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Yaesu Contest Operation Manual
Summary of Contest
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual ft dx 9000mp/contest data management o peration m anual.
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual when turning on the transceiver for the first time, please set the local time as soon as possible. If this is not done, the various functions of the world clock and great circle map will not function correctly. Note: if you wish to add a cit...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual 4. Changing the location to set the (highlighted) time zone, press the [7/ 18](select) key to engage setting of the de- sired time zone. Use the [1/1.8]( ) ~ [4/7]() keys to choose the time zone, then press the [7/ 18](select) key once more....
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor a bout d ata m anagement o peration a number of informative and useful displays will appear when you connect your monitor to the rear-panel display terminal. These include the world clock, spectrum scope,...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor “w orld c lock ” screen “s pectrum s cope ” screen “a udio s cope /o scillo s cope ” screen “l og b ook ” screen “swr m onitor ” screen “r otator c ontrol ” screen “m emory c hannel l ist ” screen “m enu ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor [ent] key clar/vfo-b knob main tuning knob mnu key function keys (band keys) [1/1.8] ~ [8/21] keys a bout m enu m ode o peration the menu mode’s various selections and parameters can be displayed on the e...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor there are 160 items in the menu mode, and they are grouped; the group name is displayed at the left top of the list screen. It will be convenient for you if you initially select the group, by rotating the...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor main (vfo-a) & sub (vfo-b) fields these areas of the display contain information about the status of the main (vfo-a) and sub (vfo-b) vfos. Mode fields these fields indicate the operating mode in use on t...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual b efore u sing an e xternal m onitor local time-1 field the current time at your location (local time-1) is displayed here. Local time-2 field the local time-2 time, as programmed, will ap- pear here. World time field this area shows the cur...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual before using an external monitor .................................................................................................................. 2 how to use the world clock function ..........................................................
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the w orld c lock h ow to u se the w orld c lock the world clock displays the time in various coun- tries, and the day/night areas are also indicated on the map, including the grey line near the termina- tor. The difference between th...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual page 10 h ow to u se the w orld c lock set (local-time1) s etup please see the “please read this first” information. Format (time format) s etup this procedure lets you choose between 12-hour and 24-hour time display format. 1. While the wor...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual page 11 h ow to u se the w orld c lock city s election it is possible to select any city name which is displayed on the world clock screen. Advice: the order of the display of the cities can be changed later; for now, please just select one ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual page 12 h ow to u se the w orld c lock m iscellaneous w orld c lock s etup o ptions it is possible to change the order of selection of the city times, as well as the display color, etc. 1. On the world map screen, press the [4/7](list) key t...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual page 13 h ow to u se the w orld c lock off t imer and a larm s etup it is easy to set the off timer and alarm times. As to the off timeer, countdown intervals of 120/90/60/30/15 minutes, and off, can be selected. For the alarm setting, it is...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the s pectrum s cope s pectrum s cope this page displays the spectrum scope which is con- venient for monitoring band activity. The entire screen will become the spectrum display, and you can see both strong and weak signals clearly a...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s pectrum s cope 25 khz 50 khz 100 khz 250 khz 500 khz 1000 khz 2500 khz 25 khz ...... [3/5](att) “attenuator” by pressing this key, the attenuation can be switched as shown below. The noise level on the band will vary according to condition...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s pectrum s cope u sing the ctr (c enter ) d isplay m ode it is possible to switch between the main (vfo-a) and sub (vfo-b) vfos. Also, dual display of both vfos is available (upper: main (vfo-a) and lower: sub (vfo-b)). Also, the lbws (limi...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s pectrum s cope u sing the m arker miscellaneous functions s earching for s trong s ignals u sing the p eak s earch f eature 1. Press the [1/1.8](func) key to show the screen for setup of the marker. 2. Press the [4/7](p.Srch) key to move t...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the lbws (l imited b and w idth s weep ) f unction lbws (limited band width sweep) is a function that sweeps a limited segment of the spectrum scope span without changing the span (bandwidth). As the sweep segment becomes narrower, th...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s pectrum s cope u sing the fix (f ixed ) m ode this feature is convenient when you want to monitor an entire amateur band. The starting point, located at the left edge of the screen, can be set via the menu. Even if the screen span (bandwid...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the a udio s cope and o scilloscope it is possible to show both the audio scope and the oscilloscope displays simultaneously. With the audio scope, the horizontal line represents frequency, and you can use this function check the fre-...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a udio s cope and o scilloscope u sing the a udio s cope the audio scope is particularly useful when making adjustments to the transmitter, especially when setting up the speech processor as well as the parametric microphone equalizer. On re...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the o scilloscope both tx and rx waveforms can be observed, allowing optimal adjustments pf setup options or filter settings, on voice, cw, and digital modes. 1. Press the [6/14](level) key to set the level as appropriate for the sign...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual n ote a udio s cope and o scilloscope page 23.
