Yaesu FT-8800R Operating Manual - Ft-8800R Operating Manual

Summary of FT-8800R

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    Dual band fm transceiver ft-8800r 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 uk ltd. Unit 12, sun valley business park, winnall close winchester, hampshire, so23 ...

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

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    1 ft-8800r operating manual i ntroduction the ft-8800r is a ruggedly-built, high quality dual band fm transceiver providing 50 watts of power output on the 144 mhz amateur band and 35 watts on the 430 mhz band. The high power output of the ft-8800r is produced by its rd70hvf1 power mos fet amplifier...

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    2 ft-8800r operating manual g eneral frequency range: rx: 108.000 - 520.000 mhz, 700.000 - 999.995 mhz (cellular blocked) tx: 144.000 - 146.000 mhz (or 144.000 - 148.000 mhz), 430.000 - 440.000 mhz (or 430.00 - 450.000 mhz) channel steps: 5/10/12.5/15/20/25/50 khz modes of emission: f2d, f3e antenna...

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    3 ft-8800r operating manual s upplied a ccessories microphone mh-48 a6j or mh-42 b6js (depending on transceiver version) ..................... 1 mobile mounting bracket mmb-36 .................................................................................. 1 dc power cord w/fuse (t9021715) ..........

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    4 ft-8800r operating manual this chapter describes the installation procedure for integrating the ft-8800r 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 s...

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    5 ft-8800r operating manual s afety i nformation the ft-8800r 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 in a well-design...

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    6 ft-8800r operating manual a ntenna c onsiderations the ft-8800r 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 otherwi...

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    7 ft-8800r operating manual i nstallation a ntenna c onsiderations for reference, the chart below shows approximate loss figures for typically-available co- axial cables frequently used in vhf/uhf installations. Loss in db per 30 m (100 feet) for selected 50-ohm coaxial cables (assumes 50-ohm input/...

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    8 ft-8800r operating manual i nstallation m obile i nstallation the ft-8800r 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....

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    9 ft-8800r operating manual 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 your ...

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    10 ft-8800r operating manual b ase s tation i nstallation the ft-8800r is ideal for base station use as well as in mobile installations. The ft- 8800r is specifically designed to integrate into your station easily, using the information to follow as a reference. Ac power supplies operation of the ft...

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    11 ft-8800r operating manual i nstallation note that 9600 bps packet transmit-deviation adjustment is very critical to successful op- eration, and can only be accomplished using a calibrated deviation meter (such as that found on an fm service monitor used in a communications service center). In mos...

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    12 ft-8800r operating manual 1 “left” dial knob this 20-position detented rotary switch is the tuning dial for the “left” band. Press this knob momentarily to switch the “main band” to be the “left” band. When the “left” band is set to be the “main band” in the vfo mode, press this knob to enable ra...

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    13 ft-8800r operating manual f ront p anel c ontrols & s witches 4 “left” side keys [low] key press this key momentarily to select the transmitter power output level of the “left” band (“low,” “mid2,” “mid1,” or “high”). When the “left” band is set to the memory mode or home channel, press and hold ...

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    14 ft-8800r operating manual 6 “right” side keys the “right” side ([low], [v/m], [hm], and [scn]) keys may be set to either of two function sets via menu #20 (key.Mod key.Mod key.Mod key.Mod key.Mod ). See page 63 for the setup proce- dure. [low] key ([mhz] key) key mode “1” ([low] key: default) pre...

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    15 ft-8800r operating manual [scn] key ([sub] key) key mode “1” ([scn] key: default) press this key momentarily to activate the scanner on the “right” band. When the “right” band is set to the memory mode, press and hold in this key for 1/2 second to shift to the “memory tuning” feature. Key mode “2...

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    16 ft-8800r operating manual lcd : preferential memory channel : skip memory channel : minus shift : plus shift : odd split : tone encoder : tone decoder : transmission in progress : “main” band : busy channel (or squelch off) : memory tune mode : audio mute active : digital code squelch (dcs) : 960...

