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1. POWER This. button turns the transceiver on and Qff. To avoid switching spikes" make sure it is off when you turn the DC power source (AC power supp]y) on and off. in mdbile installa tiO~S/the transceiver shou]dbe oif when starHng or stopping the engine.

2. MEtE.R This bnHon determines the function of the' multimeter during transmission. Press, 10 change the selection, The meanings, of the abbreviaticnaareas follows! -. PO for Power Output or_ ALCrelativl,;l Automatic Level Control

,3. MO'X Thiabuttcn can be used to manually actio vate the transmitter, It must be in. the undepressad _) position for reception.

4. PHONES This '!J,4··incl1, ,3-contact jack accepts either monaural or stereo headphones with ·31 2.- or 3-cont!lld p]ug. When a. plug is inserted, the loud ~ speaker is disabled, Audio is suppliedto booth channels of a stereo he~dphone.

5. MIC This 8~pi.n jack accepts the 1\ID·1BS or MD-lc8 Desktop h11croOphone or the IVlH·IBS H.mdie ScaJ:!ning: Microphone. Proper microphone input impedance is, scm '10 600 ,ohms.

6,. The inner MIC central adjusts the :micr'Ophof1e input level for SSBand AM! transmission.

The outer RF PWR controlsets transmitter output power in all modes, The ad jillSltment range is from less than 15 to 100 W (15 to 2.5 W AM),

1. The inner AIF gain control adjusts the volume of the receiver in the speaker 001' headphonea

The outer SQL control sets the signal threshold at which receiver audio is muted (and the BUSY indicator 1I.liJ1t5, off), in a11 modes. 1his oo:nJro] is normally kept funy cew; except when scanning, ~ndl. during f1VI operation. Scanning etops when the squelch is open. See p<lge 26,

8. ATT If the the band is noisy 0'1' very strong signals are present, press this button to insert a 12,dB attenuator in the front end to. protect the receiver from everload. PROC activates the speech prccesser ~n the SSB and AM modes, See page 11,8" AG,C,F sets therecei ver Automa tic Gain Control decay time fOI" fast rocovery,wmch can im prove ew recerUon and fast~.fad]n:g ~Q5B) 59];!, signals. He is used to reduce man-made noise.

9. These four momentary buttons select the operating mode, indicated above the frequency display.

10. LOCK This button '~oSgles locking o.f the tunin,g knob to prevent acddental frequency changes. "11'1." appears at the bottom of the display window when. locked (lhe knob can stiU be turned, 'bu t it does nothing). Press aga]I1l to. re-enable the lunil1\g knob. Y01l.l can change the function of tWs button to lock most of the' controls and buttons, instead of just the tuning knob, by holding the button while switching the transceiver on.

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11 . 'Iblskncb tunesthe operaHng freqt1e~ncy c1f the vro or areca-ned memory. Tuning increments are normaUy 10 Hz 000 Hz in AM and FMmOOes). TIThe markings; Oill! theknob represerd25 increments ea.ch, and one fu]] tum of the knob provides 500 incrcments (5 kHz, or 50 kHz in. AM/FN1!).

12. - FUNCllI.ON -

VIF01M Tms. blltb;m toggles ope!liltion between a memory and a VflO,E~ther Vf·IC).A (or VFQ-B), or MEM ]s displayed tD the ]efl of fhe f~equency to Indicate the current selection. [fa displiiyed mem- 0ry hsa been retuned, pJte'$JMng this button once returns the display tothe OI":ighi'l<1.l HlI.emOl'Y cont:enls, and pressing it again returns to the (last used) VFO.

VIFO - MI Wh.en reeel '\ling en a VE'Oor aretuned J:J:lemory" hdldingtms buuon for 1;Q".seot;YHd wd~es lhecurrent opera1ting data to the cur~eJ1Uy ,5e.~~ut:ed mem~)ry. Two bBe:pS wund, and 81ny previous data in th(l mem.ory is overwritten. Aiso,. pres~ing and holding this buUOrl.llrter rreM'lHing a memory "with~ outre~n:iJltg}ca.use5 the memo.ry to be "blal'lkro ... " Repea~~.() unblank the memory;

AlIB When. receiving en a VFO, this DuHon loggl.es: operation and di~p]ay between VFOs A and. tl.On a memory, it toggles front and tear halves.

M ,- VFO Pr~$sjmg U'l$ button m:omeI'IIJarHy displays the oonte.>.I1Iis of loo cUI1-el1tly se~eoled memory channel for three seconds. Holding Ullis lmUon for 'Y-2 iSi@rond copies <111] data from the .m.erno.ry to the VF'()s, as two beeps. sound. P:r~vlousdJ3!ta in the VF('.los is overwri.t:ten. See pege 25,

A = IBThis'blilUat! oopies~heGontellts. of the display to the other vro 'Or memo.ry half;. Previous 001:1[tents of the .non.~dj:51pl!l!yied Vf'Olmemory .halfan~ overwritten (lostO.

SP'UT TI115 button activates $pn~frequency tranSOE!i ve .operation. The disp].wyed rooqnefiLcy is used f'Of reoe:ptk),n. and the other VFO or rear half 0$ the mertlorY for lraJ1l~m!ssiorl, The '~" indicator at the left side o~ tile display is lit while this function i:5 active.

fAST For f<l!>~ tuning. press this button while rotsrins the tuning knob 0'1" pre:ssjal:g the UP or IDQiWN buth;:ln/~o increase Ule tuning rateten times. Se.e the table on page 13 for all a vailable steps, When fast tumng iSEl!ctiv'e, "IFA:Sl''' is d:i:$played above the Mlli dig~t'5. You can se,t the JU:t'l!ctio:n of ntis button to be either .... pres~-Md -hold" I OttDgg]e on/oft by holding it w.h:i~e swi~.chi.ng thetrauseei vel" on.

!HAMIGEN This button determines Ute funct]on of the OQiWN/il!I,P buttons when receiving ona VFO or retuned memory: GEN'steps. a~ 100 kHz, anc1l HJ.J..I steps ;I}'\e fromoneal'l1a~eutbMd to lhernext.

13. ~BAND-

PI1~s;s:iJllg either of tht:l'S!1! buttons, [IO'l':'.IWNl1'jUP.&j momentOilJriry stepsthe operating. frequency down or up OJMll ham band, or ]()) kHz (ifrncei ving in GEN' mode) f r"€'spe<:tiv~ly. Pn';tssilL,g ,FASt' w;iUI one of these buuo:!1IS steps dOW11 Or up '1 Mffi:: if receiving in GEl'\JI mode, Continue holding either buuon for repea~ed stepping.

14. CLAR. This knob lunes IhedadHe:r off~s.et Irequen.cy up to ± 1.25, kHz, (or optional ± 2.00 ~), when <'.Icll.v-atted by the 'CLAR bu Ron to theleft of ito OpeEating d(\l~11US are om. page 22.

15. ·SlH:[Fl In modes other than AMmd .FNi, this (ontro] offS€lt:s the If passband ceder freqlll.ency f.r-am. the displayed f:requenC)' when turned away frem the detented [2.~o'docl< position ..

16. l'UNERPressing lh~$ buUol1l, puts the antenna tuner in lime, R~ption is not aff.ected, Pressing tIl.€' START button while receirvin,g in. a h.am bandactivates Ihe tra~smiUer for while thetuner r~matcl-.I~s. the antenna f·or minimum S\'VR. The r~5~.dting satbngs are s:ltored Inthe antermatnner's 3i memories, for a1lltomatic recall r.der. See page 18.

17. r-MEM-, [IDOWN/UP] Press these buUons~,o rnll)mentill!!rily $tep HlLroUgh all memo.ry d.annels. While doing so from the vro mode, the "ME.M"" l.CD indkabor wilt 'O]]J'Lk, and if no fll!t'tfierbult'OrlS: are pressed within 3 seeends, aoU vityretlln1~ to, the t<'lst used VFO.

18. SCA.N In the VFO mode with the sql.l~kh dosed, pressing this bl.iUOTl s,taft!1O scaning the en:Ut-e freCJiue~ . .cy rangeof'the radio, and pauses when "ctivity is found (accordJ!l:!Lgto the oca:n delay mode selected) .. In memory chiill"l.neioperat;i,oI'l,.. pressb,g this butwtl .. scan th.€ froo t halves of all stored memorles (s;ee page 26).

19. CLAR Pressilllg thisaetrvates the receiver Clffse~ ('lm3 r' displa y~d.) and recalls any previousl y luned. offset -1'he clarifler off'se'l display cart be hldden by holding this buUon while lurrtirtg the tn.'ltlLSioeiver onto toggle the function.

20 .. The meter indica I es the ~Iected r~ametier during tr.ansmission, and signal srrengthin S-ul1I.Hs during reception ~Ofl the top scale). Bad'! S-tHlllt is approxlmat:ely 6 dB, 'See the fo]]o'Wing page.

2.1. The display irldicat~operalingfrequ:e!1cy. darifier' offset, inEl'ni'lmy l'tumbera!l"ld s~iaJ. states, De" tm]s are onthe foHow1ng page.

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11 . Thlsknob tunesthe operaHng freql1e!ncy of the vro or areca-ned memory. Tuning increments are normaUy 10 Hz (100 Hz in AM and FMmooesJ. The marking~ Oill! lhe knob represerd25 increments ea.ch, and one fu]] tum of the knob provides 500 incrcmeats (5 kHz, Of' 50 kHz in. AM/FIv1!).

12. - FUNCillON -

VIF01M Tms. blltb;m tOglg]es ope!liltion between a memory and a VflO,E~ther Vf·,C).A (or VFQ-B), or MEM is dispJayed to the ]efl of fhe f.~equenc:y to' Indicate the current selection. [fa displiiyed memmy rns been retuned, pJte'$JMng this button once returns the display tothe arighi'l<1.l HlI.emOl"Y oont:enls, and pressing it again returns to the (last used) VFO.

VIFO ... MI Wh..en reeel V]t1!g en a VFOol' ~.lleruned J:J:lemory" hdldingtms buuon for 1;Q".seot;YHd wd~es lhecurrent opera1ting data to the cur~eJ1Uy ,5e.~~ut:ed memory. Two beeps ooullLd, end elny previous data in th(l mem.ory is overwritten. Aiso,. pres~ing and hold.ing this hutton.after JlOO,'lHing a memory "with~ outre~n:iJltg}ca.use5 the memo.ry to be "blal'lkro,.," Repea~~.() unblank the memory;

AiIB When. mceiving on a VFO, this button loggl.es: operaHon and di~p]ay between VFOs A and. tl.On a memory, it toggles front and tear halves.

M III!<-- "FO Pressing lhls button m,omeI1IJari~'y displays the oonte.>.I1Iis of loo cUI1-el1tly se~eoled memory channel for three seconds. Holding Ullis lmUon for 'Y:2 i~nd copies <li1] data f110m the .m.erno.ry to the:

VF'()s, as two beeps. sound. P:r~vlousdJ3!ta in the VF'Qos is, overwrit:ten. See pege 25,

A = IBThis'buUot! oopies~heoo:n.tellts of the display to the other vro 'Or memo.ry half;, Previous 001:1[tents of the .non.~di:51pl!l!yied vro/memory hajfan~ overwritten (lostO.

SP'UT TI115 button activates $pn~frequency tranSOE!i ve opera!i.on. The disp].wyed fooqnefiLcy is used f'Of reoe:ptk)J\. and the other VFO or rear half 0$ the mertlorY for lraJ1l~m!ssiorl, The '~" indicator at the left side o~ tile display is lit while this function is active.

fAST For f<l!>~ tuning, press this button while rotsrins the tuning knob Of' pressjal:g the UP or IDQiWN buth;:ln/~o increase Ule tuning rateten times. See the table on page 13 for all a vallable steps, When fast tumng iSEl!ctiv'e, "IFA:Sl''' is d:i:$played above the Mlli dig~t'5. You can se,t the JU:t'l!ctio:n of this button to be either .... pres~-Md -hold" I OttDgg]e on/oft by holding it w.h:i~e swi~.chi.ng thetrauseei vel" on.

!HAMIGEN This button determines Ute funct]on of the OQiWN/il!I,P buttons when receiving ona VFO or retuned memory: GEN'steps. a~ 100 kHz, anc1l HJ.J..I steps ;I}'\e fromoneal'l1a~eutbMd to the Ii'I.ext,

13. ~BAND=

pz1~$S,lIi'\g either of these buttons [IDiOWN 1"'/ UP ,a.] momentOilJriry stepsthe operating. frequency down or up OllJE! ham band, or ]()) kHz (if .[(leei ving in GEN' mode) i r"€'spe<:tiv~ly. Pn';tssilLg ,FASt' w;iUI one of these buuo:!1IS steps dOW11 Or up '1 Mffi:: if receiving in GEl'JI mode. Conhnue holding either buUon for repea~ed stepping.

14. CLAR. This knob lunes IhedadHe:r off~s.et Irequen.cy up to ± 1.2,5, kHz (or eptional ± 2.50 kfu), when <'.Icll.v-atted by the 'CLAR bu Ron to theleft of ito OpeEating d(\l~11US are om. page 22:.

15. SiI·UFl In modes other than AM and .FN1, this (ontro] offS€lt:s the If passband ceder freqlll.ency f.r-am. the displayed f:requency when turned away from the detented [2.~o'c1ook pesiticn,

16. l'UNERPressing lh~s buUol1l, puts the antenna tuner in lime, R~ption is not aff.ected, Pressing tIl.e START button while rece~v]n,g i!'l. a nam. bandaetivates Ihe tra~smiUer for while thetuner r~matcl-.I~s. t:he~ anh;~rula for minimum S\'VR. The t~~uUing satbngs are s:ltored Inthe antermatnner's 3i memories, [o,r a1lltomatic recall i.de.r. See page 18.

