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Yaesu FTM-350 - APRS Operating Manual

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    Dual band fm transceiver ftm-350 s eries 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...

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    Contents front panel controls & switches .......................... 1 timer page operation ............................................ 2 radio page basic operation .................................. 3 [smart function] key ................................... 4 general ..................................

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 1 f ront p anel c ontrols & s witches [ptt] k ey press this key to transmit. [set](s et m ode ) k ey press this key to access the set mode. [f](f unction ) k ey press this key to change the current functions of the [smart function] keys. [dial] k nob rotate this kn...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 2 t imer p age o peration 1 press the [fwd] or [bck] key repeatedly, until the “timer page” appears. 2 press the [mode] key repeatedly, until the “clock” ap- pears. To return to the “radio” page, press the [fwd] or [bck] key repeatedly, until the “radio” page appea...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 3 r adio p age b asic o peration 1 press and hold the [power] key for two seconds to turn the transceiver on. 2 rotate the [vol] knob to adjust the audio volume level. 3 press the [sql] key briefly then rotate the [dial] knob carefully to adjust the squelch thresho...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 4 [smart function] k ey the ftm-350 series transceiver operations are performed using the [smart func- tion] keys. The various functions of the keys are changed by pressing the [f] key. [smart function] key [function] key pressing the [f] key repeatedly will change...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 5 [smart function] k ey v/m sql lock rev pow press key press & hold key press key press & hold key press key press & hold key press key press & hold key press key press & hold key switches frequency control between the “vfo” and “memory system”. Activates the “memo...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 6 m emory o peration m emory s torage before beginning the memory storage operation, select the desired frequency while oper- ating in the “main” band vfo. Be sure to set up any desired ctcss or dcs tones, as well as any repeater offset. The power level setting is ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 7 s toring i ndependent t ransmit f requency (“o dd s plit ”) all memories can store an independent transmit frequency, for operation on repeaters with non-standard shift. To store the “odd split” transmit frequency, first store the receive frequency using the meth...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 8 m emory o peration m emory r ecall 1 press the [v/m] key, to set the “main” band to the memory mode. 2 rotate the [dial] knob to select the desired memory channel. 3 to return to the vfo mode, press the [v/m] key. When the radio is in the memory mode, you may rec...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 9 m emory o peration m emory e dit the memory channels may be edited using set mode item “d02 memory edit” in the “memory” group. L abeling m emories 1. Rotate the left side [dial] knob to select a memory channel to append or change the label. 2. Press the [v/m] ke...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 10 m emory c hannel s ort the memory channels may be sorted and renumbered by frequency, from low to high using the “special function” mode. 1. Turn the radio off. 2. To enter the “special function” mode, turn the radio on while pressing and holding the key located...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 11 af d ual o peration the af dual function permits monitoring an amateur band frequency while listening to an fm broadcast station. Important note: the af dual function will not activate while the radio is in “mono” band mode. 1 press the [f] key repeatedly, until...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 12 b and s cope o peration g eneral the band scope permits viewing operating activity on channels above and below the cur- rent operating channel, in the vfo mode. Important note: the band scope feature will not activate while the radio is in dual band receive with...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 13 b and s cope o peration e nhanced m ode when in mono-band mode, the enhanced band scope “special function” features may be activated. (see “switching to the enhanced mode” below). Switching to the enhanced mode 1. Turn the radio off. 2. Turn the radio on while h...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 14 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration ctcss o peration 1. Press and hold in the [f] key for two seconds to change the [smart function] key category to the “sql” functions. 2. Press the [type] key repeatedly, until the “tone sql” notation appears; this acti- vates the ctcss ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 15 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration epcs o peration the epcs (enhanced paging & code squelch) feature allows addressing calls to a specific station (paging), and choosing to receive only the calls directed to your station (code squelch). The epcs feature uses two pairs of...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 16 vfo s can 1. Press the [f] key repeatedly until the [smart function] keys “f-1” category is displayed. Then, if necessary, set the “main” band to vfo mode by pressing the [v/m] key on the “f-1” category. 2. Press the [f] key briefly to change the [smart function...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 17 p rogrammable m emory s can (pms) this feature allows scanning with sub-band limits. 1. Store the lower sub-band limit into the memory channel “p1l”. 2. Store the upper sub-band limit into the memory channel “p1u”. 3. Set the “main” band to memory mode, if neces...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 18 b luetooth ® o peration when the optional bu-1 bluetooth ® unit is installed, the ftm-350 series transceiver can use wireless links to send/receive voice message with the optional bh-1a or bh-2a bluetooth ® headset. P airing 1. Turn both the radio and bluetooth ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 19 b luetooth ® o peration o peration 1. When the bluetooth ® headset is correctly recognized by the ftm-350 series trans- ceiver, “ ” icon will appear on the transceiver’s display, and the led indicator on the bluetooth ® headset will blink blue. 2. Adjust the rec...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 20 i nternet c onnection f eature the ftm-350 series transceiver can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station), which is tied into the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater en- hancement system) network, operating in the “srg” (sister ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 21 i nternet c onnection f eature frg (“f riendly r adio g roup ”) m ode 1. Press the [set] key to enter the set mode, choose the “signaling” group, choose the “j02 dtmf memory” item, and then choose “frg”. Store the access code of the internet link to the dtmf mem...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 22 dtmf o peration m anual dtmf t one g eneration 1. Press the microphone ptt switch to begin transmission. 2. While transmitting, press the desired number keys on the microphone. 3. When you have sent all the digits desired, release the ptt switch. Dtmf a utodiale...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 23 b aro /a lti p age o peration the ftm-350 series transceiver can display the current barometric pressure and relative changes in the pressure. Furthermore, when an optional fgps-1 or fgps-2 gps unit is installed, the ftm-350 series transceiver can display the cu...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 24 gps o peration (r equires o ptional gps a ntenna u nit ) when the optional fgps-1 or fgps-2 gps antenna unit is installed, the transceiver permits the display of your position (longitude/latitude). Before beginning gps operation, enable the “gps” page via the se...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 25 gps o peration (r equires o ptional gps a ntenna u nit ) “point” memory the ftm-350 series transceiver has 16 “point” memories (four channels in each of four groups), which store the position (longitude/latitude) and the date. When your vehicle nears one of the ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 26 gps o peration (r equires o ptional gps a ntenna u nit ) advice you may acquire your current position (longitude/latitude) from an aftermarket gps receiver by connecting an aftermarket gps receiver to the data jack, and setting set mode item “e16 com port settin...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 27 n ote.

