Using The Built-In Electronic Keyer; Full Break-In (Qsk) Operation - Yaesu FTDX-9000D Operation Manual

Connect the cable from your keyer paddle to the front or rear panel KEY jack.
1. Press the CW mode switch
(# ) to engage CW operation.
If you press the CW key once more, af-
ter initially selecting CW, you will engage
the "CW Reverse" mode (see page 104),
whereby the "opposite" sideband injection
is used, compared to the "normal" sideband.
The CW LED will blink for three seconds
if you select CW Reverse.
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial
(# ) to select the desired operat-
ing frequency.
3. Press the KEYER
switch (# ).
The LED imbedded in the
switch will light up, con-
firming that the built-in
Electronic Keyer is now
active.
4. Rotate the SPEED control (#
sending speed. Clockwise rotation of the SPEED
control will increase the keying speed.
H When you press either the "Dot" or "Dash" side of your paddle,
the transmitter will automatically be activated.
5. If you press the BK-IN/SPOT
key (# ) momentarily, "semi-
break-in" operation (discussed
previously) will be engaged.
6. CW operation utilizing your
paddle may now commence.
H When you utilize your keyer paddle, the transmitter will auto-
matically be activated, and the CW characters (or a strong of
dots and dashes) will be transmitted. When you release the
keyer paddle contacts, transmission will cease after a brief
delay; the delay time is user-programmable, per the discus-
sion on page 105.
Advice
If you reduce power using the RF PWR control (#
the ALC meter reading will increase; this is normal and
does not indicate any problem whatsoever (because in-
creased ALC voltage is being used to lower the power).
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) to set the desired
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CW M
K
CW key
SPEED knob
KEYER swich / BK-IN swich

Full Break-in (QSK) Operation

As shipped from the factory, the FT
RX system for CW is configured for "Semi-break-
in" operation. However, using Menu item "MODE-
CW 047 CW BK-IN," you may change this setup
for full break-in (QSK) operation, whereby the
switching is quick enough to hear incoming signals
in the spaces between the dots and dashes of your
transmission.
1. Press the MNU key (#
2. Rotate the Main Tuning Dial knob (#
select Menu item "MODE-CW 047 CW BK-
IN."
3. Rotate the CLAR/VFO-B knob (#
this Menu item to "FULL."
4. Press and hold in the MNU key for two sec-
onds to save the new setting and exit.
O
Main Tuning Dial
9000D TX/
) to open the Menu.
) to
) to set
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