17. r-MEM-, [DOWN/UP] Prass these buUons~,o rnll)mentill!!rily step HlLroUgh all memory d.annels. While doing so from the vro mode, the "ME.M"" l.CD indkabor wilt 'O]]]'lk, and if no flllrtfierbulturls are pressed within 3 seeends, aoU vityretlln1~ to, the ~<'Ist used VFO.

18. SCA.N In the VFO mode with the sql.l€']ch dosed, pressing this bl.iUOTl s,taft!1O scaning the en;Ut~ freCJiue~_.cy ra~ge ,of the radio, and pauses whsn activity is found (accoJ1(llmg to the scan delay mede sdec1ed)" In memory chiill"l.neioperat;i,oI'l,.. pressb,g this blltrofl .. scan th~ fron t halves of a U stored memo" rles (s;ee page 26).

19. CLAR Pressilllg thisaetrvates the receiver Clffse~ ('lm3" displa y~d) aad reealls any previoust y luned. offset -1'he clarifler off'se'l display can be hldden by holding this buUon while lurrtirtg the tn.'ltlLSiceiver onto toggle the fmlLcticm ..

20 .. The meter indica I es the ~Iected r~ametier durins tr.ansmission, and signal srrel"lgthin S-ul1I.Hs during reception ~Ofl the top scale). Bad"! S-tHlllt is approxlmat:ely 6 dB, 'See the lo]]o'Wing page.

2,1. The display irldicat~operalingfrequ:e!1cy. darifier' offset, inEl'mory number and s~iaJ. states, De" tm]s are on the foHow1ng page.

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I [)uru,'1.g f,:e, ce, P?O,J~I, H.l,e,·,' top (lS"" scale mdiicates

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stH~nglli .in s..uruts at itl'l.e ]eft end of !he scale, awiil~ dB aoove&9' at ilhe right end. Each. sumt ,is· approximately 6 dB.

,Note: Ylhile recdving, reter only to the S-rneterfimctfon: the top scale of the meter.

Mile ;transmi tting~ the meter function is determinea by the METER but~ ton fQthe left of it it.

The secend, "PO" seale inchcates transminerpcwer output" In W!iI,tt9; whsnsslected by the M El'ERbutlbon. ,in,th.e de-

pressed (.- PO) positicn. This scale is cilibr-aled to 00 most accurate when tllle aliterum Impedance is !50-fi. ReflilT only to the nlWllbers above llie: scale (0

,~ ISO) for '[he FT-84l); ti1€ numb€.rs belowapplyofily to sre~ dal low-power versions.

TIle be ttom i" ALe" scale indica~esl:t-ansntiU~j[ A~~pmatic Lev~l Conkol volt-age when selected by U1.e 1M ETEFI: buUon mtn€ Ufi.diepressed(ALe) position. Thepo6~tiol~ and movement 'of the meb~r ne~;dle give a good indicatio11l, afllransmitter pamOIm!UlOO. Tills meter fun.ctioo is imrpo[tan~ wnruJI setwlg the IMlle gam control for SSB and A.M: modes, and llie RIF IPW'IR control in CW and FM modes, '~ the Transmitting instructions Ib!:ghl~ ningon page 18.

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General Description

The FJ~B40 is a high-performance transceiver providing up to 100 Wi3ltls transmitter output power On. all liF amateur radio. bands .iIi CW, SSE} and.FIIA modes, and up to 25 watts carrier in AM, The recei ver tunes an frequencies between 100 kl-lz and 30 MHz in 10-Hz steps, Ease of operabon and flexiiMe Ieaturesare combined in a compact, reliable rig that boUt beginnersand seasoned. opElra~ ton will enjoy.

Moou~ardrooit design emph)ycs surface-mount componears on composite epoxy boards for hi.gh reliability and serviceability. Twin direet-digital symthestizers (DDSs) and. a magnetic rotary encoder provide :s:iIen~! silky-smooth tuning. Frequency accuracy and stabilitYfll"€!aSSUTOO by driving both DOSs from a single master oscillator, and the opt~onal TC~n,,4 h5mp~raru[\e-com perrsated crystal oscilletor is available for enhanced ±2ppm stability from 0 "" +500 C

The Fr·840 features a low-noise, high performanee receiver front end. Interference rejectionis fadlJita too by the' unique "up-down" conv:ersion. scheme, and ineludes en IF ~slh:]ft circuit, The optional. YF ~ 112C crystal fllter can be installed to p:ro~ vide enhanced CWr.eaeplio'o, and an AM..:wide filter is also available for greater fidelity during broadcast reception.

A few new f.eaturl€ls havebeen introduced that CW ~TItthusiasts will ,enjoy; The CW reverse sideband feature lets you. swih=:h the receiver carder point (offset) to help sidestep Qruv1 and not have to re-tune signals when cli:rlitl.til.gil1g between LSB and CW modes (118f:1Uy convenientwhen warking40 meters and below), If you use a multi-mcde TNC or CW deeoder.the adjuBtah]'@ B.~O offset lets you match the CW pitch to that used by your unit for best CW copy.

A H5~bH microprocessor in the Fr-840 is pro~ grammed to provide the simplest possiblecontrol interlace for the opera tor, Two independent (A/B) VFOs for each iband.{20 total) hold their own frequenciesand modes. settings. On€~hLlI1tdred memories store aU of fillS dJata. for both VFOs, giving a total of .2.20 independent sets of frequ.ency~ mode and other selections. Flexible scanning features "How an 100 memories or only those selectied tebe freely-tun.ed and scanned, Group scanning allows you to orga1lniz,~ you:rmeruories]n:to·h;1ll grou ps., and only scan channels wLthin a selected gfOUPI In add~lionl ten special. memoriesalso let youlirnlt the mning I scanning rang!e between their stored frequencies. Scan r-eS"LHne is selectable be-

tween tim €d or carrier-delay, and scanning speed

is also adjustable, .

Other valuable features includean effective noise blanker, all-mode squelch, multi-function meter, and an AF s.peech c:ompressor which lets you increase theaverags power of your SSBal1d AM signal,

The FT -840 weighs under 5 .kgand!. an. internal thermally-swjJtc[led fan allows full tra1'llSfi'litter output wj!tliloutany rear p~fiel protruslens, grving easY,lcc1ess iii') rear panel controls and eonnectors,

A choice of two extemaleu tomatlc antenna tuners makes multi -bsnd operation with 21 single antenna assimpl!e ~ pressing a button, ThePC-1J) is a compa.ct, autcmatie antenna-tuner sty]ed to match the size and appe,SI!TanCe of the FT- 840, and fits neatly l1'lto your shack. A simpletwo-cablaconnection to your FT ~S40 is all that is required for op€:ra· tion. For more demandingapplicatio.l1s, the FC -800 tuner unil can be mounted outside atthe antenna feedpoint (or in the trunk of yom car for mobile use) for optimum performance, Both automa tic tuners are controlled from t~e front pa nel .of the transeeivec

Otheraccessories include the H:I~800 AC Power Supply with loudspeaker; the SP~6 External Loudspeaker with audjo fiU,ers; the MMB~20 Mobile mounHn,g bracket, the YH-77ST Headset; and the MD~~k~ Desktop and MH-hs Hand Microphones,

Befor·€ connecting the power cord .... you should read the Installation section c-arefully, heeding the warnings in that section to avoid dama ge to the set After installa ticn, please taka tun.€: to work th rough the Operaticn chapter, referring to the fold-out pane] diagrams at the back of the manual a s necessary for details. 'fMs manillal ismtended to be read while sitting down in front ofl:he F'T~840, so you can tryout each control and feature as they are described.

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Specifications

General

R~ei ... ing Frequency n:llge: 100 kHz - 30 N1Hz l'fansm itti ng f .E~!.;p.1.e ncr Ranges:

160 ~ 10 meter Amateur Bands

Frequenq sta'biWity: ± La ppm (or ± 500Hz Th1), from 0 - +4(t C ~nd.± 2 ppm(ar ±300 Hz fo};,1) , from, 0 - +500 C (w /TCXO-4 option)

Emission medea USHjLSB(13E), CW(ALA) •.

A_M(A3E), FM[ (mE)

Frequency T~ning Steps: 110 lHz/1!.OO Hz (CW, SSB)

100 Hz; Illk:H~ (AM" FM)

Antenn.a ill\ped'U:I<:;~: 50 n nomlinal

Operating b:mp • .raug,e: -10 ... +500 C

So up ply V(l~ mge: U.5- V DC ::Ii:: 10% negative ground Power oonsugJlp,tion (approx): 1.2 A lX. (no' signal)

20 Atx (100 watts}

Dimen:sio1'!!s (VilHD) 238 x 93 x :243mm

Weigh t (approx): 4.5 kg

Transmitter

Powe,r OIJl.tput:; adjustable up to 100 watts

0(25 W3iUS AJM: carrier)

Modulation types:: SSB: Ba]aliic~d, nltered,carrier AI\1: Low-level (early st.age) PM: Vari9Jble reactance

Maxim u,w.FM Deviarlon: ±2..5 kHZ

Ha.rmonic rad~.dion: > 50 dBberow pe1i!k output

45 dB (10/ 18 MHi.)

SP'Lll"iOUIs Ita.diaHon; >40 dB 'below peak output SSB carrier supp~e:ssion;:;> 40 dB Pe,10'w peak output Undesi.red sideband 5upptession:alleacsI SOdS

below peak oulputaJ.t 1.5 kHz, modulatlon

A udi.o res po nse (5513):: riot more' than ~6d.B

from 400 ~ 261)0 Hz

3rd-order lMD: -25 dB ® 100' watts PEP, 14.2 MHz Microphone impedanCie 500 to. 600 Q

• ~ ,of"e'J'<!iio!'l reqilires 'illlsta:l]~tim:lI OF the optional Th:~ UNn-7 47"

Circuit typ~'; dual'·wnv~t$ion superheterodynl;! Intermediate ft~,q ueneles; 1st: 47.055 IVHiz 2rtd: 8.2'15 MHz 3·rd.: 455 kHz ,(PM)

(forMJldB S/N,OdBJ!= IILV FlW. L2 dB SWAD)

F=.uency~ 150- 250 .... 500 0.5 .. 1.8 1.8- 30
MD 1(8W)U 250 kHz kHz MHz MHz
sstCW dJlV <2~Y <lilY <O.25-jiV
(2.4 kJIr)
AM dO pY <UI!V dJ.l.Y <I JlV
(6tik)
FM (28 - 30 Wil) - - - <0.5 ~V
(I kitd Se le,ctivity: (-61-60 dB): ripple 3dB or better

Modes Minimum 6dB Maximum 80
BW dBBW
CW IIIRJII SOOHz Ukltr
{GfbaD
SSl,tw. UkHz S.Okitz I
AN.IIIIRJI I
AMMIe 6kHz 14 kHz ~ dB)
(~W
fM('fIbd) 8kHz 19tJU S'q uel.clt sensit~vity:

1.8 - 30 MHz (CW, SSBf AM): <; 2.0.",-V 28- 30' MHz {FIVO: < IQ . .l2 liV

IF reje ct ~Q n {Ii!. .8, - 30 lVIHz}: 60 dB or better IDI.age' ,R,eJ,ectio.l)1I. (UI - 30 MHz): 70 dB or better .If Shift Rdge:±12 kHz

C],arifiet t~r:JimJIg range/steps: i125 kHz/20 Hz :12.50. kHz/IO Hz

Maximum audio POW'eI output:

a t least 1.5 watts, into 4 n wirth < 10% THD

A udio output ~mredl<1lnoC': 4 to 8 n

SPfCifka~ ,re 5ubjr.CI to changf, in the interest of t«hniarl im'f"'OOtmentj without notice or obli8'l.tion.

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Accessories & Options

Hand .. held Mic.ropho.oe (1 pe) Fused DC Cab~e (Lpe]

20~A Fuse (l. pe)

Options

FC-.I0 CQmpa~ct External Auto-Antenna

Tuner .

The .FC-l0 is a compacteasy-to-nse automatic antenna tuner unit styled to match the FT~S40 in size' and appearance It's small size enables it to sit next to the 'f1'-B40 while not taking up valuable space in your shack. The FC-lO requires only two simple cable eonneenons to the rear panel of the transceiver, and Is controlled entirely from the front panel of the fT-840.

FC-BOOAutomatic A.ntenn.a Tuner

The Fe-SOO (ex~e:riiLa.l remote) antenna tuner match impedances of up to about 3:1 with the transmitter. Opera tion is controlled from the front panel, The PC-SOO plugs into the rear panel, and can be mounted. at the antenna feedpoint to avoid. feedlirte losses.

TCXO~ M aster Reference Oecillator

For speclal applications and environments where extra frequency stability is essential, the TC~O-4 temperature-compensated crystal oscillator is a 2-ppm (from 0 to +50 (Ie) replacement for the reference cscillator,

Accessories &' Options

SP-6 Loudspeaker with Audio .Filters

Selectable audio high- and lowpass filters with a large loudspeakercomplementthe audio charaeteristlcs Qf th.e .Ff-,84D with your choice of 12 different audio filtering combinations. Two input teft:rnina.is2l1"e provided for multiple transcsi Viers, with aIront panel switch to selectbetween them, A pho:n€! jack is provided an th.e lll:ont panel to lake advantage of the audio fillers with headphones.

FM Unit-74:.7

lnstamrtg this unit permits narrow-band F!\4 re~ ceptien and transmlssion, as used with 29.0 MHz Ama teur 1 D-me/t,er simplex and re'p'eat!eF operation.

