17
Operation
Operating Band Selection
This transceiver covers an incredibly wide fre-
quency range, over which a number of different
operating modes are used. Therefore, this trans-
ceiver’s frequency coverage has been divided into
different operating bands, each of with has its own
preset channel steps and operating modes. You
can change the channel steps and operating mode once you get started, of course, per
the next section.
To change the frequency band, press either the
or
key to move
to the next lower or higher operating band, respectively.
1.8 MHz
3.5 MHz
5.0 MHz
7.0 MHz
10 MHz
14 MHz
15 MHz
18 MHz
21 MHz
24 MHz
28 MHz
50 MHz
88 MHz
108 MHz
144 MHz
430 MHz
1) Recalling the 5 MHz band (U.S. model) requires different procedure. See page
2) VFOa and VFOb are independent VFOs, so they may be set to different bands.
See the “Stacked VFO System” discussion on page 19 for details.
Mode Selection
Press either the
or
key to
move among the eight settings for the operating
modes, respectively.
LSB
USB
CW
CWR
AM
FM
DIG
PKT
You can also set VFOa and VFOb to different modes in the same band, allowing you
to have a “Phone” VFO and a “CW” VFO, for example.
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level
Rotate the
knob to set a comfortable listen-
ing level.
When operating in the “
DIG
” or “
PKT
” modes, you
may set the
knob to any comfortable setting,
or even all the way off, because the output from
the
DATA
jack is a fixed-level audio signal.
Start with the
knob set fully counter-clockwise, especially when using FM (the
background noise on FM can be surprisingly loud)!
CLAR
EL
S
A
B
C
F
V
LOCK
PWR
SQL/RF
AF
HOME
M
BAND DWN
(
)
BAND UP
(
)
CLAR
EL
S
A
B
C
F
V
LOCK
PWR
SQL/RF
AF
HOME
M
MODE
( )
MODE
( )
CLAR
EL
S
A
B
C
F
V
LOCK
PWR
SQL/RF
AF
HOME
M
AF