FT-950
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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and dashes as you send them. This allows you to hear a station that suddenly
starts transmitting on your frequency, while you are in the midst of a
transmission.
Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer
Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel [KEY] jack.
1. Press the [CW] mode button to engage CW operation. The “CW” and “USB” icons
will appear in the display. And the “MONI” icon will also appear in the display;
thus the CW monitor is activated.
Advice: If you press the [CW] button once more, after initially selecting CW, you
will engage the “CW Reverse” mode (see page ??), whereby the “opposite” sideband
injection is used, compared to the “normal” sideband. The “CW” and “LSB” icons
will appear in the display if you select CW Reverse.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired operating frequency.
3. Press the [KEYER] button. The “KEYER” icon will appear in the display,
confirming that the built-in Electronic Keyer is now active.
4. Rotate the [SPEED] knob to set the desired sending speed (4 ~ 60 WPM).
Clockwise rotation of the [SPEED] knob will increase the keying speed.
Advice:
You may confirm the keying speed when turning the [SPEED] knob while
pressing the [KEYER] button. The frequency display shows the keying speed
temporarily.
When you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle, the CW keying
tone will automatically be generated.
5. Press the [BK-IN] button to engage automatic activation of the transmitter when
you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle. The “BK-IN” icon will
appear in the display.
6. CW operation utilizing your paddle may now commence.
When you utilize your keyer paddle, the transmitter will automatically be
activated, and the CW characters (or a strong of dots and dashes) will be
transmitted. When you release the keyer paddle contacts, transmission will
cease after a brief delay; the delay time is user-programmable, per the
discussion on page ??.
Advice:
You may adjust the CW sidetone level by the [MONI] knob. Rotate the [MONI]
