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Making!a!call!
Press!and!hold!the !PTT!button!on!the !side!of!the!handheld!mic!to !transmit.!While!tran sm itting,!
speak!approximately!3-5cm!(1 - 2!inches)!from!the!microphone.!When!you!release!the!PTT!your!
transceiver!w ill!go!back !to!its!receive !m od e.!
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Channel!selection!
There!are!tw o !modes!of!operation:!Frequency!(VFO )!mode,!and !Channel!or!Memory!(MR)!mode.!
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For!everyday!use,!Channel!(M R)!mode!is!going!to !be!a!whole!lot !more!practical!than!Frequency!(VFO)!
mode.!However,!Frequency!(VFO )!mode!is!very!handy!for!experimentation!out!in!the!field.!
Frequency!(V FO )!mode!is!also!used!fo r!programming!channels!into!mem o ry. !For!details!on!how!to!
program!your!transceiver!see!Chapter!4 ,!Progra m ming.!
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Ultimately!which!mode!you!end!up!using!will!depend!entirely!on!your!use!case.!
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Frequency!(V FO ) !mode!
In!Frequency!(VFO )!mode!you!can!navigate!up!and!down!the !band!by!using!the! !and! !keys!
(or!rotating!the !selec tor!kn ob ) .!Ea ch !p re ss!(or!rotation!click)!will!increment!or!decrement!your!
frequenc y!acc ord ing !to!the !frequ e ncy!step!you've!set!your!transc eive r!to!(Men u !Item !1:!Ste p) !