Icom IC-T70A - Selecting Operating Modes (VFO, Memory, Call, Weather)

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■ Selecting the mode
q Push [V/M/C] repeatedly to sequen-
tially select the VFO mode, memory
mode, call channel mode or weather
channel mode*.
* Only for the U.S.A. version transceiver.
w Rotate [DIAL] to change the fre-
quency or select a desired channel.
D VFO mode
The VFO mode is used to set the desired frequency.
• VFO mode display
What is VFO?
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre-
quencies for both transmitting and receiving are generated
and controlled by the VFO.
D Memory mode
Memory mode is used for opera-
tion on memory channels which
store programmed frequencies.
•“ ” appears when memory mode
is selected.
•Only programmed memory chan-
nels can be selected.
•Enterthechannelnumberdirectlytoselectthedesiredmemory
channel. (p. 30)
D Call channel mode
Select a call channel to operate
on one of your two most often-
used frequencies.
•“C0” or “C1” appears instead of the
memory channel number when the
Call channel mode is selected.
D Weather channel mode*
There are 10 weather channels
for monitoring weather broad-
casts from NOAA (National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration).
* Only for the U.S.A. version transceiver.
[DIAL]
• Memory mode display
Appears
• Call channel display
• Weather channel display