Yaesu FT-2980R Operating Manual

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CW Training FeatureThe FT-2980R provides a CW Training feature, which sends random Morse Code via thesidetone (heard in the speaker), so you can improve your CW proficiency.1. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second,then rotate the DIAL knob to select “12 CWTRNG”.2. Press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily to enable ad-justment of this Set Mode Item.3. Press the [LOW(A/N)] key to select the Training mode(displayed in fine print at the upper edge of the LCD):1A: Sends five Alphabet characters onlyA: Sends Alphabet characters only (Repeatedly)1n: Sends five Numeric characters onlyn: Sends Numeric characters only (Repeatedly)1An: Sends five Alphabet, Numeric, “?”, and “/” characters (Mixed)An: Send Alphabet, Numeric, “?”, and “/” characters (Mixed, Continuously in groupof five)4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Morse speed. Youmay select the units of the code speed between “WPM(Words per minute)” and “CPM: characters per minute)”by pressing the [D/MR(MW)] key.5. Press the [REV(DW)] key to begin generation of thecode characters (CW sidetone only, the radio does nottransmit); the transmitted characters will appear on thedisplay. If one of the “1” modes is selected in step 3above, press the [REV(DW)] key to send another code group.6. To disable the CW Training feature, press the [MHz(SET)] key momentarily.7. Press and hold in the [MHz(SET)] key for one second to exit to normal operation.The “CPM” selection is based on the international “PARIS” standard, whichstipulates five characters per word.51FT-2980R Operating Manual