Tx Output Power Limiter; Turning On/Off Tx Output Power Limiter; Configuring The Tx Output Power Limiter; Meter - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

TX Output Power Limiter

The TX output power limiter can be used to limit the TX output
power. This is a function to prevent the TX output power level from
exceeding the preconfigured level for each band when the
[POWER] control is turned. It can also be used to limit TX output
power only in the DATA mode with a specific band.

Turning ON/OFF TX Output Power Limiter

Press F [MAX-Po].
Pressing F [MAX-Po] each time toggles the TX output power
limiter function between ON and OFF.
• When the TX output power limiter is turned ON, pressing F
[MAX-Po] displays the confirmation screen for turning off the
TX output power limiter.
• Pressing [F4](OK) turns off the TX output power limiter
function. Pressing [F7](CANCEL) or [ESC] cancels the
operation.
.

Configuring the TX Output Power Limiter

1 Press and hold F [MAX-Po] to display the TX output
power limiter screen.
.
2 Press F4 [
]/ F5 [
3 Press F2 [
]/ F3 [
power to limit.
Select the TX output power item to limit as follows.
Max Power Limit: For configuring the TX output power limit
during transmission.
• The TX output power limit can be configured separately for
the SSB, CW, FSK/PSK, FM/AM and DATA modes.
TX Tune Power: For configuring the TX output power limit
during TX tuning.
4 Press F6 [–] / F7 [+] or turn the [MULTI/CH] control
to select a limit value for TX output power.
• To restore the default setting, press and hold F1
[(RESET)].
5 Press and hold F [MAX-Po] or press [ESC] to end
the process.
A different TX output power limit cannot be configured
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for the antenna connectors (antenna 1/2).
If Advanced Menu [6] "TX Power Down with Transverter
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Enabled" is configured to "On", the F [MAX-Po] and watt
display at the right edge of the screen will disappear
when the transverter or drive output is turned ON.
] to select a frequency band.
] to select the TX output

Meter

The meter displays the measured reading of the S meter during
reception and that of the selected meter during transmission.

Changing the Meter Type

A digital meter and two types of analog meters are available for
selection.

Changing the Meter Type from the Menu

Configure in Menu [0-09] "Meter Display Pattern"
Setting Value Digital/ Analog (White) (default)/ Analog (Black)

Changing the Meter Type via Touchscreen Operation

Touch the meter display area while an analog or
digital meter is displayed
Touching the screen each time switches the meter in the
following sequence: "Digital" → "Analog (White)" → "Analog
(Black)".
• When in the compressed mode, touching the meter will not
change the display.
Digital Meter
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Switching between TX Meters

Press F [METER].
Press F [METER] each time switches the display as follows
according to the meter type.
Analog meter display when the TX meter (digital) is OFF:
"Po" → "SWR" → "Id" → "COMP"* → "ALC" → "Vd" →...
Display at the bottom of the TX meter (digital) when the
TX meter (digital) is ON:
"SWR" → "Id" → "COMP"* → "Vd" → "TEMP" →...
The last line of the display in the digital meter display
mode:
"SWR" → "Id" → "COMP"* → "Vd" → "TEMP" →...
When a mini digital meter is displayed:
"Po" → "SWR" → "Id" → "COMP"* → "ALC" → "Vd" → "TEMP" →...
Indicates the TX output power. (Output power at the
Po
peak)
Indicates the standing wave ratio which reflects the
SWR
matching status of the antenna.
Indicates the amount of TX audio amplitude that is
COMP
compressed by the speech processor.
ALC Indicates the ALC level.
ld Indicates the drain current of the final FET.
Vd Indicates the voltage of the final FET.
TEMP Indicates the temperature of the internal circuit.
An external meter can also be used to display the signal
●
level by connecting an analog meter to the METER
terminal on the rear panel.
*: COMP meter can only be selected when the speech
●
processor is ON.
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Analog Meter
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