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VX-1210 OPERATING MANUAL 9

Operation

WHIP ANTENNA SETUP

1. Connect the whip antenna (YHA-61 or FHA-27w/GN-1210) and earth ground to the

transceiver, as described previously.

2. Press and hold in the SEL knob; while holding it in, turn the transceiver on by rotating

the POWER switch clockwise. “

TU ADJTU ADJ

TU ADJ” will appear in the display for three sec-

onds, then the display will return to indication of the channel. Once the radio turns on,

release the SEL knob. The built-in antenna tuner is now engaged.

3. Now, press and hold in the SEL knob for 1/2 second to initiate antenna tuning.

4. Repeat step 3 on all operating channels.

5. Turn the transceiver off to save the new settings.

You may set up the whip antenna using the TOGGLE switch, if your transceiver’s

TOGGLE switch has been assigned to the Antenna Tuning feature. See page 11 for de-

tails regarding Antenna Tuning.

: Requires Optional ATU-1210 Built-in Antenna Tuner and YHA-61 Whip Antenna or

FHA-27 Folding Whip Antenna w/GN-1210 Goose Neck.

Important Note!

 If you use the VX-1210 with the optional whip antenna (YHA-61 or FHA-27

w/GN-1210), MUST BE connect a good earth ground onto the GND terminal

of the VX-1210 using heavy braided cable to prevent electrical shock and

proper performance.

 The optional whip antenna YHA-61 is for use only short distance communica-

tions. We recommend that using with the optional whip antenna FHA-27 w/

GN-1210, optional dipole antenna YA-30 or other antenna which having the

antenna gain, if you wish to communicate with the faraway station.

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