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the l og b ook by connecting your keyboard (not supplied) to the transceiver’s rear-panel keyboard jack (ps/2 or usb), you can create a log book within the radio, and display it on the display. Date, time, frequency, and mode will be ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual l og b ook f unction l og b ook e xample enter key [1/1.8](func) [4/7](edit) [7/18](save/load) [4/7](check) [5/10](summary) [6/14](config) enter key [6/14](setting) page 25.
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual config s etting up to five users may be registered into the logbook. For use in a contest or otherwise, the settings for each operator may be stored for later recall when that operator signs on. The operator’s identification may be entered i...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual page 27 l og b ook f unction config s etting config setting m ode s etup logging type (setup of log preferences) contest: this is a concise log format, with callsign, rst, rem (remarks) only being entered by the operator; the date, time, ban...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual l og b ook f unction l og b ook d ata i nput log data may be entered by the user. Depending on the user setup (config) for “logging type,” there are two logging modes: in the contest mode, the operator just enters the callsign, signal report...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual quick point: in the step 2, before doing a check for a duplicate qso, a copy is made of the qso record, and you may then do editing of that record. Use the [1/1.8]( ), [2/3.5](), [3/5](), and [4/7]() keys to select an item from among call, r...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual l og b ook f unction l oading l og d ata (load) you may load log data from a cf card into your ft dx 9000 (for example, an archive copy, or a log from a different transceiver). Before starting, be sure the cf card containing the log data has...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s ummary c heck you may do a band-by band, mode-by mode, or “all log” summary of your log data. M ode - based s ummary c heck 1. Referring to figure 2 on page 25, pressing [5/ 10](summary) to brings up the summary page, and you may then pres...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the t emperature /swr i ndication it is possible to display the vdd (tx final amplifier) voltage, bias voltage, the temperature of the heat sink of the final devices, and the (swept) swr characteristics/performance of the antenna conn...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual g raphic m eter d isplays t emperature / swr i ndication vdd the drain voltage of the final fet is measured and displayed here. The measurement range is 0-60 v, and the proper voltage is around 50 v. On tx, if around 50 v is displayed, the t...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the m arker on the swr g raph it is possible to read the measured swr value by placing the marker onto the desired frequency (measurement test point) of the swr graph. T emperature / swr i ndication 1. Press the [2/3.5](marker) key to...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the g reat c ircle m ap /r otator c ontrol function s creen in order to direct the antenna to the desired/opposite station, a great circle map can be displayed on the screen. This great circle map will show your location at the center...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual g reat c ircle m ap / r otator c ontrol function [4/7](mode) by pressing this key, the rotation control mode can be selected. With every momentary press, the mode changes as shown below. The mode is indicated in the middle of the display. Ma...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual manual m ode it is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station’s location has been entered, the location of the other station and yours will be connected with a line on the great circle map, and you can rotate the ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual g reat c ircle m ap / r otator c ontrol function preset m ode the preset mode lets you set the desired direction of the rotator in advance, so you can automatically rotate your yaesu rotator to the designated direction. Use of a yaesu rotato...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual memory m ode it is possible to rotate the antenna automatically to a direction or directions which you store into memory in advance. Use of a yaesu rotator (g-800dxa, g-1000dxa, or g-2800dxa) requires the connection of the rotator cable to t...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the m emory c hannel l ist this is the screen which displays the transceiver's memory channels. On the list, the channel number, id tag, frequency, and operating mode are shown. The ft dx 9000 has an extensive memory system of 99 chan...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual e rasing a m emory c hannel /r estoring an e rased m emory c hannel you can erase data from any memory channel which is no longer needed. It also is possible to restore (imme- diately after deletion) erased memory channel data, in case you e...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the m emory c hannel l ist l oading m emory d ata loading memory data from the cf card to the memory on the ft dx 9000. 1. Press the [2/3.5](load) key to open the memory loading window. If there are multiple file names stored on the c...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual a bout the menu m ode the ft dx 9000’s menu mode includes 160 different settings, used for configuration of various transceiver fea- tures and functions that generally are set once, and then seldom changed. Advice: the 160 items in the menu ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the m enu m ode e xplanation of the f unction k eys on the m enu m ode s creen [2/3.5](load) press this key to download previously-used menu settings from the cf card to the transceiver. [3/5](save) press this key to save the current ...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual m enu m ode c onfiguration c hanges when you want to change something in a menu mode setting, follow the procedure described below. 1. Press the mnu key momentarily. The external monitor will display the menu page. Included on this page will...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual s aving m enu c onfiguration d ata you may save the current menu configuration data to the cf card, for archive purposes or for quick changes in extensive transceiver settings for different operating applications. 1. Press the [3/5](save) ke...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual u sing the m enu m ode press [2/3.5](load) press [3/5](go) page 48 l oading m enu d ata loading menu data from the cf card 1. Press the [2/3.5](load) key to open the “load” window. If there are several file names stored, select the desired f...
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Ft dx 9000mp/c ontest d ata m anagement o peration m anual copyright 2005 vertex standard co., ltd. All rights reserved no portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of vertex standard co., ltd. Printed in japan. E h 0 1 0 h 1 7 0 0508t-0y.