-Touch IF Filter Selection ... 50
IF Notch Filter Operation....................................... 51
Digital Notch Filter (DNF) Operation ................... 52
Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) Operation ............ 52
RF Gain (SSB/CW/AM Modes) ............................ 53
Tools for Comfortable and Effective Reception ...... 54
Audio Pitch Control ............................................... 54
Mute Feature .......................................................... 54
AGC (Automatic Gain Control) ............................. 55
SSB/AM Mode Transmission .................................... 56
Using the Automatic Antenna Tuner ........................ 58
ATU Operation ....................................................... 58
About ATU Operation ............................................ 59
Enhancing Transmit Signal Quality ......................... 60
Parametric Microphone Equalizer ......................... 60
Using the Speech Processor ................................... 62
Adjusting the SSB Transmitted Bandwidth ........... 63
Transmitter Convenience Features .......................... 64
Voice Memory ........................................................ 64
Voice Memory Operation from
the optional FH-2 Remote Control Keypad ..... 65
VOX
(Automatic TX/RX Switching using Voice Control)
............. 66
MONITOR ............................................................. 67
Split Operation Using the TX Clarifier .................. 68
Split-Frequency Operation ..................................... 69
Quick Split Operation ....................................... 69