Icom IC-M73 - Basic Operation - Transmitting and Receiving; Procedure for Transmitting and Receiving

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BASIC OPERATION
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■ Receiving and transmitting
CAUTION: Transmitting without an antenna may damage
the transceiver.
Rotate q [VOL] clockwise to turn ON power.
• An opening comment scrolls across the function display.
• Push [16/C] to skip the opening comment.
Set the volume and squelch level. w
➥ Push
[
]
, and push [Z] to open the squelch.
➥ Rotate [VOL] to set the volume level.
➥ Push
[
]
, and push [Y]/[Z] to set the squelch level.
Push e [Y]/[Z] to select the desired channel.
• Pushing [FAV•★] selects only Favorite channels.
- When receiving a signal, the “ ” icon appears while audio is
heard from the speaker.
- Further adjustment of [VOL] may be necessary at this point.
Push r [H/L•LOCK] to select the output power, if necessary.
- “LOW” appears when low power is selected; “MID” appears
when mid power is selected; no indication is displayed when high
power is selected.
- Choose low or mid power to conserve battery power; choose
high power for longer distance communications.
- Some channels are for only low transmission.
t Hold down [PTT] to transmit, and speak at your normal
voice level.
- The appears while transmitting.
- Channel 70 cannot be used for transmission.
Release y [PTT] to receive.
IMPORTANT: To maximize the readability of your transmit-
ted signal, pause a second after pushing [PTT]. Hold the
microphone 5 to 10 cm
(2 to 4 inches) from your mouth, and
speak at your normal voice level.
NOTE: The transceiver has a power save function to con-
serve the battery power. The power save function automati-
cally activates when no signal is received for 5 seconds.
To prevent accidental prolonged transmission, the trans-
ceiver has a time-out timer function*. This timer cuts OFF a
transmission after 5 minutes of continuous transmission.
* For only the USA and AUS versions.
q Power ON
w Set the volume
w Set the squelch
level
w Set the squelch
level
e Select the
channel
r Set the output
power
t Push to transmit
y Release to receive
Microphone
Speaker