User's Manual

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In!Frequency!(VFO)!mode!you!can!navigate!up!an d!down!the!band!by!using!the! !and! !
keys.!Each!press!will!increment!or!decrement!your!frequency!according!to!the!frequency!step!
you've!set!your!transceiver!to.!For!details!on!how!to!set!th e!frequen cy!ste p !on!your!
transceiver!see!Chapter!5,!Working%the%menu%system%and!the!section!called!“1!STEP!-!Frequency!
Step”!in!Appendix!B,!Menu%definitions.!
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You!can!also!input!freq u en cies!directly!on!yo ur!numeric!keypad!with!kilohertz!accuracy.!However,!
the!radio!will!floor!to!the!nearest!frequency !that!correspo nds!to!your!frequency!step,!in!other!
words,!when!you!inp u t!fre qu en cie s!with!greater!th an!1kH z!resolutio n!(s uch !as !145 .687 5!M H z !in!
the!examp le!be low ),!alwa ys!ro un d!yo ur!inp ut!u p.!
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The!following!example!assumes!the!use!of!a!12.5kHz!frequency!step.!
Example!3.1.!Entering!the!frequency!145.6875!MHz!
1. Turn!the!radio !OF F,!then !Pres s!and !Hold!the! !button!while!powering!ON !to !switch !to!
Frequency!(VFO)!mode!
2. Enter! !on!the!numeric!keypad,!it!should!look!something!like!this:!
Figure!3.2.!Half-entered!frequency!input.!
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