Direct Keypad Frequency Entry; Stacked Vfo System; Frequency Navigation - Yaesu FT-920 Operating Manual

Direct Keypad Frequency Entry

VFO-A Direct Frequency Entry
A starting point on a band may also be established
using direct entry via the Keypad. This is accom-
plished using the[E
numeric keys on the Keypad. For the purposes of
direct frequency entry, use the numerals located on
the lower right-hand side of a particular key.
For example, to set 24.905.33 MHz on VFO-A, press:
[E ]Þ[2]Þ[4]Þ[9]Þ[0]Þ[5]Þ[3]Þ[3]Þ[E
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Trailing digits which are identical (or acceptable for
the new setting) need not be entered. Therefore in
the above example (which began with the initial 12-
meter band setting of 24.500 MHz), to set 24.900
MHz on the VFO-A register, one can simply press:
[E ]Þ[2]Þ[4]Þ[9]Þ[E
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You can set the operating mode at the same time
that you enter the frequency, if you need to make that
change. To set VFO-A to 14.011.52 MHz CW, press:
[E ]Þ[1]Þ[4]Þ[0]Þ[1]Þ
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When entering a frequency below 10.000.0 MHz,
you must enter the leading Zero of the desired
frequency. That is, to enter 7.255.00 MHz, press:
[E ]Þ[0]Þ[7]Þ[2]Þ[5]Þ[5]Þ[0]Þ[0]Þ[E
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VFO-B Direct Frequency Entry
Direct VFO-B frequency entry using the Keypad again
requires that the [G
in for ½ second, as described previously. Then enter
the desired frequency while the VFO-B display area
is blinking.
For example, to set VFO-B to 18.095.20 MHz, CW
mode, press:
/CE]( hold for ½ sec.) Þ[E
[G
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[1]Þ[8]Þ[0]Þ[9]Þ[5]Þ[2]Þ[0]Þ[CW]Þ[E
If you attempt to enter a frequency outside the
operating range of the transceiver, the attempt will
be ignored, and the transceiver will revert to the
last frequency you were on before the attempted
frequency entry.
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[1]Þ[5]Þ[2]Þ[CW]Þ[E ].
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/CE] key be pressed and held
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Stacked VFO System

The FT-920 provides two VFO registers on each band
for each Tuning Dial ("A" and "B"). These dual regis-
ters are most often use to establish "favorite fre-
quency" presets in each Amateur band.
In the previous VFO-A example of direct frequency
entry, for example, we set up VFO-A on 7.255 MHz.
Now press the [7] key momentarily. You will observe
that "7.255.00" has disappeared, and another 7 MHz
frequency (probably 7.000.00 MHz) is now displayed.
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You may now retune this VFO register to any desired
frequency. It may be desirable, for example, to set
the new VFO register to 7.025 MHz CW, so you have
one CW frequency and one SSB frequency in each
band.
All settings of the frequency, mode, bandwidth, an-
tenna selection, and antenna tuner adjustment are
totally independent between the two registers on each
band, so changing one VFO register's bandwidth, for
example, will have no effect on the alternate register's
settings.
Two VFO registers per band are also provided for
VFO-B. Just remember to push and hold in the [G
CE] key for ½ second before pushing the [7] key to
inspect and/or adjust the settings for the alternate 7
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MHz register for VFO-B.

Frequency Navigation

Once you have made an initial setting on a band (us-
ing the one-touch band keys or direct frequency en-
try), you may tune around the band in search of sig-
nals.
Several tuning methods are available, depending on
which VFO is in use.
For VFO-A frequencies:
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- VFO-A Tuning Dial
- Shuttle Jog
- Front Panel [U
- Microphone [U
For VFO-B frequencies:
- VFO-B Tuning Dial
/D ] Switches
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/D ] Switches
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