User's Manual

FT-950
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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Quick Point: When attempting to work a DX station on CW, in a split-frequency pile-up,
remember that a large number of other stations may also be using Yaesu transceivers
with capability similar to that of your FT-950. On the DX side of the pile-up, everyone
calling precisely on the same CW frequency will sound like a single tone! So you may
have more success if you use the RX Clarifier to find a
hole in the pile-up, instead of
trying to zero-beat the last station worked by the DX station.
Clarifier Offset Bar Indicator
A visual depiction of the relative offset of the Clarifier may be displayed, using the Bar
Indicator.
1. Press the [MENU] button to engage the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the [SELECT] knob to select Menu item “006 DISP BAR SEL”.
Advice: Press the [SELECT] knob to toggle the Menu item display between “006
DISP” and “BAR SEL”.
3. Rotate the [SELECT] knob to select “CLAr” from the available choices; the factory
default is “C-tn.”
4. Press and hold in the [MENU] button for two seconds to save the new setting and
exit to normal operation.
Split-Frequency Operation
A powerful capability of the FT-950 is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation, using
the VFO-A and VFO-B frequency registers. This makes the FT-950 especially useful for
high-level DX-pedition use, as the Split operation capability is very advanced and easy
to use.
1. Press the [(VFO-B)RX] Indicator/Switch, then rotate the [CLAR/VFO-B] knob to
set the VFO-B frequency as desired.
2. Press the [(VFO-A)RX] Indicator/Switch, then rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to
set the VFO-A frequency as desired.
3. Now press the [SPLIT] button. The front panel Indicator/Switch LEDs will look
like this:
[(VFO-A)RX] Indicator/Switch: “ON” (LED glows Green)
[(VFO-A)TX] Indicator/Switch: “OFF” (LED Off)
[(VFO-B)RX] Indicator/Switch: “OFF” (LED Off)
[(VFO-B)TX] Indicator/Switch: “ON” (LED glows Red)