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Page 56 FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL
1. Press the
[
BAND
]
button
corresponding to the Ama-
teur band on which you
wish to operate.
2. Press the
[
SSB
]
button for SSB opera-
tion.
For AM operation press the
[
AM/FM
]
button repeatedly until the “ ” icon
appears in the display.
ADVICE:
By convention, LSB is used in the 7 MHz and lower
Amateur bands for SSB communication, and USB is
used on the 14 MHz and higher bands (the 10 MHz
band is used for CW and data modes only).
3. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to adjust the oper-
ating frequency. Alternately, you may use the
[
UP
]
/
[
DWN
]
scanning buttons on the MH-31B8 Hand Mi-
crophone to sweep up or down the current band.
4. Press the microphone’s PTT (Push To Talk) switch to
begin transmission; speak into the microphone in a
normal voice level.
ADVICE:
The “ ” indicator will light up in the frequency
display area, confirming that transmission is in
progress.
When transmitting in the AM mode, set a maxi-
mum (carrier) power output of 25 Watts via the
Menu item “112 TGEN AM CAR”. See Box on the
next page for details of the setting.
5. Adjust the microphone amplifier gain to match the
microphone and your voice level: press the
[
METER
]
switch repeatedly to select the “ALC” meter,
close the PTT switch, and speak into the mi-
crophone in a normal voice level.
In the SSB mode, adjust the
[
MIC GAIN
]
knob so that the ALC meter stays within
the ALC zone of the meter (up to half scale
deflection) on voice peaks.
SSB/AM MODE TRANSMISSION
[
POWER
]
Switch
[
VFO-A
(
RX
)]
Button
[
MIC GAIN
]
Knob
Main Tuning Dial Knob
[
BAND
]
Buttons
[
MODE
]
Buttons
[
METER
]
Switch
In the AM mode, adjust the
[
MIC GAIN
]
knob so that
the ALC meter does not deflect at voice peaks.
ADVICE:
The frequency display will show the relative micro-
phone gain level for 3 seconds whenever the
[
MIC
GAIN
]
knob is turned.
6. Release the PTT switch at the end of your transmis-
sion. The transceiver will return to the receive mode.
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