Specifications
Page 96 FT-950 OPERATING MANUAL
Section 97.401(d) of the regulations governing amateur radio in the United States permit emergency amateur communica-
tions on the spot frequency of 5167.5 kHz by stations in (or within 92.6 km of) the state of Alaska. This frequency is only
to be used when the immediate safety of human life and/or property are threatened, and is never to be used for routine
communications.
The FT-950 includes the capability for transmission and reception on 5167.5 kHz under such emergency conditions via the
Menu system. To activate this feature:
1. Press the
[
MENU
]
button to enter the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the
[
SELECT
]
knob to select Menu item “
118118
118118
118
TGEN EMRGNCYTGEN EMRGNCY
TGEN EMRGNCYTGEN EMRGNCY
TGEN EMRGNCY”.
ADVICE:
Press the
[
SELECT
]
knob momentarily to toggle the
Menu item display between “
118 TGEN118 TGEN
118 TGEN118 TGEN
118 TGEN” and
“
EMRGNCYEMRGNCY
EMRGNCYEMRGNCY
EMRGNCY”.
3. Rotate the
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
knob to select “
EnAEnA
EnAEnA
EnA (En-
able).”
4. Press and hold in the
[
MENU
]
button for one second
to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
Emergency communication on this spot frequency is
now possible.
5. Press the
[
V/M
]
button, as necessary, to enter the
Memory mode. Press the
[
MCH
]
button, then rotate
the
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
knob to select the emergency
channel (“
EUSEUS
EUSEUS
EUS”), which is found between channels
“
US5US5
US5US5
US5” and “
0101
0101
01”).
NOTE:
The receive-mode CLARIFIER functions normally
while using this frequency, but variation of the trans-
mit frequency is not possible. Activation of “
118 TGEN118 TGEN
118 TGEN118 TGEN
118 TGEN
EMRGNCYEMRGNCY
EMRGNCYEMRGNCY
EMRGNCY” does not enable any other out of amateur
band capability on the transceiver. The full specifica-
tions of the FT-950 are not necessarily guaranteed on
this frequency, but power output and receiver sensitiv-
ity should be fully satisfactory for the purpose of emer-
gency communication.
If you wish to disable operation capability on the Alaska
Emergency Frequency, repeat the above procedures,
but set “
118 TGEN EMRGNCY118 TGEN EMRGNCY
118 TGEN EMRGNCY118 TGEN EMRGNCY
118 TGEN EMRGNCY” to “
diSdiS
diSdiS
diS” in step 3.
In an emergency, note that a half-wave dipole cut for
this frequency should be approximately 45’3” on each
leg (90’6” total length). Emergency operation on
5167.5 kHz is shared with the Alaska-Fixed Service.
This transceiver is not authorized for operation, under
the FCC’s Part 87, for aeronautical communications.
O
PERATION
ON
A
LASKA
E
MERGENCY
F
REQUENCY
:
5167.5
KH
Z
(
U.S. V
ERSION
O
NLY
)
[
V/M
]
Button
[
MCH
]
Button
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
Knob
[
CLAR/VFO-B
]
Knob
[
MENU
]
Button
[
SELECT
]
Knob