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Operating Manual
CW Convenience Features
On-The-Air CW Message Playback
1. Touch [
BK-IN
] on the LCD to enable transmission.
Either Full-break-in or Semi-break-in will be en-
gaged, depending o
n the setting of Menu item “
056
CW BK-IN TYPE
”.
2. Touch [
CH1
] - [
CH5
] on the LCD or press an
FH-2
[
1
] - [
5
] key, depending on which CW Memory
Register message you wish to transmit. The pro-
grammed message will be transmitted on the air.
Note:
If you subsequently decide to use the “Message Memo-
ry” technique for memory storage, please note that the
contents of a message stored using text input will not be
transferred over when you set entry to “Message Memo-
ry technique” on a particular memory register (the Menu
Mode Setting is set to “
MESSAGE
”).
Contest Memory Keyer
Transmitting in the Beacon Mode
In “Beacon” mode, it is possible to repeatedly
transmit any message programmed, either via
paddle input, or via the “Text” input method. The
time delay between message repeats may be set
anywhere between 1 and 690 seconds (1 - 240
sec (1 sec/step) or 270 - 690 sec (30 sec/step))
via Menu item “
015 BEACON INTERVAL
” If you
do not wish the message to repeat in a “Beacon”
mode, please set this Menu item to “
OFF
”.
To transmit the message:
1. Touch [
BK-IN
] on the LCD to enable trans-
mission. Either Full-b
reak-in or Semi-break-
in will be engaged, depending on the setting
of Menu item “
056 CW BK-IN TYPE
”.
2. Touch [
CH1
] - [
CH5
] on the LCD or press an
FH-2
[
1
] - [
5
] key. Repetitive transmission of
the Beacon message will begin.
Decrementing the Contest Number
Use this process if the current contest number
gets slightly ahead of the actual number you
want to send (in case of a duplicate QSO, for ex-
ample).
Press the
FH-2
[
DEC
] key or touch [
DEC/DEL
]
on the LCD momentarily. The current Contest
Number will be reduced by one. Press of the
FH-2
[
DEC
] key or touch [
DEC/DEL
] on the
LCD as many times as necessary to reach the de-
sired number. If you go too far, use the “Contest
Number Programming” technique described pre-
viously.
