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Yaesu FT-2800M Operatiing Manual

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    Fm transceiver ft-2800m 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. International division 8350 n.W. 52nd terrace, suite 201, miami, fl 33166, u.S.A. Yaesu europe b.V. P...

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

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    1 ft-2800m o perating m anual the yaesu ft-2800m 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-2800m’s feature complement are: r 65 watts of power output, with selection of four power levels...

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    2 ft-2800m o perating m anual general frequency range: tx 144 - 146 mhz or 144 - 148 mhz rx 144 - 146 mhz or 137 - 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 emission: f...

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    3 ft-2800m o perating m anual s upplied a ccessories microphone mh-48 a6j ................................................................................................... 1 mobile mounting bracket mmb-83 ................................................................................ 1 dc power c...

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    4 ft-2800m o perating m anual this chapter describes the installation procedure for integrating the ft-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual i nstallation s afety i nformation the ft-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual a ntenna c onsideration the ft-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual m obile i nstallation the ft-2800m 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-83 mounting bracket. The transce...

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    8 ft-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual i nstallation b ase s tation i nstallation the ft-2800m is ideal for base station use as well as in mobile installations. The ft- 2800m 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-2800m 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-2800m 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 ope...

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    12 ft-2800m 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], [b...

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    13 ft-2800m o perating m anual ext sp jack this 2-contact mini 3.5-mm mini phone jacks provide receiver audio output for an op- tional external speaker. The audio impedance is 4 ohms, and the level varies according to the setting of the front panel’s vol control. Inserting a plug into this jack disa...

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    14 ft-2800m 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-2800m. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but i encourage you to read “basic operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the most out of thi...

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    15 ft-2800m o perating m anual b asic o peration 2) direct keypad frequency entry the keypad of the mh-48 a6j dtmf microphone may be used for direct entry of the oper- ating frequency. To enter a frequency from the mh-48 a6j keypad, just press the numbered digits in the proper sequence. There is no ...

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    16 ft-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual w eather b roadcast r eception the ft-2800m 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 broadcast channe...

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    18 ft-2800m o perating m anual lock f eature to order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as- pects of the ft-2800m’s keys and knob may be locked out. The possible lockout combina- tions are: key: just the front panel keys are locked out dial: just the front p...

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    19 ft-2800m 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-2800m 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-2800m o perating m anual a dvanced o peration r epeater o peration the ft-2800m includes a host of convenience features which makes operation on amateur repeaters both efficient and enjoyable. Repeater splits this transceiver offers three methods of setting up split-frequency operation on repe...

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    22 ft-2800m o perating m anual a dvanced o peration [2] automatic repeater shift 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 ...

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    23 ft-2800m o perating m anual a dvanced o peration [3] separate transmit frequency memories (“odd splits”) 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 the “st...

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    24 ft-2800m o perating m anual ctcss/dcs o peration ctcss operation 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 tra...

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    25 ft-2800m 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-2800m is not passing audio, repeat steps “1” through “3” above, but r...

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    26 ft-2800m o perating m anual tone search scanning 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 remembered i...

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    27 ft-2800m o perating m anual ctcss/dcs o peration a dvanced o peration ctcss/dcs bell paging during ctcss decode or dcs operation, you may set up the ft-2800m such that a ring- ing “bell” sound alerts you to the fact that a call is coming in. Here is the procedure for activating the ctcss/dcs bell...

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    28 ft-2800m o perating m anual dtmf a utodialer o peration nine dtmf autodialer memories are available on the ft-2800m. These dtmf autodialer memories can store up to 16 digits of a telephone number for repeater autopatch or other use. To load dtmf autodialer memories, use the following procedure: 1...

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    29 ft-2800m o perating m anual a dvanced o peration the speed at which the dtmf digits are sent can be changed. Two speed levels are avail- able: low (10 digits per second) and high (20 digits per second: default). To toggle between low and high speed, use the following procedure: 1. Press and hold ...

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    30 ft-2800m o perating m anual m emory s torage a wide array of memory resources are available on the ft-2800m. A total of 221 memories are available, and each may be appended with an alpha-numeric label of up to six characters, for quick channel recognition. The “basic” memory bank for the ft-2800m...

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    31 ft-2800m 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, unt...

