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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................ 1
Specifications........................................................................... 2
Accessories & Options............................................................ 3
Installation............................................................................... 4
Power connections................................................................. 4
External DC power source operation ............................ 4
AC power source operation........................................... 5
Internal battery operation ..............................................6
Grounding ............................................................................. 7
Mobile Station Grounding............................................. 7
Base Station Earth Grounding....................................... 7
Antenna Considerations ........................................................ 8
Mobile Antenna Installations......................................... 8
Base Station Antenna Installations ................................ 8
RF Field Exposure................................................................. 9
Electromagnetic Compatibility.............................................. 9
Heat and Ventilation .............................................................. 9
Linear Amplifire Interfacing................................................ 10
CW Key/Keyer Connections ............................................... 11
Receiver Accessories (Tape Recorder etc.)......................... 11
Adjusting the Front Feet...................................................... 11
Front Panel Control & Switches ......................................... 12
Rear panel Connectors......................................................... 18
Top & Bottom Panel Connectors......................................... 19
Operation............................................................................... 20
Turning the Transceiver On and Off....................................20
Operating Band Selection ................................................... 20
Mode Selection ................................................................... 21
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level ..................................... 21
Adjusting the RF Gain and Squelch .................................... 21
Setting the Operating Frequency ......................................... 22
Stacked VFO System........................................................... 22
Changing the Dial Speed..................................................... 22
Receiver Accessories............................................................. 23
Locking Front Panel Controls .............................................23
Clarifier ...............................................................................23
IF Shift ................................................................................ 24
AGC ....................................................................................24
Noise Blanker...................................................................... 25
IPO ......................................................................................25
ATT .....................................................................................25
DSP Bandpass Filter............................................................ 25
DSP CW Peaking Filter....................................................... 26
DSP Noise Reduction.......................................................... 26
DSP Notch Filter ................................................................. 26
AM/FM Tuning Dial Operation .......................................... 27
Automatic Power-Off Feature ............................................. 27
Transmitter Operation ......................................................... 28
SSB/AM Transmission ........................................................ 28
Basic Setup/Operation................................................. 28
VOX Operation ........................................................... 28
AF Speech Processor Operation.................................. 29
DSP Microphone Equalizer......................................... 29
CW Transmission ................................................................30
Operation using Straight Key/External Keying Device.....
30
Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer ............................ 31
FM Transmission................................................................. 32
Basic Setup/Operation................................................. 32
Repeater Operation...................................................... 32
Tone Search Scanning ................................................. 33
DCS Operation ............................................................ 34
DCS Search Scanning ................................................. 34
Split Tone Operation ................................................... 34
ARTS
TM
Operation ...................................................... 35
CW Identifier Setup.....................................................35
Digital Mode Operation ...................................................... 36
RTTY (Radio Tele Type) Operation............................ 36
PSK31 Operation ........................................................ 37
Packet (1200/9600 bps FM) Operation....................... 37
WeatherFax Monitoring ...................................................... 38
Time-Out Timer................................................................... 38
Split Frequency Operation .................................................. 38
Active-Tuning Antenna System (ATAS-100/-120) Operation.....
39
Automatic Tuning........................................................ 39
Manual Tuning ............................................................ 39
ATAS-100/-120 Operating Tips .................................. 40
Grounding.................................................................... 40
Tuning Procedure ........................................................40
External Wattmeters .................................................... 40
Operation on 30/17/12 Meters .................................... 40
FC-30 Automatic Antenna Tuner Operation........................ 41
Antenna Tuner Memory System.................................. 41
Memory Operation............................................................... 42
QMB (Quick Memory Bank) Channels .............................. 42
QMB Channel Storage ................................................42
QMB Channel Recall ..................................................42
Memory Operation on “Regular” Memory Channel ...........42
Normal Memory Storage............................................. 42
Split-Frequency Memory Storage ............................... 42
Memory Channel Recall.............................................. 43
Masking (“Hiding”) a Memory ...................................43
Memory Operation on “HOME” Channel Memories.......... 44
HOME Channel Storage.............................................. 44
HOME Channel Recall................................................ 44
Labeling Memories ............................................................. 44
Spectrum Scope Monitor ..................................................... 45
Smart Search
TM
..................................................................... 45
Scanning Operation.............................................................. 46
Scanning Features................................................................ 46
Scanning Operation ..................................................... 46
Scan-Resume Choices .................................................46
Scan Skip Programming (Memory Mode only) .......... 47
“Priority Channel” Scanning ............................................... 47
Programmable Memory Scan (PMS) Operation .................48
Dual Watch Operation ......................................................... 48
Miscellaneous Settings.......................................................... 49
Operation on Alaska Emergency Frequency:5167.5 kHz ... 49
CW Training Feature........................................................... 49
Programming the Panel Key Functions ............................... 49
Beacon Feature.................................................................... 50
Beacon Text Storage.................................................... 50
Beacon Text Sending (On the Air) .............................. 50
Display Customization ........................................................51
Display Lamp Mode.................................................... 51
Display Contrast.......................................................... 51
Display Dimmer ..........................................................51
Display Color ..............................................................51
Menu Operation....................................................................52
CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) Operation .............. 61
Power-On Microprocessor Reset Procedures .................... 63
Cloning................................................................................... 63
Installation Optional Accessories ........................................ 64
Optional Filters:YF-122S and YF-122C ............................. 64
Optional High Stability Reference Oscillator TCXO-9 ...... 65
External Automatic Antenna Tuner “FC-30”....................... 66
Appendix................................................................................ 67
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