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BETTER PROPAGATION.  THE SUPPLIED MICROPHONE HAS A TONE SWITCH ON THE REAR
THAT CAN SELECT A FLAT 1 OR EMPHASIZED 2 AUDIO RESPONSE.  THE CONSENSUS WAS
THAT, FOR MY VOICE, 1 WAS A BETTER CHOICE, WITH 2 SOUNDING TOO BASSY.  I
FOUND THE THREE RANGE TRANSMIT EQUALIZER MORE EFFECTIVE IN MAKING ME SOUND
BETTER ON THE AIR.  IT CAN BE EASILY ADJUSTED WHILE LISTENING TO YOUR AUDIO
WITH THE MONITOR ON, WHILE USING HEADPHONES TO AVOID FEEDBACK.  THE GROUP
AGREED THAT USING THE PARAMETRIC EQUALIZ

SERVES AS RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING RIT BY DEFAULT, BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED
BY A MENU ITEM TO OFFSET THE TRANSMIT OR TRANSCEIVE FREQUENCIES, IF
DESIRED.  THE THREE MIDDLE BUTTONS ARE LABELED A, B, AND C.  THESE COME
CONFIGURED BY DEFAULT AS IF SHIFT SFT, SPECTRUM DISPLAY INITIATE SCP, AND
NOISE BLANKER NB.  BY A PRESS OF ONE OF THE BUTTONS WHILE IN FUNCTION MODE,
THE SELECTED FUNCTION WILL BE SET INTO PLACE WITH WHATEVER KEY IS PRESSED.
FORTUNATELY, THE FUNCTION LABELS AS IN THE DEFAULT ITEMS IN PARENTHESES
ABOVE APPEAR ABOVE THE KEY ON THE LCD DIS PLAY AFTER ASSIGNMENT.  THIS IS A
VERY USEFUL CAPABILITY.  I GAVE UP THE SCP FUNCTION IN FAVOR OF THE NAR
FUNCTION THAT SELECTS THE NARROWER RECEIVE BAND WIDTH FOR EACH MODE.
BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL IS A SPEAKER/ PHONES SWITCH.  THIS SETS THE LEVEL OF
THE COMBINED REAR PANEL SPEAKER/ PHONES JACK LABELED SPKR TO AVOID INJURY
DUE TO HIGH AUDIO LEVELS WHILE PLUGGING IN HEADPHONES.  WHILE WERE HERE,
THE MIC CONNECTOR IS ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL ON THE MAIN UNIT.  THE
OPTIONAL YSK 891 SEPARATION KIT PROVIDES THE CABLES AND HARDWARE TO ALLOW
THE FRONT PANEL TO BE MOUNTED SEPARATELY FROM THE MAIN EQUIPMENT CHASSIS.
THIS IS PARTICULARLY HANDY FOR MOBILE INSTALLATIONS TO ALLOW THE FRONT
PANEL TO BE DASH MOUNTED WITH THE MAIN RADIO BODY INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT
OR IN THE TRUNK.  THERE ARE 99 REGULAR MEMORIES, AS WELL AS NINE PAIRS OF

SCAN RANGE MEMORIES, AND 10 MEMORIES PRESET FOR THE FIVE US 60 METER
CHANNELS FIVE EACH FOR CW AND SSB.  TO ACCESS THE MEMORIES, YOU HAVE TO
FIRST PUSH THE V/M BUTTON TO ENTER MEMORY MODE.  THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
ROLL THROUGH THE MEMORIES WITH THE MULTIFUNCTION KNOB, AND BE ABLE TO
TRANSMIT ON THE CHANNELS.  THERE ARE ALSO FIVE ONE PUSH QUICK MEMORIES,
ACCESSED BY THE DEDICATED QMB BUTTON.  CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTORS THE REAR
PANEL HAS ALL THE CONNECTORS, EXCEPT FOR THE EIGHT PIN RJ 45 TYPE MIC
CONNECTOR BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL.  THE REAR PANEL OFFERS A GROUND TERMINAL,
A FIRMWARE UPDATE SWITCH, AN EIGHT PIN DIN TYPE TUN/LIN CONNECTOR FOR
CONNECTING A YAESU OR COMPATIBLE ANTENNA TUNER, SUCH AS THE FC 40 OR 50, OR
A VL 1000 AMPLIFIER, AND A USB JACK FOR INTERCONNECTION TO A PC.  THE
ANTENNA CONNECTS TO AN SO 239 SOCKET.  THERE ARE THREE 3R5 MILLIMETER PHONE
JACKS.  THE FIRST IS A REM/ALC STEREO JACK FOR EITHER THE OPTIONAL FH 2 KEY
PAD OR ALC INPUT FROM A LINEAR AMPLIFIER.  THE NEXT IS ANOTHER STEREO JACK,
THIS ONE FOR CW KEYING.  IT CAN BE MENU SET TO USE A HAND KEY OR EXTERNAL
KEYER OR PADDLES FOR THE INTERNAL ELECTRONIC KEY.  AND FINALLY A MONO JACK
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