Main Band Selection - Icom ID-51A Advanced Instructions

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BASIC OPERATION

■ MAIN band selection

The ID-51A/E has two independent operating bands; A
band and B band.
The transceiver can monitor two frequencies simultane-
ously on A band and B band. This is called Dualwatch
operation. (p. 5-13)
Push [MAIN] to toggle the MAIN band between
➥
A and B band.
• "MAIN" appears on the MAIN band.
Hold down [DUAL]
➥
watch operation ON or OFF.
• During Dualwatch operation, the display shows the A
band in the upper half and the B band in the lower half.
• When Dualwatch operation is OFF, the display shows
only the MAIN band.
Single band operation
Selecting A band
Selecting B band
for 1 second to turn the dual-
Hold down
Push
Hold down
Frequency range on the A/B bands:
108.000 MHz to 174.000 MHz
137.000 MHz to 174.000 MHz
380.000 MHz to 479.000 MHz
• Some frequency ranges are blocked for the U.S.A. and Aus-
tralian version by regulation.
Dualwatch operation
Selecting upper half as
MAIN band
Push
Selecting lower half as
MAIN band
5-3
Upper: A band
Lower: B band
MAIN band
(A band)
SUB band
(B band)
SUB band
(A band)
MAIN band
(B band)