Using The Built-In Electronic Keyer; Full Break-In (Qsk) Operation - Yaesu FT-2000 Operating Manual

Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack.
1. Press the [ CW ] mode button to en-
gage CW operation.
A :
The operating mode is selected
using the [ MODE ] buttons to the
left of the Main Tuning Dial
knob, and the VFO (A or B) to
which the selection is applied is
selected by the [ A ] or [ B ] button
above the [ MODE ] buttons. Usu-
ally, the [ A ] button glow Red, sig-
nifying Main band (VFO-A) is
being adjusted. Similarly, pressing the [ B ] button
will cause its indicator to blinks Orange for five
second, signifying Sub band (VFO-B) adjustment.
Therefore, press the [ A ] or [ B ] button to select the
desired VFO, then press the [ CW ] button to select
the CW mode.
If you press the [ CW ] button once more, after ini-
tially selecting CW, you will engage the "CW Re-
verse" mode (see page 86), whereby the "oppo-
site" sideband injection is used, compared to the
"normal" sideband. The CW LED will blink for
three seconds if you select CW Reverse.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select the desired
operating frequency.
3. Press the [ KEYER ] button. The "
pear in the display, confirming that the built-
in Electronic Keyer is now active.
4. Rotate the [ SPEED ] knob to set the
desired sending speed (4 ~ 60 WPM).
Clockwise rotation of the [ SPEED ]
knob will increase the keying speed.
A :
You may confirm the keying speed when turning
the [ SPEED ] knob while pressing the [ KEYER ]
button. The Sub (VFO-B) frequency display shows
the keying speed.
When you press either the "Dot" or "Dash" side of
your paddle, the transmitter will automatically be
activated.
5. If you press the [ BK-IN ] button, "semi-break-in" op-
eration (discussed previously) will be engaged.
6. CW operation utilizing your paddle may now
commence.
A :
When you utilize your keyer paddle, the transmitter
will automatically be activated, and the CW charac-
ters (or a strong of dots and dashes) will be transmit-
ted. When you release the keyer paddle contacts, trans-
mission will cease after a brief delay; the delay time is
user-programmable, per the discussion on page 83.
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[ KEYER ] Button
[ BK-IN ] Button
[ SPEED ] Knob
A :
If you reduce power using the [ RF PWR ] knob, the ALC
meter reading will increase; this is normal and does not
indicate any problem whatsoever (because increased ALC
voltage is being used to lower the power).

Full Break-in (QSK) Operation

As shipped from the factory, the FT-2000D TX/
RX system for CW is configured for "Semi-break-
in" operation. However, using Menu item "058
A1A BK-IN," you may change this setup for full
break-in (QSK) operation, whereby the switching
is quick enough to hear incoming signals in the
spaces between the dots and dashes of your trans-
mission.
1. Press the [ MENU ] button to enter the Menu
mode.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select
Menu item "058 A1A BK-IN."
3. Rotate the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob to set this
Menu item to "FuLL."
4. Press and hold in the [ MENU ] button for two
seconds to save the new setting and exit.
O
PERATION
EYER
[ A ] Button
[ B ] Button
[ CW ] Button
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