Ssb/Am Mode Transmission - Yaesu FTdx5000MP Operating Manual

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[ MOX ] Button
[ METER ] Switch
[ MIC ] Knob
[ RF PWR ] Knob
1. The operating mode is se-
lected using the [ MODE ]
buttons. The VFO (A or B)
to which the selection is ap-
plied is selected by the [ A ]
or [ B ] button located to the
upper left of the Main
Tuning Dial knob. Usu-
ally, the [ A ] button
glows red, signifying
that VFO-A is being ad-
justed. Similarly, press-
ing the [ B ] button will
cause the [ B ] button to
glow orange, signifying VFO-B adjustment. Press the
[ A ] or [ B ] button to select the desired VFO. Then press
the [ LSB ] or [ USB ] button briefly to select one of the
SSB modes. For AM operation, press the [ AM/FM ]
button repeatedly until the "
display.
Q P :
By convention, LSB is used in the 7 MHz and lower
Amateur bands for SSB communication, and USB is
used on the 14 MHz and higher bands (the 10 MHz
band is used for CW and data modes only).
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to adjust the oper-
ating frequency. Alternatively, you may use the [ UP ] /
[ DWN ] scanning buttons on the MH-31
crophone to sweep up or down the current band.
3. Press the microphone's PTT (Push To Talk) switch to
begin transmission; speak into the microphone in a
normal voice level.
A :
The " " indicator will light up in the frequency
display area, confirming that transmission is in
progress.
When transmitting in the AM mode, rotate the [ RF
PWR ] knob to set a maximum (carrier) power out-
put of 50 Watts.
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[ A ] Button
[ B ] Button
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4. In the SSB mode, adjust the micro-
phone amplifier gain to match the
microphone and your voice level.
set the [ METER ] switch to the
"ALC" position and close the PTT
switch. Speak into the microphone in
a normal voice level, and adjust the
[ MIC ] (gain) knob so that the ALC
voltage stays within the blue ALC
zone of the meter (up to 2/3 of full
scale deflection) on voice
peaks.
A :
The microphone gain of
the AM mode has been programmed at the factory
to a level that should be satisfactory for most situ-
ations. However, using Menu item "051 A3E MIC
GAIN", you may set a different fixed value, or
choose the "MCVR" option, which then lets you
use the front panel [ MIC ] knob to set the micro-
phone gain in the AM mode. In this case, the [ MIC ]
knob should not be advanced to the point where
the ALC meter deflects. In many cases, the same
setting used on SSB will be satisfactory.
The relative Microphone Gain level will show for
3 seconds in the lower right corner of the Main
Display whenever the inner [ MIC ] knob is turned.
Alternately, the 3-second display feature may be
changed to show in the SUB DISPLAY-
dow via Menu item "018 DISP INDI". Addition-
ally, you may disable the 3-second display feature
via Menu item "017 DISP LVL IND" See page
122 for details.
5. Release the PTT switch at the end of your transmis-
sion. The transceiver will return to the receive mode.
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[ MODE ] Buttons
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