Yaesu FT-857 Operation Manual page 103

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MENU MODE No•026 [ CW PADDLE ]
Function: Enables/disables CW keying by the microphone's [ UP ] / [ DWN ] keys.
Available Values: ELEKEY/MICKEY
Default: ELEKEY
When this Menu Item is set to "MICKEY," press the microphone's [ UP ] key to send a
"dot," and press the microphone's [ DWN ] key to send a "dash" (while the built-in electronic
keyer is engaged). The "ELEKEY" option is used for normal paddle operation.
MENU MODE No-027 [ CW PITCH ]
Function: Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone, BFO offset, and CW filter center fre-
quencies.
Available Values: 400 ~ 800 Hz
Default: 700 Hz
The CW pitch may be adjusted in steps of 100 Hz.
MENU MODE No•028 [ CW QSK ]
Function: Selects the time delay between when the PTT is keyed and the carrier is transmit-
ted during QSK operation when using the internal keyer.
Available Values: 10/15/20/25/30 ms
Default: 10 ms
Note: If you select "25 (or 30) ms," please do not attempt to set Menu [ No-030 CW SPEED ]
to a speed faster than "50 (42) wpm," as the delay will make it impossible to transmit.
MENU MODE No-029 [ CW SIDE TONE ]
Function: Setting of the CW sidetone volume level.
Available Values: 0 ~ 100
Default: 50
MENU MODE No-030 [ CW SPEED ]
Function: Sets the sending speed for the built-in Electronic keyer.
Available Values: 4wpm ~ 60 wpm (1wpm/step)/20cpm ~ 300 cpm (5cpm/step)
Default: 12 wpm (60 cpm)
You can set the sending speed according to either of two units of speed (wpm: words per
minute; cpm: characters per minute)
To switch units between "wpm" and "cpm," just press the SELECT knob.
MENU MODE No•031 [ CW TRAINING ]
Function: Sends random Morse Code five-character groups via the sidetone.
Available Values: N / A / AN
Default: N
N: Numeric characters only
A: Alphabet characters only
AN: Numeric and Alphabet characters (Mixed)
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