Front Panel Controls & Switches
(27) SPLIT [N/R] Switch
Pressing this switch activates split-frequency opera-
tion between the main display (either the Main VFO
or a Memory Channel), used for transmission, and the
Sub VFO, used for reception. The "Split" mode is not
used for full-duplex satellite operation. When the S
mode is activated, the "SPLIT " icon will appear on the
display panel.
In the S
mode, pressing this key toggles the
ATELLITE
VFO Tracking feature between the "Normal" and "Re-
verse" (inverted) tracking modes.
(28) SAT Switch
Pressing this switch activates the full-duplex S
mode of operation, in which the Main and Sub
LITE
VFOs are used for crossband satellite operation. The
"
" icon will appear on the display panel during
satellite operation.
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(29) MCK/W Switch
Pressing this switch momentarily checks the contents
of the current memory channel without switching the
transceiver out of the VFO mode. The MEM/VFO CH
knob may then be rotated to select, for example, an
unused channel (to be used for memory storage).
PLIT
Pressing and holding in this switch for ½ second trans-
fers the Main VFO frequency into the current memory
channel register. A double-beep will confirm memory
storage.
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(30) A
t
Pressing this switch momentarily causes the contents
-
of the Main VFO and the Sub VFO to be swapped.
ATEL
(31) SUB Switch
Pressing this switch momentarily allows direct key-
board frequency entry and/or mode change to be per-
formed on the Sub VFO register.
FT-847 O
B Switch
PERATING
M
ANUAL