Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual

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27FT-8900R Operating ManualRepeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dra-matic extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile trans-ceivers. The FT-8900R includes a number of features which make repeater operation simpleand enjoyable.REPEATER S HIFTSYour FT-8900R has been configured, at the factory, for the repeater shifts customary inyour country. For the 50 MHz band, this usually will be 1 MHz, while the 144 MHz shift willbe 600 kHz; on 70 cm, the shift may be 1.6 MHz, 7.6 MHz, or 5 MHz (USA version).Depending on the part of the band in which you are operating, the repeater shift may beeither downward (–) or upward (+), and one of these icons will appear at the bottom of theLCD when repeater shifts have been enabled.AUTOMATIC R EPEATER S HIFT (ARS)The FT-8900R provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature, which causes theappropriate repeater shift to be automatically applied whenever you tune into the designatedrepeater sub-bands in your country. These sub-bands are shown below.If the ARS feature does not appear to be working, you may have accidentally disabled it.To re-enable ARS:1. Press the [SET] key momentarily to enter the Set mode.2. Rotate the “Main” band DIAL knob to select Menu #2 (ARS).3. Press the “Main” band DIAL knob momentarily, then rotate the “Main” band DIAL knobto change the setting to “ON” (to enable Automatic Repeater Shift).4. Press and hold in the “Main” band DIAL knob for 1/2 second to save the new setting andexit to normal operation.REPEATER O PERATIONEuropean VersionVersion A2-m145.1 145.5145.6 145.8146.0 146.4 147.0 147.6 148.0146.6 147.4Euro Version 1Euro Version 2Version A70-cm440.0 445.0 450.0439.45438.20433.00 433.40ARS-Repeater Subbands