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DRAKE R8A - Getting Started cont.d; DUAL VFOs

DRAKE R8A
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The
three
choices
are
as
follows:
A)
1
kHz
display
readout
(tuning
in
1
kHz
steps).
Used
for
fairly
rapid
frequency
search.
B)
100
Hz
display
readout
(tuning
in
100
Hz
steps).
Used
for
tuning
AM
and
FM
signals.
C)
10
Hz
display
readout
(tuning
in
10
Hz
steps),
Used
for
tuning
SSB,
CW,
or
data
signals.
The
step
size
may
be
programmed
per
mode.
The
re-
ceiver,
as
shipped
from
the
factory,
has
step
sizes
pro-
grammed
as
shown
in
Table
2
below:
Tuning
and
Mode
Display
Resolution
(Hz)
LSB,
USB,
RITY,
CW
10
AM,
FM
100
Table
2
To
change
the
step,
press
the
button
followed
by
the
STEP
function
line
button.
To
reset
the
receiver
to
the
factory
settings
for
STEP
size,
AGC
setting,
BANDWIDTH,
etc.:
Press
the
POWER
button
to
turn
the
receiver
off.
Press
the
button
and
hold
while
pressing
the
POWER
button
to
turn
Power
on.
After
three
seconds,
the
receiver
will
reset.
The
tuning
wheel
incorporates
variable
rate
tuning.
The
faster
the
tuning
wheel
is
rotated,
the
greater
the
fre-
quency
change
per
tuning
wheel
revolution.
a
|_|
BUTTON
STEPS
The
a
button
increases
and
the
|_|
button
de-
creases
the
frequency
by
fixed
steps
with
each
depres-
sion
as
programmed.
Pressing
and
holding
either
button
will
allow
continuous
stepping
up
or
down
as
long
as
the
button
is
depressed.
The
fixed
steps
are
as
follows:
Frequency
Range
Step
100-540
kHz
5
kHz
540-1800
kHz
10
kHz"
(9
kHz
if
programmed)
1800-30,000
kHz
5
kHz
To
tune
in
100
kHz
steps,
press
the
|
*
|
button.
With
the
|
*
|
displayed,
press
the
a
/
|
buttons,
as
desired,
to
tune
in
100
kHzincrements.
Note
that,
regardless
of
the
a
/
|_|
button
step
increments,
the
display
always
indicates
the
programmed
tuning
resolution
(step)
avail-
able
by
using
the
tuning
wheel
at
any
frequency.
DUAL
VFO's
A)
VFO
A/VFO
B
Two
VFQOs
(A
and
B)
are
provided
on
the
receiver.
Selec-
tion
is
made
with
the
VFO
function
key.
Each
VFO
can
be
set
to
any
frequency
and
act
as
a
temporary
memory
location.
Getting
Started
cont,d.
16
For
example,
suppose
you
want
WWV
at
10
MHzin
VFO
B
while
using
VFO
A
to
tune
other
frequencies.
Press:
VFO
to
select
B
Press:
AM
mode
button
Press:
[,
|
Pia
-
WWV
is
now
stored
in
VFO
B.
Press:
VFO
to
select
A
Tune
other
frequencies
with
VFO
A.
To
recall
WWV,
press
VFO
function
button.
NOTE:
See
'DIRECT
FREQUENCY
EN-
TRY'
section
below
for
explanation
of
second
entry.
B)
A=B
This
function
is
used
to
transfer
the
frequency
of
the
active
VFO
into
the
inactive
VFO.
This
is
handy
if
you
are
tuning
and
would
like
to
temporarily
hold
a
certain
frequency
as
you
continue
tuning.
For
example,
suppose
you
are
tuning
in
VFO
Band
come
across
a
station
at
4.5
MHz
you
would
like
to
occasionally
check.
Press;
[
*
|,
then
A=B.
Equal
(=)
symbol
now
appears
between
VFO
A
=B.
Continue
tuning
and
recall
station
at
4.5
MHz
anytime
by
pressing
the
VFO
button.
DIRECT
FREQUENCY
ENTRY
Direct
keyboard
entry
of
a
frequency
is
possible
using
numeric
buttons
0-9
and
decimal
allowing
for
rapid
frequency
change.
Pressing
the
button
sequence
[|
will
cancel
any
frequency
or
memory
channel
num-
ber
entry
in
progress
and
return
the
setting
to
its
previous
state.
NOTE:
With
the
optional
VHF
Converter
installed,
entering
a
three
digit
frequency
(in
MHz)
is
possible
after
first
selecting
antenna,
Press:
VFO
(tt1Belect
VFO
A
or
VFO
B
TO
ENTER
FREQUENCY
IN
MHz:
Press:
[
*
],
to
select
'MHz'
display
mode
if
required.
Enter
frequency
in
MHz
beginning
with
the
most
signifi-
cant
digit.
You
do
not
need
to
enter
leading
or
trailing
zeros.
Examples:
1)
1.410
MHz
-
Press:
[,
*]
[,
=]
|
2)
29,660
MHz
-
Press:
The
second
depression
of
the
decimal,
«*]
button
actsas
an
‘Enter’
and
causes
immediate
response
to
the
entered
digits.
If
you
forget
to
press
the
decimal
button
a
second
time,
the
receiver
will
automatically
do
so
for
you,
but
with
a
slight
delay.
3)
700
KHz
(=
.70
MHz)
-
Press:
|
.
After
3
second
pause,
frequency
will
be
entered.
TO
ENTER
FREQUENCY
IN
kHz:
Press:
[eh
to
select
'kHz'
display
mode
if
not
already
selected,
Enter
frequency
in
kHz
beginning
with
the
most
significant
digit,
followed
by
a
double
depression
of
the
[.
“|
button,
Example:
1)
700
kHz
-
Press:
[,
**]
[,
™]
[.~
[.
“|
Frequency
will
be
immediately
displayed.
Attempting
to
enter
a
frequency
outside
of
the
tuning
range
of
the
receiver
will
cause
the
wordERROR
to
be
displayed
along
with
the
error
beep
to
be
heard.
The
receiver
will
then
return
to
the
last
displayed
frequency.

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