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Yaesu FT-1802M Operating Manual

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    Fm transceiver ft-1802m o perating m anual vertex standard co., ltd. 4-8-8 nakameguro, meguro-ku, tokyo 153-8644, japan vertex standard us headquarters 10900 walker street, cypress, ca 90630, u.S.A. Yaesu europe b.V. P.O. Box 75525, 1118 zn schiphol, the netherlands yaesu uk ltd. Unit 12, sun valley...

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    Contents introduction ...................................................... 1 specifications .................................................... 2 accessories & options ..................................... 3 supplied accessories ..................................... 3 optional accessories ..........

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    1 ft-1802m o perating m anual the yaesu ft-1802m is a deluxe, rugged fm mobile transceiver providing high power output and outstanding receiver performance for the 144 mhz amateur band. Included in the ft-1802m ’s feature complement are: 50 watts of power output, with selection of four power levels ...

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    2 ft-1802m o perating m anual general frequency range : tx 144 - 146 mhz or 144 - 148 mhz rx 144 - 146 mhz or 136 - 174 mhz channel step : 5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100 khz standard repeater shift : ±600 khz frequency stability : better than ±10 ppm [–4 °f to +140 °f (–20 °c to +60 °c)] modes of emissio...

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    3 ft-1802m o perating m anual s upplied a ccessories microphone mh-48 a6j ...................................................................................................... 1 mobile mounting bracket mmb-36 .................................................................................. 1 dc po...

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    4 ft-1802m o perating m anual this chapter describes the installation procedure for integrating the ft-1802m into a typi- cal amateur radio station. It is presumed that you possess technical knowledge and concep- tual understanding consistent with your status as a licensed radio amateur. Please take...

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    5 ft-1802m o perating m anual i nstallation s afety i nformation the ft-1802m is an electrical apparatus, as well as a generator of rf (radio frequency) energy, and you should exercise all safety precautions as are appropriate for this type of device. These safety tips apply to any device installed ...

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    6 ft-1802m o perating m anual a ntenna c onsideration the ft-1802m is designed for use with antennas presenting an impedance of near 50 ohms at all operating frequencies. The antenna (or a 50 ohm dummy load) should be connected whenever the transceiver is turned on, to avoid damage that could otherw...

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    7 ft-1802m o perating m anual m obile i nstallation the ft-1802m must only be installed in vehicles having a 13.8 volt negative ground elec- trical system. Mount the transceiver where the display, controls, and microphone are easily accessible, using the supplied mmb-36 mounting bracket. The transce...

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    8 ft-1802m o perating m anual mobile power connections to minimize voltage drop and avoid blowing the vehicle’s fuses, connect the supplied dc power cable directly to the battery terminals. Do not attempt to defeat or bypass the dc cable’s fuse - it is there to protect you, your transceiver, and you...

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    9 ft-1802m o perating m anual i nstallation b ase s tation i nstallation the ft-1802m is ideal for base station use as well as in mobile installations. The ft- 1802m is specifically designed to integrate into your station easily, using the information to follow as a reference. Ac power supplies oper...

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    10 ft-1802m o perating m anual vol knob this control adjusts the audio volume level. Clockwise rotation increases the volume level. Sql knob this control is used to silence background noise on the receiver. It should be advanced clockwise just to the point where the noise is silenced (and the “ ” in...

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    11 ft-1802m o perating m anual f ront p anel c ontrols & s witches [ rev ( dw )] key during split-frequency operation, such as through a repeater, this key reverses the trans- mit and receive frequencies . Press and hold in this key for one second to activate the dual watch feature, described in the...

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    12 ft-1802m o perating m anual ptt switch press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive. Keypad these 16 keys generate dtmf tones during transmission. In the receive mode, these 16 keys can be used for direct frequency entry and/or direct numeric recall of the memory channels. The [ a ], ...

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    13 ft-1802m o perating m anual 13.8v dc cable pigtail w/fuse this is the power supply connection for the transceiver. Use the supplied dc cable to connect this pigtail to the car battery or other dc power supply capable of at least 10 amperes (continuous duty). Make certain that the red lead connect...

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    14 ft-1802m o perating m anual hi! I’m r. F. Radio, and i’ll be helping you along as you learn the many features of the ft-1802m. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but i encourage you to read the “basic operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the most out of...

