Yaesu FT-1900E Operating Manual

1FT-1900E OPERATING MANUALThe Yaesu FT-1900E is a deluxe, rugged FM mobile transceiver providing high poweroutput and outstanding receiver performance for the 144 MHz Amateur band. Included inthe FT-1900E’s feature complement are: 55 Watts of power output, with selection of four power levels for every operating situ-ation. Expanded receiver coverage: 136-174 MHz. Keyboard entry of operating frequencies from the microphone. Excellent protection from receiver intermodulation distortion, thanks to Yaesu’s renownedAdvanced Track Tuning front end. 221 memories (200 “basic” memory channels, 10 sets of band-edge memory channels,and one “Home” channel) which can store repeater shifts, odd repeater shifts, CTCSS/DCS tones, and 6-character Alpha-Numeric labels for easy channel recognition. 10 NOAA Weather Broadcast Channels, with Weather Alert and a Volume Control forthe Weather Alert tone. Built-in CTCSS and DCS Encoder/Decoder circuits. The Smart SearchTM feature, which automatically sweeps a band and loads active fre-quencies into dedicated memory banks, is ideal for identifying active repeaters whenvisiting a city for the first time. Extensive Menu system, which allows customization of a number of transceiver perfor-mance characteristics. The Yaesu-exclusive multi-function LCD display.Additional features include a transmit Time-Out-Timer (TOT), Automatic Power-Off (APO),Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS), plus provision for reduction of the Tx deviation in areasof high channel congestion. And an RF Squelch circuit allows the owner to set the squelchto open at a programmable setting of the S-Meter, thus reducing guesswork in setting thesquelch threshold.Congratulations on your purchase of the FT-1900E! Whether this is your first rig, or ifYaesu equipment is already the backbone of your station, the Vertex Standard organizationis committed to ensuring your enjoyment of this high-performance transceiver, which shouldprovide you with many years of satisfying operation. Our dealer network and technicalsupport personnel stand behind every product we sell, and we invite you to contact usshould you require technical advice or assistance.We recommend that you read this manual in its entirety prior to installing the FT-1900E, sothat you fully understand the capabilities of your new transceiver.I NTRODUCTIONThis transceiver works on frequencies whichare not generally permitted.As for the actual usage, the user has to possessan amateur radio licence.Usage is allowed only in the frequency bandswhich are allocated for amateur radios.Attention in case of useList of the practicable areaAUT BEL BGR CYP CZEDEU DNK ESP EST FINFRA GBR GRC HUN IRLITA LTU LUX LVA MLTNLD POL PRT ROM SVKSVN SWE CHE ISL LIENOR – – – –