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 28 n avi o peration (r equires o ptional gps a ntenna u nit ) the ftm-350 series transceiver enables navigating to any destination previously entered into the “point” memory. Furthermore, you may enable navigating to the location of an- other aprs station by using ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 29 n avi o peration (r equires o ptional gps a ntenna u nit ) to navigate to the new point to navigate to a place that has not been previously stored in the “point” memory, determine the longitude/latitude of that place from the map, then overwrite that data into o...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 30 the ftm-350 series transceiver can record an incoming signal. The recording mode has two types; (a) automatic recording of the last 30 seconds of incoming signal (“last” mode), or (b) eight recording memories of variable length (“free” mode; capable of storing u...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 31 n ote.

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 32 the ftm-350 series transceiver has 89 items in the set mode, and they are arranged in 8 groups (a-k). It is convenient to initially select the group by rotating the left side [dial] knob. Then briefly press the left side [dial] knob and rotate it again to select...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 33 a01: af differential function: enables/disables the avc (automatic audio volume controller). The avc allows the most comfortable and/or effective reception in noisy environment. Available values: off, min, mid, or max default: off off: disables the avc. Min: act...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 34 audio g roup a04: stereo/mono function: selects audio output mode. Available values: monaural or stereo default: monaural a05: sub band mute function: selects the operation method of the mute function during dual receive opera- tion. Available values: off, tx mu...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 35 b01: mic gain function: adjust the microphone gain level. Available values: min, low, normal, high, or max default: normal b02: ptt mode function: selects the front panel’s ptt key function. Available values: momentary / toggle default: momentary b03: rpt shift ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 36 tx/rx g roup b06: vox function: enables/disables vox operation. Available values: off, rear hand-mic, front hand-mic, or internal mic default: off off: disable vox operation. Rear hand-mic: enable vox operation for the microphone that is connected to the rear pa...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 37 display g roup c01: display select function: enables/disables the operating function pages recalled with the [fwd]/[bck] key. Available values: frequency: on or off, timer/clock: on or off, baro/alti: on or off, gps: on or off, navi: on or off, gps info : on or ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 38 memory g roup d01: memory display function: selects the memory channel indication between the “frequency” and the channel’s “alpha-numeric tag”. Available values: frequency or alpha default: frequency d02: memory edit function: access to the memory edit window. ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 39 f01: dual watch stop function: selects the dual watch resume mode. Available values: auto or hold default: auto auto: the dual watch feature will stop when a signal is received on the priority channel. When the signal drops, the dual watch will resume. Hold: the...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 40 system g roup g01: apo function: sets the automatic power-off time. Available values: off, 0.5 hour, 1.0 hour, 1.5 hour, 2.0 hour ~ 12.0 hour (1.0 hour/step) default: off g02: ars function: enables/disables the automatic repeater shift function. Available values...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 41 g06: mic p key function: selects the function of the microphone’s [p1]/[p2]/[p3]/[p4] programmable keys. Available values: off, s-list, msg, reply, m-edit, band scope, scan, sql type, dcs code, tone freq, rpt shift, reverse, tx power, sql off, t-call, wires, voi...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 42 g08: rx coverage function: enables or disables band limiting for the vfo frequency selection and memory channel recalling. Available values: vfo: in band or all, memory: in band or all default: vfo: in band, memory: all vfo in band: when the vfo frequency reache...