COMMON TASKS
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
Page 16 of 77
Change the Frequency Band
In the factory default configuration, the
FT−8900R
operates in the
Dual Receive
mode.
The following illustration shows UHF—VHF (
U-V
) mode of operation.
The
FT−8900R
can also be configured to operate in
V-U
mode (not shown), or
V-V
or
U-U
modes (shown below).
V-V
mode
U-U
mode
To switch the frequency band:
When in
VFO
mode, press and hold in the left
DIAL
knob for ½ second to cycle the
operating band on the left side to the next-highest frequency band.
29 MHz → 50 MHz → 144 MHz → 350 MHz → 430 MHz → 850 MHz
When in
VFO
mode, press and hold in the right
DIAL
knob for ½ second to cycle the
operating band on the right side to the next-highest frequency band.
144 MHz → 430 MHz
To switch the
Main
band, see
Select the Main Operating Band
on page 15 for details.