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Basic Operations
Communicating
Communicating in FM mode
1
Select the desired operating band.
2
Set the modulation mode to “MANUAL (FM)”.
3
Rotate the DIAL to tune to the desired frequency.
4
While pressing and holding
[PTT]
, speak into the microphone.
Tip
To use the half deviation, select “1 ON” from
[2 TX/RX]
→
[9 HALF DEVIATION]
in the Setup menu.
Communicating using the repeater
The FTM-100DR/DE includes the ARS (Automatic Repeater Shift) function which
permits communication through repeaters automatically, by simply setting the receiver to
the repeater frequency.
1
Tune to the repeater frequency.
2
Press the
[PTT]
to transmit.
During transmission, radio waves having an 100.0 Hz* tone signal are emitted on the
frequency lower than reception frequency by 5 MHz*.
*: Depends on the transceiver version.
Tip
From the Setup menu, you can change the repeater setting.
[8 CONFIG] → [4 AUTO REPEATER SHIFT]: Deactivates the ARS function.
[8 CONFIG] → [5 REPEATER SHIFT]: Allows setting the repeater shift direction.
[8 CONFIG] → [6 REPEATER SHIFT FREQ]: Allows changing the repeater shift frequency offset.
Tone Calling (1750 Hz)
If your transceiver is FTM-100DE (European version), press and hold in the program
key [P1] of the microphone (MH-48) to generates a 1750 Hz burst tone to access the
European repeater. The transmitter will automatically be activated, and a 1750 Hz audio
tone will be superimposed on the carrier. Once access to the repeater has been gained,
you may release the
[P1]
key, and use the
[PTT]
for activating the transmitter thereafter.