Operating Band Selection. YAESU FT-817nd

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This transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range, over which a number of different operating modes are used. Therefore, this transceiver’s frequency coverage has been divided into different operating bands, each of with has its own pre-set channel steps and operating modes. You can change the channel steps and operating mode once you get started, of course, per the next section.

To change the frequency band, press either the to the next lower or higher operating band, respectively.

or key to move

1) Recalling the 5 MHz band (U.S. model) requires different procedure. See page

22 for details.

2) VFOa and VFOb are independent VFOs, so they may be set to different bands. See the

“Stacked VFO System” discussion on page 21 for details.

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Press either the or key to move among the eight settings for the operating modes, respectively.

You can also set VFOa and VFOb to different modes in the same band, allowing you to have a “Phone” VFO and a “CW” VFO, for example.

Rotate the tening level.

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knob to set a comfortable lis-

When operating in the “ DIG ” or “ PKT ” modes, you may set the knob to any comfortable setting, or even all the way off, because the output from the

DATA

jack is a fixed-level audio signal.

Start with the knob set fully counter-clockwise, especially when using FM

(the background noise on FM can be surprisingly loud)!

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