Specifications

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FM MODE OPERATION
REPEATER OPERATION
The FT-950 may be utilized on 29 MHz and 50 MHz repeaters.
1. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to the output fre-
quency (downlink) from the repeater.
2. If CTCSS Tone operation is desired/needed, press and
hold in the
[
AM/FM
]
button for one second to engage
the CTCSS mode.
3. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired
CTCSS mode. If you just need to send the uplink en-
coding tone, select “
TNTN
TNTN
TN.” For encode/decode opera-
tion, choose “
TSTS
TSTS
TS” instead. The available choices are
“
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF” Æ “
TNTN
TNTN
TN (Tone Encoder)”
Æ “
TSTS
TSTS
TS (Tone Squelch)” Æ “
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF”.
4. Rotate the
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
knob to select the desired
CTCSS Tone to be used. A total of 50 standard CTCSS
tones are provided (see the CTCSS Tone Chart).
5. Press the
[
AM/FM
]
Mode button to select the desired
repeater shift direction. The selections are:
“
SS
SS
S” Æ “
++
++
+” Æ “
––
––
–” Æ “
SS
SS
S”
where “
SS
SS
S” represents “Simplex” operation (not used
on a repeater).
6. Press and hold in the
[
AM/FM
]
button for one second
to exit from the repeater setup mode.
7. Close the microphone’s PTT switch (or press the
[
MOX
]
button) to begin transmission. You will observe
that the frequency has shifted to correspond to the pro-
gramming you set up in the previous steps, and a “
TT
TT
T”
notation will appear on the “10 Hz” frequency digit
while transmitting. Speak into the microphone in a
normal voice level. Release the PTT switch or
[
MOX
]
button to return to the receive mode.
ADVICE:
 The Repeater operation will be memorized indepen-
dently on each VFO stack of the VFO-A and VFO-B.
 The conventional repeater shift used on 29 MHz is 100
kHz, while on the 50 MHz band the shift may vary
between 500 kHz and 1.7 MHz (or more). To program
the proper repeater shift, use Menu items “
057 F3E057 F3E
057 F3E057 F3E
057 F3E
28 RPT28 RPT
28 RPT28 RPT
28 RPT” (28 MHz) and “
058 F3E 50 RPT058 F3E 50 RPT
058 F3E 50 RPT058 F3E 50 RPT
058 F3E 50 RPT” (50
MHz), as appropriate.
[
MODE
]
Button
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
Knob
Main Tuning Dial Knob
[
MOX
]
Button
CTCSS Tone Frequency
CTCSS Operation
TNTN
TNTN
TN: Tone Encoder
TSTS
TSTS
TS: Tone Squelch
OFFOFF
OFFOFF
OFF: OFF
Repeater Shift Direction
––
––
–: Minus Shift
++
++
+: Plus Shift
SS
SS
S: Simplex