Yaesu FT-991 Operating Manual

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Page 67FT-991 O PERA T ING M ANUALCw C onvenienCe feaTuresMULTI KnobMULTI KnobMENU(SETUP) ButtonMENU(SETUP) ButtonconteSt MeMory keyer (uSing the optionAl Fh-2 reMote control keypAd)You may also utilize the CW message capability of the FT-991 from the optional FH-2 Remote Control Keypad, whichplugs into the rear panel REM/ALC jack.Message MemoryFive memory channels capable of retaining 50 characters each are provided (using the PARIS standard for charactersand word length).Example: CQ CQ CQ DE W6DXC K (19 characters)--•--• ----•-- --•--• ----•-- --•--• ----•-- --•• • •---- --•••• --•• --••-- --•--• --•--(C) (Q) (C) (Q) (C) (Q) (D) (E) (W) (6) (D) (X) (C) (K)Storing A MeSSAge into MeMory1. Press the MENU(SETUP) button to enter the Menumode.2. Rotate the MULTI knob to select the CW MemoryRegister into which you wish to store the message;for now, we are just setting the message entry tech-nique to (Keyer entry).017 CW MEMORY 1018 CW MEMORY 2019 CW MEMORY 3020 CW MEMORY 4021 CW MEMORY 53. Touch [SELECT] on the LCD, then rotate theMULTI knob to set the selected CW Memory Reg-ister to “MESSAGE”. If you want to use your keyerpaddle for message entry on all memories, set all fiveMenu items (#017 ~ 021) to “MESSAGE”.4. Touch [ENTER] on the LCD to save the new set-ting.5. Press the MENU(SETUP) button or touch [BACK]on the LCD to exit to normal operation.Contest Number ProgrammingUse this process if you are starting a contest, or if you somehow get out of sync with the proper number in themiddle of a contest.1. Press the MENU(SETUP) button to enter theMenu mode.2. Rotate the MULTI knob to select Menu item “016CONTEST NUMBER”. The current contest num-ber appears on the TFT display.3. Touch [SELECT] on the LCD, then rotate theMULTI knob to set the Contest Number to thedesired value.A dvice :Touch [BACK] on the LCD to cancel the setting.4. Touch [ENTER] on the LCD to save the new set-ting.terMinology:PARIS Word Length: By convention among CW andAmateur operators (utilized by ARRL and others), thelength of one “word” of CW is defined as the length ofthe Morse Code characters spelling the word “PARIS”.This character (dot/dash/space) length is used for thespecific definition of code speed in “words per minute”.5. Press the MENU(SETUP) button or touch[BACK] on the LCD to exit to normal opera-tion.