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    17 ft-8800r operating manual 1 antenna jack connect your antenna here, using a type-m (pl-259) or type-n (exp version) plug and coaxial cable. 2 data jack this 6-pin mini-din connector provides simple interfacing to a packet terminal node controller (tnc) for 1200 bps or 9600 bps operation. The pin ...

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    18 ft-8800r operating manual 1 ptt switch press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive. 2 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 re- call of the memory channels. 3 [p1]/...

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    19 ft-8800r operating manual mh-42 b6js m icrophone the mh-42 b6js is similar to the mh-48 a6j , but the mh-42 b6js does not include a dtmf keypad and its illumination switch. 1 ptt switch press this switch to transmit, and release it to receive. 2 [acc]/[p]/[p1]/[p2] buttons [acc] button: press thi...

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    20 ft-8800r operating manual hi! I’m r. F. Radio, and i’ll be helping you along as you learn the many features of the ft-8800r. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but i encourage you to read the “operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the most out of this fa...

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    21 ft-8800r operating manual s electing the f requency b and press and hold in the “left” dial knob to move the operating band on the “left” band 144 mhz 250 mhz 350 mhz 430 mhz 850 mhz 144 mhz ...... Press and hold in the “right” dial knob to switch the operating band on the “right” band 430 mhz 85...

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    22 ft-8800r operating manual f requency n avigation 1) tuning dial rotating the dial knob allows tuning in the pre-programmed steps established for the cur- rent operating band. Clockwise rotation of the dial knob causes the ft-8800r to be tuned toward a higher frequency, while counter-clockwise rot...

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    23 ft-8800r operating manual b asic o peration t ransmission to transmit, simply close the ptt (push to talk) switch on the microphone. The ft-8800r will transmit only on the “main” band. During transmission, the “ ” icon will appear at the upper right of the “main” frequency field on the display. C...

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    24 ft-8800r operating manual l ock f eature in order to prevent accidental frequency change, the panel switches and dial knobs may be locked out. To activate the lock feature: 1. Press the [set] key momentarily to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the “main” band dial knob to select menu #21 (lock lock ...

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    25 ft-8800r operating manual d isplay b rightness the ft-8800r display illumination has been specially engineered to provide high visibil- ity with minimal disruption of your “night vision” while you are driving. The brightness of the display is manually adjustable, using following procedure: 1. Pre...

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    26 ft-8800r operating manual a dvanced o peration a udio m uting the audio mute feature is useful in situation where it would be helpful to reduce the audio level of the “receive only” band whenever you receive a signal on the “main” band or you transmit on the “main” band during dual receive operat...

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    27 ft-8800r operating manual repeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dra- matic extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile trans- ceivers. The ft-8800r includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple and e...

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    28 ft-8800r operating manual m anual r epeater s hift a ctivation 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. Press the [set] key momentarily to...

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    29 ft-8800r operating manual 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 s...

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    30 ft-8800r operating manual ctcss/dcs o peration 1) 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-8800r is not passing audio, repeat steps “1” th...

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    31 ft-8800r operating manual t one s earch s canning in operating situations where you don’t know the ctcss or dcs tone being used by an- other 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 in ...

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    32 ft-8800r operating manual the ft-8800r provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: independent “regular” memory channels for the “main” and “sub” bands, each con- sisting of: 512 “standard” memory channels, numbered “001” through “512.” five home channels, providing storage...

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    33 ft-8800r operating manual to append an alpha-numeric “tag” to a memory 1. After pressing and holding in the [set] key in step 4 above, rotate the “main” band dial knob to select the first character in the name you wish to store, the press the “main” band dial knob momentarily to move on to the ne...

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    34 ft-8800r operating manual memory recall 1. While operating in the vfo mode, press the [v/m] key momentarily to enter the memory mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select the desired channel. 3. To return to the vfo mode, press the [v/m] key momentarily again. When the radio is already set to the me...

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    35 ft-8800r operating manual home channel memory a special one-touch “home” channel is available (one for each of the five operating bands: see page 21), to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band. Memory storage is simple to accomplish: 1. Select the desired frequency, whi...

