Yaesu FT-897 Operating Manual
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ContentsIntroduction ............................................................................ 1Specifications ........................................................................... 2Accessories & Options ............................................................ 3Installation ............................................................................... 4Power connections ................................................................. 4External DC power source operation ............................ 4AC power source operation ........................................... 5Internal battery operation .............................................. 6Grounding ............................................................................. 7Mobile Station Grounding ............................................. 7Base Station Earth Grounding ....................................... 7Antenna Considerations ........................................................ 8Mobile Antenna Installations ......................................... 8Base Station Antenna Installations ................................ 8RF Field Exposure ................................................................. 9Electromagnetic Compatibility .............................................. 9Heat and Ventilation .............................................................. 9Linear Amplifire Interfacing ................................................ 10CW Key/Keyer Connections ............................................... 11Receiver Accessories (Tape Recorder etc.) ......................... 11Adjusting the Front Feet ...................................................... 11Front Panel Control & Switches ......................................... 12Rear panel Connectors ......................................................... 18Top & Bottom Panel Connectors ......................................... 19Operation ............................................................................... 20Turning the Transceiver On and Off .................................... 20Operating Band Selection ................................................... 20Mode Selection ................................................................... 21Adjusting the Audio Volume Level ..................................... 21Adjusting the RF Gain and Squelch .................................... 21Setting the Operating Frequency ......................................... 22Stacked VFO System ........................................................... 22Changing the Dial Speed ..................................................... 22Receiver Accessories ............................................................. 23Locking Front Panel Controls ............................................. 23Clarifier ............................................................................... 23IF Shift ................................................................................ 24AGC .................................................................................... 24Noise Blanker ...................................................................... 25IPO ...................................................................................... 25ATT ..................................................................................... 25DSP Bandpass Filter ............................................................ 25DSP CW Peaking Filter ....................................................... 26DSP Noise Reduction .......................................................... 26DSP Notch Filter ................................................................. 26AM/FM Tuning Dial Operation .......................................... 27Automatic Power-Off Feature ............................................. 27Transmitter Operation ......................................................... 28SSB/AM Transmission ........................................................ 28Basic Setup/Operation ................................................. 28VOX Operation ........................................................... 28AF Speech Processor Operation .................................. 29DSP Microphone Equalizer ......................................... 29CW Transmission ................................................................ 30Operation using Straight Key/External Keying Device ..... 30Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer ............................ 31FM Transmission ................................................................. 32Basic Setup/Operation ................................................. 32Repeater Operation ...................................................... 32Tone Search Scanning ................................................. 33DCS Operation ............................................................ 34DCS Search Scanning ................................................. 34Split Tone Operation ................................................... 34ARTSTM Operation ...................................................... 35CW Identifier Setup..................................................... 35Digital Mode Operation ...................................................... 36RTTY (Radio Tele Type) Operation ............................ 36PSK31 Operation ........................................................ 37Packet (1200/9600 bps FM) Operation ....................... 37WeatherFax Monitoring ...................................................... 38Time-Out Timer ................................................................... 38Split Frequency Operation .................................................. 38Active-Tuning Antenna System (ATAS-100/-120) Operation ..... 39Automatic Tuning ........................................................ 39Manual Tuning ............................................................ 39ATAS-100/-120 Operating Tips .................................. 40Grounding .................................................................... 40Tuning Procedure ........................................................ 40External Wattmeters .................................................... 40Operation on 30/17/12 Meters .................................... 40FC-30 Automatic Antenna Tuner Operation ........................ 41Antenna Tuner Memory System .................................. 41Memory Operation ............................................................... 42QMB (Quick Memory Bank) Channels .............................. 42QMB Channel Storage ................................................ 42QMB Channel Recall .................................................. 42Memory Operation on “Regular” Memory Channel ........... 42Normal Memory Storage ............................................. 42Split-Frequency Memory Storage ............................... 42Memory Channel Recall .............................................. 43Masking (“Hiding”) a Memory ................................... 43Memory Operation on “HOME” Channel Memories .......... 44HOME Channel Storage .............................................. 44HOME Channel Recall ................................................ 44Labeling Memories ............................................................. 44Spectrum Scope Monitor ..................................................... 45Smart SearchTM ..................................................................... 45Scanning Operation .............................................................. 46Scanning Features ................................................................ 46Scanning Operation ..................................................... 46Scan-Resume Choices ................................................. 46Scan Skip Programming (Memory Mode only) .......... 47“Priority Channel” Scanning ............................................... 47Programmable Memory Scan (PMS) Operation ................. 48Dual Watch Operation ......................................................... 48Miscellaneous Settings .......................................................... 49Operation on Alaska Emergency Frequency:5167.5 kHz ... 49CW Training Feature ........................................................... 49Programming the Panel Key Functions ............................... 49Beacon Feature .................................................................... 50Beacon Text Storage .................................................... 50Beacon Text Sending (On the Air) .............................. 50Display Customization ........................................................ 51Display Lamp Mode .................................................... 51Display Contrast .......................................................... 51Display Dimmer .......................................................... 51Display Color .............................................................. 51Menu Operation.................................................................... 52CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) Operation .............. 61Power-On Microprocessor Reset Procedures .................... 63Cloning ................................................................................... 63Installation Optional Accessories ........................................ 64Optional Filters:YF-122S and YF-122C ............................. 64Optional High Stability Reference Oscillator TCXO-9 ...... 65External Automatic Antenna Tuner “FC-30” ....................... 66Appendix ................................................................................ 67 |
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