Split-Frequency Operation; Vfo Tracking Feature - Yaesu FT-2000 Operating Manual

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A powerful capability of the FT-2000 is its flexibility in Split Frequency operation, using the Main (VFO-A) and Sub
(VFO-B) frequency registers. This makes the FT-2000 especially useful for high-level DX-pedition use, as the Split opera-
tion capability is very advanced and easy to use.
1. Set the Main (VFO-A) frequency as desired.
2. Set the Sub (VFO-B) frequency.
3. Now press the [ SPLIT ] button. The
front panel switch/LEDs will look like
this:
Main (VFO-A)
[ RX ] switch "ON" (LED glows
Green)
[ TX ] switch "OFF" (LED Off)
Sub (VFO-B)
[ RX ] switch "OFF" (LED Off)
[ TX ] switch "ON" (LED glows Red)
During Split operation, the Main (VFO-A) register will be
used for reception, while the Sub (VFO-B) register will be
used for transmission. If you press the [ SPLIT ] button
once more, Split operation will be cancelled.
You may also press the Main [ TX ] switch located above
and to the right of the Main Tuning Dial knob to return
transmit frequency control to the Main (VFO-A) side,
thereby cancelling Split operation.
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DVICE
During normal (non-split) VFO-A operation, you may
simply press the Sub (VFO-B) [ TX ] switch (located
above and to the right of the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob) to
engage Split operation. The Sub [ TX ] indicator will
glow Red when you press the switch.
During Split operation, pressing the [ A B ] button will
reverse the contents of the Main and Sub VFOs. Press
the [ A B ] button once more to return to the original
frequency alignment.
During Split operation, if you press the [ RX ] switch
above and to the right of the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob, you
will engage Dual Receive operation, and now can lis-
ten to both sides of the DX pile-up, while transmitting
on the Sub (VFO-B) frequency. This is very useful for
maintaining the timing of your calls, while also moni-
toring both sides of the pile-up.
During Split operation, you may also listen the TX fre-
quency temporarily while pressing the [ TXW ] button
(below and to the left of the Main Tuning Dial knob).
It is possible to set different operating modes (for ex-
ample, LSB and USB) on the two VFOs used during
Split operation.
During Split operation, it also is possible to set the
Main and Sub VFOs to different Amateur bands. But
remember that Dual Reception must be within the same
band.
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MAIN [ RX ] Switch
[ SPLIT ] Button

VFO Tracking Feature

In the default setting, the Main Band (VFO-A) frequency
and Sub Band (VFO-B) frequency are changed individu-
ally using the Main Tuning Dial knob and the [ SUB VFO-
B ] knob.
If you want to tune the Main Band (VFO-A) frequency
and Sub Band (VFO-B) frequency together, the VFO
Tracking feature is very useful.
Here is the procedure for activating the VFO Tracking fea-
ture:
1. Press the [ MENU ] button to engage the Menu mode.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob to select Menu item
"032 GEnE TRACK
032 GEnE TRACK 032 GEnE TRACK
032 GEnE TRACK." 032 GEnE TRACK
3. Rotate the [ SUB VFO-B ] knob to select the desired
Tracking mode.
Disables the VFO Tracking feature.
OFF OFF OFF: OFF OFF
bAND: When you change bands on the Main (VFO-
bAND bAND bAND bAND
A) side, the Sub (VFO-B) band's VFO will au-
tomatically change to be the same as that of
VFO-A.
FrEq: This function is the almost same as "bAND
FrEq FrEq
FrEq FrEq
however, furthermore, the Sub band's (VFO-
B) frequency changes together with the Main
Band's (VFO-A) frequency when turning the
Main Dial Tuning knob.
4. Press and hold in the [ MENU ] button for two seconds
to lock in the new configuration and exit to normal
operation.
Main Tuning Dial Knob
FT-2000 O
MAIN [ TX ] Switch
Sub [ RX ] Switch
Sub [ TX ] Switch
bAND bAND," bAND
bAND
[ MENU ] Button
[ SUB VFO-B ] Knob
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