Operating Band Selection; Mode Selection; Adjusting The Audio Volume Level - Yaesu FT-818ND Operating Manual

Hf/vhf/uhf ssb/cw/am/fm ultra-compact transceiver

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This transceiver covers an incredibly wide fre-

quency range, over which a number of different

operating modes are used. Therefore, this trans-

ceiver's frequency coverage has been divided into

different operating bands, each of with has its own

preset channel steps and operating modes. You

can change the channel steps and operating mode once you get started, of course, per

the next section.

To change the frequency band, press either the

to the next lower or higher operating band, respectively.

1.8 MHz

3.5 MHz

430 MHz

144 MHz

1) Recalling the 5 MHz band (U.S. model) requires different procedure. See page

20 for details.

2) VFOa and VFOb are independent VFOs, so they may be set to different bands.

See the "Stacked VFO System" discussion on page 19 for details.

Press either the

move among the eight settings for the operating

modes, respectively.

LSB

USB

You can also set VFOa and VFOb to different modes in the same band, allowing you

to have a "Phone" VFO and a "CW" VFO, for example.

Adjusting the Audio Volume Level

Rotate the

knob to set a comfortable listen-

ing level.

When operating in the "DIG" or "PKT" modes, you

may set the

or even all the way off, because the output from

the DATA jack is a fixed-level audio signal.

Start with the

background noise on FM can be surprisingly loud)!