Frequency Navigation; Changing The Transmitter Power Level; Changing The Channel Steps - Yaesu FT-250R - ANNEXE 824 Manual

Press the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] button, if necessary, to select the VFO mode. The FT-250R has
two VFOs, labeled "A" and "B," either of which can be used for all of the procedures
described in this manual. You can change VFOs with the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] button at any time.
There are several ways to tune the FT-250R: in selectable channel steps or 1 MHz steps
with the [ ( MHz ) ] / [ ( MHz ) ] keys or DIAL knob, and direct keypad frequency entry.
Use the DIAL knob to tune the displayed VFO frequency at the current channel step rate.
You can also press the [ ( MHz ) ] / [ ( MHz ) ] keys momentarily to do this.
To change the MHz range of the VFO, you can press the [ F/L ] key followed by an [ ( MHz ) ]
or [ ( MHz ) ] key (or turn the DIAL knob). Note the beeps when using the [ ( MHz ) ] /
[ ( MHz ) ] keys when moving up or down. When done, press [ F/L ] again, or just wait five
seconds.
You can also enter a frequency directly just by keying in the 10 MHz, 1 MHz and the kHz
digits. Partial entries can be completed using the [ VFO ( PRI ) ] key.
Examples:
To enter 146.5200 MHz, press
To enter 146.5000 MHz, press
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You can select between a total of three transmitter power levels on your FT-250R. The
exact power output will vary somewhat, depending on the voltage supplied to the trans-
ceiver. With the standard FNB-83 Battery Pack, the power output levels available are:
To change the power level:
Press the [ F/L ] key, then immediately press the [ 3 ( LOW ) ] key.
Now rotate the DIAL knob to select "LOW
Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
To change a frequency step, follow the procedure below:
Press the [ F/L ] key, then immediately press the [ 0 ( SET ) ] key to enter the Set mode.
Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item #6 ("STEP
Press the [ F/L ] key to enable modification of the current setting.
Now rotate the DIAL knob to select 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 or 50 kHz steps.
Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation.
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REQUENCY
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HIGH: 5 W MID: 2 W
HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH MID MID MID MID
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Basic Operation
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LOW: 0.5 W
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