Chapter 2 Your First Qso; Reception - Kenwood TS-480HX Instruction Manual

YOUR FIRST QSO
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Are you ready to give your TS-480HX/ SAT a quick
try? Reading these two pages should get your voice
on the air in your first QSO on the HF/ 50 MHz band
shortly. The instructions below are intended only for
a quick guide. If you encounter problems or there is
something you don't understand, read the detailed
explanations given later in this manual.
This section explains only keys and controls required to
Note:
briefly try the transceiver.
q Set the following as specified:
• AF control: Fully counterclockwise
• SQL control: Fully counterclockwise
Then, switch ON the DC power supply if you are
using the DC power supply. If you are operating the
transceiver with the car batteries, ensure that the DC
power source(s) are available at the DC connector(s).
w Press and hold [
] (POWER) briefly to turn ON
the transceiver.
• Do not press the switch for more than
approximately 2 seconds; the transceiver will
be switched OFF.
• Upon power up, "HELLO" appears, followed by
the selected frequency and other indicators.
e Confirm that VFO A has been selected for
communications; " A" should be visible on the
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display. If it has not, press [A/B / M/V] to select
VFO A.
r Turn the AF control slowly clockwise until you hear
a suitable level of background noise.
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RECEPTION

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1 REC 2 REC 3 REC
CH1 CH2 CH3
DNL
4 TX MONI 5 RF.G 6 DELAY
AF SQL
NR
PWR MIC KEY
7 8 9
BC
NB/T VOX PROC
STEP
CLR 0 OFF
MTR AGC ENT FINE
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HF/50MHz ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER TS-480
MODE
NAR
F.LOCK
FIL
MENU
CW.T
SG.SEL
MHz
SCAN
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t Press [ ]/ [ ] to select a desired HF/ 50 MHz
Amateur radio band.
y Press [MODE] to select the desired
communication mode.
• There are 4 mode pairs: USB/ LSB, CW/ CWR
(Reversed pitch), FSK/ FSR (Reverse shift)
and AM/ FM. Press [MODE] (1 s) to toggle the
mode within each pair: USB
CW CWR, FSK
• To select the alternate mode on each operating
mode, press and hold the key for 1 second.
For example, if USB is selected, press
[MODE] (1 s) to switch to LSB mode. The
following diagram illustrates how to access
each mode.
MODE
MODE
MODE
MODE
u If you have selected FM, turn the SQL control
clockwise until the background noise is just
eliminated; the green LED (above the [MODE]
key) turns OFF.
• With LSB or USB selected, skip this step.
i Turn the Tuning control to tune in a station.
• If you do not hear any stations, you may have
the wrong antenna connector selected. In this
case, try selecting another antenna by pressing
and hold [ATT/PRE/ ANT1/2] (1 s).
CL
XIT
RIT
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TF-SET
IF
MULTI SHIFT
QMR
M/V
A / B
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LSB,
FSR, or AM FM.
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE
(1 s)
MODE