Yaesu FT-270R User Manual

VHF FM TRANSCEIVER
FT-270R
OPERATING MANUAL
VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.
4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan
VERTEX STANDARD
US Headquarters
10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.
YAESU UK LTD.
Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.
VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.
Unit 5, 20/F., Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road,
Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
VERTEX STANDARD
(
AUSTRALIA
)
PTY., LTD.
Normanby Business Park, Unit 14/45 Normanby Road
Notting Hill 3168, Victoria, Australia

Yaesu FT-270R Specifications

General

Brand	Yaesu
Model	FT-270R
Category	Transceiver
Language	English

Summary

General Description

Controls and Connectors

Top and Front Panel Controls

Details on antenna jack, mic/sp jack, knobs, display, keypad, and indicators.

Side Panel Controls

Description of PTT, MONI, and EXT DC jack.

Keypad Functions Overview

Details primary, secondary, and third functions of keys.

Operation

Transmission and Power Level Control

Basic transmission steps and changing power output.

CTCSS/DCS/EPCS Operation

CTCSS Operation

Using CTCSS tones for repeater access and squelch.

DCS Operation and Tone Search Scanning

Using Digital Code Squelch and scanning for tones.

EPCS and Bell Operation

Enhanced Paging, selective calling, and bell alerts.

Memory Mode

Memory Storage and Recall

Procedures for storing and retrieving memory channels.

Scanning

VFO Scanning

Manual and programmed VFO scanning.

Memory Scanning

Scanning through memory channels, including skip and preferential modes.

Memory Bank and PMS Scanning

Scanning within selected memory banks and band limits.

Priority Channel Scanning (Dual Watch)

Monitoring a priority channel while scanning others.

ARTS™ (Automatic Range Transponder System)

Basic ARTS™ Setup and Operation

Setting up DCS codes and activating ARTS™ for range monitoring.

DTMF Pager Operation (Requires Optional FTD-7)

Storing Pager Codes

Set (Menu) Mode

Switch/Knob and Pager Settings

Miscellaneous Settings

APO, BCLO, BUSY LED, clock, voltage, band edge beeper.

Repeater Settings

CTCSS/DSC/DTMF/EPCS Settings

Bell, DCS, DTMF, EPCS settings.

ARTS Settings

Scan Settings

Resume mode, priority revert, scan modes, scan lamp, skip, weather alert.

Power Saver Settings

WIRES™ Settings

Specifications