i
N
OTICE
TO
THE
U
SER
M
ODELS
C
OVERED
BY
THIS
M
ANUAL
M
ARKET
C
ODES
P
RECAUTIONS
CONTENTS ................................................................... i
T
HANK
Y
OU
.................................................................... vi
F
EATURES
...................................................................... vi
S
UPPLIED
A
CCESSORIES
....................................................... vii
W
RITING
C
ONVENTIONS
F
OLLOWED
............................................. x
PREPARATION ............................................................. 1
I
NSTALLING
THE
PB-43N N
I
-MH B
ATTERY
P
ACK
......................... 1
I
NSTALLING
A
LKALINE
B
ATTERIES
.......................................... 2
I
NSTALLING
THE
A
NTENNA
................................................. 4
A
TTACHING
THE
H
AND
S
TRAP
(
OTHER
THAN
TH-K2AT K/ K2) ............ 4
I
NSTALLING
THE
B
ELT
C
LIP
................................................ 5
C
HARGING
THE
PB-43N N
I
-MH B
ATTERY
P
ACK
(
OTHER
THAN
TH-K2AT K2/ M2, TH-K4AT M2) ...................... 6
C
ONNECTING
TO
A
C
IGARETTE
L
IGHTER
S
OCKET
............................ 8
C
ONNECTING
TO
A
R
EGULATED
P
OWER
S
UPPLY
............................. 9
YOUR FIRST QSO ........................................................ 10
F
IRST
QSO ............................................................. 10
GETTING ACQUAINTED .................................................. 12
K
EYS
AND
C
ONTROLS
.................................................... 12
D
ISPLAY
................................................................. 14
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
........................................................ 17
Switching the Power ON/OFF ................................ 17
Adjusting the Volume ......................................... 17
Adjusting the Squelch ......................................... 18
Transmitting ..................................................... 19
Selecting an Output Power .............................. 19
Selecting a Frequency ........................................ 20
VFO Mode .................................................. 20
MHz Mode .................................................. 20
Direct Frequency Entry
(TH-K2AT/ET/K4AT only) ................................. 21
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