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FT-950 O

PERATING

 M

ANUAL

A

CCESSORIES

 & O

PTIONS

A

VAILABLE

 O

PTIONS

MD-200

A8X

Ultra-High-Fidelity Desktop Microphone

MD-100

A8X

Desktop Microphone

YH-77STA

Lightweight Stereo Headphone

VL-1000/VP-1000

Linear Amplifier/AC Power Supply

DMU-2000

Data Management Unit

RF 

μ

Tuning Kit A

For 160 m Band

RF 

μ

Tuning Kit B

For 80/40 m Bands

RF 

μ

Tuning Kit C

For 30/20 m Bands

FC-40

External Automatic Antenna Tuner

DVS-6

Voice Memory Unit

FH-2

Remote Control Keypad

CT-118

VL-1000

 Linear Amplifire Connection Cable

CT Cable (MDIN6P - MDIN6P 2m)

Antenna Rotator Connection Cable (P/N T9101556)

CT Cable (MDIN10P - Bare Wire 2m)

Linear Amplifier Connection Cable (P/N T9207451)

MD-200

A8X

YH-77STA

FH-2

DMU-2000

VL-1000/VP-1000

RF 

μ

Tuning Kit

DVS-6

FC-40

Summary of Contents for FT-950

Page 1: ...0 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 VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 5 20 F...

Page 2: ...In order to gain the most enjoyment and operating efficiency from your FT 950 we recommend that you read this manual in its entirety and keep it handy for reference as you explore the many capabilitie...

Page 3: ...d separately for the low mid range and high frequency audio spectra The transmitted bandwidth may also be adjusted Advanced features include Direct Keyboard Frequency Entry and Band Change Speech Proc...

Page 4: ...ard Frequency Entry 39 Using the CLAR VFO B knob 39 Using the UP DOWN switches of the supplied MH 31B8 Hand Microphone 39 Interference Rejection 40 Receiver Operation Front End Block Diagram 40 ATT 41...

Page 5: ...ng Memory Channel Data 93 Moving Memory Data to the Main Band VFO A 94 Memory Tune Operation 94 Memory Groups 95 Memory Group Assignment 95 Choosing the Desired Memory Group 95 Operation on Alaska Eme...

Page 6: ...4 FT 950 OPERATING MANUAL ACCESSORIES OPTIONS SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Hand Microphone MH 31B8 1 pc A07890001 DC Power Cord 1 pc T9025225 Spare Fuse 25A 1 pc Q0000074 Operating Manual 1 pc Warranty Card...

Page 7: ...RF Tuning Kit A For 160 m Band RF Tuning Kit B For 80 40 m Bands RF Tuning Kit C For 30 20 m Bands FC 40 External Automatic Antenna Tuner DVS 6 Voice Memory Unit FH 2 Remote Control Keypad CT 118 VL...

Page 8: ...could result in damage should the transceiver move suddenly ADJUSTING THE MAIN TUNING DIAL TORQUE The torque drag of the Main Tuning Dial knob may be adjusted according to your preferences Simply hold...

Page 9: ...the trans ceiver off 2 Press and hold in the MENU button while holding it in press and hold in the front panel POWER switch to turn the transceiver on Once the transceiver comes on you may release th...

Page 10: ...with this antenna type Any antenna to be used with the FT 950 must be fed from the transceiver with 50 Ohm coaxial cable Therefore when using a balanced antenna such as a dipole remember that a balun...

Page 11: ...ong cable clamps to secure the braided cable s to the ground rods Be sure to weatherproof the connections to ensure many years of reliable service Use the same type of heavy braided cable for the conn...

Page 12: ...r supply voltage or reverse polarity voltage is applied to the FT 950 The Limited Warranty on this transceiver does not cover damage caused by application of AC voltage reverse polarity DC or DC volta...

Page 13: ...Page 11 FT 950 OPERATING MANUAL CONNECTION OF MICROPHONE AND HEADPHONE INSTALLATION AND INTERCONNECTIONS...

Page 14: ...A1A F 037 A1A F 037 A1A F 037 A1A F 037 A1A F TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE TYPE for paddle input and also connect the keying line from your personal computer which emulates a straight key to the rear panel KEY...