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    15 ft-1802m o perating m anual b asic o peration f requency n avigation 1 ) tuning dial rotating the dial knob allows tuning in the pre-programmed steps. Clockwise rotation of the dial knob causes the ft-1802m to be tuned toward a higher frequency, while counter-clock- wise rotation will lower the o...

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    16 ft-1802m o perating m anual t ransmission to transmit, simply close the ptt (push to talk) switch on the microphone when the fre- quency is clear. Hold the microphone approximately 1” (25 mm) from your mouth, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice level. When your transmission is complet...

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    17 ft-1802m o perating m anual w eather b roadcast r eception ( usa v ersion ) the ft-1802m includes a unique feature which allows reception of weather broadcasts in the 160-mhz frequency range. Ten standard weather broadcast channels are pre-loaded into a special memory bank. To listen to a weather...

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    18 ft-1802m o perating m anual lock f eature to order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as- pects of the ft-1802m ’s keys and knob may be locked out. To lock out some or all of the keys, use the “set” (menu) mode, described below: 1. Press and hold in the [ ...

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    19 ft-1802m o perating m anual c hannel s tep s election tuning steps are factory preset to default increments which are appropriate for the country to which this radio is exported. You may have a reason to use a different step size, however, and here is the procedure for changing the channel steps:...

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    20 ft-1802m o perating m anual rf s quelch a special rf squelch feature is provided on this radio. This feature allows you to set the squelch so that only signals exceeding a certain s-meter level will open the squelch. To set up the rf squelch circuit for operation, use the following procedure: 1. ...

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    21 ft-1802m o perating m anual r epeater o peration the ft-1802m includes a host of convenience features which makes operation on amateur repeaters both efficient and enjoyable. This transceiver offers three methods of setting up split-frequency operation on repeaters: manual selection of preset rep...

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    22 ft-1802m o perating m anual r epeater o peration a utomatic r epeater s hift the ars (automatic repeater shift) feature in this transceiver allows easy and convenient repeater operation by automatically activating the repeater shift function whenever you tune to a standard repeater subband. The a...

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    23 ft-1802m o perating m anual r epeater o peration s eparate t ransmit f requency m emories ( “o dd s plits ” ) all memory channels can store independent receive and transmit frequencies, to accommo- date occasional non-standard offsets with greater frequency resolution than is available us- ing th...

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    24 ft-1802m o perating m anual ctcss o peration many repeater systems require that a very-low-frequency audio tone be superimposed on your fm carrier in order to activate the repeater. This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar or spurious signals from other transmitters. This tone...

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    25 ft-1802m o perating m anual your repeater may or may not re-transmit a ctcss tone - some systems just use ctcss to control access to the repeater, but don’t pass it along when transmit- ting. If the s-meter deflects, but the ft-1802m is not passing audio, repeat steps “1” through “3” above, but r...

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    26 ft-1802m o perating m anual t one s earch s canning in operating situations where you don’t know the ctcss tone or dcs code being used by another station or stations, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used. Two things must be remembere...

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    27 ft-1802m o perating m anual epcs ( e nhanced p aging & c ode s quelch ) o peration the ft-1802m includes an enhanced ctcss tone encoder/decoder and a dedicated micro- processor providing paging and selective calling features. This allows you to place a call to a specific station (paging), and to ...

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    28 ft-1802m o perating m anual activating the enhanced paging & code squelch system 1. Press and hold in the [ mhz ( set )] key for one second, then rotate the dial knob to select “ 32 pager .” 2. Press the [ mhz ( set )] key, then rotate the dial knob to set this menu item to “ on .” 3. Press and h...

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    29 ft-1802m o perating m anual ctcss/dcs/epcs b ell o peration during ctcss decode, dcs, or epcs operation, you may set up the ft-1802m such that a ringing “bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in. Here is the procedure for activating the ctcss/dcs/epcs bell: 1. Set the transceiv...

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    30 ft-1802m o perating m anual s plit t one o peration the ft-1802m can be operated in a “split tone” configuration, to enable operation on repeaters using a mix of both ctcss and dcs control via the set mode. 1. Press and hold in the [ mhz ( set )] key for one second, then rotate the dial knob to s...

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    31 ft-1802m o perating m anual ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration n ote.

