Conventional Operation; Receiving And Transmitting - Icom IC-F3GT Instruction Manual

CONVENTIONAL OPERATION

■ Receiving and transmitting

CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage the
transceiver. See p. 4 for antenna attachment.
Turn power ON as described on p. 2.
Receiving:
q Push [ ]/[
Y Z
w Listen for a transmission and adjust [VOL] to a comfortable lis-
tening level.
• When no transmission is heard, push and hold monitor while
adjusting [VOL] (your transceiver may not be programmed with
the monitor function).
The transceiver is now set to receive desired calls on the selected
channel.
Transmitting:
Wait for the channel to become clear to avoid interference.
q While pushing and holding [PTT], speak into the microphone at
a normal voice level.
• When a tone signalling system is used, the call procedure de-
scribed at right may be necessary.
w Release [PTT] to return to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmitted sig-
nal, pause a few sec. after pushing [PTT], hold the microphone 5 to
10 cm from your mouth and speak at a normal voice level.
] to select a channel.
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