Page 15: ...Hz Antenna CT 118 Connection Cable Option Antenna Cable Not Supplied VL 1000 LINEAR AMPLIFIER INTERCONNECTIONS Be sure that both the FT 950 and VL 1000 are turned off then follow the installation reco...

Page 16: ...or AC voltages of any magnitude Most amplifier control relay systems require only low DC voltage current switching capability typically 12V DC at 25 75 mA and the switching transistor in the FT 950 wi...

Page 17: ...UNER ROT ROTATOR PHONE REM REMOTE as viewed from front panel as viewed from rear panel DOT DASH COMMON For Internal Keyer KEY GND For Straight Key as viewed from rear panel as viewed from rear panel a...

Page 18: ...jack The icon will appear in the display Reception is not affected Pressing and holding in this button for two seconds while receiving in an amateur band activates the trans mitter for a few seconds w...

Page 19: ...e average power output through a compression tech nique However if the Processor level is advanced too far the increase in compression becomes counter productive as intelligibility will suffer We reco...

Page 20: ...Wave Ratio Forward Reflected ID ID ID ID ID Indicates the final amplifier drain current VDD VDD VDD VDD VDD Indicates the final amplifier drain voltage COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP Indicates the speech c...

Page 21: ...button allows you to select the DSP Con tour filter response using the SELECT knob While activated the LED inside this button glows orange Press the SELECT knob briefly to toggle the IF Contour filte...

Page 22: ...iation band width between wide 5 0 kHz Dev 25 0 kHz BW and narrow 2 5 kHz Dev 12 5 kHz BW SPLIT Switch Press this button to operate split frequency between VFO A used for reception and VFO B used for...

Page 23: ...on is activated the icon ap pears in the display ADVICE This switch affects VFO Aand VFO B independently OPERATING MODE LSB USB CW RTTY PKT LSB AM FM PKT FM Numbers in parentheses indicate steps when...

Page 24: ...on if any to be applied to the receiver input Available selections are 6 dB 12 dB 18 dB or OFF The attenuation level appears in the ATT column of the Block Diagram Display on the display ADVICE The At...

Page 25: ...he TX Clarifier to al low offsetting the transmit frequency temporarily Press this button once more to return the transmitter to the original frequency the Clarifier offset will be remem bered though...

Page 26: ...ID VDD VDD VDD VDD VDD COMP COMP COMP COMP COMP ALC ALC ALC ALC ALC ADVICE The ALC and ID meters can be set to the Peak hold function via the Menu items 009 DISP PKH ALC 009 DISP PKH ALC 009 DISP PKH...

Page 27: ...AUTO 3 kHz 6 kHz 15 kHz Indicates the receiver IF Roofing Filter which is se lected by the front panel R FLT button AGC AUTO FAST MID SLOW Indicates the AGC decay time setting selected by the front pa...

Page 28: ...eed will appear in this area during setup Tuning Offset Indicator This is a tuning scale that as configured from the fac tory provides a visual CW tuning indication of the in coming signal s offset fr...

Page 29: ...the BAND buttons on the front panel LINEAR Jack This 10 pin output jack provides band selection data which may be used for control of optional accessories such as the VL 1000 Solid state Linear Amplif...

Page 30: ...is 0 3 mA Plug wiring is shown on page 15 This jack may be configured for keyer Bug straight key or computer keying interface operation via Menu item 039 A1A R TYPE 039 A1A R TYPE 039 A1A R TYPE 039 A...

Page 31: ...nel Antenna jack s See page 10 for details Is your microphone and or key or paddle connected See page 11 for details If using a linear amplifier have all interconnections been successfully completed S...

Page 32: ...ation 6 Press the BAND button corresponding to the Ama teur band on which you wish to begin operation ADVICE One touch selection of eachAmateur band between 1 8 and 50 MHz is provided The FT 950 utili...

Page 33: ...L knob will degrade the ability of the receiver to detect weak signals 9 Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to tune around the band and begin normal operation BASIC OPERATION RECEIVING ON AMATEUR BANDS...

Page 34: ...eturn operation to VFO A Now press the V M button to enter the Memory mode 2 Press the MCH button located on the bottom right of the CLAR VFO B knob The LED imbedded in the button will glow orange to...

Page 35: ...so activate the clarifier on the VFO B fre quency In this case the offset frequency is set using the Main Tuning Dial knob instead of the CLAR VFO B knob VFO B operation is discussed on page 35 The Cl...

