Yaesu FT-1900E Operating Manual

16 FT-1900E OPERATING MANUALTRANSMISSIONTo transmit, simply close the PTT (Push To Talk) switch on the microphone when thefrequency is clear. Hold the microphone approximately 1” (25 mm) from your mouth, andspeak into the microphone in a normal voice level. When your transmission is complete,release the PTT switch; the transceiver will revert to the receive mode.During transmission, the “ ” indicator will appear at the upper left corner on the display.Changing the Transmitter Power LevelYou can select from among a total of four transmit power levels on your FT-1900E.To change the power level, press the [LOW(A/N)] key (or the microphone’s [C] key toselect one of four power settings. These power levels will be stored, in memory registers, atthe time of memory storage (see page 34 for details on Memory operation).During transmission, the Bar Graph will deflect in the display, according to the poweroutput selected.BASIC O PERATIONLow 1 (5 watts)Low 2 (10 watts)Low 3 (25 watts)HIGH (55 watts)