Yaesu FT-8800 Reference

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Manual is about: DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER

Summary of FT-8800

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    Yaesu ft-8800 reference table of contents 5 march 2009 i changing bands ................................................................ 1 tuning ..................................................................................... 1 channel selection ...................................................

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    Yaesu ft-8800 reference table of contents continued ii 5 march 2009 programming the microphone controls .......... 16 available microphone controls .......................... 17 front panel controls ................................................. 19 display brightness ................................

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 1 changing bands vfo mode; press and hold “main” dial to toggle operating band 144 mhz – 250 mhz – 350 mhz – 430 mhz – 850 mhz – 144 mhz. Tuning to change frequency steps to 1 mhz, tap the “main” dial momentarily, then rotate dial channel selection a ch...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 2 ft-8800 reference tone selection 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter set mode. 2. Rotate “main” dial to menu #40 (tone f) 3. Tap the “main” dial momentarily. 4. Rotate “main” dial to select frequency. 5a. Tap the “main” dial or the [set] key momentarily to enter ...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 3 3. Rotate “main” dial to select memory bank ("bank1” ~ “bank10") for the channel. 4. Press and hold the [set] key until you hear a “beep” (about 1 second). Note: the “beep” function must be turned on to hear the beep. 5. To return to normal memory mod...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 4 ft-8800 reference scan resume mode 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” dial to menu #34 (scan) 3. Tap the “main” dial momentarily, and then rotate to select the desired scan-resume mode. 4. Press and hold in the “main” band dial kno...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 5 automatic power-off (apo) 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” band dial knob to select menu #1 (apo). 3. Tap the “main” band dial knob momentarily, then rotate the “main” band dial knob to set the desired “swit...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 6 ft-8800 reference internet connection feature dtmf tone is sent at the beginning of every transmission the ft-8800r can be used to access the repeater which is configured to provide access to the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement syste...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 7 tone search scanning ~ you must be sure that your repeater uses the same tone type (ctcss vs. Dcs). ~ some repeaters do not pass the ctcss tone; you may have to listen to the station(s) transmitting on the repeater uplink (input) frequency in order to...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 8 ft-8800 reference home channel memory 1 select the desired frequency, while operating in the vfo mode on the “main” band. Be sure to set up any desired ctcss or dcs tones, as well as any desired repeater offset. The power level may also be set at this time, if you wish...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 9 keyboard beeper a key/button beeper provides useful audible feedback whenever a key/button is pressed. If you want to turn the beep off: 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” band dial knob to select menu #5 (bee...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 10 ft-8800 reference band linking for operation on amateur satellites which use a “normal” (not “inverted”) fm transponder, the band link feature may be useful. 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” band dial knob to select menu #43...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 11 3. Tap the “main” band dial knob momentarily, then rotate the “main” band dial knob to choose the desired selection. Tx: reduces the audio level of the “receive only” band whenever you transmit on the “main” band rx: reduces the audio level of the “r...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 12 ft-8800 reference repeater shifts your ft-8800r has been configured, at the factory, for the repeater shifts customary in your country. While the 144 mhz shift will be 600 khz; on 70 cm, the shift may be 1.6 mhz, 7.6 mhz, or 5 mhz (usa version). Depending on the part ...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 13 manual repeater shift activation if the ars feature has been disabled, or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than that established by the ars, you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually. To do this: 1. Tap the [set] key...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 14 ft-8800 reference changing the default repeater shifts if you travel to a different region, you may need to change the default repeater shift so as to ensure compatibility with local operating requirements. To do this, follow the procedure below: 1. Tap the [set] key ...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 15 microphone controls [p1] key: switch main between left and right. [p1] key: hold for ½ second to move to next higher frequency range. [p2] key: switch between vfo and memory operation. [p2] key: when main band is set to vfo mode, press and hold ½ sec...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 16 ft-8800 reference programming the microphone controls to program the function assigned to a key: 1. Tap the [set] key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” band dial knob to select the menu item to be configured ("#28 pg p1,” “#29 pg p2 ,” “#30 pg p3...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 17 available microphone controls function tap momentarily press and hold ½ second scan activate the scanner on the “main” band shifts to the “memory tuning” feature. Soloff opens the squelch on the “main” band to allow un-muted reception. Opens the sque...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 18 ft-8800 reference available microphone controls, continued function tap momentarily press and hold ½ second rev reverses the transmit and receive frequencies during split-frequency operation. Press this button momentarily to select repeater shift direction on the “mai...

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    [set] [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] ft-8800 reference 19 front panel controls [low] key: tap momentarily to select transmitter power (l; m1; m2; h). [low] key: when in memory mode or home channel, press and hold to switch display between “frequencies” and “alpha-numeric tag”. [v/m] key: tap momentarily to ...

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    [low] [v/m] [hm] [scn] [set] 20 ft-8800 reference display brightness press [set] key, rotate main dial to select menu # 9, tap the main dial momentarily then rotate the dial to select dim 1, dim 2, dim 3, or dim off. Finally, press the main dial for ½ second to save the setting and exit to normal op...