Specifications

38 FT-857D Operating Manual
OPERATION
OPERATION ON 5 MHZ BAND
(
U.S. VERSION ONLY
)
The FT-857D includes the capability for transmission and reception on the five spot fre-
quencies assigned to the Amateur Service in the United States. To operate on the 5 MHz
band:
1. Press the
[
M/V
]
key once to enter the “Memory” mode (a memory channel number “M-
nnn” will appear on the display in the space previously occupied by “VFOa” or “VFOb”).
2. Memory channels “M-601” through “M-605” are pre-pro-
grammed, at the factory, with the permitted frequencies in the 5
MHz band, and the USB mode is automatically selected on these
channels.
If you have partitioned your memory channels into Memory
Groups via Menu Mode No-055
[
MEM GROUP
]
, the memory channel numbers for 60-
meter operation will be displayed as “Ml - 001” ~ “Ml - 005.” See page 76 for details
regarding Memory Group operation, and page 106 for details regarding Menu Mode
No-055
[
MEM GROUP
]
.
3. To exit from 60-meter operatin and return to the VFO mode, just press the
[
M/V
]
key
(the memory channel number will be replaced by “VFOa” or “VFOb”).
The frequencies and operating mode for 5 MHz band operation are both fixed,
and may not be changed.
CH No.
M - 601
M - 602
M - 603
M - 604
M - 605
FREQUENCY
5.332 MHz
5.348 MHz
5.368 MHz
5.373 MHz
5.405 MHz