Icom IC-T90A Instruction Manual

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Operating band and receive mode selectionSelecting the operatingbande transceiver can receive the BCoadcast) bands, 5 MHz band, 50z band, FM broadcast band, Aird, VHF (144 MHz) band, 220 MHzd, 300 MHz band, UHF (430MHz)d or 800 MHz band.equency coverage depends on versions.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]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(108–135.995 MHz) and WFM is usedfor FM broadcast stations(76–107.995 MHz).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.SKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPSKIPPAMFMBANDFMFMSKIPPFMAMFMFMAMFMW(broadcast) bands 5MHz band 50MHz band WFM bandsMHz bandF (430 MHz) band 300MHz bandAir bandsVHF (144 MHz) band220MHz band95–1.620 MHz 1.625–34.995 MHz 35.000–75.995 MHz*108.000–135.995 MHz76.000–107.995 MHz*.000–999.990 MHz.000–549.995 MHz 255.000–382.995 MHz 222.000–254.995 MHz 136.000–221.995 MHzPush [BAND] several times toselect the desired band.