YH-77ST Lightweight Headphones

Duali Samatium-Colba.lt transducers with sensilivity ot Ul" dB / mW (2 dB @ 1. kH_z, 3S 0) provide the perfect match £0.1' the FT-S40, lak~ng full advantag,eel the spectacu~ara.udio performance,

FIF-232 CAT System InJe:y/ace

1'0 control yooT .Fl-:B40 froman RS-232C serial por-t olEan external personal cemputer, use the FIF- 232C to eon vert: l,h!e TIL levels required by the transceiver to the RS.:.2.32C levels requi[1ed by the serial pert, A cable is included fer connections betweenthe transceiver and the F[F~2.32(thecab[e to the computer lTIu:st be provided. :s9ptlrately). The FIF~23.2. includes its own power s.upp~y:.

.IF Crys tal Filter Options

For extra CW receiver seiectivity} the 50Qt~ Hz YF·112C 8~pol~ crystal EUter may bs installed 1.n the S.215-MHz 2nd IF of the Fr-840, The 6-kHz; YF~ 112A i5 also a vail.ablefor improved AM reception,

Mlcr.op,hones

Matching the electrical and cosmetic features of the Fr~840, the MH-h:s Hand Mic and MD~lC8 Desktop Mic have 600~n impedance, and, include UP I OWN scanning, buttons and a large PIT switch. The MH~ 1Bs abo has a 2-positioTI transmit audio characteristic selector, while' the Mo.lc8 has a 3- position selector. Typical audio characteristic plots with the' dlUferefilt switc.h seWn,gs are mdicated in thegraphsbelow;

IMH .. ,1 B8

+10

o dB

,'0

_-

-10

dB ,:

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-20 dB

50

200 500 ~ooo

FREQUEiNCY{Hz)

10000 20000

5000

ON

i--= 00

BLACK

WHITI!:

RED

ORAINGIE

BLUE:

MD .. 1 C8

-+m dE!

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I
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,-~o d'B

-30 dB

-40 dB 20

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0000

50'

500

10000

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Station Installation

PrelimlJut:ry In:spe,cti,on

Inspect the transceiver thoroughly im mediately upon opening the paJ,ckmg carton. Confirm that all ecntrols and switches work fr-eelYI arid fnspect the cabinet for any damage, Make sure the ac:<;:essory fuses and cable pictureden page 3afle included. If any damage is fOlUnd deeument .it completelyand ,cornJa,ci the shipping company (or dealerl if you pun::hased it over the ooM~er) right a),yay. Save the packing materi~]s In case you. need to return the set for service,

If you purchased optional in:~emal accessories separately, install them. as described in .11~$taUing Internal A,C',be$SoriC6 (page .33). This chapter diescribes 'base s[,81tioI1 installation first, followed by mobirue .InstaUaHorJ: ,('I nd then interconnections with ,ex~ema.la ecessorles,

ACPo'wer Supply

The .Fr~840~s designed fcrcperaticn from 13.5- V DC," negative grourll:d. For base station installs~ionsl we recommend ~he ma.khing Yaesu Fp·BOO AC power supply which was spedfk'al1y designed for this purpOis€'i and which JJ:lcludes a]arge loudspeaker for the tran sceiver and its own eooling fall, You. canuseanother DC source capab].e of providing 20 amperes at 13.5· VOC with the supplied DC

Caution!

PmmureNt damRge can result ifimpropn supply volt",' is applUd to the trmtSCeiOtr. Your w",n:m ty does no t cover dR.mag~ cawsed by app licatiotJ of AC, reversed polRrity DC, or DC outside of the specified nmgtl of 13.5 V ±lO %.

If usmg A pow". supply other thRn the FP-BOO, ensure the DC supply connector to the fTRn$~ ceioer mlltches the IT -840 requiremenh;. Other manufllCturers h~ve power supplies with a physically 11UIfched cwmector tIM t is wired differently: this will cause MOIlS tllm'age to the FT-B401

II

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c"lb~e a:ssembl})but you must be extremely careful to a void. rev,ersed poAanly eonnecdce. See the Omiio n lboxahQve.

.~f YOlLl are cOf!nedmg~heFP~800 with the FTMO, before co.nnectmg power, check the label on the rear of the FP-:800 which indicate.!) the AC mains voltage range Jorwhlch the wpply is CtW~

Cllan:gi:mg the AC Voltage Range of the FP-800 Power Supply (Nllt CE marked)

o Discan.ned the Ae caMe from the rear 'Of the FP~800jand the OC cable from the FT~S40.

Ell Remove the :B screws aifixin g i~he topcover;

o Unsolder the wires from the transformer, and resolder far the required vo'Uagie as indica led below,

I

AC AC Ale AC At AC

2a4V 220V .20W 1 UV 11~W 11DOV

Cl ~ephK\e lhe fuse in the rear panel holder with a fast-blow, 8-A .mse (for 100 ~ 11 'l~V AC) or 4-A (for 200 ~23~ V AC).

10 Check your war k ,carefuUYt then replace the top c'ov'erand its :8 screws .. Change the voUage marking on ~he FP- 800 rear panel label, and replace'the' AC eeed, .if n€lces~ry,

Important!

If you change the AC fJoItagusr.ngeyou 1ft ut c1umgt: the fust in the nIlr panel holder. Do n of use: It slow~ blow fun. AbQ 1IUIb sure to change the 'VoHlIg" mMkinl on the label on tbe tun' panel to mlf.tcli tbenewtJOltav sdting.

IPOWER TRANSFOIRMER P,RIMAJRY ()()~ fioiIIEC'fIONS

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rently set. ]f your AC msins voHa.g€ is outside of thi.s range. the ~ransfon:n€r ta ps inside the p~)wer supp~y must be rew.ired~ and the fuse m the .FP~&OO must: be changed. This involves some soldiering o.f the AC mains inpUii (see previeus page,bot~Qm), so you should s::sk your d.ealer for assistance if you are not experienced with this sort of work. Ineorrea cQrmectiOfJ8 cor.tldoo'Use serfom dl!lumgt not c,overed by the warr.anty.

In any ca'se,," make sm:e tffil.e power .supply is-set corr@ctly befone connecting power. If you haveany dOOiib~s about the procedure, ask yoo!' dealer for he~p..

¥~ should also make sure the fuse in the .fP~ 800 rear panel ruse holderis cerrectfor your mains voltage:

Ale IMaims V"O~ilag:e 100- n7

Fuse C;apaci:ty SA

200 -2341

After making certain the AC voltage for which the POWt'l1'"' supply IS set matches your main s voltage, and that the correct fuse is Installed. in I~he fuse holder, connect the DC cable from the power sup~ ply to the jack Ol1L the rear panel Don't plug [he power su pply cord. into the wall un ~ii all other transeeiver InlerooIlrl.ecUOfiS have been made.

Trans·ceiV'ef Location

To assure long Hie o.f the com ponents, make surete pf10vide adeql!Ui.ate yen tilatten around the cabinet. The cooling system of the Fr ~S40 must be free to draw coolair in atthe side of the transceiver, and to expel warm air cut of the rear pan el, Do not place the transeelver 0.,11 top of another heat-gensrating devicesuch as", linear amplifier, and. do not place equipment, books or papers O.IiI. top of the transceiver.P]ace the transceiver on a hard, Ha.t surface, Avoid heatingvents and windcwlocations that could expose the transceiver to excessi ve direc t sunlight, especial1y in hotclimates,

Groltniling

Forproteetion frem shOCK and proper perf ormance, oonned the GND' terminal on the rear panel to a good earth ground, using a heavy braided cable olf theshcrtest li1l:IiLgth PQsSijb]e. Do nat use gas lines as aground ccnnedio:l1 .. All other station equipment sl10U~d be connect jed lo the same grounding cab~,e, as d.OSl8 togetheras practical.If you use a computer w~th or near itheFt·MO,. you U1aY need to e.xped~ ment with grounding ofboth ths transceiver and the~ompu~e.r b) suppress compu~er noise in the receiver

,Adjusting tile .Fr-m~tP(uu~lAngle

If your installation placesthe FJ·840 muchbelow eye level, you may want to p,mp up the front A wire bail on the bottem ,o.f~heFI'~S40 eanh€! folded down Ear this purpose.

Antenna Considerations

Any antenna cennected to' the IT ~S40 should ~ave a coadal feedline with 5G-Q impedance, and ~nchH.i8 a weH.~gtOO!lLded]ighmbJ!garres:tor: The Fe-10 and FC~800 antennatuners are capable of matchin.g antermaswitlt an SWR of up to 3:1 or more on the amateur bands to the transmitter .. Nev,~'rthe~eS$; 'opt~n'lUm performance for both .reception and tran smissionw.:i.H generally result with an antenna d:esigr1l:ed 110 prov.ide a. 50·.0 unbalanced resistive load at the cperating freque'l'ICY. An anb~n][la U~at is not resonant at the operating freqlleTICy may present too high an. SWR for proper matching with theantenna tuner, in which case the antenna shouldbe Jieadju~sted, or a wide-range manual antennatuner should be used .. If the tuner Is unable to bring the SWR dewnto an acceptable level, attem pting to' transmit will. result in an automatic reductien in power output a~d increased IO$$~ in the feedline. Operation under such condilions cart waste power and. causel'VI, ~F.[ and Rf f,eedb,81ck: it~:s better to inssall anetheranterma desig~ed tor nlla~'bQjnd. Also, if ]I.cfur antenna has a balanced feedpolnt and you. use-a balanced feedline, install abalun transformer between the fsedline and. the transceiver's antenna jack.

Mobile Power Connection

A fused (20·A)' DC power cable for mobile installation is supplied with the transceiver Please note the Cau .lional thebegin ning of this chapter before connecting powI;!T,.Pla.nt to connect the DC cabledireetl y to tile ven]de bath;ry, ra ther than to ~he ignition or acc@ssory circuitry. Rouh~~he cable as far awa y from .]:gni.tiQn cables as possible, and [hen cut off any extra cable (from thebaU:ery end) ~o minimize voltsge drop losses, Iff the cable is rJ:O~ Jong enough, use tn 2 AWG stranded, insula ted ~ire h) extend 11, but no more than is necessary. Use the Following procedure tooonnect the cable;

0: Before connecting the eab~.e,. measure the volt-

age aC[iQSS the ba t~ery terminals wld1L the engine running fast enoughto show a. charge, Ifabove 15 volts, ehe automobile volta.ge reglLllato:r mU~5t be adjustedto reduce ~he charging voltage 00· fore proceeding.

lUI With the radio end of t~e ea ble unconnected, connect the RED cable lead to the POSiTIVE battery tarrninalrand the BtACK lead to the

Station InstaUation

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NEGATNE 'terminal, Mak,E! sure the bauery terminal connections are twght, and remember to cheek them periodically for signs of ~oos:ening; or corrosion.

E1 Make SlUIe the POWER switch on the transceiver is off, and plug the DC cable into the 6-pin mo~e:xjack on the rear panel

Caution!

In mobile installations, check to ensure thot the transceiver POWER switch is off tOn metler' stllrting or stopping the engine, to avoid damage frMn switching transients.

Mobile ,Mounti~g

The optional MMB-20 Mobtle Mounting Bracket allows quick insertion and removal of the transeei vee from the vehicle. Complete ,mstmc" lions are provided with the bracket, which can be mounted above' or below the transceiver.

IMMB .. 2D Mo,bile Mounting IBracket

Mobile A'n,tenna Installation

Please review the Antenna. Con siderations on the previous pagel as they apply equaHy to base and mobile antermas. The ,FC~800 RernolIe Antenna Tuner is particularly desirable in a mobile station, where the short antenna elements have very narrow bandwidth. Make sure that the shield of the antenna coo x is fir,mly grounded to the carbod y at the antenna Ieedpoint if using a base-loaded vertical.

Interconnection ojAcceesoriee

The' diagrams 'On the following pages show interconnections of external accessories, If you have

any questions on these accessoriesor connecting devices not shown, contact your dealer for advice.

MemQ'ry Backup

The lithium m.emory BACKUP switch inside the hole in the center .of thebottom panel IS turned on at the factory, allowing VFO and memory data to be retained while power is o£f.l3eu:kt~.p curren t 1 S miniscule, so lit is: not necessary to tum the BACKUP switch off unless the transceiver Is to be stored for a long time,

After about five years the transceiver may fail to retain memories (although operation will be otherwise unaffected), and the lithium battery should be replaced, Ask your dealer for replacement off the battery, or fo,r instructions on how to do so yourself; see' page 34.

Switch toca1ions in B,oUom Cover

page 9

Station Installati',on,

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Conneaor Pinouts

BANID DATA

CAT

1. GN~'

Z. ~~RlI!Jl Out 3.mtUIH 4. PIT S"S/fO

6. He

'~.t]BV 2. 'IlGNDI 3.,IGtID

4" BAJUD DATA A, S. BAHD[I.&;TA B 6. BAND IDATA ( 1, g,AHO DAIA. D 8" !UNEAiR

L'GN.D h13:,SV S:.OAU tGND

S. GNDm BY IFC -aoo

JiUNER 2 <:USed 'II I FC-H))

1,+lBV 2" TXG}m 3.6ND

4. ~A1A IN S,' DATlOlJf

6. TUNER SEN~~ l,mET 8.TIINH

i

I

PHONes

KEY

GND

RCA PLUG

- SIGNAL

GNID

I

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Station Ins taUation:

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ro~ ~, ".'I:l.I!:I,a.:l 0

~ ,ACC-:2 db~=:"""...2l..l

G~ ~

Connecting External Accessories

Fi-840

ALe

(A05(10:000 1 )

SUPPLIED CABLE A {T'9HlClgem)

IiIl;ln-QS,K L inear Amp.

r:- ---.

