Fm Transmission; Basic Setup/Operation; Repeater Operation - Yaesu FT-817ND Operating Manual

Basic Setup/Operation

1. Press the
2. Press the microphone's PTT switch, and speak into the microphone in a normal voice.
3. Release the PTT switch to return to the receive mode.
4. If you get reports that your modulation level is too high or too low, you may need to
adjust the FM-mode microphone gain. The procedure is similar to that used on SSB:
Press the
ing Function Row 9 [ PWR, MTR ] appears on the display, then press the
key to select the "Deviation" meter function ("mod" will appear at the right side of
the "MTR" icon).
Press and hold in the
Rotate the
Increase or decrease the setting of the FM Mic Gain, depending on the level correc-
tion required, then press and hold the
Close the PTT switch, and while speaking into the microphone observe the meter
indication; the proper setting of the FM Mic Gain will produce five "bars" of indica-
tion on voice peaks, slightly less on lower levels of speech input.
When done, press and hold in the
microphone gain.
5. The VOX feature is operational during FM transmission. From Operating Function Row
10 [ VOX, BK, KYR ] , press the

Repeater Operation

1. Press the key momentarily, then rotate the
Function Row 4 [ RPT, REV, TON ] appears on the display.
( RPT ) key to activate repeater operation. One press of the
2. Press the
will have set the transceiver for "Minus Shift" operation. In this situation, you will ob-
serve the "–" indicator on the display. The transmitter frequency will be shifted down by
a default value so as to access the repeater input frequency. If your repeater uses a posi-
tive shift (instead of negative), press the
replace the "–" indicator on the display.
3. If the default repeater shift is not appropriate for your area, it may be set independently
for each band. To change the repeater shifts:
Press and hold the
(RPT SHFT).
Rotate the
When done, press and hold in the
exit to normal operation.
FT-817 Operating Manual
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FM T
/ key so as to select the FM mode.
key momentarily, then rotate the
key for one second to enter the Menu mode.
knob to recall Menu #29 (FM MIC).
( VOX ) key to activate/deactivate VOX.
( RPT ) key for one second. This instantly recalls Menu #42
knob to select the desired shift frequency.
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key to save the new setting.
key to save the new setting for the FM-mode
knob, as needed, until Operating
( RPT ) key again; the "+" indicator will
key for one second to save the new setting and
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PERATION
knob, as needed, until Operat-
( MTR )
( RPT ) key
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