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Frequency Scan Only (VFO) mode
You can only listen and receive while in VFO mode.
In Frequency (VFO) mode you can navigate up and down the band by using the
and
keys. Each press will increment or decrement your frequency according to the frequency step
you've set your transceiver to. For details on how to set the frequency step on your
transceiver see Chapter 5,
Using the menu system
and the section called “1 STEP - Frequency
Step” in Appendix B,
Menu definitions
.
You can also input frequencies directly on your numeric keypad with kilohertz accuracy. However,
the radio will move to the nearest frequency that corresponds to your frequency step, in other
words, when you input frequencies with greater than 1kHz resolution (such as 145.6875 MHz in
the example below), always round your input up.
The following example assumes the use of a 12.5kHz frequency step.
Example 3.1. Entering the frequency 145.6875 MHz
1.
Turn the radio OFF, then Press and Hold the
button while powering ON to switch to
Frequency (VFO) mode
2.
Enter
on the numeric keypad, it should look something like this: