Yaesu FT-2980R Operating Manual

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CW Identifier SetupThe ARTS™ feature includes a CW identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutesduring ARTS™ operation, the radio can be instructed to send “DE (your callsign) K”, if thisfeature is enabled. The callsign field may contain up to 16 characters.Here’s how to program the CW Identifier:1. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second,then rotate the DIAL knob to select “11 CW ID”.2. Press the [MHz(SET)] key, followed by the [LOW(A/N)]key, to display any previously-stored callsign.3. Press and hold in the [LOW(A/N)] key for one second toClear any previous callsign.4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter/number ofyour callsign, then press the [LOW(A/N)] key momen-tarily to save the first letter/number and move on to thenext character.5. Repeat the previous step, as many times as necessary,to complete your callsign. Note that the “slant bar” (– • •– •) is among the available characters, should you be a“portable” station.6. If you make a mistake, press the [REV(DW)] key tomove back to the previous letter/number’s slot, thenre-select the correct letter/number.7. When you have finished entering your entire callsign and it contains less than 16characters, press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily to confirm the callsign. (if youcallsign has exactly 16 characters, you do not need to press the [MHz(SET)] key inthis step, and step ).8. Press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily again, then ro-tate the DIAL knob to set this Item to “ON” (to enablethe CW ID function).9. When you have made your selection, press and hold inthe [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal oper-ation.To disable the CW Identifier:1. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second,then rotate the DIAL knob to select “11 CW ID”.2. Press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily, then rotate theDIAL knob to set this Item to “OFF” (to disable the CWID function).3. When you have made your selection, press and hold inthe [MHz(SET)] key for one second to save the new set-ting and exit to normal operation.You may check your work by monitoring the entered callsign. To do this, re-call Set Mode Item “11 CW ID” and press the [MHz(SET)] key, then press the [D/MR(MW)] key.50ARTS™ (Automatic Range Transponder System)FT-2980R Operating Manual