SCANNING
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
Page 43 of 77
station. Scanning will resume according to the
Scan-Resume
mode that was selected. See
Set
the Scan-Resume Preference
on page 42 for details.
You may operate individual
Priority Channel Dual Watch
features on both bands at the same
time, such as having the
VFO Priority
mode engaged on the Right band and the
Memory
Priority
mode engaged on the Left band.
VFO Priority
To activate
Priority Channel Dual Watch
operation:
1.
Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the
Priority
frequency.
2.
Now set the
FT−8900R
for operation on a
VFO
frequency.
3.
Press and hold in the
key for ½ second to activate the
VFO Priority
mode. The
display will remain on the
VFO
frequency, but every five seconds the
FT−8900R
will
check the
Priority Memory Channel
for activity.
4.
Press and hold in the
key to disable the
VFO Priority
mode.
0.
Memory Priority
To activate
Priority Channel Dual Watch
operation:
1.
Store the frequency you wish to be the
Priority Memory Channel
into
Memory
channel
1.
2.
Now set the
FT−8900R
for operation on another
Memory
channel.
3.
Press and hold in the
key for ½ second to activate the
Memory Priority
mode. The
display will remain on the current
Memory
channel, but every five seconds the
FT−8900R
will check the
Priority Memory Channel
(
Memory
channel 1) for activity.
4.
Press and hold in the
key to disable the
Memory Priority
mode.
0.
HOME Priority
To activate
Priority Channel Dual Watch
operation:
1.
Recall the
Memory
channel you wish to use as the
Priority
frequency.
2.
Now set the
FT−8900R
for operation on a
HOME
channel.
3.
Press and hold in the
key for ½ second to activate the
HOME Priority
mode. The
display will remain on the
HOME
channel, but every five seconds the
FT−8900R
will
check the
Priority Memory Channel
for activity.
4.
Press and hold in the
key to disable the
HOME Priority
mode.
0.