Page 36: ...may be adjusted via Menu item 005 DISP DIM VFD 005 DISP DIM VFD 005 DISP DIM VFD 005 DISP DIM VFD 005 DISP DIM VFD To adjust the illumination level 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rot...

Page 37: ...oss of data by pressing the AX WB button Most of the interference reduction features which are de scribed later can also be used on VFO B Two things you cannot do with VFO B that you can do with VFO A...

Page 38: ...e command to ON The E E E E E Enable notation at the right of the band no tation will change to d d d d d disable 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select deselect as many bands as you like NOTE The ON comman...

Page 39: ...on will allow you to step sequen tially through these three VFOs BAND Button C S CUSTOM SWITCH The front panel C S button may be programmed to directly access an often used Menu Mode selection C S Set...

Page 40: ...nt to match your rotator con trol indicator needle via the Menu item 011 011 011 011 011 DISP RTR STU DISP RTR STU DISP RTR STU DISP RTR STU DISP RTR STU The default setting is zero north If your cont...

Page 41: ...please try again taking care not to repeat the error in the frequency entry process Using the CLAR VFO B knob You may change the current VFO frequency in 1 MHz steps Press the MHz button located at t...

Page 42: ...Contour filter has the unique ability to provide either a null or a peak in tunable segments of the receiver passband You may suppress interference and excessive frequency components on an incoming si...

Page 43: ...ion Block Diagram Display ADVICE The attenuator selection will be memorized independently on each VFO stack of the VFO A and VFO B If background noise causes the S meter to deflect on clear frequencie...

Page 44: ...itself onto your operating frequency Remember that Tune only operates on the 14 MHz and lower bands 2 Rotate the SELECT knob to peak the response back ground noise or reduce interference ADVICE You ma...

Page 45: ...ther from your operating frequency to deal with heavy interference on one side To re center the Tune filter on your operating frequency and eliminate any offset press the CLEAR button QUICK NOTE The p...

Page 46: ...elding direct feed to the first mixer The selected receiver RF preamplifier will be indicated in the IPO column of the Block Diagram Display on the dis play ADVICE The IPO selection will be memorized...

Page 47: ...ill be set to AUTO The Roofing Filter selection will be memorized inde pendently on each VFO stack of VFO A and VFO B QUICK POINT The AUTO selection of the Roofing Filter is based on the operating mod...

Page 48: ...ton once more The icon will turn off confirm ing that the Noise Blanker is no longer in operation ADVICE The Noise Blanker operation will be memorized inde pendently on each VFO stack of VFO A and VFO...

Page 49: ...ting the Con tour control Not only can you see the effect of the null peak of the Contour system but you also can see the position of the null peak with respect to frequency components of interest on...

Page 50: ...IFT indicator on the dis play 2 Rotate the SELECT knob to the left or right to re duce the interference 3 Press the CLEAR button to move the filter passband to center ADVICE The center position of the...

Page 51: ...the interference on the op posite side can be removed without re introduc ing the interference previously eliminated in Fig ure B The default bandwidths and total bandwidth ad justment range will var...

Page 52: ...z 6 kHz 9 kHz OFF 1 8 3 0 kHz 2 4 kHz 500 Hz 2 4 kHz 2 4 kHz 500 Hz 2 4 kHz 500 Hz 16 kHz 9 kHz 16 kHz NAR SWITCH WIDTH Button SELECT Knob WIDTH Indicator NAR Button ADVICE When the narrow bandwidth i...

Page 53: ...o longer operation ADVICE Press the SELECT knob momentarily once more the NOTCH filter is activated again ADVICE The IF NOTCH Filter selection will be memorized independently on each VFO stack of VFO...

Page 54: ...ISE REDUCTION DNR OPERATION The Digital Noise Reduction DNR system is designed to reduce the level of random noise found on the HF and 50 MHz bands and it is especially effective during SSB operation...

Page 55: ...case the S meter will appear to be pegged against the right edge of the analog S meter scale QUICK POINT Reception frequently can be optimized by rotating the RF GAIN knob slightly counter clockwise...

Page 56: ...ELECT Knob TOOLS FOR COMFORTABLE AND EFFECTIVE RECEPTION MUTE FEATURE There may be occasions when you want to silence the receiver audio of the FT 950 perhaps to concentrate on another receiver or tel...

