Yaesu FT-450 Operation Manual

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Page 22 FT-450 OPERATION MANUALMY B ANDS O PERATIONThe “My Bands” feature allows you to select several Amateur bands, and make only those bands available forselection via the [BAND]/[BAND] buttons.This feature can be very useful in a contest, where the 10/18/24 MHz band are not used, or if you do not haveantennas for some bands.MY BANDS SETUP1. Press and hold the [F] button for one second toenter the Menu mode. The “ ” icon will ap-pear on the display.2. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select the menuitem “EXT MNU”.3. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob to enable adjustment ofthis menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.4. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select “ON” to ex-pand the menu items.5. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob to save the new set-ting. The “ ” icon returns to appear con-tinuously.6. Press and hold the [F] button for one second toreturn to normal operation.7. Press and hold the [F] button for one second toenter the Menu mode again. The “ ” iconwill appear on the display.8. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select the menuitem “MY BAND”.9. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob to enable adjustment ofthis menu item. The “ ” icon will be blinking.10. Press the [BAND]/[BAND] buttons to choosea band you wish to skip (omit) from the band se-lection loop.11. Rotate the [DSP/SEL] knob to select “OFF”, andthen press the [DSP/SEL] knob.NOTEThe “OFF” selection sets the selected band to beskipped, while the “ON” selection sets the selectedband to be included in the band-selection list.12. Press the [DSP/SEL] knob. The “ ” icon re-turns to appear continuously.13. Repeat steps 10 through 12 to select/deselectas many bands as you like.NOTEThe GEN (General Band) and the current bandcannot be skipped.14. Press and hold the [F] button for one second to savethe new setting and return to normal operation.MY BANDS OPERATIONPress the [BAND]/[BAND] buttons to choose theAmateur band on which you wish to operate. Onlythose Amateur bands that have not been skipped willappear as you scroll through the bands.RECEIVING[BAND]/[BAND] button[F] button[DSP/SEL] knob[BAND]/[BAND] button1.8MHz3.5710141821242850MHzMHzMHzMHzMHzMHzMHzMHzMHzGEN3.57142128MHzMHzMHzMHzMHzGEN BAND BAND3.5MHz 7MHz 14MHz28MHz 21MHz GEN