User manual YAESU FT-7B

[. . . ] 1 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Accessories & Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Supplied Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press and hold in the [LOW(ACC)] key for 1/2 second to recall the Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel. If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder CH FREQUENCY CH stations, just press the PTT switch. When the scan- 1 162. 550 MHz 6 ner pauses on a station, press the PTT key once 2 165. 400 MHz 7 3 162. 475 MHz 8 to halt the can, or press it twice to restart the scan. To exit to normal operation, press and hold in the 5 162. 450 MHz 10 [LOW(ACC)] key for 1/2 second. FREQUENCY 162. 500 MHz 162. 525 MHz 161. 650 MHz 161. 775 MHz 163. 275 MHz Severe Weather Alert In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels. FT-7B OPERATING MANUAL 41 SCANNING The FT-7B 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 above modes. Before you begin, take a moment to select the way in which you would like the scanner to resume scanning after it halts on a signal. Setting the Scan-Resume Technique Three options for the Scan-Resume mode are available: BUSY: BUSY In this mode, the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters. Two seconds after the carrier has dropped because the other station(s) ceased transmission, the scanner will resume. TIME: TIME In this mode, the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters, and will hold there for five seconds. If you do not take action to disable the scanner within five seconds, the scanner will resume even if the stations are still active. If you would like the scanner not to be restricted to the current band, you may change Menu #46 (VFO. BND) to allow the scanner to hop to the low edge of the next-highest band when the VFO frequency reaches the high end of the current band (or vice- versa). See page 77 for details. FT-7B OPERATING MANUAL 43 SCANNING MEMORY SCANNING Memory scanning is similarly easy to initiate: 1. Set the radio to the Memory mode by pressing the [V/M(MW)] key, if necessary. Press the [SCAN(SEL)] key to initiate scanning. As with VFO scanning, the scanner will halt on any signal encountered that is strong enough to open the squelch; it will then resume scanning according to the Scan-Resume mode set previously. To cancel scanning, press the [SCAN(SEL)] key again (or press the microphone's PTT key). You may initiate the memory channel scan by pressing and holding in the microphone's [UP] or [DWN] key. How to Skip (Omit) a Channel During Memory Scan Operation Some continuous-carrier stations like a Weather Broadcast station will seriously impede scanner operation if you are using the "Carrier Drop" Scan-Resume mode, as the incoming signal will not pause long enough for the transceiver to resume scanning. Such channels may be "Skipped" during scanning, if you like: 1. Set the radio to the Memory Mode by pressing the [V/M(MW)] key, if necessary. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Memory Channel to be skipped during scanning. Press and hold in the [BAND(SET)] key for 1/2 second to enter the Set mode. [. . . ] Available Values: 50 Standard CTCSS Tones Default: 100 Hz Note: This Menu Item can be set independently for each band, and independently in each memory. Menu #45 [TOT] Function: Sets the Time-Out Timer. Available Values: 1 - 30 minutes or OFF Default: 6 minutes CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY (Hz) 67. 0 82. 5 100. 0 123. 0 151. 4 171. 3 189. 9 210. 7 250. 3 69. 3 85. 4 103. 5 127. 3 156. 7 173. 8 192. 8 218. 1 254. 1 71. 9 88. 5 107. 2 131. 8 159. 8 177. 3 196. 6 225. 7 ­ 74. 4 91. 5 110. 9 136. 5 162. 2 179. 9 199. 5 229. 1 ­ 77. 0 94. 8 114. 8 141. 3 165. 5 183. 5 203. 5 233. 6 ­ 79. 7 97. 4 118. 8 146. 2 167. 9 186. 2 206. 5 241. 8 ­ Menu #46 [VFO. BND] Function: Selects or disables the VFO band edge limiting for the current band. Available Values: BND. ON/BND. OFF Default: BND. ON BND. ON: When the VFO frequency reaches the high band edge of the current band, the VFO frequency will jump to the low band edge of the current band (or vice versa). [. . . ]