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 43 navi g roup h01: alarm volume function: select the volume level of the alarm when the transceiver arrives at its destina- tion. Available values: off, low, or high default: low h02: destination area function: select the threshold range of the destination. Availa...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 44 timer/clock g roup i01: date&time adjust function: sets the clock time. 1. Press the left side [dial] knob to enable adjustment of this item. 2. Enter your local time using the 24-hour system. Use the [ ] / [ ] key to navigate to each column, then rotate the lef...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 45 signaling g roup j01: bell ringer function: enables/disables the bell ringer function and selects bell ringer repetitions. Available values: off, 1 time, 3 times, 5 times, 8 times, or continuous default: off when this item is enabled, the transceiver emits a “be...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 46 signaling g roup j05: sql expansion function: enables/disables the split ctcss/dcs coding. Available values: off or on default: off when this item is set to “on”, the following parameters are added to the squelch selections available when pressing the [type] key...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 47 k01 bluetooth function: sets up the optional bu-1 bluetooth ® unit. Available values: 1 audio: manual or auto 2 mode: monaural or stereo 3 save: off or on 4 vox: off, ptt, vox high, or vox low default: 1 audio: auto, 2 mode: monaural, 3 save: on, 4 vox: ptt audi...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 48 k02 fpr-1 function: sets up the optional fpr-1 monitor unit. Available values: 1 batt save: off, min, mid, or max 2 sql level: off, min, 2 ~ 7, or max default: 1 batt save: min, 2 sql level: 2 k03 voice function: sets up the optional fvs-2 voice guide unit. Avai...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 49 the ftm-350 series transceiver includes a convenient “clone” feature, which allows the memory and configuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another ftm-350 series transceiver. This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transc...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 50 this chapter describes the installation procedure for integrating the transceiver 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. ...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 51 s afety i nformation this transceiver is an electrical apparatus, as well as a generator of high rf (radio fre- quency) energy. You should exercise all safety precautions that are appropriate for this type of device. These safety tips apply to any device install...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 52 s pecial f unction m enu static electricity may occasionally cause erratic or unpredictable operation of the micropro- cessor. If this happens, resetting of the microprocessor may restore normal operation. Note that resetting the microprocessor will erase all me...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 53 s upplied a ccessories dtmf microphone (mh-48 a6ja ) ...................................................................................... 1 mobile mounting bracket for front panel (mmb-98) ...................................................... 1 mobile mountin...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 54 general frequency ranges: rx: 0.5-1.8 mhz (am radio) 76-108 mhz (fm radio) 108-137 mhz (air band) 137-174 mhz (144 mhz ham band) 174-250 mhz (vhf tv band) 300-420 mhz (general 1) 420-470 mhz (430 mhz ham band) 470-800 mhz (uhf tv band) 800-1000 mhz (general 2: u...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 55 transmitter rf power output: 50 / 20 / 5 w modulation type: variable reactance f1, f2, f3 maximum deviation: ±5 khz spurious emission: at least 60 db below (usa/exp version) – 36dbm 1 ghz (european version) microphone impedance: 2 k Ω receiver circuit type: doub...

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    Ftm-350 s eries o perating m anual 56 fcc n otice 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 conditio...

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    Printed in japan copyright 2010 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 3 3 m 2 0 2.