Scan In Vfo Mode - Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual

Scan in VFO Mode

This mode allows you to scan the entire current operating band.
1. Select the
VFO
2. Press the

If a signal strong enough to open the squelch is encountered during
scanning, scanning will pause temporarily and the decimal point of the
frequency will blink during the pause.
Scanning will resume according to the
See
3. To cancel scanning, press the
key.0.
PTT

(1) When you start scanning, the FT−8900R will scan in the upward
direction. If you want to change the direction of the scan while it is
underway, rotate the DIAL knob one click in the opposite direction (in this
case, one click counterclockwise). The scanning direction will reverse and
scan downward.
(2) Pressing and holding in the microphone's
scanning to sweep frequencies only on the current band.
(3) If you would like the scanner not to be restricted to the current band, set
Menu #4 (BAND) to BND.OFF to cause the FT−8900R to hop to the low
edge of the next-highest band when the VFO frequency reaches the high
end of the current band (or vice- versa).
Yaesu FT-8900R Operating Manual Expanded Edition (courtesy of W5JCK)
mode by pressing the
key momentarily to start scanning.
Set the Scan-Resume Preference
key, if necessary.
Scan-Resume
on page 42 for details.
key momentarily again, or press the microphone's
SCANNING
mode that was selected.
or key will cause
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