Page 57: ...nd where you wish to receive a weak signal you may wish to change the setting to FAST The AUTO mode selections are ADVICE The AGC selection will be memorized independently on each VFO stack of VFO A a...

Page 58: ...he frequency display area confirming that transmission is in progress When transmitting in the AM mode set a maxi mum carrier power output of 25 Watts via the Menu item 112 TGEN AM CAR 112 TGEN AM CAR...

Page 59: ...t circuit will en gage the transmitter automatically when you speak into the microphone For details of VOX opera tion see page 66 Adjusting the AM Carrier CLAR VFO B Knob MENU Button SELECT Knob 1 Pre...

Page 60: ...ustment tuning will occur yet The icon will appear in the display QUICK POINT The momentary press of the TUNE button will turn the tuner on and the microprocessor will automatically select the tuning...

Page 61: ...ndicate a mechanical failure in the feed system and can lead to the generation of spurious signals causing TVI etc About ATU Memories SWR After tuning Less than 1 5 1 The tuner settings are stored in...

Page 62: ...ed press the PROC button until the icon appears in the display To adjust the Parametric Microphone Equalizer with the speech processor engaged press the PROC but ton until the and icons appear in the...

Page 63: ...dwidth 102 tAUd PE1 BW Low 1 10 105 tAUd PE2 BW Mid 1 10 108 tAUd PE3 BW High 1 10 Activating the Parametric Microphone Equalizer PARAMETRIC MICROPHONE EQUALIZER SSB AM FM MODE 1 Adjust the MIC GAIN k...

Page 64: ...signal s sig nal to noise ratio thereby reducing intelligibility at the other end of the circuit The Transmit Monitor is a very helpful way to verify proper adjustment of the compression level Pressi...

Page 65: ...1 29 1 29 1 29 1 29 100 2900 Hz 2 28 2 28 2 28 2 28 2 28 200 2800 Hz 3 27 3 27 3 27 3 27 3 27 300 2700 Hz and 4 26 4 26 4 26 4 26 4 26 400 2600 Hz The default is 3 27 3 27 3 27 3 27 3 27 300 2700 Hz A...

Page 66: ...one second to activate the Voice Memory Unit You will see one of following indications in Multi Display Window on the display rEC1 rEC1 rEC1 rEC1 rEC1 rEC2 rEC2 rEC2 rEC2 rEC2 rEC3 rEC3 rEC3 rEC3 rEC...

Page 67: ...he LSB USB AM or FM mode using the front panel MODE buttons 2 Adjust the MIC GAIN knob as described on page 56 3 Press the MEM key on the FH 2 Ablinking icon will appear in the display 4 Press any of...

Page 68: ...background noise causing the transmitter to acti vate When you satisfied with the setting press and hold in the MENU button for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The Han...

Page 69: ...once more The icon will turn off con firming that the Monitor is now disengaged ADVICE If you are using the speaker for monitoring excessive advancement of the MONI knob can cause feedback to occur Th...

Page 70: ...ffset press the CLEAR button When you operate on the VFO B frequency you may also activate the Clarifier on the VFO B frequency However the offset frequency is set using the Main Tuning Dial knob inst...

Page 71: ...d during Split operation During Split operation it is also possible to set the VFO A and VFO B to different Amateur bands if you use a multi band antenna VFO A RX Button VFO B RX Button Quick Split Op...

Page 72: ...043 A1A 043 A1A 043 A1A 043 A1A BK IN BK IN BK IN BK IN BK IN you may change this setup for full break in QSK operation whereby the switching is quick enough to hear incoming signals in the spaces be...

Page 73: ...de of your paddle the CW keying tone will automati cally be generated 5 Press the BK IN button to engage automatic activa tion of the transmitter when you press either the Dot or Dash side of your pad...

Page 74: ...justments are complete press and hold in the MENU button for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation A number of interesting and useful features are available during Electronic...

Page 75: ...en 037 A1A 037 A1A 037 A1A 037 A1A 037 A1A and F TYPE F TYPE F TYPE F TYPE F TYPE or 039 A1A 039 A1A 039 A1A 039 A1A 039 A1A and R TYPE R TYPE R TYPE R TYPE R TYPE 3 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to set...