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    32 ft-1802m o perating m anual dtmf o peration the microphone’s 16-button keypad allows easy dtmf dialing for autopatch, repeater control, or internet-link access purposes. Besides numerical digits [ 0 ] through [ 9 ], the key- pad includes the [ ] and [ # ] digits, plus the [ a ], [ b ], [ c ], and...

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    33 ft-1802m o perating m anual 8. If you wish to store another dtmf string, repeat steps 2 through 6 above. 9. Press and hold in the [ mhz ( set )] key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. To transmit the memorized telephone number, use the following procedure: 1. Pre...

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    34 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: 200 “basic” memory channels, numbered “0” through “199.” a “home” channel, providing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency. 10 sets of band-edge memories, also known as “programma...

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    35 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory o peration m emory r ecall once you have stored the memory or memories desired, you must now switch from the “vfo” mode to the “memory recall” mode, so you can operate on the just-stored memory channels. 1. Press the [ d/mr ( mw )] key, repeatedly if necessary,...

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    36 ft-1802m o perating m anual l abeling m emories you may wish to append an alpha-numeric “tag” (label) to a memory or memories, to aid in recollection of the channel’s use (such as club name, etc.). This is easily accomplished using the set (menu) mode. 1. Recall the memory channel on which you wi...

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    37 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory o peration m emory t uning once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may easily tune off that channel, as though you were in the vfo mode. 1. With the ft-1802m in the memory recall mode, select the desired memory channel. 2. Press the [ mhz ( set ...

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    38 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory b ank o peration the large number of memories available in the ft-1802m could be difficult to utilize with- out some means of organizing them. Fortunately, the ft-1802m includes provision for dividing the memories into as many as eight memory banks, so you can ...

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    39 ft-1802m o perating m anual removing memories from a memory bank 1. While operating in the memory bank mode, recall the memory channel to be removed from a memory bank. 2. Press and hold in the [ d/mr ( mw )] key for one second, then press the [ a/n ( low )] key to remove the memory channel data ...

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    40 ft-1802m o perating m anual h ome c hannel m emory a convenient one-touch “home” channel memory is available to simplify return to your most-often-used frequency. This memory does not appear in the regular memory bank, to simplify operation and speed recall of this important channel. To recall th...

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    41 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory -o nly m ode once memory channel programming has been completed, you may place the radio in a “memory only” mode, whereby vfo and home channel operation are impossible. This may be particularly useful during public-service events where a number of operators may...

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    42 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m ’s scanning capability provides the operator with many convenient methods of rapid frequency navigation. B asic s canner o peration before activating the scanner, make sure that the squelch is set to silence the background noise when no signal is present. ...

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    43 ft-1802m o perating m anual s can -r esume o ptions three scan-resume modes are available on the ft-1802m : in the “ busy ” mode, the scanner will remain halted for as long as there is carrier present on the channel; after the carrier drops at the end of the other station’s transmission, scanning...

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    44 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory s kip s canning when you have some continuously-active channels in memories, you may wish to skip them for scanning , but still have them available for manual selection . To mask a memory to be skipped (only) during scanning, use the following procedure: 1. Set...

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    45 ft-1802m o perating m anual p referential m emory s can the ft-1802m also allows you to set up a “preferential scan list” of channels which you can “flag” within the memory system. These channels are designated by a blinking “ skip ” icon when you have selected them, one by one, for the preferent...

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    46 ft-1802m o perating m anual m emory b ank l ink s can when the memory bank feature is engaged, the scanner sweeps only memory channels in the current memory bank. However, if the memory bank link scan feature is enabled, you may sweep the memory channels in several memory banks which you have sel...

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    47 ft-1802m o perating m anual p rogrammable b and -s can l imits besides band and memory scanning, this transceiver can be set to tune or scan only the frequencies between user-defined lower and upper limits. For example, you may wish to limit tuning/scanning to 144.3 - 148.0 mhz, to avoid encroach...

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    48 ft-1802m o perating m anual p riority c hannel s canning ( d ual w atch ) the ft-1802m ’s scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a vfo, memory channel, or home channel, while periodically checking a user-defined memory channel for activity. If a...

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    49 ft-1802m o perating m anual w eather a lert s can this feature allows you to check the weather broadcast memory channels for the presence of the noaa alert tone while operating using vfo scan or memory channel scan. When the weather alert scan feature is engaged, the ft-1802m will check the weath...

