Yaesu VX-120 Operating Manual

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VX-120 OPERATING MANUAL52CW Identifier SetupThe ARTS™ feature includes a CW identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutesduring ARTS™ operation, the radio can be instructed to send “DE (your callsign) K” ifthis feature is enabled. The callsign field may contain up to 6 characters.Here’s how to program the CW Identifier:1. Press the [F] key, then press the [LOW(LOCK)SET] key to enter the Set mode.2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 11: CW WRT.3. Press the [F] key momentarily to display any previously-storedcallsign.4. Press the [F] key again to clear any previous callsign.5. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter/number of yourcallsign, then press the [F] key momentarily to save the firstletter/number and move on to the next character.6. Repeat the previous step, as many times as necessary, to com-plete your callsign. If you make a mistake, press the [(MHz)]key to move back to the previous letter/number’s slot, then re-select the correct letter/number.7. When you have finished entering your entire callsign and it con-tains less than 6 characters, press and hold in the [F] key for onesecond to confirm the callsign. (if you callsign has exactly 6characters, you do not need to press and hold in [F] in this step).8. Press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation.9. Press the [F] key, then press the [LOW(LOCK)SET] key to enter the Set mode again.10. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 10: CWID.11. Press the [F] key momentarily, then rotate the DIAL knob to setthis Item to “TX ON” (to enable the CW ID function).12. Press the PTT switch to save the settings and exit to normaloperation.You may check your work by monitoring the enteredcallsign. To do this, repeat steps 1- 7 above, then pressthe MONI switch.ARTS™ (AUTOMATIC RANGE TRANSPONDER SYSTEM)