Icom IC-E90 Instruction Manual

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■ Operating band and receive mode selectionD Selecting the operatingbandThe transceiver can receive the BC(broadcast)* bands, 5 MHz* band,50 MHz* band, WFM* bands, Air* band,144 MHz (VHF) band, 220 MHz* band,300 MHz* band, 430 MHz (UHF) bandor 800 MHz* band.NOTE: Available frequency range maydiffer depends on version.q Select VFO mode with [VFO].w Push [BAND] several times to selectthe desired band.• Rotating the tuning dial while pushing[BAND] also selects the operating band.[VFO][BAND]214 BASIC OPERATIOND Selecting the receive modeReceive modes are determined by thephysical properties of the radio signals.The transceiver has 3 receive modes:FM, AM and WFM modes. Typically, AMmode is used for the avionics band(108– 135.975 MHz) and WFM is usedfor FM broadcast stations (88–107.75MHz).When pushing [PTT], a beep tonesounds indicating the mode is notFM mode. The transceiver cannottransmit in AM or WFM mode.FMSKIPPFMSKIPPWAMSKIPPFM modeWFM modeAM modeMODESCANMODESCANMODESCANPushto toggle theoperatingmode.SKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPAMFMBANDFMFMSKIPPFMAMFMFMAMFMWBC (broadcast) bands 5 MHz bands 50 MHz band WFM bands*800 MHz band*UHF band 300 MHz band*Air bands*VHF band220 MHz band*0.495–1.620 MHz 1.625–34.995 MHz 35.000–87.995 MHz*108.000–135.995 MHz88.000–107.995 MHz*550.000–999.990 MHz383.000–549.995 MHz 255.000–383.995 MHz 220.000–254.995 MHz 136.000–221.995 MHzPush [BAND] several times toselect the desired band.*UK and Italy versions only.