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    50 ft-1802m o perating m anual s mart s earch o peration the smart search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to where activity is encountered by your radio. When smart search is engaged, the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency, storing active fr...

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    51 ft-1802m o perating m anual s mart s earch o peration storing smart search memories 1. Set the radio to the vfo mode. Be sure that you have the squelch adjusted properly (so that band noise is quieted). 2. Press the microphone’s [ p2 ] key to enter the smart search mode. The “ s srch ” notation w...

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    52 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied into the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement system) network. Details may be found at the wires-ii web site: http://www.Vxstd.Com/en/wiresinfo- en/. Thi...

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    53 ft-1802m o perating m anual 4. Rotate the dial knob to select “ f ” (representing dtmf “#”: the first digit of the dtmf string). 5. Press the [ low ( a/n )] key momentarily to accept the first digit and move to the second digit of the dtmf string. 6. Repeat the previous steps until you have compl...

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    54 ft-1802m o perating m anual number ( f0 ~ f9 ) (or name) corresponding to the internet link repeater to which you wish to establish an internet link, then press the ptt switch momentarily to lock in the selected access number. 6. Once the internet connection feature is activated per step 4 above,...

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    55 ft-1802m o perating m anual the arts™ feature uses dcs signaling to inform both parties when you and another arts™-equipped station are within communications range. This may be particularly use- ful during search-and rescue situations, where is important to stay in contact with other members of y...

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    56 ft-1802m o perating m anual 5. Press the assigned microphone’s programmable button momentarily to exit arts™ operation and resume normal functioning of the transceiver. Arts™ polling time options the arts™ feature may be programmed to poll every 25 seconds (default value) or 15 seconds. The defau...

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    57 ft-1802m o perating m anual cw identifier setup the arts™ feature includes a cw identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutes during arts™ operation, the radio can be instructed to send “de (your callsign) k,” if this feature is enabled. The callsign field may contain up to 16 characters...

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    58 ft-1802m o perating m anual cw t raining f eature the ft-1802m provides a cw training feature, which sends random morse code via the sidetone (heard in the speaker), so you can improve your cw proficiency. 1. Press and hold in the [ mhz ( set )] key for one second, then rotate the dial knob to se...

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    59 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m may be used for 1200 bps packet operation, using most all commonly- available terminal node controllers (tncs). Connections between the transceiver and the tnc are accomplished via the front panel microphone connector and rear panel external speaker jack, ...

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    60 ft-1802m o perating m anual p assword the ft-1802m provides a password feature which can minimize the chance that your trans- ceiver could be used by an unauthorized party. When the password feature is activated, the radio will ask for the four digit password to be entered when the radio is first...

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    61 ft-1802m o perating m anual t ime -o ut t imer ( tot ) the “time-out timer” (tot) feature is designed to force the transceiver into the “receive” mode after a preset time period of continuous transmission (the default is 3 minutes). This feature prevents your transceiver from transmitting a “dead...

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    62 ft-1802m o perating m anual b usy c hannel l ock -o ut ( bclo ) the bclo feature prevents the radio’s transmitter from being activated if a signal strong enough to break through the “noise” squelch is present. On a frequency where stations using different ctcss or dcs codes may be active, bclo pr...

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    63 ft-1802m o perating m anual m iscellaneous s ettings p rogramming the k ey a ssignments default ft-1802m key functions have been assigned to the microphone’s [ p1 ]/[ p2 ]/[ p3 ]/ [ p4 ] buttons at the factory. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to assign quick access to another functi...

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    64 ft-1802m o perating m anual fm b andwidth & tx d eviation l evel you can reduce the receiver bandwidth and microphone deviation level when operating on tightly-clustered frequencies (channel spacing of 12.5 or 15 khz). This will reduce the trans- mitter deviation, thus minimizing interference to ...

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    65 ft-1802m o perating m anual dcs c ode i nversion the dcs system was first introduced in the commercial lmr (land mobile radio) service, where it is now in widespread use. Dcs is sometime referred to by its different proprietary names, such as dpl ® (digital private line ® , a registered trademark...

