My Bands" Operation - Yaesu FT DX 9000 CONTEST - MANUAL 2 Operation Manual

When operating on an Amateur Band on the VFO-A register, it is possible to use the BAND/MHz switch to engage the
use of the CLAR/VFO-B knob for Amateur band selection. The "My Bands" feature allows you to select several Ama-
teur bands, and make only those bands available for selection via the CLAR/VFO-B knob.
This feature can be very useful in a contest, where the 10/18/24 MHz band are not used, or if you do not have antennas for
some bands.
"My Bands" Setup
1. Press the MNU key (#
mode; the Menu list will appear on the LCD.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob (#
Menu item "TUNING 135 MY BAND."
3. Rotate the CLAR/VFO-B knob (#
band that you wish to skip (omit) from the band-se-
lection loop (when using the CLAR/VFO-B knob
for band selection). The available choices are 1.8/3.5/
7/10/14/18/21/24/28/50/GEN/TRV, and the factory-
default selection is TRV (only).
4. Press the ENT key (#
mand to ON.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to select/deselect as many bands
as you like.
Note
The "ON" command sets the selected band to be skipped, while
the "OFF" command sets the selected band to be included in the
band-selection list.
6. Press and hold in the MNU key for two seconds to
lock in the new configuration and exit to normal op-
eration.

"My Bands" Operation

1. Press the BAND/MHz switch (#
ded LED will glow Red.
2. Rotate the CLAR/VFO-B knob (#
Amateur band on which you wish to operate. Only
those Amateur bands that have not been skipped will
appear as you scroll through the bands.
1.8MHz
3.5
7 MHz
10 MHz
14 MHz
18 MHz
21 MHz
24 MHz
28 MHz
50 MHz
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14 MHz
21 MHz
28 MHz
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LCD Display
MNU key
Main tuning dial
CLAR/VFO-B knob
BAND/MHz knob
CLAR/VFO-B knob
21MHz
28MHz
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