INIPUT TX GND

~@® ~ I

._oJ,1

Aile

DC

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Ot.helr non~QSK LIInear .Amp~ifier

fl·7000

INPUT

AC

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Statton lnstallasion

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Connecting a Linear Amplifier'

For an linear amplifiers, connect the ALe output from the linear to the EXT ALe jack on the rear of the transceiver, .Mter making the RF and t/r switchlngconnections described below, you. will probably need to adju:st: the A.LC output level of lli.e linear S~) that it is not ovefiddvenhy the Ff -MO. Yom linear' 51 manual shoutd describe how to do this,

If using an .FL.·:7000with the fT~840f use optional cable cr~ 11 to provide <'1uh)matic: band selection for the linear, as wen as t/r switching control. If using another linear, and if i~ can be switched with less than 15,00 rnA alDe voltagebelow 150 V, you C2Int connect the the t/r switch line for the linear to pin 2 of the BAIND DATA jackl~nd theIinear/s exciter-enable output to pin. ;B of the IBAND DAtA jack. This line must beheld high (+5 too 15 V) to inhibit ~rantsmi8s[on until the linear is ready for excitation 'by the F'T-MO. If your linear ampllifier requires more than 1500 mA or uses.more than 150. V for t!r relay switchingl ¥CHil win have to provide a suitable external interface transistor I mechanical I1elay (such as the FRB~757 rela y box) t con trolled by pm 2.

Caution!

The FT-840 .is desigt1ed for use and easy connection wi.ththe fL-70(J(), when operation with a linear amplifier is' required, We recommend using an external tfr relay/vr o:peratiol1 with all ofherampU!icrs that exce.ed the voltage and current ratings .describedabov.e. Usi-ng p.iNs land 8 of the BA.ND DATA jack for other amplifiers rom no.t warkf:lrlle.ss the cord:rol.line .signals tire carefully matched, and damage may resul: otherwise. ¥:Oil,J-P wurranty does nat cover daU1Ji'ge resultingfrom irnprcrpe'f connectione to this jack, S() if you are unsure, use the TX GIN [) jackcm ly.

ElAINO DATA

A

(socket vj·ewedfmm nlar)

..IL (high"",transmit),

[hll'l 10D·W

Linear Amp T/:FI Switching in the IfT~40

page 1.2

Power-Up Customizetion & Button Combination Settings

By pressing and holding certain buttons while .wiicMng on the FT-S40, you can customize features as desired; and performsome troubleshooting functions Other settings can also. be selected. by holding the ,F:AST bufton while pressing oertam 'Other bu tton s, as described. below, Defa:uU settings are in italics.

IDisplay B,FO Offset ,Qill'" Carrter Freq .. iin CW mode

Enablefidreab~e 10-Hz Digit: a,t right end of display,

Make FAST Butl:on press-on/press-on. or activ,e~ only-while-pressed

Seleot widel na.rrow olariifier range

Adjust R,epea~e'r Shift {O to 500 kHz, 1 DO kHz detauJ:~. Press FM agaJnaft:er setting.

Select nOfililllalfr,everse camer po.i~11It ,(sideband~ 'or CW re,c:ep~ion

Displaylillide memory channel displJay during VIFO opera:ti,on

Cil:ear All MeliTlor~es andl lrewrln sBHings to factory detaults

Sean Fltesume Mode,;: Allwaysaftelr 5'"590 pause, or on/~tter squa.lch ,closes.

Select Lock Mode: Tuning Knob Only, or Kjnob & SuUOI1lS

Hiolldlhils buHon

A 110: EI,

BAND-lIIIP

FA.ST

CLA,R

MEMo-UIP

FM

CW/IN

VFO ... U

MEM[[DOWN" UPl

SCAN

LOCK

Press a button to see if the beeper is ,enabled.

8FO Offset added to display,oo CW freqllJency~ AfI'ects display only.

~FASr' is displayed when active.

Aiects di1Sipla:y onll V

±2.5IkHz. or ±1.2S kHz

Shift, is displayed. Use, tuning knob or DOWN/UP to changlBill'l 1-kHz. steps.

Toggles LSB affseil for CW Irecep~ on( USB default).

Affects display only

'VfOS am-lid IMlel'll1Olry11 d!efault to, 7.000 MHz l8B ..

There is always, a pause after squelCih otoses bafor,s' saanning resumes,

UU)CK~ disp~ay'ed when buttons are looked. MaX ,and POWER cannot be looked,.

FAST IButt'on CombinaUons

Ho~d FAST button and IprDSs •....

Comlments

Set Beeper Audio Frequency {31 to to 11700 Hz, 88()·Hz de/auIO. Press AMtN agaiin Whel1l done.

D:icflP~ayfSel,ect cress Tone Frequency {~I'om standard tone,s. defauli' 88.5 Hz}.

. Press FM aglaiil1l wil,en_don,e,.

Adjust 8'FO C,aJlriBr Ottset fo CW mode.

Tag .current Memory to be skipped Yoihen MemOlI)' Scanning (skip/no-.ski,P)

AMrN

VfOIM

PM

Repeating dOIU'b,1 e beepseunds and beep, fr1equency displayed in :Hz w,n,I'i e adjusting.

Scanning s,l'lood valuea.cljUiStablle from 1 .: :2!OQ, UJ is detaJulit.

Dispilays tone frequency liln Hz. Use tuning knob or DOWN/UlP' buttons to select

Adjust ofl'ss1 tro,m 400"'1000 Hz. CW sidetone a!s() marltctli es offsSlt.

Affects lonl y memory scanning .. "SKIP;' d!i~playedwil1en activated.

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Notes:

'page .14

Operation

Getting Started Tutorial

WhHereading thl:s chapter, refer to the f.old~(lut photos ,of the panels forthelocations and functions of the contro]sand ja cks,

Before p]ugging in the transeeiver the first time, make m.r-e your supply voUa,g~ Isearrect, and that yomgrowd andantennaare connected asdescribed m the Ins'!aUation chapter. Then preset the [,ol1owingcontrols;

POWER &: IMOl( switches: off Ca);

MIC .• AF PWIR1 SQL::all ccw (mlnimum), AlP: ]0 c/dock;

OllAR; off;

SHIFT: 12 o· clock.

Connect your microphone an:d/or CW key or k!e:y~-.. a~d then pressthe POWEIR: switch on. 'TIHrl meter and w:splay should ligh~ up.

At the left side or the parn.el" if the An OF' PR.OC ibuUorlLare depressed, press toturn them ·off.

Thke,a.,moment ~o study the display. You should see l"vfO-.A" or ''\fIFO-B'' at the~e,H'f with the operating fr~u.er:tcyin large digits in the center (if you. don't see a VFO indicator, pl'i€S<s the VFOlM button near the top right), At the right side of ~he display is a small 2;.,digit m.emory channel number c'a t'" by default;.

ow

Use t~e BAND- DOWN/UP buttons (to the right of thetuning knob) to select aband for which your antenna. is designed. These buttons have several di£fere.nt functions.;

CI By defauh (the ham stepping mode), when receiving on a VfO; these step from one ham Iband to another, Changing bands stores thecurrent frequency allJtomad.caUYr so that DOWNa.I:lI:d UP alwa ys return you to the fm~qu.elilcy .last used on each band Cif i~ is in.s~d.e the 50D~ kHz range of the ham. band), The 10"meh~rband. has two' l~MHz ham bands (see table above-righn.

0[[ the HAM/G!EN ~UOllJ, has been pressed (to acUvate GENeral coverlilge tuning mode), If!IID t~ appears to tn!e left of the frequency on the displa y, and the 'DOWN and UP' bcttons step in 100·kHz ]ncr-emen:ts (or l-MHz if FASI mn.ll"lg isacdvated as described nexO.

Fun details .of all ·Qf the DOWN and UIP button s are shown in th€ (able at the bottom of page 24.

Ham Bands

I Meter BBml Fre(:[ueIRC:Y Ranae· (MHz)

I

I

80

40 'I
30 ]
1
20
1 7
1 5
1 :2
1 0 1 0..000 .~ 1 0.500

14.!(}00 ,~ 14.500

18.1000 .~ 18.S00

24.500 .~ 25 !OOO

28..000 - 29...700

Example: say you'retuned to i..OOOMHz, arid wantto change to 21.200 MHz.

10 First check to see if''CDD'' appears on the left side ·of the disp[ay. ~f so .• " pn3SS the HA'MfGEN button.

01 Then press the 1lI PbuU,on. 4 Urnes; to change to the last-used frequency on !ti!€! 15-meterband.

o Now you can use the tuning knob to tune to 21.2.00. Hcrw,ever" if ~he curren t fr.eqlll!ency is mODe than 1.00 kH~away, you can save some c.ranki.ng; press HAMfGEltitI agiam so' that '11m" appears, and press the DOWN and UP buttons, as needed, to get w],thin 100 kHz. Then use the tuning knob. When you want to change bands again, remember to pres,sHAMIGEN so that t1!lm j;j disappears.

Press the m,ode butto.rt (liO the lien of the mning knob) ccrresponding to the mode you wish to op~ ,er-ate ~ ref now, we suggestan SSB mode: llIS!B if you have selected a band above 10 MHzl or LSB otherwise. '[.]The selected mode is indicated. above the frequency on the LCD.

Adjll sl: the AF control fora eemfortable volume ].evell then. tune around the band a bit with the tuIlLing .b:lOb to get the feel of it (;if you want to adjust the torque, see page 23. For faster (><10) tu.I'il,]rl,g steps, press the FASTbuuon at the lower left side of the knob, to enable ~h€ ''IIl.'!§i'' .mdictl.tor below the MHz digits on ~he dispmy.

Blanking the llY;s-co.f~.Hz Digit:

If you preferto have the 10' S"'oFHz d~git hidden on the frequen!cyd!isp~aYr you. can toggle display of this d]~git ,off and on by holding the BAIND- IU P buuo.rltwilrile s,w~itchin,g ~he seton, R€peat this process to bbnk the digit 'Iuning stsps are not aifec~ed.

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Operation

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One rev of Normall 1101kHz. 1 00 kHz

k.ni irIQ Moo· i wlFAST OlJitic:m 1 00 k!~z 1 MHz:

Thiel FASikey normally toggles (press onl press o'fO, but if you. hold. it whi]eswitching theFT-840 en, it becomes mome~tarytand YOll have t,o hold it while yeu tune. The la'Me slltownahove lis,us all available tuning s,teps weech mode. If yow microphone has Up' and D'WINI buttons, y,oo can u.s€' them to rune in ]0- or l00-Hz steps. Also, the fAE;n 'button on the microphonedu plicates the FAST button on the fr·ont panel.

General Coverage Reception

You rna y have already nOitioed that you cantune oulsirleone of the amateur bands (a.ctually, out side the 50G-lkHz segment that includes each ham band) regardless o.f w.hether G EN or ham -stepping is: se-

Halving the Tuning; Ra.te

The FT ~S4:0 d.e.fau]t tuning rates are listed in the

, mole above, and are selected using the :FASl button. To ha]'velh,eturling rate (kHz per tuning knob revolntion) for all modes, move slide switch $2003, accessible through Uh!l small hole I

I on thli! hottom panel as shown below. V s€! aklI1Lg non-metallic olbjoct to slide the switch, Tuning slap size is not a.ff acted.

110- or 2,()"Hz Steps, in AM, &: EM, Modes Whe.nchanging modes from. 8513 or CW to AM or F'IVf; operation irdtiatly remains an th e same

freqiLJI!eH1tcy! ev,en ifB .is nota mult.~.p~.E! of 100 Hz, As soon as youtune, the operating frequ!ency jumps up or do,wn to the near-est whole tOO·Hz step. HQWeV!8'l"r theelarifier can rune in ] O-or 20- Hz steps. (selectable) in all modes, so' if you need Hnern.mng .l"'e:so~:UtiO'n in AM or F11 mode, acHva~e the clarifier (S€€ pag:e2.2).

leclted. for the BAINIO~[)OWNand UP buttons, Hewever, the traI1lsmitler (and antenna tunerrare disabled ensueh frequencies .. If yoo try to tran smlt~ the indicater still appears, but there is noiF power o'U~put.

Also, the ham band recallsystem ignores such frequencies. If yOOl select a ham band andthen tune oo.ts~de the b.andf the non.- ham f[ieqtlen(~y will be lost w:h~r:J. ¥i()U change bands. When yoo.reroxn to the odg~n~l band y.ou will.] findthat :it has reverted to the (ham-band) frequency it was on when. that band. was previously select:ed.

Don't let this worry y()u: any displayed freqlls:ru::ycana]ways 00 stored in a me.mory (as describoo on. page 24) so you can recall it quiCkly later. Once you. become iamil:iiar with the memories, you will find this convenien te!l"lch memory can be tuned just '1Ike a VFO" and stored again with-out having, to g.o through the VFO.

Bes:id!€s the above, general cQv,erage reception provides all the featun3sa.vaHable on ham frequen(l!es., and is also an inh~resting source of internati,ona~. music, news and entertainment. A laMe of lin fernaU.o.l1al Shortwave breadea st bands is pro" vided for your reference.

Shortwave' Broadcast Bands

tW

31

9.35-9.90

Memlr I 1-= '. .(MHz). Meter Fteq .• ·, .fI.,MHz.~ Ball1ld ' rreq. . .. . Band \: f

,IISf.h.23S

:2S

13.60-13,90

1&

]7,.55-1HO

21.4S-2U5

41

TJO-J}5

25,,~J ,"2&,10 !

