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N"ASICTRANSMITOPERATION
"EFORE TRANSMITTING MONITOR THE OPERATING FRE-
QUENCY TO MAKE SURE TRANSMITTING WONT CAUSE
INTERFERENCE TO OTHER STATIONS ON THE SAME FRE-
QUENCY )TS GOOD AMATEUR PRACTICE TO LISTEN
lRSTANDTHENEVENIFNOTHINGISHEARDASKh)S
THE FREQUENCY IN USEv ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE
YOUBEGINOPERATINGONTHATFREQUENCY
D4RANSMITTING
#!54)/. Transmitting without an antenna will
damage the transceiver.
q Push [PTT] on the microphone to transmit (or
[TRANSMIT] on the transceiver).
s4HE48INDICATORLIGHTSRED
w Release [PTT] to receive (or push [TRANSMIT]
again).
Adjusting the transmit output power
± Rotate [RF PWR].
s!DJUSTABLERANGE7TO7
(2 W to 27 W in the AM mode)
Increases
Decreases
D-ICROPHONEGAINADJUSTMENT
-ODE33"!-&-
q Push [PTT] on the microphone to transmit.
s3PEAKINTOTHEMICROPHONEATYOURNORMALVOICELEVEL
w )NTHE33"MODE
While speaking into the microphone, rotate the
[MIC] control so that the ALC meter reading stays
within the ALC zone.
)NTHE!-AND&-MODES
While speaking into the microphone, rotate the
[MIC] control with another station listening to your
voice for clarity.
Recommended level for
an Icom microphone
Increases
Decreases
e Release [PTT] to receive.
[TRANSMIT]
[RF PWR]
TX indicator
ALC zone
[MIC]