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    36 ft-8800r operating manual m emory o peration memory bank operation memory bank assignment 1. Recall the memory channel (except l1/u1 ~ l10/u10) to be assigned to a memory bank. 2. Press and hold in the [v/m] key for 1/2 second, then rotate the “main” band dial knob to select the memory bank (“ban...

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    37 ft-8800r operating manual h yper m emory m ode the ft-8800r usually stores, into memory, the operating frequency and some aspects of operating status (such as ctcss/dcs data, repeater shift, power level etc.). However, the “hyper memory” mode allows you to store the total current configuration of...

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    38 ft-8800r operating manual the ft-8800r allows you to scan just the memory channels, the entire operating band, or a portion of that band. It will halt on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. Scanning operation is basically the same in each of the ...

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    39 ft-8800r operating manual vfo s canning this mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band. 1. Select the vfo mode by pressing the [v/m] key, if necessary. 2. Press and hold in the [scn] key for one second, then rotate the dial knob to select the bandwidth for the vfo scanner. Availab...

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    40 ft-8800r operating manual m emory s canning memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate: 1. Set the radio to the memory mode by pressing the [v/m] key, if necessary. 2. Press the [scn] key to initiate scanning. 3. As with vfo scanning, the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is str...

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    41 ft-8800r operating manual preferential memory scan the ft-8800r 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 “w” icon when you have selected them, one by one, for the preferential scan list. When...

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    42 ft-8800r operating manual p rogrammable (b and l imit ) m emory s can (pms) this feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual vfo operation. For example, you might with to set up a limit (in north america) of 144.300 mhz to 148.000 mhz so as to prevent encroachment into...

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    43 ft-8800r operating manual s canning “p riority c hannel ” s canning (d ual w atch ) the ft-8800r’s scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which al- lows you to operate on a vfo, memory channel, or home channel, while periodically checking a user-defined “priority” memory chan...

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    44 ft-8800r operating manual the smart search feature may be used to load - automatically with no operator intervention - a special bank of up to 25 memory channels (per band) on activity. The smart search function will sweep the entire band, and will load the special memory bank with the frequency ...

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    46 ft-8800r operating manual 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 useful during search-and rescue situations, where is important to stay in contact with other members of your g...

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    47 ft-8800r operating manual 6. Every 25 seconds, your radio will transmit a “polling” call to the other station. When that station responds with its own arts polling signal, the display will change to “in.Rng in.Rng in.Rng in.Rng in.Rng ” to confirm that the other station’s polling code was receive...

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    48 ft-8800r operating manual sixteen dtmf autodialer memories are available on the ft-8800r. These dtmf autodialer memories can store up to 16 digits of a telephone number for repeater autopatch or other uses. To load dtmf autodialer memories, use following procedure: 1. Press the [set] key momentar...

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    49 ft-8800r operating manual to speed at which the dtmf digits are sent can be changed. Three speed levels are avail- able: 50 ms (high: 20 digits per second), 75 ms (mid: 13 digits per second), and 100 ms (low: 10 digits per second). To select the speed, use the following procedure: 1. Press the [s...

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    50 ft-8800r operating manual the ft-8800r can be used to access the repeater which is configured to provide access to the vertex standard wires tm (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement system). 1. Press the “left” vol knob momentarily to activate the wires™ access capability. The “int on int ...

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    51 ft-8800r operating manual 8. Rotate the “main” band dial knob, while pressing and holding in the “left” vol knob, to select the dtmf access number (“imem 1 imem 1 imem 1 imem 1 imem 1 ” ~ “imem16 imem16 imem16 imem16 imem16 ”) corresponding to the internet link repeater to which you wish to estab...

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    52 ft-8800r operating manual 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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    53 ft-8800r operating manual p rogramming the k ey a ssignments default ft-8800r key functions have been assigned to microphone’s [p1]/[p2]/[p3]/ [p4] buttons (mh-48 a6j , [acc]/[p]/[p1]/[p2] buttons: mh-42 b6js ) at the factory. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to utilize another funct...

