Icom IC-7851

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BASIC OPERATION
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Selecting the Main and Sub bands
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Selecting the VFO or Memory mode
[MAIN] [SUB]
VFO indicator
Memory channel
number
[V/M]
The IC-7851 has 2 identical receivers, Main and Sub.
The Main band is displayed on the left hand side, and
the Sub band is displayed on the right hand side of the
LCD. Some functions can only be applied to the se-
lected band, and transmission occurs on only the Main
band (except during split frequency operation).
Push [MAIN] to select the Main band. 
• The key backlight for [MAIN] lights.
• The Main band’s frequency readout is highlighted.
 Push [SUB] to select the Sub band.
• The key backlight for [SUB] lights.
• The Sub band’s frequency readout is highlighted.
Push [V/M] to toggle between the VFO and Memory 
modes.
• “VFO” appears when in the VFO mode, and the selected
memory channel number appears when in the Memory
mode.
• Hold down [V/M] for 1 second to transfer the contents of
the selected memory channel to the VFO. (p. 11-5)