User's Manual

FT-950

Operating Manual

Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.

and dashes as you send them. This allows you to hear a station that suddenly

starts transmitting on your frequency, while you are in the midst of a

transmission.

Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer

Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel [KEY] jack.

1. Press the [CW] mode button to engage CW operation. The “CW” and “USB” icons

will appear in the display. And the “MONI” icon will also appear in the display;

thus the CW monitor is activated.

Advice: If you press the [CW] button once more, after initially selecting CW, you

will engage the “CW Reverse” mode (see page ??), whereby the “opposite” sideband

injection is used, compared to the “normal” sideband. The “CW” and “LSB” icons

will appear in the display if you select CW Reverse.

2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired operating frequency.

3. Press the [KEYER] button. The “KEYER” icon will appear in the display,

confirming that the built-in Electronic Keyer is now active.

4. Rotate the [SPEED] knob to set the desired sending speed (4 ~ 60 WPM).

Clockwise rotation of the [SPEED] knob will increase the keying speed.

Advice:

 You may confirm the keying speed when turning the [SPEED] knob while

pressing the [KEYER] button. The frequency display shows the keying speed

temporarily.

 When you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle, the CW keying

tone will automatically be generated.

5. Press the [BK-IN] button to engage automatic activation of the transmitter when

you press either the “Dot” or “Dash” side of your paddle. The “BK-IN” icon will

appear in the display.

6. CW operation utilizing your paddle may now commence.

 When you utilize your keyer paddle, the transmitter will automatically be

activated, and the CW characters (or a strong of dots and dashes) will be

transmitted. When you release the keyer paddle contacts, transmission will

cease after a brief delay; the delay time is user-programmable, per the

discussion on page ??.

Advice:

 You may adjust the CW sidetone level by the [MONI] knob. Rotate the [MONI]