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FT
DX
1200 O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
S
PLIT
O
PERATION
U
SING
THE
TX C
LARIFIER
For split T
;5;
operation in “casual” pile-ups, where the split is less than 10 kH
]
, the T
;
Clari
¿
er
2
ffset Tuning) fea-
ture may be utili
]
ed.
1.
3
ress the [
TX CLAR
] button. The “
TX
” icon will
appear in the TFT display.
Q
UICK
P
OINT
:
The Clarifier is fre
T
uently used for receiver offset
tuning. However, for
';
pile-ups where the
';
station is using a split of less than 10 kH
]
, the T
;
Clari
¿
er function is usually the
T
uickest way to set
the transmitter to the desired offset fre
T
uency.
.
5
otate the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob to set the desired
transmitter offset.
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maximum split of
.
kH
]
may be set.
3. To exit from T
;
Clari
¿
er operation, press the [
TX
CLAR
] button once more. The “
TX
” icon will disap-
pear from the display.
A
DVICE
:
When listening to a “pile-up” calling a
';
station,
in order to
¿
nd the station currently being worked,
you may press the [
RX CLAR
] button. Then, use
the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob to
]
ero in on the station
calling the
';
use the S
32
T function on CW for
precise alignment of your fre
T
uency). You may then
press the [
RX CLAR
] button again to cancel the
5;
Clari
¿
er, and return to reception on the
';
station’s
fre
T
uency.
-
ust as with receiver Clari
¿
er operation, the amount
of offset from the original VF
2
fre
T
uency will ap-
pear in the display.
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s with receiver Clari
¿
er operation, when you turn
the T
;
Clari
¿
er off, the last-used offset is remem-
bered, and will be available if you turn the T
;
Clari-
¿
er back on. To clear the Clari
¿
er offset, press the
[
CLEAR
] button.
Q
UICK
P
OINT
:
T
RANSMITTER
C
ONVENIENCE
F
EATURES
When attempting to work a
';
station on CW in a split
fre
T
uency pile-up, remember that a large number of
other stations may also be using Yaesu transceivers with
capability similar to that of your
FT
DX
1200
.
2
n the
';
side of the pile-up, everyone calling precisely on the
same CW fre
T
uency will sound like a single tone! So
you may have more success if you use the
5;
Clari
¿
er
to
¿
nd a
hole
in the pile-up, instead of trying to
]
ero-
beat the last station worked by the
';
station.
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visual depiction of the relative offset of the Clari
¿
er may be displayed, using the Tuning
2
ffset Indicator.
[VFO-B/CLAR] Knob
[RX CLAR] Button
[TX CLAR] Button
[CLEAR] Button
1.
3
ress the [
MENU
] button to engage the
0
enu
mode.
.
5
otate the [
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob
or press the
S
T
button) to select
0
enu item “
011 BAR
DISPLAY SELECT
”.
3.
3
ress the [
SELECT
] button, then rotate the
[
VFO-B/CLAR
] knob
or press the
S
T
button)
to select “
CLAR
” from the available choices
the
factory default is “
CW TUNE
”.
4.
3
ress the [
SELECT
] button, then press the
[
MENU
] button to save the new setting and exit
to normal operation.
Plus (+) Offset
Minus (-) Offset
TX Frequency = RX Frequency
