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F
T
DX
1200 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTION
Congratulations on the purchase of your Yaesu amateur
transceiver
,
f this is your
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rst rig, or if Yaesu e
T
uipment
is already the backbone of your station, rest assured
your transceiver will provide many hours of operating
pleasure for years to come.
The
FT
DX
1200
is an elite-class HF transceiver provid-
ing exceptional performance both on transmit and re-
ceive. The
FT
DX
1200
is designed for the most competi-
tive operating situations, whether you primarily operate
in contest,
';
, or digital-mode environments.
Built on the foundation of the popular
FT
DX
9000
trans-
ceiver, and carrying on the proud tradition of the
FT-
1000
series, the
FT
DX
1200
provides up to 100 Watts
of power output on
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B, CW, and F
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Watts
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carrier
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igital
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rocessing
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is utili
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ed
throughout the design, providing leading-edge transmit-
ter and receiver performance.
For exceptional protection from strong signal interfer-
ence, the optional
5
F
Tuning
.
its may be connected
via the rear panel. The
5
F
Tuning
.
its provide extraor-
dinarily sharp selectivity and protect your receiver from
close-in interference on a crowded band.
,
n the front end, you may select one of two
5
F pream-
pli
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ers, or
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ntercept
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oint
2
ptimi
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ation
, providing
direct feed to the
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rst mixer. Three levels of
5
F attenua-
tion are available in 6-dB steps.
The
FT
DX
1200
receiver utili
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es
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ltering, incorpo-
rating many of the features of the
FT
DX
9000
, such as
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ariable Bandwidth,
,
F
6
hift, and
3
assband Contour
tuning.
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lso provided are
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igital
1
oise
5
eduction,
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igi-
tal
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uto-
1
otch Filtering and a manually tuned
,
F
1
otch
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lter.
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n the transmit side, the Yaesu exclusive Three-Band
3
arametric
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icrophone
(T
uali
]
er allows precise and
flexible adjustment of the waveform created by your
voice and microphone. The audio
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mplitude, Center
Fre
T
uency, and Bandwidth are adjusted separately for
the low, mid-range, and high-fre
T
uency audio spectrum.
The transmitted bandwidth may also be adjusted.
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dvanced features include
'
irect
.
eyboard Fre
T
uency
(
ntry and Band Change,
6
peech
3
rocessor,
,
F
0
onitor
for
9
oice modes, CW
3
itch control, CW
6
pot switch,
Full CW
46.
, CW
0
essage
0
emory, adjustable
,
F
1
oise Blanker, and all mode
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uelch. Two T
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antenna ports are provided on the rear panel. Two key
jacks are provided
one on the front and one on the rear
panel
. The key jacks may be con
¿
gured independently
for paddle input, connection to a straight key, or com-
puter-driven keying interface.
Fre
T
uency setup is straightforward on the
FT
DX
1200
.
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nter fre
T
uency directly for
9
F
2
-
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.
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eparate keys are
available for band selection.
(
ach band key provides
three separate
9
F
2
settings for three different parts of
each band. You may create three independent
9
F
2
set-
tings of fre
T
uency, mode, and
¿
lter for each band.
,
n addition,
memories are provided to store
Fre
T
uen-
cy,
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ode,
,
F
¿
lter selection, Clari
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er offset, and
6
can-
skip status. What
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s more, five
T
uick-recall
“
40
B”
memories can instantly store operational settings at the
push of a button.
The built-in antenna tuner includes 100 memories that
automatically store antenna matching settings for rapid,
later automatic recall.
Interfacing for digital modes is extremely simple with
the
FT
DX
1200
, thanks to the dedicated
5
TTY
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connection jack on the rear panel.
2
ptimi
]
ation of the
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lter passband,
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settings, carrier insertion point, and
display offset for digital modes, is possible via the
0
enu
programming system.
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dvanced technology is only part of the
FT
DX
1200
story. Yaesu stands behind our products with a world-
wide network of dealers and service centers. We greatly
appreciate your investment in the
FT
DX
1200
, and we
look forward to helping you get the most enjoyment
from your new transceiver.
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lease feel free to contact
your nearest dealer, or one of Yaesu
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s national head
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uar-
ters of
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ces, for technical advice, interfacing assistance,
or accessory recommendation. Watch Yaesu
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Home
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age for late-breaking information about
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tan-
dard Hori
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on and Yaesu products
http
www.yaesu.
com.
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lease read this manual thoroughly, to gain maximum
understanding of the full capability of the
FT
DX
1200
.
We thank you again for your purchase!