Operation On Alaska Emergency Frequency: 5167.5 Khz (U.s. Version Only); Screen Capture - Yaesu FTDX10 Operation Manual

Operation on Alaska
Emergency Frequency:
5167.5 kHz (U.S. Version Only)
Section 97.401(d) of the regulations governing
amateur radio in the United States permit emer-
gency Amateur communications on the spot
frequency of 5167.5 kHz by stations in (or within
92.6 km of) the state of Alaska. This frequency
is only to be used when the immediate safety of
human life and/or property are threatened, and is
never to be used for routine communications.
The FTDX10 is capable of transmitting and re-
ceiving on 5167.5 kHz under such emergency
conditions. Use the Setting Menu to activate the
Alaska Emergency Frequency feature:
1. Press the [FUNC] knob.
2. Select [OPERATION SETTING]→[TX GEN-
ERAL]→[EMERGENCY FREQ TX].
3. Rotate the [FUNC] knob, or touch "<" or ">"
on either side of the value to select "ON".
4. Press the [FUNC] knob to save the new set-
ting.
5. Touch [BACK] several times to return to nor-
mal operation.
Emergency communication on this spot
frequency is now possible.
6. Press the [V/M] key, as necessary, to enter
the Memory mode.
7. Press the [STEP/MCH] key.
The LED inside this key glows orange.
8. Rotate the MPVD ring to select the emergen-
cy channel ("EMG"), which is found between
channels "5-10" and "M-01".

Screen capture

The display on the TFT screen may be saved on
the SD card.
When performing screen capture, a commer-
cially available SD card is necessary.
For SD card information, refer to "Using the SD
Card" on page 78.
1. Insert the SD card into the SD card slot.
2. Display the screen that is to be saved.
3. Hold down the [MODE] key until "SCREEN
SHOT" appears on the screen.
Screen data is saved to the SD card.
Data saved on the SD card can be displayed on
a personal computer or similar viewer.
data form bmp (Bitmap format)
Image size 800×480
yyyymmdd_hhmmss.bmp
The captured date and time will be the file
File Name name.
y (year), m (month), d (day), h (hour),
m (minute), s (second)
"Capture" folder
Folder structure in SD card
Data stor-
age location
FTDX10
Capture
MemList
Menu
Message
PlayList
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