Page 76: ...may be uti lized for CW frequency adjustment as well Its con figuration is set via Menu item 006 DISP BAR SEL 006 DISP BAR SEL 006 DISP BAR SEL 006 DISP BAR SEL 006 DISP BAR SEL at the factory and the...

Page 77: ...now been selected 3 To return to the normal USB injection side and can cel CW Reverse operation press the CW mode but ton once more the and icons will ap pear in the display NOTES When CW Reverse is e...

Page 78: ...to normal operation CW PITCH ADJUSTMENT You may adjust the center frequency of the receiver passband and change the pitch of your offset CW carrier to the tone you prefer via the Menu item 045 A1A PI...

Page 79: ...Page 77 FT 950 OPERATING MANUAL CW CONVENIENCE FEATURES NOTE...

Page 80: ...A MESSAGE INTO MEMORY 1 Press the MENU button to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the SELECT knob to select the CW Memory Register into which you wish to store the message for now we are just selecting th...

Page 81: ...1 PLY1 through PLY5 PLY5 PLY5 PLY5 PLY5 that you wish to transmit 4 Press the SELECT knob momentarily The pro grammed message will be transmited on the air BK IN Button SELECT Knob Multi Display Windo...

Page 82: ...tems 019 023 to tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 tyP1 4 Press and hold in the MENU button for one second to save the new settings and exit CW CONVENIENCE FEATURES TEXT MESSAGE PROGRAMMING 1 Press the CW button to...

Page 83: ...A BK IN 043 A1A BK IN 043 A1A BK IN 2 Press the MONI button momentarily to enable CW monitor A icon will appear in the display 3 Press and hold the SELECT knob for one second to activate the Contest M...

Page 84: ...4 022 KEY CW MEM4 022 KEY CW MEM4 022 KEY CW MEM4 023 KEY CW MEM5 023 KEY CW MEM5 023 KEY CW MEM5 023 KEY CW MEM5 023 KEY CW MEM5 ADVICE Press the SELECT knob momentarily to toggle the Menu item displ...

Page 85: ...to ACS ACS ACS ACS ACS Automatic Character Spacing while you are programming the keyer memories CW CONVENIENCE FEATURES CONTEST MEMORY KEYER USING THE OPTIONAL FH 2 REMOTE CONTROL KEYPAD LOCK OFF ON L...

Page 86: ...setting the message entry technique to Text entry 019 KEY CW MEM1 019 KEY CW MEM1 019 KEY CW MEM1 019 KEY CW MEM1 019 KEY CW MEM1 020 KEY CW MEM2 020 KEY CW MEM2 020 KEY CW MEM2 020 KEY CW MEM2 020 K...

Page 87: ...rammed TEXT MESSAGE PROGRAMMING 1 Press the CW button to set the operating mode to CW 2 Be sure that Break in is Off by pressing the BK IN button if necessary 3 Press the FH 2 MEM key A blinking icon...

Page 88: ...2 Press an FH 2 1 5 key depending on which CW Memory Register message you wish to transmit The programmed message will be transmitted on the air NOTE If you subsequently decide to use the Message Mem...

Page 89: ...E FM MIC MIC MIC MIC MIC you may set a different fixed value or choose the ur ur ur ur ur option which then lets you use the front panel MIC GAIN knob to set the microphone gain in the FM mode ADVICE...

Page 90: ...the desired repeater shift direction The selections are S S S S S S S S S S where S S S S S represents Simplex operation not used on a repeater 6 Press and hold in the AM FM button for one second to e...

Page 91: ...TS from the available choices of OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF TN TN TN TN TN Tone Encoder TS TS TS TS TS Tone Squelch OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF 4 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the desired CTCSS Tone to be us...

Page 92: ...p to six separate groups if desired QUICK POINT The FT 950 s memory channels store the following data not just the operating frequency VFO A Frequency VFO A Mode Clarifier status and its Offset Freque...

Page 93: ...1 C 1 C 1 C 1 C 1 will be over written on a first in first out basis QMB Channel Recall 1 Press the QMB RCL button The current QMB channel s data will be shown on the frequency display field and the...

Page 94: ...store the frequency and other data into the selected memory channel A double beep will confirm that you have held the AX X X X XM button in long enough Memory Channel Recall 1 Press the V M button if...

