Kenwood TM-732A Instruction Manual page 26

5.
Rotate the SQL control clockwise until the noise just
disappears
The upper control is the
squelch knob for the VHF
band.
. Select the desired operating frequency(145.020MHz)
using the microphone or tuning control. When a
signal is received the S-meter will deflect and the
BUSY indicator will turn on.
UHF band
Pressing the lower BAND SEL key permits control of
the 70 cm band with the various front panel
controls etc. Operation is similar to the 2 Meter band
operations described above.
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Squelch Basics
The positioning of the squelch control will affect the
receiver performance. The chart below summarizes
the characteristics of the squelch control settings.
Squelch Control :
extended listening
periods.
Background noise
just disappears.
Relatively weak
signals can be heard
without constant
background noise.
Squelch is sometimes
opened by noise.
Control is advanced
past the point where
the background noise
just disappears.
Noise does not tend
to open the squelch.
Weak signals are not
heard. Voice signals
sometimes are
interrupted by the
squelch circuit action.
squelch.