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GETTING TO KNOW YOUR YT-450
Your YT-450 is a quality, precision instrument that will give you many years of outstanding
service; take a few minutes to get to know it.
The YT-450 is designed specifically for use with the FT-450 and FT-950 radios. Tuning is
performed when the
Tune
button is pushed on the front of the YT-450 and held for one second.
The tuner can be placed in bypass mode by pressing the
Tune
button momentarily.
The YT-450 is powered via the supplied DC coax plug. The YT-450 automatically powers
up at the start of a tuning cycle, and goes into an ultra-low-power sleep mode when tuning is
complete. The latching relays hold the tuned configuration indefinitely, even when DC power is
completely removed. Tuning memories are stored in FLASH memory.
The YT-450 has 2,000 frequency memories. When tuning on or near a previously tuned
frequency, the YT-450 uses “Memory Tune” to recall the previous tuning parameters in a
fraction of a second. If no memorized settings are available, the tuner runs a full tuning cycle,
storing the parameters for memory recall on subsequent tuning cycles on that frequency. In this
manner, the YT-450 “learns” as it is used, adapting to the bands and frequencies as it goes.
Front Panel
On the front panel there is one pushbutton and one LED indicator light.
Tune Button:
Initiates either a memory tune or a full tune, and also toggles the tuner
between “active” and “bypass” modes.
Status LED:
Lights to give feedback on button presses, lights during tuning; gives tune
status at the end of a tuning cycle.