Page 95: ...d memory by pressing and holding in the AX X X X XM button for one second until the double beep Conversely if you wish to write the contents of the current memory into the VFO Aregister press and hold...

Page 96: ...is in VFO B mode the green VFO B RX Indicator Switch is illuminated If so press the VFO A RX Indicator Switch to return operation to VFO A Now press the V M button to enter the Memory mode 2 Rotate th...

Page 97: ...eat steps 1 through 4 above choosing OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF in step 3 ADVICE To avoid confusion note that the PMS memory group and the PMS memories P1L through P9U will be so des ignated MEMORY OPERATION...

Page 98: ...he Memory mode Press the MCH button then rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to select the emergency channel EUS EUS EUS EUS EUS which is found between channels US5 US5 US5 US5 US5 and 01 01 01 01 01 NOTE The...

Page 99: ...incoming signal the decimal point between the MHz and kHz digits of the fre quency display will blink ADVICE If the incoming signal disappears scanning will re sume in about five seconds On the SSB CW...

Page 100: ...channels within the current Memory Group will be scanned If the scan has paused on a signal pressing the microphone s UP or DWN key will cause scanning to resume instantly If you press the microphone...

Page 101: ...se is just silenced 6 Turn the Main Tuning Dial knob slightly to activate memory tuning Tuning and scanning are now limited to the range within the P1L P1U limits until you press the V M button to ret...

Page 102: ...to revert to the receive mode ADVICE If you need to adjust the output level from the DATA OUT pin pin 5 of the RTTY PKT jack on the rear panel of the transceiver please use Menu item 051 051 051 051 0...

Page 103: ...ck Please make any needed level ad justments at the TU side TO 1 ANT DC IN 2 FROM GND ROT LINEAR TUNER PTT REC REM KEY DMU CAT EXT SPKR INPUT DC 13 8 V 22 A TUNE TUNE AF IN PTT FSK OUT FSK IN DATA OUT...

Page 104: ...SEL to dAtA dAtA dAtA dAtA dAtA the transceiver will operate in a VOX mode and it is not necessary to connect a PTT line This makes for very convenient interfacing to computer Sound Cards etc TO 1 ANT...

Page 105: ...Page 103 FT 950 OPERATING MANUAL Note...

Page 106: ...enu Item The Multi Display Window shows the current setting of the currently selected Menu item 2 Rotate the SELECT knob to select the Menu item you wish to modify 3 Rotate the CLAR VFO B knob to chan...

Page 107: ...ANT SEL bAnd rEG bAnd GENERAL 025 GENE BEP LVL 0 100 50 GENERAL 026 GENE CAT BPS 4800 9600 192H 19200 384H 38400 bps 4800 bps GENERAL 027 GENE CAT TOT 10 100 1000 3000 msec 10 msec GENERAL 028 GENE CA...

Page 108: ...RGEN CNTR LV 40 20 dB 15 dB RX GENERAL 070 RGEN CNTR WI 1 11 10 RX GENERAL 071 RGEN DNF OFF On OFF RX GENERAL 072 RGEN DNR OFF 1 15 OFF SCOPE 073 SCP 1 8 FIX 1 800 1 999 MHz 1 kHz steps 1 800 MHz 1 SC...

Page 109: ...102 TAUD PE1 BW 1 10 2 TX AUDIO 103 TAUD PE2 FRQ OFF 700 1500 Hz 100 Hz step OFF TX AUDIO 104 TAUD PE2 LVL 10 10 0 TX AUDIO 105 TAUD PE2 BW 1 10 1 TX AUDIO 106 TAUD PE3 FRQ OFF 1500 3200 Hz 100 Hz st...

Page 110: ...t has no effect 005 DISP DIM VFD Function Setting of the display brightness level Available Values 0 15 Default Setting 8 006 DISP BAR SEL Function Selects one of three parameters to be viewed on the...

Page 111: ...ADVICE If the optional DVS 6 Voice Memory Unit is not connected this adjustment has no effect 015 DVS TX LVL Function Sets the microphone input level to the optional DVS 6 Voice Memory Unit Available...

Page 112: ...may enter the CW message from the CW keyer GENERAL GROUP 024 GENE ANT SEL Function Sets the method of antenna selection Available Values bAnd rEG Default Setting bAnd bAnd The antenna is selected in a...

