Making A Call; Adjusting The Squelch - Kenwood TK-190 Instruction Manual

Making a Call

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1 Select your desired channel {page }.
2 Use the key programmed as Monitor or Squelch
OFF to determine whether or not the current
channel is being used.
• If the channel is busy, wait until it becomes free.
3 Press and hold the PTT switch, then speak into
the microphone in your normal voice.
• For best results, hold the microphone approximately
 to  cm ( / inches) from your lips.
4 Release the PTT switch to receive.

Adjusting the Squelch

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You can adjust the squelch level to hear weaker
signals or to eliminate background noise. At a setting
of "0" (the lowest setting), you can hear background
noise and weak signals. At a setting of "" (the
highest setting), you will not hear any background
noise, and you will hear only very strong signals.
Adjust the squelch to your desired level.
1 Press the key programmed as Squelch Level to
enter Squelch Level mode.
• The squelch level appears on the display
2 Press the Side 1 and Side 2 keys to adjust the
squelch level.
• Pressing the Side 1 key will increase the squelch
level. Pressing the Side 2 key will decrease the
squelch level.
3 Press any key other than Side 1 and Side 2 to set
the selected squelch level and exit Squelch Level
mode.
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