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    66 ft-1802m o perating m anual in some instances of erratic or unpredictable operation, the cause may be corruption of data in the microprocessor (due to static electricity, etc.). If this happens, resetting of the micro- processor may restore normal operation. Note that all memories will be erased ...

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    67 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m includes a convenient “clone” feature, which allows the memory and con- figuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another ft-1802m . This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service operation. H...

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    68 ft-1802m o perating m anual the ft-1802m set (menu) mode, already described in parts of many previous chapters, is easy to activate and set. It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver parameters, some of which have not been detailed previously. Use the following procedure t...

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    69 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu i tem 29 mw md 30 nm set 31 opn.Msg 32 pager 33 pag.Abk 34 pag.Cdr 35 pag.Cdt 36 prg p1 37 prg p2 38 prg p3 39 prg p4 40 pswd 41 resume 42 rf sql 43 rpt 44 rvrt 45 s srch 46 shift 47 skip 48 split 49 sql.Typ 50 step 51 temp 52 tn frq 53 to...

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    70 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode r epeater s etting activates/deactivates the automatic repeater shift feature. Sets the repeater shift direction. Sets the magnitude of the repeater shift. Ctcss/dcs/epcs s etting selects the ctcss/dcs/epcs bell ringer repeti- tions. Setting of ...

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    71 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode wires™ s etting selects the access number (dtmf digit) for wires™ operation. Selects the internet link connection mode. Enables/disables dtmf autodialer feature while op- erating on the internet connection feature. Selects the memory register fo...

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    72 ft-1802m o perating m anual m enu s election d etails 1 apo function : enables/disables the automatic power off feature. Available values : 30min / 1hour / 3hour / 5hour / 8hour / off default : off 2 ar bep function : selects the beep option during arts operation. Available values : in rng / alwa...

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    73 ft-1802m o perating m anual 8 bnk.Lnk function : selects the memory bank(s) for the memory bank link scan. See page 46 for details. 9 bnk nm function : programming an alpha/numeric label for a memory bank. See page 39 for details. 10 clk.Sft function : shifting of the cpu clock frequency. Availab...

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    74 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu s election d etails 16 dimmer function : setting of the front panel display’s illumination level. Available values : 0 (off) - 10 default : 5 17 dt a/m function : enables/disables the dtmf autodialer feature. Available values : manual / au...

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    75 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu s election d etails 24 int.A/m function : enables/disables dtmf autodialer feature while using the internet connection feature. Available values : manual / auto default : manual 25 int.Set function : selects the memory register for an acce...

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    76 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu s election d etails 30 nm set function : programming an alpha/numeric label for a memory channel. See page 36 for details. 31 opn.Msg function : selects the opening message that appears when the radio is powered on. Available values : dc /...

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    77 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu s election d etails 35 pag.Cdt function : setting the transmitting pager code for the enhanced ctcss paging & code squelch function. See page 27 for details. 36 prg p1 function : programming the function assigned to microphone’s [ p1 ] key...

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    78 ft-1802m o perating m anual 41 resume function : selects the scan resume mode. Available values : busy / hold / 3sec / 5sec / 10sec default : busy busy: the scanner will hold until the signal disappears, then will resume when the carrier drops. Hold: the scanner will stop when a signal is receive...

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    79 ft-1802m o perating m anual 47 skip function : selects the memory scan mode. Available values : skip / only / off default : off skip: the scanner will “skip” the flagged channels during scanning. Only: the scanner will only scan channels that are flagged (preferential scan list). Off: all memory ...

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    80 ft-1802m o perating m anual 52 tn frq function : setting of the ctcss tone fre- quency. Available values : 50 standard ctcss tones default : 100.0 hz 53 tot function : sets the time-out timer. Available values : 1min / 3min / 5min / 10min / off default : 3min the time-out timer shuts off the tran...

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    81 ft-1802m o perating m anual “s et ” ( m enu ) m ode m enu s election d etails 59 w/n dv function : reduction of the microphone gain/deviation and receiver bandwidth. Available values : wide (±5 khz deviation, 15 khz bandwidth) / narrow (±2.5 khz deviation, 6 khz bandwidth) default : wide (±5 khz ...

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    1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by vertex standard could void the user’s authorization to operate this device. 2. This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions; (1) this device may not cause harmful interfer...

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    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. E h 0 2 3 n 1 0 0