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D,taling with Interference

The FT=84D includes special feamres to suppress the many types of il:!lteriefeIlt!ce you. meyencounter 0:1'1 the HF bands. 5tiUr real-world oorndit:lli.ons are OO:rll:Stan,hlli.y changing, so optimum setting oit the controls is somewha t of arrart, rflqttmng fam:ihaili~' ity wi~. the types of wlterj:\erence aJI'l,d thesubHe effects of some conjrols, Therefore the fol1owlng in£o.nnauon should be comidered o:n[y as general guidelines foil' typical s.ituatiof'llS~, and a starting paint £0,[ your own experimentaHon,

The COFitroh are describedin fhe order that you would usuallv make them after ,changing bands. An. exceptio~~CI this is jf s~ong puise noise is present, in. which case you .may need to activate t'he noi~ b[anker (deseribed below) b@fo!tleffi<1!king other adjustments. Two gp~da1 fea tme:s, U Reverse CW Sidebatui"and "'BfO Carrier Ofjs,et/' Me described later in the CW Ope-raf:ionsecrnon.

.At:tenuation

TheFf -840 receiver front end provides high serui;!]ivi~ to weak, sigrtals. A 12-dH aUenuato:!r CS!fI be inserted. by pressing fhe AIT bu tton,

When. looking [Ie»!: weak sjgn.a~ on a quiet band, the Ali button s~ould. be switched oft for maximum s@n£i.tiv.Hy" Tl'tis situetion is typical. during qw.et timason frequencies abeve 20 MHz~ and when using a small antenna on other bands.

If YOtt notice intermod u[atIDon,or if the signals YDU want eo Wisten~oare v,e'ry strong, you can pr'ess the Ali button, This red llC:eS the strern.gth of all S~grn.ru8 (omdruoise) by 12-dB (a~bout:2 S~uxrlts)" and CMIL. make reception more c!.J.mfortalile~ nnpo.rtant especiallyin long '05Os.

AGC~.F (Aur,omatic Gtdn Conirol- Fast Recovery) Selection

When tuningaround the band. looking fur slg:nals, the AGIO-F :button is 1!.l!$tla]ly best kept on (_.}, so receiver gaineecovers quicklyaf:l:ertumIDng~<tlJ~t strong s~:gIDals, Once a s.igI'la] is WIled in .. unless It IS

Lockfng the Dial or BuUo:ns NonnotU.y~ pre.ssJing the I..!CH::: K butten disables om yllie hJ!nmg knob (H still. ru;ms,bu t does notmng).. If you wish to have i t2llso disable the buttons (excep~ Itself, MOX and MIEirER),m_m the set off and then. hold it while swi tchiiing back on. Use tMs feiattlre topreven t accidenfal changes to your seHllings.

v1ery weak, you shoald findreception more (10ID.rodabl€ w~.th slow AGe ( __ ).

Noise Bla:nk;er Se:tting

The noise blanker drCUJit in the FT:...840 can blank boiili1l. wid.e and nMf10W pulses, aFid cau som:et~mes also reduce the level of static crashes fromelectrical storms, Pressing tlrue NB bu t:t:o:n activates the blanker, H you. hear pulse noise, just press in the NIB button, If the b~.M:i1Jker seems to d~stort a signal you.'re Ilist.e~ng to, leave it off fQroptimu_ll'l. readability:

If Shift Adjustment

(not used in AM & FNf: modes)

OttOe you have tuned in a s:~gr!al you are going to H:s~efi to jOt a while, if VQU hear .mterference .from neaI1by&equooae5, L1:5e"theS'HIIIFT controlto s~.ppre.ss [he interference. Turning itheSIH~IF1' c-ontrol left or right from center shiftsthe cen ~erfrequency lower or htgher, as depicted hentl"

Shi'ft RO!i,nge

[-lIB

r "I'

You will wantto press the L.OCK 'button beneath the tuning knob ("'IIN " displayed) before adju.sting the SHIFT oonuCiLas acelden tally retuning woufd mvalidate your se~]ng (particularly in narrow':bandwidth CW).. Wn.en I\eady teretune to a new frequency, press l.OCK ,agrun to release it,.and rerum the :SHIFT control ~o Hs normalpcsttion (.oonlered) .

AlvI &' CW Narro» IF filters

Pressing the AWN mode button once (when .swikhlng fromanother mode)" selects 1 OO-Hztun~ [ng steps and. the 2.4-kHz narrow AM bandwidth., For weaker Mi . signals; or where adjacent channel ineerference is preseni~ this narrow IF bandwidth offel'\Sa comp~omJse between interference re] ection and fidelity; for better M1 reception, the optional YF~ 112A w.~de crystal fill tercan be installed, This gives th:erughest HdeH.ty, and is best on strcng MI

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broadca,st:9 (and parti.wla.r: lymusic). After installstion, this will automaticaUybe selected when pressingAMrN. The narrow 2.A!-klli filter can then be selected by pressing the AMlN button aseeond time (tim1d" appears at the top ofthe di-splay),

For even better .reception of AM signals under these condltiens, you can switch to en SSB mode (whichever sideband gives the dearest reception), .Along with the cheice offttrue best sideband, you gain several ibel1l.eEits ,of the SH1FT control. After selec~ing the' best sid.eb~nd (LSB or USB modi€!) I you need to zero beat the carrier to avoid. distornon; rum the SHIIFT con~rol~n the way dock-wise for LSB or ceunterclcckwise for USB, fine tune unt]l the sis"a] sounds stead y and na.l:iura,L then return ~he SHIFT eentrol to Ce!ITtE;!T (or for b estaudic and interference suppression).

Pressing ~he .oW/tit! modebutton once select s the standard.2.4okHz IF bandwidth, also used for SSB. Widil the optil!()M~. YF~1l2C SOO-Hz narrow IF filter mstalloo,p.ressmg the CW/IN'ooUo.l:iL a second time selects thismter, with '1D'.im" appearing at the top of the display. The 2.4kHz bandwidth is often cOinvenien~to give a "wide view" when !tuning af;Q'I,ji:nd~ but once you find .a signal ,of interest and center ~t in the passbandr t.hen,"ff10W selection optimizes seiediv.l1ty. The ned section on tran smisslon gives more details of CW operation.

Tr,ansmitting

The FT~840carl transmit within the 500"kHz s.e-gn:ru~I1L us of~he HF amateur bands above 1.8 MHz, and from .2.8~o 30 MHz. When tuned between 15 and 1,8 MHz, the tuner will not function! and when tuned reany other (general coverage) frequency,

Butto:n Beeper Settings

Pries sing a f:ron~ panelbuttcn normally causes a

I beep to sound. Its volume is independent of receiver volume, and can be set byadjusting the SliDE fONIii trlmpot en the rear panel,

]f you wish to change the pitch or the beeper, hold ttl e FAST button (right of the tu.ningknob) while p.reS!smg the AIM_IN button .. This causes the display to show d1L8 beeper frequency ]n Hz, while doob]ebeeps SQ1Und. 'Iurning the IDt'\L knob adjusts the beep pitch (310 ~ 17QO H1:). When done" press the AMfIN buttenagain to return to normel operation,

You can also disab]l€ {or re-enablel thebeeper by holding Ul€ .14.= EI bu~ ton while swi tching the transcei vee on.

the transmitter is disabled. Stilt you should restrict your transmissions to those frequencies a1J!Jthor~ ized by yeur license.and for which your antenna is designed,

Attempting to transmif '001 of hand still causes. the TX indicator toappear, but the transmitter' pro~ vides f1!O output. The transmitter .~:sa]so temporarily inhibited. when. stopping scanning (described 1afer),a:6 pressing the PIT s'IoyHch while scanning pst causes 'the scanner to stop.

V\lhen you transmit on an amateur band; ths FT~84Q sensea Feflech~d powermt the antenna jack iff an impedance rrdsmatch 'car uses too much refleeted power, the transmitter reduces power output toa ncminal level (about 5 waU:s).AlthO'ugh this should preven~ damage to the transeelver, we still recommend tha t you .do n (I ttt.ans mi t wi thou t ha:vi:l1ga prop'tt antenna c01fn6ded to ;I-heautem'ja jack.

Au.tO:l1.1aticAnte:UtUl A4Rtc.hing

The externsl FC-l 0& FC-SeO aU!Qm,alic~ntenIJL~ tuners makes even frrs:t-time transmitter setup verysimple A£mer using ~he tuner once on a band; it recalls previous settings from m@mQ.ry (the Winer llas3] of its own) during reception, whern:6V'1ii'f you tuneto the same part of the baod. again. When using the tuner the first time on ~n antenna, Wi!! recommend you. SJet the filiF PWR. control tearound ~he 12"0' dock position or grceal,er to maintain a .. ~ least lO~waUs available fOol' the mning precess .. All you havEl' to do be!'oIiel],8!.Illd is: ensure yom ~rftnsmi:t: frequency is dear of other signals .. If ]I'Ou want to monitor theruner's, action." priess the METER button (_ PO position}

If '1ffiIIiI <# its displayed to. the left of the Ireq;LU'?!IIlCY; press the SPl..rrbutton near the top right to disable split operation for now.

After making SUR yOlu are on a valid transmitting frequency~ andthat fh€! channel is dear of Otb.E'F sigI1lals, pIl9:SS the MART button near the upper right corner of the front panel. The ''IiIiIEJ'' indicator comes on, .mdie::almg the automatic tuner is .activatedJ "WA,!r~a.ppears at the top rig~it corner of une display, and the "TXI~ indicator at the left end of the display lights while the tuner seeks the proper matching settin g,s,

If monitoring SWR on an exl,emal meter, y{)U should see the tuner select the lowest possible readirtg.W.hert the "WAIIT" tndieation.en the display burn S 'off (usuaHy less than 30 seconds) i you are ready to transmit (assuming the ·'1HJSWR" indica" tor didn't come on),

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Once you ha V€! used the antenna tuner, the "mmil , ". ~ndicator remains on. (unless you press the TIU,NEAbuuUfI. to switch thetuner off) .. lf the tuner found a match, the IJWAIr' indicato.r will occasionany flash when you. change frequency (w.li1I:He receiving),a.s the main microprocessat[l!1'!ports the fr'Elq1.:u~41.cy changs to thetuner coprocessor (recaption is unaffeded). The tuner Qopoocessor compares the current fnllquel1cy with its memories, and rematches the antenna to the new ran~ie if It: has any previously stored settings for that :range. However, when you first connect a new antenna, the rune,f does netheve the correct settings stored i.n these memories, so you need to "train" the tuner, by prssstng theSTAIFiJ button whenever you change to a new frequency range.

.Imponant!

Whtn w#ng the Fe-lQ, ilthe "tn SWR"indiaator appears at any time, the tuner isu.n.able t-v matCh your antenn« 4t tm displayed frequency. You wiU have to tune to all Qt~e, frequency, or r-epair or replace your anten:"a (ff' feed line ..

SSB Op'e'rati,on

To tra.r:J.s.mit in lSB or USB mode:

Ell Mak!E! sure the appropriate mode indicator above the frequeru::y read-cut a pp ears, and ensure that the METiER 'button is in fhe undepressed (a .ALe) positicn, The meter now shows au.tomaHc level control voltage when yO'll tran amit, This. is nega tiy€: feedback to the transmitter amplifiers that prevents ov&dtiv~ ing the finals (higher AuC indica res, greater reduction ot R.F amplifieatlon),

01 U this is t.he first time you are tran srni tting SSB with the FT -:840, preset the MIC 'con tml toabou t 12 o'clock, and the RF PW:R eentrcl fully clockwise,

o Cenfirmthet the display showsthe frequency you ward to tranSf'l'lIjt on"

a List€4'I.carefu]Jy 'OTh the frequency to make SRr'e you will not interfere with any other stations. Then, if you hay'€! an automatic antenna tuner option, preSiS STAR.r to match the antenna.

l:J After ''WAIT'" disappears from. the dis pia y, press t~e PIT (push-to- falk)swit,ch ol1)1our mien)" phone, and givs your ca]].sign (to ~derltify yotlf transmission) or ma~e YOtlr call, You shcn:1!.ld see the meter fluctuate as )N)U speak.

Note: Adjusting the NIle control for p'fOpeT ALe indicasicn on the meter requires th,at th@SWR be

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below 1.5:1. Otherwise the ALe meter may behave erratically,

o To find the 'op timum seltingof the MI:C cart trol for your microphone, 'begin with it fu.uycoun ~ terelockwise (minl:url.lm), aJld adj'lJ,st it while the IRF IPWR e~,)r1tro:l is £UHy elockwise. Speak into the microphone {at anormal level) so that the meter deflects no further than mid ~range {the upper end off the blue A[;C range) on voice peaks. This win n ormally be a bout the 1 O~ o'clock positien with the MH~lB8 or MD·IC8 microphone.

(] You can press the ME.11E:FI. button (_ PO posilion)a:nd adjust the RF PWRoontrol far less .output POW@'f, as indicated en the oonte't meter scale, We re(oITitmeIll!d u sing thelowest power output possible to maintain reliable communications - not only as a eeurtssy to other staHon~s, but to minimize power consumption and the possibility ofcausing RFE and TV l, and to maximize the me of the eq:ui pment,

Microphone To.ne Selection

Before setting up the speech processor, set the selector switch on your microphone for the desired. audiocharacteristic. The higher-numbered ssttllng(s) suppress low frequenci.es. See page 5.

.AF Speech Compressor

Once you. have found the proper MIO central setting (with full power) and selected the microphone tene characteristic, you can activate the speech c:ompresoor to. U1CJ1eaSe ~he average power of y:01!lr s~grial. the FliP IPWR setting does not affect speech processor adjustm.ent.

01 With the METER button set for ALe (_ Ale posirlon), pressthe PROe buttonbelow and. to the right. Now speak into the microph one and ad ju:;;t the MIO control slightly, if necessary, so the meter needle stays within the thick blue Ale zone .0111 ehebottom scale.

CI l'h.e ,COMP control on the rear pane]. (the shaft rrte,arest the .J:1ed 13.5 V IDC j~ck) sets the degree of compression, This control is preset to the 12~ 0" clock pOSUiOfil at the factory: which provides about 10 dB of speech compression with an av@rage voice pitch. 5euing it for more cOlnpressien cart seriousl y distort your signal, so it shouki enlybe adjusted if you have some means of meniterlngthetransmitter. You can do this with an external receiver, if you have one, or by having another station give youslgnal reports as you adjiust it.

