User's Manual

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Making!a!call!
Press!and!hold!the!PTT!button!on!the!side!of!the!handheld!mic!to!transmit.!While!transmitting,!
speak!approximately!3-5cm!(1-2!inches)!from!the!microphone.!When!you!release!the!PTT!your!
transceiver!will!go!back!to!its!receive!mode.!
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Channel!selection!
There!are!two!modes!of!operation:!Frequency!(VFO)!mode,!and!Channel!or!Memory!(MR)!mode.!
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For!everyday!use,!Channel!(MR)!mode!is!going!to!be!a!whole!lot!more!practical!than!Frequency!(VFO)!
mode.!However,!Frequency!(VFO)!mode!is!very!handy!for!experimentation!out!in!the!field.!
Frequency!(VFO)!mode!is!also!used!for!programming!channels!into!memory.!For!details!on!how!to!
program!your!transceiver!see!Chapter!4,!Programming.!
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Ultimately!which!mode!you!end!up!using!will!depend!entirely!on!your!use!case.!
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Frequency!(VFO)!mode!
In!Frequency!(VFO)!mode!you!can!navigate!up!and!down!the!band!by!using!the! !and! !keys!
(or!rotating!the!selector!knob).!Each!press!(or!rotation!click)!will!increment!or!decrement!your!
frequency!according!to!the!frequency!step!you've!set!your!transceiver!to!(Menu!Item!1:!Step)!