Page 113: ...gain for the AM mode Available Values Ur 0 100 Default Setting Ur When this menu is set to Ur you may adjust the micro phone gain using the front panel s MIC GAIN knob MODE CW GROUP 037 A1A F TYPE Fu...

Page 114: ...DELAY 044 A1A DELAY FuLL The transceiver will operate in the full break in QSK mode 044 A1A DELAY Function Adjusts the Keying Delay receiver recovery time on the CW mode Available Values 30 3000 msec...

Page 115: ...ack Available Values 0 100 Default Setting 50 062 RTTY SHIFT Function Selects the frequency shift for RTTY AFSK operation Available Values 170 200 425 850 Hz Default Setting 170 Hz 063 RTTY TONE Funct...

Page 116: ...Hz 066 J3E USB CAR Function Adjusts the receiver carrier point for the USB mode Available Values 200 Hz 200 Hz 10 Hz steps Default Setting 0 Hz RX GENERAL GROUP 067 RGEN NB 1 LVL Function Adjusts the...

Page 117: ...FIX mode Spectrum Scope while monitoring on the 20 m amateur band Available Values 1 4 000 1 4 349 MHz 1 kHz steps Default Setting 1 4 000 MHz MENU MODE SCOPE GROUP ADVICE This group s adjustment has...

Page 118: ...o cancel the setting skipped Off d d d d d nota tion appears TX AUDIO GROUP 091 TAUD EQ1 FRQ Function Selects the center frequency of the lower range for the parametric microphone equalizer Available...

Page 119: ...vailable Values 1 10 Default Setting 2 MENU MODE 103 TAUD PE2 FRQ Function Selects the center frequency of the middle range for the parametric microphone equalizer when the speech processor is activat...

Page 120: ...f this frequency is restricted to sta tions operating in or near Alaska and only for emergency purposes never for routine operations See 97 401 c of the FCC s regulations for details TX GENERAL GROUP...

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Page 122: ...ferring to Figure 1 remove the 18 screws attaching the bottom case then remove the bottom case 4 Refer to Figure 2 for the mounting location for the DVS 6 5 Refer to Figure 3 push the DVS 6 onto the p...

Page 123: ...V 22 A TUNE TUNE RF OUT RF IN CNTL IN RF IN RF OUT RF IN RF OUT CNTL IN CNTL OUT CNTL IN CNTL OUT RF Cable Supplied with RF TUNING KIT RF Cable Supplied with RF TUNING KIT CNTL Cable Supplied with RF...

Page 124: ...ttle as 4 60 Watts and matching settings are automati cally stored in memory for instant recall when the same frequency range is selected later Please see the FC 40 Operating Manual for detailed infor...

Page 125: ...the TUNE button briefly to activate the Auto matic Antenna Tuner 2 The icon will appear in the display 3 If the transceiver frequency is out of the amateur band the icon will not appear 4 Press and ho...

Page 126: ...e is a disconnected 14 pin plug 5 Mount the SCOPE Unit using the supplied four screws Figure 3 6 Referring to Figure 3 plug the 14 pin plug which was removed from the chassis in the previous step into...

Page 127: ...the DMU 2000 However the arrangement of the function keys is different than the FT 2000 The FT 950 BAND buttons are used for the DMU 2000 operations instead of Function But tons Press and hold the FT...

Page 128: ...gnal present 2 1 A Tx 100 W 22 A Supply Voltage DC 13 8 V 10 Negative Ground Dimensions WxHxD 14 4 x 4 5 x 12 4 365 x 115 x 315 mm Weight Approx 21 6 lbs 9 8 kg Transmitter Power Output 5 100 watts 2...

Page 129: ...not listed Squelch Sensitivity SSB CW AM RF AMP 2 ON 2 V 0 1 1 8 MHz 2 V 50 54 MHz FM 1 V 28 30 MHz 1 V 50 54 MHz There is no specification for frequency ranges not listed Selectivity WIDTH Center Mo...

Page 130: ...Page 128 FT 950 OPERATING MANUAL NOTE...

Page 131: ...ED UNDER FCC RULES AND FEDERAL LAW This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to pro...

Page 132: ...Copyright 2008 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Japan E H 0 3 1 H 1 0 0...

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