D If you adjnst the COMP' centrol, yoo should recheck. YiOUr 1M Ie control S€'ttmg as. described in the Sh3P before last,

Operation

CW Operatio»

CW transmission with the FT~ BfQ requires that yeu have a. CW straight k,ey or electronic keyer unit connected to the' :KEV jack on the rear panel There are no critical adjusbnents fOF ~IDte transmitt,€r; y()ujrust uS€! the AF IPWR control to set your output power.

CJ! With the CW mode select jed/ begin by pressing the :METiER !buuon <- IPO positien).

o Now you. can adjust the RIF PWIRoontro.li for the desired power output Note that if you. select less than meximum power output and set the METE R button to the _ ALe position, the meter will defied beyond the ALe zone, This is per~ fecdy Vuorma]~ and does not indicate a degraded siSM!.

10 Release the key to return to receive,

Courtesyof the internal cirruil:r~ you are now using semibreak-In CW,. in which the transmitter remains keyed. except during pause:s in your sending. You can set the "han.g time" during which the Iransmit:ter remains on after you stop seadmg.by adJust.mg the IDELAY~dmpol OIl! the rear pane]. (see Rmr Panel Connections).

Reverse CW Sideband

When you switch modes between CW and USBj you may notice that the fr,egue:n,cy of the recei ved li.dgnalstays t~e same (even though the panel frequency display may change slightly). Also nlotke that in both CW and USB, ~he pitch ora. received sig~a] decreases: as you increase the dial freq1i.l:€ncy.

However, switching between LSB and ew normally requiresretunlng the desired signal. This can be especially inconvenient if yOllJ enjoy working the lower HF bands (40 meters and. below) where LSB moae'is used.

cw Pitch. and. Sidetone Mo\nit~',r

ln the Fl'-,s40, the BFOo.fFset (orCW ftpitch" as it~s sometimes caned) can be varied frorn 400-1000 Hz (700 Hz default), This meansa CW ld:grtal tuned for a pitch ecrrespcnding to thls ,ofi:setmll he c,enJl:erM im y'O'Ur rscei v·ert s IF passband.

The displayed frequency ·oH:set for CW mode, and thesidetone hea.rd .fr·om t~espeaker whlle I you.r CWkey is closed, are also adjusted to, match the BFO offset, 1£ you are using a. multi." mode TNC or CVV decoder, you will!. want to set the BFO offset to rna tch tha t used 'by your unit (some multi-mede controllers require an 80~H:Z p~tch for optimum CW reception),

'[:0 change the CW oftset and sidetotl!f,l, hoM the IFASlbU tton whi[e pressing ~he CWJN key~ to display the current offset (t~pitcl1.IJ!'),

cw o~,n ~UU.

I

You. can then use the DlAIL knob or ,ElANDUP/DOWN keys to select ~he desired offset. Press CW1Nagain to save the entry and return to the normal disp]a y.

Notecsidetone volume can be adjusted using I the small trim pot labeled '"SlIDE, TO NE') on the: rear panel.

As an operating convenience to eliminate the need for reh.ming in this si!rua,~io!Il,!lh'e receiver CW carrier injection side can. be switched to the r.ig,hside (sameas used for LSBmode)by holding the

cw Key Conneerieas

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CWIN button w hile turnmg the transoeiver on. Wben using the "reverse" sidlebarnd. ["Or CW receptian, you can. freely switchbe~een LSB and cw after tuning a desired station wi 1hout hav.ilng to re-tune, No~e' that in llSB and CW modes the rece:ived signal p~kh now i'ncr,'eaS'esm~h dial freqnency (a good way 'to confirm you are using the reverse swdebmd). fo return the receiVE-Fto the default (~pper) sideband £'0[ CW reception, repeat 'the power~on sequence (POWER + CWIN key).

An important benefit also realized hom this feature is QRlVI rejection. If yOIlJl are experiencing QRM on a CW station, try using the "reverse/ sideband and re-tuning the signal.

BFO I

lIJesil"'ea Si!liflal

D:E!sir-ed Signall

BFO

Reverse CW Sideband Operafion

AM Transmission

Tri!l_nsmitterou.tput power in the AM mode is limited to 25 watts (carrier), and attempting to adjtJ!S~ it for a higher level MIl have no effect. After setting: the power level, you may you need to adjust the' MIC cOD!tml to avoid ova-modu1ating:. This setting win be lower than. tiJle optimum 5SB :setoog.

o 1'.he speechproeessorcan be used in. 'the Alv:I mode, b1d .for now, make sure the PROCbuHon is. off" so as fiOit 'to confuse adj'Ustm.ents.

o With the A:M modeselected, press, tlhe IME1'E!R: button (_ PO position). Squooz~ the P'IT and rotatethe Rf PWR control fOl'dle desired.l,evel (remembel'tr,ansmitte;r power outpu.'t is .limited to 25 watts in the AM mode).

o While speaking into the microphone, adjust the MIC control ~ust to the point where the meter begin» too defl'ed slightly. Do not set the MICQontrol further clockwisethan this, or your signal wUl. be distorted.

o Red uee the RF IPWR control" as necessary, for the desired output level.

Carrier OHse't Disp,lay

'When ,changing between SSB and CW modes the displayed frequency will normally change by an amount deter.m.IDedby the BFO (carrier) offset fo[[ each particular mode (1.5 kHz for SSB and 700 Hz for CWf for example).

U you prefer the keguency display to remain the same when switchlng modes, hold the IBAND·DOWN bu.tton. while turning the set em. The display will now show yoli1t' true (suppressed) c~rri,er&equency (without r;efilecling th.elBFO offset). Repeat this step to return to th'l'~ default d~splay.

FM Transmission

Few FM transmission, the only control to be coneemed abou~ ~s IRF PWR. lIdicmphol'1le gedn for FM is preset inlemally and nonnaUy needs no a_,djustmentafter Ieavingthe factory. ~!!Ilst set the METER selector so fue _ PO position,. and ,adjrwt the IIiIF PWR centro] for the desired output while transmitting. To avoid overheating, U you need. full power, keep your ka:nsmisslonsto t:hree minutes or less, wi lib. the same time fur reception.

FM Repeater Operation

The Ff-840 mdudes several fe'atur'€8 spedflcally in,tended .for operation on FM repea.te.rs above 29 MHz. 'fo locate these-repeaters, yO'uca:nask around the caIli:ng channell(29'.61\.ffiz}~ or try 20':kHz Irequeliilcy mult!iples frcm 29.62. to 29'.68 MU.

When you. find a repeater, pr,ess the IPM button (J[1Joe for "'~." shift (to transmit below yoW' receiving hEquency), '1IGIfI" wm also appe~iindicating: the subaudible CTCSS. tone encoder is automalicaUy activa.too .. PIleSSing FlM again selects "+" .shift, but this is not oo~~.y used above 29.,6 MHz. Press it once more ~Of;eru:ro to simplex.

'fry a. quick [[) br·ansDlljssi.on to make sure you hav,eihtll' shift rig:l:illt (by default, the FJr-·840 also autnmetically t.ra.nsnlit.s a low-level 8S.5=Hz

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Operation

su.baudible tone during FM ~@P eater tran smi ssions, to access repeaters that require it).

Afler you make centaet through a repeater, yQll can store frequency, modea.nd repeater shlft}C'TCSS settings in memory Cp8lge 24} for later recall

]f a repeater uses an off set other thanthe standam. 1 00 kHz., Y'ou can change the .FT~ 840 offs@'~ by turning it off and then back Ort while holding the ,FMbuU,on. 'Th.~~9ru$plays the offset,. which can be set between 0 and 500 kHz using the run ling knob (see l1elow). Press filM, once more when done.

If you ffif;IJd af'ep eater tha t requite,s a. cress ton,e other than 88.5 Hz, you can select another tOTIl!ehy holding the FAST button while pressing PM, rum" ing the tuning knoh" and prsssing f:MI again (to accept).

The tone you. selectapplies only to the current VFO, but can. 'be stored in me.mory.

67,01 II]IOM 13] ,S l73.8 213.1

I U II ]103.) 13~J. l7U 225.1

77"0 W7.2 14U: 1M,! 233.6

'32$ 1]8.8 H6.2 192.8 .241.8

33.S 123.0' TI S 1.4 203.5 2S0.3

94.8 127.3 UH 2m}

Cl,arijier (Receiver Offset Tuning)

The CUR, buttonand knob near theupper-right side roE the front panel let you offset the receiving freq:uenu;:y ± 1.25 kHz from. that o.rigina.lly dispiayoo (i1lInd used for transmission),. in lQ-Hz steps {see box).

,Pedorm the foUowing steps, ifyou like, to familiarize your'self with the clarifier controls;

o Press the eLlR button and notice that ~1BillI" appear's at thabottom right of the display, [f any clarifieroffsetha sbeaa tuned before, the frequency display shifts accordingly. Turn the CLAIR knob and noticethatthe frequency dispia y changes, N:ow press the CILAIR: buttonSigain several times: the op erating frequency returns to HiS t:lunciariliedtl s,euing when the-clarifier is off, and adds the offset (to, ths reeei V€! frequency only) when thedarmer]s OJl.

o With the clarifier on, press the PIT swi tCIDL and notice thatthe transmit frequency remains the same' as the orlglnal (thai is, non-offset) frequency display.

A typical application for thEl clarifier Is when you. are in contact with a station whose transrrd Her drifts (or perhaps you were nol both precisely tuned to the same frequency when you started), You don't want to chan~e your transmitting frequency, as th?l.i would force them to retune - you just wa nt to adjust your recei vee, To do this, you can press the OlAA. button toactl va te the clarifier, and carefully retune their signa] with the CLAR knob.

After you flnish your conversation, you must remember to press the CLAIR button again to tum off theclarif.i!eJ: You also migM want 1:0 dear the offset (by adjusting the CLAR knob) before turning hoff.

Clarifier Range &: Display Options The default ,clarifier tuning rutl.ge:(±t2:5 kHz in lO"Hz steps) can be doubled 1:0 ±2;,5D kHz

:( in 2~}Hz steps) by holding the IMEM-:UP key while turningthe transcei ver 'On. Tot-urn the CLAR. rx offset display onloff, hold the CLAR key while powering the radio on, Repeat the above step s to ~oggi.e the function s and return to default settings

VFO B &- SpUt Freqlu~ncy Operation

VpiQ..B works exactly like VFIO-A, aHhcru.gh each is totally independent of the other. You. can use VF'Q..Elas a general-perpose "'instan.t recall" memory. In the FT~840, VFo-:e hastwo important pur~ poses: to dou.blie memory storage capacity (described In. the next :section), and to ta,ci]il:ate split~frequency operation (r-eceiving on one VFQ, and tr2ln~mittmg on the other), The special case of

Operaiion

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split-frequency .FJ\,1" repeater operation uses some fearu:resof its own"CliS, described IOn the previous: page. Also, if the diif,erence in transmit and receive frequencie~s~:s less than 2.5 kHzFusmg the clarifier functiQn is likely to be the easiest approach.

Use the Nih A=l.h spur and M""_ "FO button s at the dgM end of the display to set up the twa V.FOs;

o AlB toggles operation be'~ween the two VFOs, withooI affecting the contents ,of eitlhte.c,

o A=B ecpies the can tents of~herurmnH y displayerl\!, IrO~ (A or m) to the other (18 orA1 respectively), overwrttlngfhe contents oJ the non-displayed VPO.

EI S,PILIT tio§lgles t.he''hidden'' VFO for eransmis-

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o IMr .... VFO copies the pair of fflequend es stored in a memory into the VFOs, by pressing it for 1112 second {until the double-beep sounds}. TMs is described in the n'extseCit~on on nH;mQ,ry StOT'" ag:e and recall.

For split operation. yon need to first load. the VFOs wi:th the desired. transmH and r~C!ei ve f.requeneies and modes. Set your made and frequency for tranamissica, ~hefl pres-sAlIB and set you,r mode and fr-eC]uency for reception, You can use the' AJB. bu.tb:rr:t to check. yeurtran smit frequ.ency while re-

ceivmg (to avoid transmtrttng unnecessarily). Once the two v.POs are setu p~ just p.ress the sPur button. J:fspur~'" appears in a hOi); at the left edge of the di.splaYi and when you trsnsmir, Ihe display frequency shilts ~o the other VFO (and mode indicatoil"~ if dif.ferent). The contents of both VFOs can 'be stored in a memory for future operatlon with the.· """"m '" f~;- - <""u--'" C ... - - d- ~ --"b",.l .- .. ~

,_, .' ~;;>.,:, . 1~~.;,~~uer!"J pa]r~ as __ ,escn ~ nexl~.

Memon) Features

The 100 memories in the FT~B40, Iabeled .a : through SO l~nd. ,9 J I:ill",oogh POI each store a pair cf frequlilflde:s Md modes.plus wid'e/na:rrow If selections: (for CWaIltd. AM modes)~. elerlfler on/o.fi andoffset settings, plus split frequency status. When. you recall a mlemarYI one: set of these operat:ing parameters Is displayed-rand ~he other set is hidden. For sim:pli.city; we 'W'iU refer to the displayed set of parameters as the front half of the memOiry~ and tbe hidden set a~5 the tea'f half. The front and rear halves can be teggled by~he .AlB button, just as you cantoggle VF:04.and VFQ-e when oper,a.ting ona VFO (although the display gives no indication of which half is which, as It does with the VPOs). Uke V!PO operatioIiL, you can operate spnit wi,th th e twohalves, fll1C€!],ving Gin the frontand transmitting on tln.e mar; and Yl)U can

Tuning Knob Torque Adjustment

If the tuning knob is too tight or too IOQse fer y,our preference, and if yO'iU have a 2-mm (0/&1.'') Allen wrench, you can adjust the torque.

