29Basic OperationPerforming CommunicationSelecting a Frequency BandYou can select a frequency band to use for the A-band and B-band separately. Setting a Frequency Band for the A-band1 Press A to select the A-band.2 Press B repeatedly to select a frequency band.Short WaveBand50 MHzbandFM BCBand AIR band 144 MHzbandVHF-TVBandInformation radioband (1)430 MHzbandUHF-TVBandCellular BlockedUSA versionAM BCBandTip Pressing F and then B changes frequency bands shown above in the reverse order. Selecting a Frequency Band for B-band1 Press A to select the B-band.2 Press B to select a frequency band.AIR band 144 MHz band VHF-TV BandInformation radio band (1)430 MHz band470MH to 580MHzTip Pressing F and then B changes frequency bands shown above in the reverse order.Caution Digital communication can be performed only on the A-band.Digital communication cannot be performed on the B-band.Tips• The frequency settings from the factory are:A-band: 144.000 MHz B-band: 430.000MHz• The factory setting of the Auto mode is set such that the transceiver is automatically switched to theoptimal reception mode for the default frequency bands.To change the default reception mode, press and hold M for over 1 second and then select [2 TX/RX] [1 MODE] [4RX MODE] (See page 38).• For the relationship between frequency bands and reception frequencies, see the table on page 28.• You can also recall the home channel of each frequency band by pressing F and then 4 (Seepage 45).