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    54 ft-8800r operating manual fm b andwidth & mic g ain c ontrol you can reduce the microphone input level and receiver bandwidth when operating on tightly-clustered frequencies (channel spacing of 12.5 or 15 khz). This will reduce the transmitter and receiver deviation, thus minimizing interference ...

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    55 ft-8800r operating manual dcs c ode i nversion the dcs system was first introduced in the commercial lmr (land mobile radio) ser- vice, where it is now in widespread use. Dcs is sometime referred to by its different propri- etary names, such as dpl ® (digital private line ® , a registered tradema...

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    56 ft-8800r operating manual the ft-8800r can be set up to operate as a full-featured cross-band repeater via a simple menu procedure. This feature is useful for emergency portable work in a remote area, and for cross-band linking. However, remember these points before using the cross-band repeater ...

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    57 ft-8800r operating manual 1. Turn the radio off. 2. Press and hold in the “left” [v/m] key while turning the radio on. 3. Rotate the “right” dial knob to select the resetting menu: setmod reset setmod reset setmod reset setmod reset setmod reset : resets the set (menu) mode settings to their fact...

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    58 ft-8800r operating manual you can transfer all data stored in one ft-8800r to another ft-8800r by utilizing the handy “cloning” feature. This requires a user-constructed cloning cable which connects the data jacks on the two transceivers, as shown below. To clone from one transceiver to another, ...

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    59 ft-8800r operating manual the ft-8800r 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 to ...

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    60 ft-8800r operating manual m enu (“s et ”) m ode function selects the automatic power off time (time before power goes off). Activates/deactivates the automatic repeater shift feature. Selects the arts beep mode. Enables/disables the vfo band edge for the current band. Enables/disables the beeper ...

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    61 ft-8800r operating manual menu #1 [apo] function: selects the automatic power off time (time before power goes off). Available values: off/0.5 h – 12.0 h in 0.5 hour multiples. Default: off (disables the apo feature) menu #2 [ars] function: activates/deactivates the automatic repeater shift featu...

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    62 ft-8800r operating manual menu #7 [cwid] function: enables/disables the cw identifier during arts operation. Available values: tx on/tx off default: tx off menu #8 [cwid w] function: stores your callsign into the cw identifier. Up to six characters may be stored. See page 47 for details. Menu #9 ...

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    63 ft-8800r operating manual menu #14 [dtmf s] function: setting of the dtmf autodialer sending speed. Available values: 50ms (high speed)/75ms (mid speed)/100ms (low speed) (ms) default: 50ms menu #15 [dtmf w] function: loading of the dtmf autodialer memories. See page 48 for details. Menu #16 [hyp...

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    64 ft-8800r operating manual menu #21 [lock] function: enables/disables the key/button lock feature. Available values: on/off default: off menu #22 [lockt] function: enables/disables the ptt lock feature. Available values: off/band r/band l/both default: off off: enables the ptt switch. Band r: disa...

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    65 ft-8800r operating manual m enu (“s et ”) m ode menu #27 [pkt.Rxb] function: sets the receiving band for packet operation. Available values: main/r-fix/l-fix default: main main: packet can be operated on the “main” band. R-fix: packet can be operated on the “right” band only. L-fix: packet can be...

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    66 ft-8800r operating manual m enu (“s et ”) m ode menu #34 [scan] function: selects the scan-resume mode. Available values: time/busy default: busy time: the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters, and will hold five seconds. If you do not take action to disable the scanner within five seconds...

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    67 ft-8800r operating manual menu #39 [spcont] function: defines the audio path to the external speaker (when used). Available values: ext/off/ int.Ext/int default: ext ext: the audio is routed to external speaker (internal speaker is off). Off: the audio is not routed (internal and external speaker...

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    68 ft-8800r operating manual menu #44 [wid.Nar] function: reducing the mic gain (and deviation). Available values: wide/narrow default: wide note: this menu item can be set independently for each band. Menu #45 [x-rpt] function: switches the cross-band repeater feature on and off. Perform this menu ...

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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 2009 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 8 m 1 0 0