D PuH the knurled rubber ringoff of the tuning knob.

ell locate' th e hole .in theedis,e of the hminghlob, and!. use the Allen w.rench to Ioosen the se~

serewaceesslble throughthe bale, just 'enough toallew the knob tobe pulled off t~e shafl ..

D']lurn the exposed shaft tension spring I eounter-clcckwise to loosen the torque, or cleckwiseto tighten.

10 &eplace the knob, t1ghten the set scr,@w,and replace 'th.e rubber ring,

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freelytuneand change the merle or darillne.r settings of whichever haJf is displayed while recsivIng. You CiU1L alsocopy a pair of settings fromort€ memory to another, In fact, you can do nearlyanything, with the two hal ves of a memory that you can with the AlB VFQs, eXicepl for a few differences in tuning steps, scanning (only the front can De scannedfandspeclal-purpose memories s s _,p C~

described IDater. ..

,Memory Storage

The .FI'-840 enables you to store the settings of one or both VfOs into 'the memory channel (front and rear htillve,s) indicated by small numbers at the light of the display; to store only the displayed \fPO, just press and hold the VIF'()-M button fer V2 second (two beeps sound)" The front haU of 'the mem ory will contain your entry, w hile the rear half holds any previcusentry (or the factory default setting of 7.000 MHz),

To ,copy the con tents of bo,th VFOs (A and B)]nto both #]]alves'" of theOU"ren t memory numher, first press the 9,P'l.IT button {'1ImI" displayed) before he,lding the VF~'M button as 'before.WefH begin with a simple' examp~e of storing only thecurrently displayed fr~quency into the: front half of it memory (we'U describe haw b) stere llhe non-displayed VFO in the rear harf In ter),

Examp.le: to store 1~.250 MHz from a VFO into .me.mo.ryl0.

CJ First press VFO/M, if necessary so that either '·VFo.A!J or "'VPo.:BU appears at the left. Select the desired mode, then rune the diaplay to the de-

" ~,' . ('U .~FRi r"Il"'i) ..•. , .1. HAldlJGEN

Slreu ~.requ€.ncy·. j r~l;. . .)b1.WbI 'llsmg hue· '. nU'_It::. .

and 6ANlD-DOWNJUP buttons to change bands and tune in 1 ~OL kHz seeps, and th €n H'i€! tuning knob as needed,

CJ Next pr-ess the MEIM-,OOWN or UP buttons mementarily so that':~ME Nt" appeam blinking in the

lower left of the frequency displaYI and witMn.,3 seeends use the IMEM-DOWN or UP buttons to step through the memory channels until I~ : Dj~ (the desired memory) appears in small d]git.s at the far rtg,hL, If nothing we: s stored there before, the frequency display win be blank (as shown).

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[:J Nowl~old the VFO-M 'button for ~2- second until twobeeps sound. 1'0. confirm the entry was S'l:on~df you can press the VF'O~ M button to display the memory (below).

IUSB

Imm 'LI:JC n ,nn U"'~

MEM , I.L ....... t..,. U Lf t l.J CH

Although we ignored it, keep in mind. that when we stored the displa yed VFO, the hidd en on e was not.stored in the rear half of the same mernory. )1ou crnild have pressed the SPUT buUcm after :S€lUing up 'both VFOs to the (h~siIied. frequencies before: sh::>ring them in a memory, Both are then. wriUe'u. to memory, overwrriting whatever may have been stored there previously. Inaddition, the clarifier on I off state and offset for both VfOs are also stored in the memory (whether or ned the clarifier is: activated).

Checking MemonJ Contents

Before S~Orililg or recalling a memory, you wEn usually want to check its contents, If youareepersting ena. VPO, you 'can ·off course just press 'VIFOiM tQr-ec~n !the Jast-used mel'l'Iory,but this hag disedva.ntages: any currenteperation is interrupted as

IMi:c.

Il!I FlllrWN key

Front pa:n.el BA.N[)~~DOWtf.· IIlJP .. ] Ikey

VFO~A or VFO~B

I HAM m.ode: HAM ba.ii1d stewing GEN mode: 1100 klHzJ1 MHz st€]pS

€ nOOIi'S rn emory-clhec!k mlode ("M ElM" ~rid~ca:~!:lr Iblinb)

steps m€1!"1'1. chlamels IiJpldowril

IduPlicates mai~ DIAL J'O r VFe turning VFO sCaJnning""

ME.M

MI-!UNE

VR)·A ,or VfO·B

I

memory en. stepping !MemQry scanri'1~rl1Q'··

same :;[I.S VFOA 0 r VF04B

len~rs_ nl em'ory~heck m ooe it "M.EIM" iindiicaOOlr bllinks)

$teif;l_s memo chann~Js IJpJdOWU1

du.plicates mailr'! DIAL fo,r melnoJ'y flf€!q!J,ency tuning

I

Same as r.:M key

Operation

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your frequeJKY chan g,es. the antenna tuner retunes (if installed). and you'll have too press VFO/Magain to gt?t back to the VFO,. Also .. [his wm I"lO'~ work if you are operating on a re-tuned memory: you. will lose' any changed settings entirely] SOr the FT-84:0 offers, a way to display the (front) contents of memories without affecting current VFO (or retuned memory) operation, and requiring 'only one key press. We call it memory .ch'reckiug, and. you already did it in the preceding example.

You. activate memory checking by momentarily pressing either '~he 'VFO .... M~ M,IiI""-VfO or MEMIDOWN/UP buttons. As you saw above, '''IME,M'' blinks at the' left of the display as the frequency and mode indicators change to' show the contents ofthe last-selected memory, If Y'DU touch nothing else, the display reverts to y'Out current operating parameters automaticall y after .3 seconds, By pressing the front panelIMEM~DOWN or UP buttons before the 3 seconds: expires, you can select for display the' front half of each of the 100 memories Pressing these buUOflS restarts the 3-seco.nd timer, so as Iong as ycuare chang;ing channels, memory checking mode persists,

While checking memories, the memory number shows at the right end of the display (instead of the UI-H~ frequency digi~, if you, have it enabled), Also; when you select a vacant mem,ory, the mode indicators and frequency display go blank (except the decimals).

Still, memory checking does not show you everything you.'ve stored; it only shows the visible jr(i"nt half ot the memory To disp~ay the frequen.cy, mode and da_rifier settings stored from the other VFO you .. have to recall the memory and press the ,AlB. bu.tton. So, when. sh:dng memories wHh the intention ofusingboth halves (front and near), it is a good idea to have them related in some way so that you. can recognize both later when only the eontents of the fronthaJi appear:

Memory Recall & Operation

To recall data stored in a memory for operation .• you can either copy t.t into the VFOsr or you. can switc h operation from the' VFOs to the memories. Since you can freely tune any memory copying it to the VFOs only gives you the advantage of VFG-A or VIFo..S display ind lea tio.i"I.

Holding the M -VFO button for 112 second copi!9S the current memory channel data. into the VFOs. Ptess.ing it only momentarily shows you the contents of the memory, without actually everwriting the VfiO data. Otherwise, when you press and hold this buth')n, 1"00 lose' the p.r,evious contems of both VFOsj and if you were receiving on a VFOI

Frequency Display Modes VFO dl'splay witlh HHH:Z diglit ac:~r'!l~ded (page 15):

use

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" .. 1: . ·U'.UU u • CH

VFQ-A

Press Vf-OliM to swi,tch to MEM mode.

M EM m,ode displaiY of .memory 1 o Wiitlh same hequer:u::y:

MEM

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I , '. U'·' ,1'.'.11 ".,I.~ C.··',H.I

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Touoh the tUlning knob or mi~(lp:hof'le UP/DWN button ~o switch to IM-TUINIE mode:

M·TUNE

use

",'_' PS·· . .-, ." , It'

, '-.~ ~_'U.U • JU eM

M~ TU NE. moode dispJalY o,r re-ju nool m eme ry 1 0 (+1(1 Hz). P,F'ess VFOIM 'Ollloe tOI ,CS!ooel chQles: alild Irevert to 1M EM mode, and p,ress it ,ogailU ~o r·efiJrlil 'LO 'liFO mode.

operation shjf~s to the frequency and mode copied from the memory (and now in the VFO).

]n most: situations you rna y find! it rnorecon v enient slm ply to switch, operation from the VFO to the memory, by pressing the VIFO/M buuon. Tttis method allows. you to leav,€! any settings in the V:fOs undlsturbed, so. y,oo can instantly recall them just by pressing VFOIMagain.

Whe:nactuaJl y operating on a memory (:if you haven't re-timed it), t~MEIMj, is displayed at the left (instead of "V1FO.,A," or IJVFQ..B"), and you can pre.ss: the DOWNIUP buttens on th€! panel (or the microphone bUUOIlS) ~o select any previQusly stored memory for operation. You canaotactivate mem-

Memory Channel Display

In the' d.efa uh setnng, the CIU .. rrent memory channel selection isd1spla yed at the lower right corner of the LCD during both VPO and memory operation.If you prefer 10 have the channel

I d~splay only appear during memory operation. hold! theVIFO~MbuUOil1 while' turning the transceh v er on. Repeat the same procedure to. cancel the change.

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Operation

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ory checking or copy the recalledmemcry directly to another .memo'fy, as the fu nction of the Vf,O .... M' button ehangeeasdescribed later under Memory Bla~king.

However, there is an easy-way togsttbis.button to work the same as it does on the VFOs, and.tc regain the memo!), d"lecHng ieature~: if you change f:r'equ~efILCYJ mode or clarifier S€ttiing:s,- or if you. press AI'B to switeh front and back halves, 'JMEM" on the display is replaced wi,th "'1M TllINE,'" .. h'll this u'lemory tuning model the functlcne of several buttons differ from the ordinary me'mo,ry recall mode.the IDOWIN~UP bu:Uons select ham band s or 1 ClO-kHz steps (as when '01' erating on the VF'Os.) t the microphone buttons: dupl!ica,te the tuning knob function Instead of the f !1CIltt panellDOWNiU P buttoI'ls~a.nd the VFOJM buUon cancelsa:ny changes to I:he memory and returns you te the memory recall mode (''MIEMJ:i' displayed ag;a~n) ,]llstead 0.£ swikfiing to the VFO:s, See the table at" the botl:om of page 24 for the va.dou:::= function of the iDOWN/UP' buttons ..

The meu1iory luning m:ode makes operation on memedes ,0 : to S.a just as flexibleas the VFOs. If you want to save dHlnges 'to a memory channel, iiiJI.se ~hesame procedure you use ~o store the VFDs ~o mem.ory: Press VFO-M mo.mentarily and the MEM-CUJW1Nfllll P buttons to select another memory (if deslred), or just hold VIF()roo-M ror]/l'-seoond until the dou Me beep sounds (to overwrite the current m.emory with thsre-tuned data), Ille labeling of the VFo--M Dutton is somlew.h,~t decepti ve here: the VFO settings~ which are hidden at this point, are not involved in thisopera tion at all, since those of the recalled m:emory have taken their place.

As mentioned . above, if you just want to cancel any duu:1lge.s you have ronde to a recalled memory, press VF01M once (tJMEMIY is d.isplayedillgain) I and press it again iff you wa nt to return to the VFOs. The displa y mode changes are summariaed on the previolispage.

Split eperatlon can be enablsd and stored in. a memory, in which case the rear half of the menlory is used for transmission. SimUiiulYrpresshilg the AlB

button while receiving on a memory switches eperatien between the front and rear halves of t]:n;e memory (don't fors~t both of these functions also activate memory tumng}.,

Scanning Features

Miler you have programmedseveral memory channels, you will p.robably wan~ to scan them later to check for aetl vity ontho',s€ frequencies, The 100 memodes in HIe fT~ 840 are organized info 10 gn)upS,r with U) chanrtelsin each groo P (see below).¥oooov,eseveml choices: 'Wiith regards to scanning these .memories, and after the fo:Uowlng brief explanatio'l'l, you cart determine which mode is best for your operating needs, There aretwc basicscan modes In the FT - 840; .Memo~ry Seem or GrQup Srnn .. Inad.di:t-io:n" you can ehoosehow scanfling resumes: aner either a carr! er- ortim:t-df'l,ay. Scan speed is also adjus:tablie. ScanniThg features are summarised in the table on the next page,

Memory Samning (normal)

N ormalscanning sequentlallycheeke all memories programmed with da,ta (vacant or masked memories win be: sklpped over).. Memory charmels p I .~. P [] ha ve a dual, purpose" and are used with the PMS (Programmed .M,emory Scan) featunl! explained later. However, they are :stiUselecfil3d and scanned the same way as the ot~er 90 memories. Wben receiving O[1! a recalled memory (with ,uMIEMY displayed)! V'OlLl can scan the front 00 lves o.f all stored memories by momeritarily pressing t:heSCAN button" <:: \'2 sec), Of l~{'laiug the microphone OWINI or UP button for H seeondto start, If you. want scanfling to pflu.se on signals, you must first adjust the SQL.. control to silence the receiver (!~/'mdica~ ter off) on a clear channel.

Scan ReBume.

When a s]gnsii strong enough to open th €l few ceiver squelch is found, scanning win pau:&e on that chartne'i~and the two decimal points on the fnequency display wi]l blink, By default1carrier delay scan l:s active and scanning will resume agajn

Memory Cha.nnel: Organii.zation

GR.OOP3

G~OUP 10

I~JlOOP' 4.,., ",., .. ,., ,., .... ,"'." .. " .• G:IlOlr 9

Operation

Scanning Feature Summary

IDescri!Dti on

Sea n Mcde/featu re

SeqjUE!nilially scans up to HID available memolY channels (from []I ~. P[]). IBllanked memori:es or ~hCls:e ma.Mked for scaa skip are passed' niter during the ~c;1lflrbing sequence,

With any memo'r'll' clhannel displayed., press SCAIN momenw,rt1ly (<% second).

