YOUR FIRST QSOIfyou tendtodiscardinstructionmanualsalongwiththe3 TurntheENC/SQLcontroltoselectafrequency.packagingmaterial....pleasedon’t.The4stepsbelowwillgetyouontheairinyourfirstQSOwithinminutestoallowyoutoexperiencetheexhilarationthatcomeswithopeningabrandnewtransceiver.After spreading the word to your best buddies that youare now "handy-active", settle back in your mostcomfortable operating chair with this manual and yourfavorite drink for an hour or two. The time spent will beworthwhile. e If accessing a repeater, press [F], [REV] to selecta standard positive transmit offset. Repeat toselect a negative offset.1 Install a new set of batteries or a charged battery pack‘(page 3}. Holding the provided antenna at its base,twisttheantennaontotheBNCconnectoruntilyoueIfasubaudibletoneisrequiredtoaccessthefeeltheantennaclickinplace.repeater, seepage30.2TurnthePWR/VOLcontrolclockwisetothe114Whenthefrequencyisclear,press[PTT]and begino'clockposition.communicating.e Release [PTT] to receive.CAUTION: Transmitting with the supplied antenna near otherelectronic equipment can interfere with that equipment. Also,transmitting near a regulated power supply not specified maycause the power supply to output an extremely high voltagethat could damage both your transceiver and any otherequipment connected to the supply.