Great Circle Map / Rotator Control Function - Yaesu FT-2000 Operating Manual

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It is possible to operate/control the rotator manually. If the other station's location has been entered, the location of the
other station and yours will be connected with a line on the Great Circle Map, and you can rotate the antenna manually to
the direction of the other station.
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Use the [ F2 ( CCW )] key to rotate the antenna counter-
clockwise, or the [ F3 ( CCW )] key to cause clockwise
rotation of your antenna.
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1. Press the [ F4 ( MODE )] key, as necessary, to select
the "PRESET" or "MANUAL" mode. The mode is
indicated in the middle of the Display.
2. Press the [ F7 ( MAP )] key to display the Great Circle
Map on the screen. If you know the approximate lo-
cation of the country of the other station, rotate your
antenna by looking the map and rotating the antenna
in the appropriate direction.
3. If you want to display a station on the Great Circle
Map, start by pressing the [ F1 ( ZONE )] key; the World
Map's zones will be displayed.
Select the Zone of the other station by pressing the
[ F1 ( )] , [ F2 ( )] , [ F3 ( )] , and [ F4 ( )] keys, then
press the [ F7 ( SELECT )] key momentarily. The list
of the countries in the selected Zone will be shown.
Select the country name of the other station by press-
ing the [ F1 ( )] , [ F2 ( )] , [ F3 ( )] , and [ F4 ( )] keys,
then press the [ F7 ( SELECT )] key momentarily.
Now, the list of the city names within the selected
country will appear, and you will need to select one
of the city names by pressing the [ F1 ( )] , [ F2 ( )] ,
[ F3 ( )] , and [ F4 (
[ F7 ( SELECT )] key.
Note; in some countries, there may be only one city
in the country; select that one city anyway.
4. Press the [ F8 ( EXIT )] key. Automatically the screen
will revert to the Great Circle Map, and the location
of the other station will plotted on the map, connected
by a line to your location via the short path.
5. Use the [ F2 ( CCW )] and [ F3 ( CW )] keys to rotate your
antenna system to the direction just plotted on the
Display.
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