Miscellaneous Settings; Beacon Feature; Beacon Text Storage; Beacon Transmission (On The Air) - Yaesu FT-897D Operating Manual

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ISCELLANEOUS
The FT-897D's unique "Beacon" feature allow you to set up the transceiver to send a repetitive message. For example, on a
DX-pedition, the FT-897D beacon might be activated on a 50 MHz frequency, to alert DXers as to possible band openings.

Beacon Text Storage

1. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second to enter the
Menu mode.
2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode
No-011 [ BEACON TEXT 1 ] .
3. Press the MEM/VFO CH knob to enable storage of the
Beacon Text (the first character location will be underlined).
4. Rotate the DIAL to select the first character (number or
letter) in the Beacon Text you wish to store, then rotate
the MEM/VFO CH knob one click clockwise to move
to the next character.
5. Repeat step 4 as many times as necessary to complete
the Beacon Text.
Ì If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters long,
add the " " mark after the last character to terminate
the text, then press the MEM/VFO CH knob.
Ì If the Beacon Text is more than 40 characters long,
but less than 79, set the last (40th) character to be
" ," press the MEM/VFO CH knob, then rotate the
to select "BEACON TEXT 2." Now repeat step 4.
Ì If the Beacon Text is more than 79 characters long,
up to 118 characters may be stored. In this case, set
the final character slot in "BEACON TEXT 2" to be
" ," press the MEM/VFO CH knob, then rotate the
to select "BEACON TEXT 3." Now repeat step 4.
Ì Do not forget to install the " " mark after the last
character, to terminate the text.
6. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second until you
hear a double beep; the second beep confirms that the
Beacon text was successfully stored.
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Beacon Transmission (On the Air)

1. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second to enter the
2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode
3. Rotate the DIAL to select the interval time (between mes-
4. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second to exit to
5. Press the [ F ] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/
6. Press the [ A ]( PLY1 ) key to activate the Beacon Feature.
NOTE: When using the "beacon" feature, please disable the
function the same as a traditional CW message keyer.
7. To disable the transmission from the Beacon, just repeat
You may also send the Beacon Text manually. If this is done,
all three "Beacon" messages may be used as a traditional
CW message keyer. To do this:
1. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second to enter the
2. Rotate the MEM/VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode
3. Rotate the DIAL to select "OFF."
4. Press and hold in the [ F ] key for one second to exit to
5. Press the [ F ] key momentarily, then rotate the MEM/
6. Press the [ A ]( PLY1 ) key momentarily to send the "BEA-
Menu mode.
No-012 [ BEACON TIME ] .
sage and message) (1 ~ 255 seconds).
normal operation.
VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row
"o" [ PLY1, PLY2, PLY3 ] appears on the display.
"VOX" feature.
If you press [ B ](
sage will be transmitted, after which the trans-
mission will halt. Operationally, these two keys
the above procedure, rotating the DIAL to select "OFF"
in step 3 above.
You may adjust the CW speed using Menu Mode
No-030 [CW SPEED].
Menu mode.
No-012 [ BEACON TIME ] .
normal operation.
VFO CH knob, as needed, until Multi Function Row
"o"[PLY1, PLY2, PLY3] appears on the display.
CON TEXT 1" message.
Alternatively, pressing the [ B ]( PLY2 ) or [ C ]( PLY3 ) key
will initiate the message at those respective break points.
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