FT-60R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
3
C
ONTROL
& C
ONNECTIONS
(
T
OP
& F
RONT
P
ANEL
)
Antenna Jack
Connect the supplied rubber flex antenna (or another antenna presenting a 50-Ohm
impedance) here.
VOL/PWR
Knob
Turn this control clockwise to turn the radio on and to
increase the volume. Counter-clockwise rotation into
the click-stop will turn the radio off.
TX/BUSY
Indicator Lamp
This indicator glows green when the squelch opens,
and turns red during transmit.
DIAL
Knob
This (inner) 20-position detented rotary switch is used for setting the operating fre-
quency, and also is used for menu selections and other adjustments.
SQL
Knob
This (outer) control is used to silence back-
ground noise on the receiver. It should be ad-
vanced clockwise just to the point where the
noise is silenced (and the green “BUSY” indi-
cator turns off).
LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)
The display shows current operating condition,
as indicated on the next page.
Speaker
The internal speaker is located here.
Microphone
The internal microphone is located here.
Keypad
These 16 keys select many of most important
operating features on the
FT-60R
. The func-
tions of the keys are described in detail on the
pages to follow.