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Select FM mode: Tap
MODE until FM appears on the right hand edge of the LCD.
Set Voice Monitor Level: If you wish to monitor your voice in the phones or speaker while
transmitting, hold
MON to switch the VFO
B display to MON and then turn the knob to set the
level of the audio between
1 and 30. High levels may result in distortion or feedback. Suggest you
start with
MON 5 or less as shown on the LCD. MON 0 turns the monitor function off.
Set Display to CMP/ALC: If the bargraph indicates SWR/RF tap the
KEYER/MIC control to
switch the display to CMP/ALC.
Be sure you have a suitable antenna or dummy load connected to the SMA antenna
connector when making the following transmitter adjustments.
Set Microphone Gain Level: Press the microphone PTT switch and, while speaking normally into
the microphone, adjust the
KEYER/MIC control for 5 or 6 bars indicated on the LCD ALC
display as shown in Figure 1.
Set RF Power Output Level: Exit transmit mode, and hold
PWR. The output power setting
will be displayed in the VFO B area of the LCD. Adjust the knob for the desired output power, and
then tap the knob to exit the power adjustment. Note that the output power displayed on 2 or 4
meters is the average value while peak output is displayed on 160 through 6 meters. This will be
most apparent in SSB modes.
Frequency Deviation: The KX3 is programmed with commonly used values of FM frequency
deviation (3.5 kHz for voice and 0.36 kHz for PL tone used by repeaters). If different values are
used in your area, hold MENU and use the VFO knob to locate FM DEV on the LCD. This
setting is locked to avoid accidental changes. Unlock the control by holding KHZ for several
seconds until the padlock symbol to the right of the deviation value shown on the LCD disappears,
and then set the desired deviation with the VFO
knob. If needed, display and change the PL tone
by tapping the
1 switch, and then unlock and change the PL deviation in the same manner. Tap
MENU to exit the menu.
Do not attempt to increase your “talk power” by increasing the deviation. Optimum
results require that your deviation match the deviation used by the other station. See
Troubleshooting on page 10 for more information.
Simplex or Repeater Operation: Setting up your KX3-2M/4M for repeater operation is described
below. For Simplex operation, hold ALT repeatedly as needed to display SIMPLEX in the VFO B
area of the LCD.
Repeater Operation
Repeater operation requires transmitting on the repeater’s input frequency and receiving on the repeater’s
output frequency. Also, many repeaters require a sub-audible tone transmitted with the voice audio or a
short burst of tone at 1750 Hz to activate the repeater transmitter. The KX3 can be programmed with the
required transmit and receive frequency pairs and tones, selected from a list of standard tone frequencies, to
make setting up for any repeater or simplex channel a simple matter of recalling a memory location.
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