Transmitter Operation; Ssb Transmission; Basic Setup/Operation - Yaesu FT-818ND Operating Manual

Hf/vhf/uhf ssb/cw/am/fm ultra-compact transceiver

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Basic Setup/Operation

1. Press the

you are operating on the 7 MHz or lower bands, select the LSB mode. If you are oper-

ating on the 14 MHz or higher bands, select the USB mode.

2. Press the

key momentarily, then rotate the

Function Row 9 [ PWR, MTR ] appears on the display, then press the

select the "ALC" meter function ("alc" will appear at the right side of the "MTR" icon).

3. Press the microphone's PTT switch, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice

while watching the meter. The ideal audio input level to the transmitter from the micro-

phone will cause a few "segments" of indication on the ALC meter. Release the PTT

switch to return to receive mode.

4. If the ALC meter is too high, or too low, you may need to reset the Microphone Gain:



Press and hold in the



Rotate the



Close the PTT switch, and while speaking into the microphone rotate the

knob until the proper ALC indication is achieved on voice peaks.



When done, press and hold in the

phone Gain.

The [ TONE ] switch on the back of the MH-31

of the microphone's frequency response. Setting this switch to the "2" position

will roll off some of the bass response, resulting in improved "talk power" in many

instances. The "1" position is primarily used in countries like Japan, where vowel

sounds are of critical importance in conveying information; in Western languages,

consonant sounds (which are rich in high-frequency components) are frequently

more important.

Four power levels are available on the FT-818: 6 Watts, 5 Watts, 2.5 Watt, and

1.0 Watt. When using Alkaline batteries or the supplied SBR-32MH Ni-MH Battery

Pack, the microprocessor, detecting internal battery use, automatically sets the

power level to 2.5 Watts, which appears on the display as "

er to 6 watts, the power level icon is the same as for 2.5 Watt operation, but at 6

Watts the icon is blinking. For 1 Watt, there is one "bar" to the right of the "L" in the

power icon, and for 5.0 Watts there are three "bars" displayed.

The power level is easy to change:

1. Press the

Function Row 9 [PWR, MTR].

2. Press the

will change, based on the power level you have set.

High

6 W (AM: 2 W)

SSB Transmission

key so as to select either SSB (LSB/USB) mode. If

key for one second to enter the Menu mode.

knob to recall Menu #46 (SSB MIC).

Adjusting the Transmitter Power Output

key momentarily, then rotate the

(PWR) key, as needed, to set the desired power level. The icon

Low 3

5 W (AM: 1.7 W)