Operation Manual

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3-5.3 Transmitting and Receiving
CAUTION
Do not transmit with radio on your back. Place radio on ground before
starting transmit/receive communication, and connect it to the
grounding spike in accordance with Chapter 2.
To transmit a voice message:
Press and hold down the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button of the microphone, and speak slowly and clearly
after the channel is clear.
You should hear a sidetone, which verifies that your radio transmits normally.
NOTE
No sidetone is heard when using the optional
vocoder.
The display changes to show the TX bar, together with indications of
forward and reflected power.
During normal speech, these indications fluctuate in accordance with
your voice.
Forward
Power
Tx Bar
Reflected
Power
To receive calls:
When the radio identifies a call addressed to it, it sounds a beep and if
it is a voice message – you start hearing it in the speaker. The display
shows the name of the calling station (blinking) and the call type. The
display now shows the RX indication, which is proportional to the
received signal strength.
Strong received signal
Weak received signal