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    32 ft-2800m o perating m anual while operating in the memory recall mode, press and hold in the [low(a/n)] key for one second to toggle the display between indication of the frequency and the channel’s alpha/ numeric label. Memory tuning once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may ea...

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    33 ft-2800m o perating m anual m emory o peration 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 ch...

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    34 ft-2800m o perating m anual the ft-2800m’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. S...

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    35 ft-2800m 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 during scanning, use the following procedure: 1. Set the radi...

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    36 ft-2800m o perating m anual p referential m emory s can the ft-2800m 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 preferentia...

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    37 ft-2800m 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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    38 ft-2800m o perating m anual p riority c hannel s canning (d ual w atch ) the ft-2800m’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 s...

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    39 ft-2800m o perating m anual b and e dge b eeper the ft-2800m will automatically “beep” when the receiver’s band edge is encountered during scanning (either in standard vfo scanning or during pms operation). You may ad- ditionally enable this feature (band edge beeper) when the frequency reaches t...

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    40 ft-2800m o perating m anual 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 frequencies as it goes (with...

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    41 ft-2800m o perating m anual the ft-2800m can be used to access an internet link on a repeater which is equipped for operation using the vertex standard wires tm (wide-coverage internet repeater enhance- ment system) internet linking system. 1. Press the [ ] key to activate the internet connection...

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    42 ft-2800m o perating m anual 7. Rotate the dial knob, while pressing and holding in the [ ] key, to select the dtmf access number (“dtmf-1” ~ “dtmf-9”) corresponding to the internet link repeater to which you wish to establish an internet link. 8. With the internet link feature activated (as in st...

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    43 ft-2800m o perating m anual the ft-2800m 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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    44 ft-2800m o perating m anual t ime -o ut t imer 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 6 minutes). This feature prevents your transceiver from transmitting a “dead carrier...

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    45 ft-2800m o perating m anual m iscellaneous s ettings p rogramming the k ey a ssignments default ft-2800m 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 function. To c...

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    46 ft-2800m o perating m anual mic g ain c ontrol you can reduce the microphone input level when operating on tightly-clustered frequencies (channel spacing of 12.5 or 15 khz). This will reduce the transmitter deviation, thus mini- mizing interference to other users. To configure for the narrower ba...

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    47 ft-2800m 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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    48 ft-2800m o perating m anual the ft-2800m includes a convenient “clone” feature, which allows the memory and con- figuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another ft-2800m. This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service operation. He...

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    49 ft-2800m o perating m anual the ft-2800m 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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    50 ft-2800m o perating m anual m enu s election d etails 00 alph function: programming an alpha/numeric label for a memory. See page 31 for details. 01 apo function: enables/disables the automatic power off feature. Available values: 1h - 12 h, or off (1 hour ~ 12 hours) default: off 02 ars function...

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    51 ft-2800m o perating m anual 09 dt dly function: setting of the dtmf autodialer’s tx delay time. Available values: 50/250/450/750/1000 (ms) default: 450 (ms) 10 dt mem function: loading of the dtmf autodialer memories. See page 28 for details. 11 dt spd function: setting of the dtmf autodialer sen...

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    52 ft-2800m o perating m anual 15 prg p1 function: programming the function assigned to microphone’s [p1] key. See page 45 for details. Available values: sqloff/s srch/tone/t srch/t call/rptr/dc in/dimr/wx ch/intkey/skip default: usa version; sqloff, ext version; t call 16 prg p2 function: programmi...

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    53 ft-2800m o perating m anual 20 rf sql function: adjusts the rf squelch threshold level. Available values: 1 - 10, or off default: off 21 rptr function: sets the repeater shift direction. Available values: –rptr/+rptr/simp default: simp 22 rvrt function: enables/disables the “priority channel reve...

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    54 ft-2800m o perating m anual “s et ” (m enu ) m ode 26 sq dcs function: setting of the dcs code available values: 104 standard dcs codes. Default: 023 27 sq tnf function: setting of the ctcss tone frequency. Available values: 50 standard ctcss tones. Default: 100.0 (hz) 28 sq typ function: selects...

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    55 ft-2800m o perating m anual “s et ” (m enu ) m ode 30 s srch function: selects the smart search sweep mode. Available values: single/cont default: single single: in this mode, the transceiver will sweep the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency. All channels where ...

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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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    Printed in japan copyright 2002 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 1 4 n 1 0 0