Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual

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ABOUT THIS MANUALYaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK) Page 5 of 77About this ManualLATEST UPDATE: 28 November 2006I made the following improvements to the Yaesu FT−8800R Operating Manual:Reformatted the material to make it easier to read and locate informationReworded some of the more difficult to understand passages and key terminologyGreatly expanded the Hyper Memory sectionClarified and expanded the Scanning sectionReorganized the material into a more logical orderUpdated some of the artwork to make it more presentableAdded cross-referencesThis manual is absolutely free. However, if you like, you can donate a small amount to helpdefray the cost of developing this (and other) HAM radio manuals. If you would like to makea donation, please goto http://w5jck.jackswinden.com/manuals/ft-8800r/donations.html.If you have any questions or comments, please email me at w5jck@jackswinden.com.Happy reading! Jack Swinden, W5JCKConventions are used in this manualThe "Main band" is the side of the FT−8800R on which you can transmit. This band isindentifed on the FT−8800R's LCD screen by the symbol.The "Sub band" is the side of the FT−8800R on which you can receive only.The " DIAL knob" is the DIAL knob on the side of the FT−8800R currently set asthe Main band.Menu items and key terms are shown in bold Arial text, and menu names (functions)and menu options or shown in monospace text.For example: "Menu #21 LOCK can be set to OFF or ON."Notes are presented as below: This is a sample note. Notes typically contain extra information designed toclarify the information presented in a topic. Sometimes they containCAUTIONs or WARNINGs.