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Microphone gain adjustment
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BASIC OPERATION
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■ Basic transmit operation
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won’t cause in-
terference to other stations on the same frequency.
q Push [METER] to select the ALC meter.
w Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
•Talk into the microphone at your normal voice level.
e While talking into the microphone, rotate [MIC
GAIN] so that the ALC meter reading doesn’t go
outside the ALC zone.
r Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.
In addition, the transceiver can display the multi-func-
tion digital meter in the LCD display, which displays
all transmit meters simultaneously.
Before transmitting, monitor your selected oper-
ating frequency to make sure transmitting won’t
cause interference to other stations on the same
frequency. It’s good Amateur practice to listen
first, and then, even if nothing is heard, ask “is
the frequency in use” once or twice, before you
being operating on that frequency.
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Transmitting
Before transmitting, monitor your selected operating
frequency to make sure transmitting won’t cause in-
terference to other stations on the same frequency.
q Push [TRANSMIT] or [PTT] (microphone) to trans-
mit.
•The [TX] indicator lights red.
w Push [TRANSMIT] again or release [PTT] (micro-
phone) to return to receive.
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Adjusting the transmit output power
➥ Rotate [RF POWER].
•Adjustable range: 5 W to 100 W
(AM mode: 5 W to 40 W)
