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3
BASIC OPERATION
3-1 Before operating
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BEFORE APPLYING POWER
Before applying power for the first time, check the fol-
lowing points:
➥
Is the connected external power supply capable of
delivering more than 20 A?
➥
Are the antenna(s) connected properly?
• [ANT1/2]: HF/50 MHz antenna
• [144MHz]: 144 MHz antenna
➥
Is the transceiver properly grounded? (p. 70)
➥
Is external equipment, such as a linear amplifier
connected properly? (p. 79)
➥
Make sure the front panel switches and controls are
set as illustrated below.
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
PHONES
TRANSMIT
POWER
TUNER
ANT
ELEC-KEY
MIC
M-CH
V/M
CALL
M VFO
LOCK
XFC
TWIN PBT
NR
APF/ANF
AF
RF/SQL
NR
APF
RIT/ TX
MIC GAIN
RF PWR
CW PITCH
P.AMP/ATT
KEY SPEED
NB
VOX/BK-IN
MONITOR
SPEECH
LOCK
TX
RX
MENU
SSB
CW/RTTY
AM/FM
FILTER
MW
MP-W
HF/VHF TRANSCEIVER
MP-R
TS
M-CL
RIT
TX CLEAR
1.8 1
3.5 2
7
3
10
4
14
5
18
144ENT
6
21
7
24
8
28
9
GENE
50
0
A/B
SPLIT
F-INP
Rear panel
1
2
3
4
5
6 7 8 9
!0
q
Rotate [NR] max. counterclockwise.
w
Set [APF] to the center position.
e
Set [TWIN PBT] to the center position.
r
Rotate [AF] max. counterclockwise.
t
Set [RF/SQL] to the center position.
y
Rotate [MIC GAIN] max. counterclockwise.
u
Rotate [RF PWR] max. counterclockwise.
i
Set [CW PITCH] to the center position.
o
Rotate [KEY SPEED] max. counterclockwise.
!0
Rotate [COMP GAIN] max. counterclockwise.