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FT-857 Operating Manual
B
EACON
F
EATURE
The
FT-857
’s unique “Beacon” feature allows you to set up the transceiver to send a repeti-
tive message. For example, on a DX-pedition, the
FT-857
beacon might be activated on a
50 MHz frequency, to alert DXers as to possible band openings.
Beacon Text Storage
1. Press and hold in 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 Menu Mode
No-011
[
BEACON TEXT 1
]
.
4. Press the
SELECT
knob to enable storage of the Beacon Text (the first character loca-
tion will be underlined).
5. Rotate the
DIAL
to select the first character (number or letter) in the Beacon Text you
wish to store, then rotate the
SELECT
knob one click clockwise to move to the next
character.
6. Repeat step 5 as many times as necessary to complete the Beacon Text.
•
If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters long, add the “
” mark after the last
character to terminate the text, then press the
SELECT
knob.
•
If the Beacon Text is more than 40 characters long, but less than 79, set the last (40th)
character to be “
,” press the
SELECT
knob, then rotate the
DIAL
to select “
BEA-
CON TEXT 2
.” Now repeat step 5.
•
If the Beacon Text is more than 79 characters long, up to 118 characters may be
stored. In this case, set the final character slot in “
BEACON TEXT 2
” to be “
,”
press the
SELECT
knob, then rotate the
DIAL
to select “
BEACON TEXT 3
.” Now
repeat step 5.
•
Do not forget to install the “
” mark after the last character, to terminate the text.
7. Press and hold in the [
FUNC
] key for one second until you hear a double beep; the
second beep confirms that the Beacon text was successfully stored.
M
ISCELLANEOUS
S
ETTINGS
