Table Of Contents - Yaesu FT-897 Operating Manual

Introduction ............................................................................ 1
Specifications ........................................................................... 2
Accessories & Options ............................................................ 3
Installation ............................................................................... 4
Power connections ................................................................. 4
External DC power source operation ............................ 4
AC power source operation ........................................... 5
Internal battery operation .............................................. 6
Grounding ............................................................................. 7
Mobile Station Grounding ............................................. 7
Base Station Earth Grounding ....................................... 7
Antenna Considerations ........................................................ 8
Mobile Antenna Installations ......................................... 8
Base Station Antenna Installations ................................ 8
RF Field Exposure ................................................................. 9
Electromagnetic Compatibility .............................................. 9
Heat and Ventilation .............................................................. 9
Linear Amplifire Interfacing ................................................ 10
CW Key/Keyer Connections ............................................... 11
Receiver Accessories (Tape Recorder etc.) ......................... 11
Adjusting the Front Feet ...................................................... 11
Front Panel Control & Switches ......................................... 12
Rear panel Connectors ......................................................... 18
Top & Bottom Panel Connectors ......................................... 19
Operation ............................................................................... 20
Turning the Transceiver On and Off .................................... 20
Operating Band Selection ................................................... 20
Mode Selection ................................................................... 21
Adjusting the Audio Volume Level ..................................... 21
Adjusting the RF Gain and Squelch .................................... 21
Setting the Operating Frequency ......................................... 22
Stacked VFO System ........................................................... 22
Changing the Dial Speed ..................................................... 22
Receiver Accessories ............................................................. 23
Locking Front Panel Controls ............................................. 23
Clarifier ............................................................................... 23
IF Shift ................................................................................ 24
AGC .................................................................................... 24
Noise Blanker ...................................................................... 25
IPO ...................................................................................... 25
ATT ..................................................................................... 25
DSP Bandpass Filter ............................................................ 25
DSP CW Peaking Filter ....................................................... 26
DSP Noise Reduction .......................................................... 26
DSP Notch Filter ................................................................. 26
AM/FM Tuning Dial Operation .......................................... 27
Automatic Power-Off Feature ............................................. 27
Transmitter Operation ......................................................... 28
SSB/AM Transmission ........................................................ 28
Basic Setup/Operation ................................................. 28
VOX Operation ........................................................... 28
AF Speech Processor Operation .................................. 29
DSP Microphone Equalizer ......................................... 29
CW Transmission ................................................................ 30
Operation using Straight Key/External Keying Device ..... 30
Using the Built-in Electronic Keyer ............................ 31
FM Transmission ................................................................. 32
Basic Setup/Operation ................................................. 32
Repeater Operation ...................................................... 32
Tone Search Scanning ................................................. 33
DCS Operation ............................................................ 34
DCS Search Scanning ................................................. 34
Split Tone Operation ................................................... 34
ARTS Operation ...................................................... 35
CW Identifier Setup ..................................................... 35
Digital Mode Operation ...................................................... 36
RTTY (Radio Tele Type) Operation ............................ 36
PSK31 Operation ........................................................ 37
Packet (1200/9600 bps FM) Operation ....................... 37
WeatherFax Monitoring ...................................................... 38
Time-Out Timer ................................................................... 38
Split Frequency Operation .................................................. 38
Active-Tuning Antenna System (ATAS-100/-120) Operation ..... 39
Automatic Tuning ........................................................ 39
Manual Tuning ............................................................ 39
ATAS-100/-120 Operating Tips .................................. 40
Grounding .................................................................... 40
Tuning Procedure ........................................................ 40
External Wattmeters .................................................... 40
Operation on 30/17/12 Meters .................................... 40
FC-30 Automatic Antenna Tuner Operation ........................ 41
Antenna Tuner Memory System .................................. 41
Memory Operation ............................................................... 42
QMB (Quick Memory Bank) Channels .............................. 42
QMB Channel Storage ................................................ 42
QMB Channel Recall .................................................. 42
Memory Operation on "Regular" Memory Channel ........... 42
Normal Memory Storage ............................................. 42
Split-Frequency Memory Storage ............................... 42
Memory Channel Recall .............................................. 43
Masking ("Hiding") a Memory ................................... 43
Memory Operation on "HOME" Channel Memories .......... 44
HOME Channel Storage .............................................. 44
HOME Channel Recall ................................................ 44
Labeling Memories ............................................................. 44
Spectrum Scope Monitor ..................................................... 45
Smart Search ..................................................................... 45
Scanning Operation .............................................................. 46
Scanning Features ................................................................ 46
Scanning Operation ..................................................... 46
Scan-Resume Choices ................................................. 46
Scan Skip Programming (Memory Mode only) .......... 47
"Priority Channel" Scanning ............................................... 47
Programmable Memory Scan (PMS) Operation ................. 48
Dual Watch Operation ......................................................... 48
Miscellaneous Settings .......................................................... 49
Operation on Alaska Emergency Frequency:5167.5 kHz ... 49
CW Training Feature ........................................................... 49
Programming the Panel Key Functions ............................... 49
Beacon Feature .................................................................... 50
Beacon Text Storage .................................................... 50
Beacon Text Sending (On the Air) .............................. 50
Display Customization ........................................................ 51
Display Lamp Mode .................................................... 51
Display Contrast .......................................................... 51
Display Dimmer .......................................................... 51
Display Color .............................................................. 51
Menu Operation .................................................................... 52
CAT (Computer Aided Transceiver) Operation .............. 61
Power-On Microprocessor Reset Procedures .................... 63
Cloning ................................................................................... 63
Installation Optional Accessories ........................................ 64
Optional Filters:YF-122S and YF-122C ............................. 64
Optional High Stability Reference Oscillator TCXO-9 ...... 65
External Automatic Antenna Tuner "FC-30" ....................... 66
Appendix ................................................................................ 67