User's Manual

FT-950

Operating Manual

Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.

Front Panel Controls & Switches

1. [POWER] Switch

Press and hold in this switch for two seconds to turn the transceiver on. Press and hold

in this switch for two seconds, similarly, to turn the transceiver off.

2. [ANT 1-2] Switch

Pressing this selects either the ANT 1 or 2 jack on the rear panel, and allows

convenient antenna switching at the press of button. The selected antenna jack is

indicated at the Block Diagram Display in the display.

3. [TUNE] Switch

This is the on/off switch for the FT-950’s Automatic Antenna Tuner.

Pressing this button momentarily places the antenna tuner in line between the

transmitter final amplifier and the antenna jack (“TUNER” icon will appear in the

display). Reception is not affected.

Pressing and holding in this button for two seconds, while receiving in an amateur

band, activates the transmitter for a few seconds while the automatic antenna tuner

rematches the antenna system impedance for minimum SWR. The resulting setting is

automatically stored in one of the antenna tuner’s 100 memories, for instant automatic

recall later when the receiver is tuned near the same frequency.

Pressing this button momentarily, while the Tuner is engaged, will take the Automatic

Antenna tuner out of the transmit line.

Note: When the Automatic Antenna Tuner is tuning itself, a signal is being transmitted.

Therefore, be absolutely certain that an antenna or dummy load is connected to the

selected antenna jack before pressing and holding in the [TUNE] button to start

antenna tuning.

4. [MOX] Switch

Pressing this button engages the PTT (Push to Talk) circuit, to activate the transmitter

(the LED inside this button will glow red). It must be turned off (the red LED will be

off) for reception. This button replicates the action of the Push to Talk (PTT) switch on

the microphone. When engaging the [MOX] button, or otherwise causing a

transmission to be started, be certain you have either an antenna or 50-Ohm dummy

load connected to the selected Antenna jack.