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FT-857 Operating Manual
CW Identifier Setup
The ARTS™ feature includes a CW identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutes
during ARTS
™
operation, the radio can be instructed to send “
DE
(
your callsign
)
K
” if this
feature is enabled. The callsign field may contain up to 10 characters.
Here’s how to program the CW Identifier:
1. Press and hold the [
FUNC
] key for one second to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
SELECT
knob to recall Menu Mode
No-001
[
EXT MENU
]
, then rotate the
DIAL
to change the setting to “
ON
” to enable the extended Menu Mode.
3. Rotate the
SELECT
knob to select the Menu Mode
No-010
[
ARTS IDW
]
.
4. Press the
SELECT
knob momentarily to initiate callsign storage (the first character
location of the callsign field will be underlined.).
5. Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select the first letter/number of your callsign, then rotate the
SELECT
knob one click clockwise to save the first letter/number and move to the next
entry position.
6. Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to complete your callsign.
7. Press the
SELECT
knob momentarily to save your completed callsign and exit.
8. Rotate the
SELECT
knob one click counter-clockwise to select the Menu Mode
No-
009
[
ARTS ID
]
.
9. Rotate the
DIAL
to set the CW ID function to “
ON
.”
10. Press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to
normal operation.
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