Frequency And Channel Setting; Vfo And Memory/Call Channels; Operating Band Selection - Icom IC-Q7A Instruction Manual

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FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING

VFO and memory/call channels

This transceiver has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode
and memory (call) mode.
VFO mode is used for setting a desired frequency within the
band range.
Push [V/M] once or twice to select
VFO mode.
Memory (call) mode is used for operation of memory (call)
channels which have programmed frequencies.
Push [V/M] once or twice to select
memory mode.
• To program a memory, refer to p. 12.
Push [CALL
(LOCK)
channel.
What is VFO?
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre-
quencies for transmitting and receiving are generated and
controlled by the VFO.
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FM
FM
" " appears.
MR
] to select a call
FM
"C1" or "C2" appears.

Operating band selection

The transceiver can receive the 50 MHz band, VHF avionics
band, 144 MHz band, 300 MHz band, 400 MHz band, 800
MHz band* or 1200 MHz band.
Push [BAND] several
times to select the de-
sired band.
• When a memory or call
channel is selected, the
first push of [BAND] se-
lects VFO mode (and
transfers the memory or
call channel contents).
When pushing [PTT],
MR
"OFF" appears indicating
the frequency is outside
the 144/400 MHz ama-
teur bands.
* Some frequencies can-
not be received with
the U.S.A. version.
FM
30–89.995 MHz
BAND
AM
90–141.995 MHz
BAND
FM
142–254.995 MHz
BAND
FM
255–382.995 MHz
BAND
FM
383–769.745 MHz
BAND
FM
769.750–939.995 MHz
BAND
FM
940–1309.995 MHz