Selected Group SC3!nnil'lg

, Seqw1lt'lltially scansMly those selected memory channels (ma.x. 10) within a singl,e s<elected I glrOlJp (ItjJanlu~dl ,and scan skip rul!e stil,l applties).

Searl Resull'l'1,e Mode: Pauses on ac1jve m~mOlry channel, reSiumes 5 Hold SCAN button whille turning the

I--=C__::a::..:.rr.:..;ie;,;;.!'.;;:D_e_la.::..'1 ~~+' __::s_:_eD:_.::o_·n_d<_'ls_a_lt_er_ca_·_n_,j,e_r_d_.F'O_.!.IP_S __, Ir,ansceiver on 1.0 toggle between carried-

S" R' - . M~....i '"'. "'.U·".-.· '.' on a .... J'~,.,''', m,'·. ''''.'.,·m'''.IN.·· c ... haon ..... :n f'o_-r' 5. sees .. =u lime-delay scan resume (carrie,r'1jlelaji" is

·.:can . e.su,me . Y'Yle:. ... .. "' ..... "'! ""',... ". V'1 to <;<i . """"'" d f' 'It\

lime Dela,y then resumes scanning. 'eau",

Witih any m.em 0 ry ChlMMI wiltll in. tn,eo desiredl ,group displlayed, pfG,SS ,and 1'1'0101 SCAN:o- V2Seco'liid {two be~ps sound).

PMS

(Pro,grammed Mem,o,ry Scan)

S~on;!!s IUp loren upper ,aiid ~OW:ef 'fr&quenc'llimiit pairs in spec~a!I"pi:.irp()s;e memorie-s pi ,~- PO. Memory-wning and soonnirlg' is~hen cornlined wilhdn these limits.

Pn)gram both VFO settings ilnto th,(W rll"!O'~: arlld rear Ihalves of any SJp&ciall-pliJ'rpose memory (P :~P.a). Enable M-iUNE, then press the SCAINI b,utlon ro$t~ltIs lop.

Scan Speed Adjust (for M~lUNE & !PM$.)

Adjusts scan speed ror above modes, vallue

ranges from_01 (fastest), - 200 (sj:~west). D~f~li.!lt Press VF01M whille' holding !he FAST key_

II s ... pee.:d~.e~ in' O"fA~,T k.ey hJI1CI),on ~.' d.tL!n.,If1.~ I .'

steps. for each operatling mode ,are no I, ,affectocL

shortly only after the signal (carrier) is no longer received,

Alternately, you can select: time-tie.l,ay scan by holding the SO.AN button while turning the transceiver on. Scanning win eontinne to pause on an active channel as before, 'but immediately resume after 5 seconds have elapsed, regardless .off any signal on that channel. Note that the .men:1ory channels ca n still 'be scanned even if the receiver ]51 un-squelched (scanning will move from channel to channel, "'sampling" each for 5 seconds, T.Ms is useful if you want to hear weak signefs thatotherwise might: not [be strong enough to open rec-eiver squelch during clu:rier-delay scanning, To rerum to default carrier-delay scan resume, simplyroepeat the' power-en procedure (SCAN'" P'QWIEIA).

Group Scan

This permits selecting any single charmel-greup (group 1 - grou!p 10), and only scanning channels (up to 10) 'Within that group. To perform a group scan" simply select any 11H!nl,Ory chanf~el within the ,d,es-ired group; then press, and hold the 'S,CAN button for ~ sec. (until two beeps, sound). For example, selecting any memory channel from 3 : ... !..{/J will

result in seannmg grollp4 (s,eebe],ow),Gr,oup scanning is: especially useful if you wish tocrganize your 100 memory channels into "blocks" of interest (i .. e .. gr'oup I-FM repeater frequencies, group Z-SSB contes;tcalling ,channels, group 3-1\lvI broadcast frequencies, etc.),

In both scanning modes, you may need. to readjust th e S'Ql control to preven t scanning from stopping om. Oldy background noise.

To stop scanning, press :SCAIN. the PIT switch (no transmission will occur), or a microphone button aga.in.When scan nlng. keep in mind that the ATT button abo affects the squelch threshold,

.Memary Scan Skip'

Once you have stored many memories, you may nat want [0' SoC'an some of. them, You. can mark some of them to be skipped during either Channel or Grol:tp Srn'rmi~'lg (see below).lb do ttM:s~ fecal]. the memory to be skipped, and. hold. the FAST button below the h~ft side of the tuning kn ob (or on the microphone) while pressing SC.AN momentaril y. The IJSCAN/1 indicator disappears below the memory number' at the right

GrO'lUlp Scal1nlng

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Operatio«

If }t'ro have Si@l~ a memory tobe skipped, and later want to in.clude it, just repeat the FAST + SCAN proeedure,

Memory Blanking

After starling many memories, you .may want to com p].e:tely hide some from normal C)lpera tkm, to simplify selection of the others, T'O blank a disp~yed' memory. while #IMEIM" is displa yed a f the left of ~he IvequencYr press and ho~d the VIFa----IMI button fer l.h~socond until the double beep scunds. But be careful: If you. do this instead while tiM iI1JNIE'" is displayed ,_ that iStaf~er retuning the memory, the re-tuned d.a'~a win overwrite the original memQry data ... but it willnot be blanked, So, if you. have re-tuned the memory and don't want to save the change,s, cancel them .first 'by pre,s:s.ing VF01M 'onoe,~nd fhern,hold VPO-IM for 1;2 second.

Whlle a. memory is :D.[ank!eo, no fpequency dig;i.ts appear; .As long as you dcn't overwrltea blanked m€mory~ you can un-blank it simply by repeating the same procedure you used tebla nk it.

,PMS Scanning:

Sp,ecia.,l-,P'urpose Memories P I - PO

As you probaibiyha.ve noticed, when operating on a. VFOor re-tuned memory, if you pr-eS5 SCAN, or h:o]d either the IDWN 0:1" UP button on the microphone for Yl. second, scarmlng starts, and pressing one of th ese buttofl:Sl again jtops it, By s<e~Hng~he SQl centro) 6<0 that the receiver is just :&:n~litced on a d!eaf ireguern.cjlj scanning will] pause when it finds a sisnat and re:mmea.oC'orrnng to the Scan R,.!$tlm e selection described above under Memory Sea nni'ng..

You can also increase the scanning sb!l'p size by lOth1' pressing the FAST button while scanniIllg (or

Scan Speed

VEO aIltdPMS frequency scanning speed can be adjusted by pressing VIFOIM while holding the FA;STkev.

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Use the main D:tAlLkn.ob to' adjust the scan speed value frQrut fJ : (fastest) ~o 20[1 (slowest) i ( m ia the faclieH)' default)" Press VFOIM to save your entry and return to the frequ.ency display.

NQ:t.e; frequencytuning steps for 'each mode and the IFAST buttcn.fuaction, described ea.rHe~,a.re not affected,

toggling it on, if yoo. have set it 10 work that way - see page 16).

If you let scanning eontinue indefinitely, it win loop around when it reaches 1. 00 kHz el30 MHz, including the €intit'€: range of rec~]v~r mv€'rage. To Iimit scanning toa particular frequency range, you will want tomake use of the programmable seennlng limit (we call it PMS) t:Sidli:~y provided with the ten spedal-purpose memories; P 1 ~ P a.

To limit the wning .range to a particular subband, store the upper and lower edge of the frequency ran,ge in the front-and rear-hal yes of one of memories p 1 through PO. Then recall the desired memory and activate memory tuning, 'H:rnin,El and seanning now loop around the ,ends ofthe stored .rangetkeeping operationmside the programmed memory subband. (see bottom of prcevious page).

You cam change modes and use the clariflfl" as when retuningany other mi5maryl but don't bather to press .AlB to switch halves of the memnry, or h) press the DOWNJUPbuUorts: as soon as you. try to tuna 'Wlth the knob or microphone buttons, operationinstan fly switches back to the subband. Also,

IMemOlry Scan Skip

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P'MS Scanningi ,and IM';lUNE

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Operation

if you activa te split transmit I receive, y,otir transmit frequency win be whatever yOll stored in the back half of the me'mory you started on (lO t ~ PO).

Ex.amp,le; Use mtlm.oryP2 to limit memory-tuning and PMS scanningtc the ]7-m WARe band,

IE:! Pre-ss VFOlM once or twice, if nec,es:s;arYj to display either "VFO .. ,A" or ;'YFO-B" at the Ieft, Then tun e to the low edge of the 17~:m band: lB. 06-8 MHz. Also select the mode you expect to use most often (here, USB or CW)"

01 Press Ai,S to select the other VPO, and rune to the high edge .of the 17~m band: 18.168 MHz. Aga.i.rt; select a mode you expect to use (it does net need to be the game), ~hen. press SPUi (to .se]ed both VFOs).

o Press VFO-MI.momentarHy loa activatememory checking, and press the DOWN/UlPbutto.ns to select .memory p( at the right, then hold VPo--M for Y:l: second to' write the two VFOs into both front and rear memory halves.

a Press Vf'OJM to reca n memory P 2 i then iu 1"1:1 the hJning k.nob (toactivate memory tuning), or press the SCAIN button.

Memo.rytunin g and scanning are now limited to the 18,068-to lS.16S-MHz rang,e until 1'00 pr'ess VFO/M to return to memo.ry channel operations, VF(>OO-M to cOopy the displayed frequency to a mernlory, 'or MI'-"VIFO to write the, displayed frequency loa VFO.

In thls example, note that we overwrote the reer half' of each memory with data we didn't need .. For this reason you. may want to' use the P 1 ~ PO memories only for subbend-limited operation. In fact, if you want 1'0 make optimum use of this f,eature with the'band-independent VFo,s, you could keep an VFO-.As (that is, on each amateur band) set to the low edge of the sub band you use, and aU VFO-Bs set to the high edge. By using the· above procedure to load m emeries ,0 t - PO wh en you change bands, and. operating only in the memory tuning mode on the P f - PO memories, you can have the subband limits always enabled and never need the VFOs (except for s:l,oring the band limits).

Of course you don't have to use the VFOs to set up or store subbaod limits all the time, and for non-amateur-band subbands, SlllCh as the shortwa ve broadcast bands, you indeed ca n n or storethe subband limite in the VFOs .. f ortunately, since the VFO .... Mbru.u,o.n lets you copy between memories when memory tuning is active, yO'll can use any of the regular memcries I 11 .1 through 3D) for storing an y su bband limits.

Digital Modes

In addition to SSB and CW opera don, digital amateur modes such as RTTY, AMTOR, Packet and the .new PacroR and CLOVER data protoc-ols oHer an exciting variety o.f operating possibilities to ,exploee, Use 'Of these modes requires eonnectin g your transceiver with a special modem commonly known as iii TNC -'~erminal Node ControUe.r" and a: personal ()om puter;

Term ina.l Unit/T Ne In ierconnec tions

While modem hardware configurations vary between TNCm6dels and manufacturers, ]nte~fa'c:ins is basically the' same. You need to provide receiver audio frem your trsnsceiver to the lNC1 a PIT Hue to key the transmitter, and transmit audio line from the iNC to the transceiver, This requires eonstructinga special patch cable (check the documentation supplied with your TNC for its requirements).

The fl' -840 provides the PTT phone jack on the rear panel for external transmitter activation {ground to transmit) ,Sind the AF 'OUT pheno jack for constant line-level receiver audio (you can also use audio from the headphone or external speaker jack, but this: is not recommended, since the audio level varleswirh the VOL, control setting), Peak line-level audio at the A:F' OUl jack isabout 100 mV at 600 ll. so you may need to adjust t.he input level lnside your TNC.

The FT - 840 uses AfSK (Audio Frequency :Shift }Geying) tone input for R1TY; PaC:~eI and AMIlOR operati-on. AFSKtones for transmission from you.r TNC must be inject,€d via the front panel MI'C jack. Therefore, a simple wiring scheme i:~ Ito utilize pins S & 60! the MIC jack for PIT control and transmit audio from the TNCF and Us€ the rear- panelAF OIUT jack for receiveaudio output to the 1'NC (see next: page). In. this case the' IPlT phone jack onthe rear panel is netused.

'The schematic on the next page shows the transmitteraudfo input at the M~C jack Input impedance at pill 8 is about 600 ,0:; and pe-ak input voltage should he 20 to' 40 mV, so you may need to adjust the eutpat level from your TNC to provide proper modulationlevel with. the' MIt: gain control III the same position you "LlSE' for voice operaticn, You stillhave to diseonnect Hl!e microphon e· during data mode operation. To eliminate having to swap microphone and TNC plugs, you may want to' CQf!struct a simple switch box to which you can confleet both your TNC and. microphone,

page 29

Oper,ation

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Transmitter Adjusttnent

Press the AGC~F Dutton for fast AGe and the LSB mode button for normal shift.. The display shows suppri!'ssed. carrier Iraq U@1ilCY, so bear in mind that yOW" actual transmitted. signal is offset below the display by the ~aud:io) ireqllH;lI:'u:y of the AFSK tones generated 'by your TNC.

Before transrrduing the first time, preset the RF PWRco.ntral toabour 12. o'clock, and. setthe MEtiER lbu.tton to the ,ALe position. Key the transmitter from yQ'i!UIT l\;;eyboard, and. adjus~ the MIC control (Dr TNCoutputlevel) for lessthan mid-scale indicaticn,

Now you,can setthe MEiER button to the P'O' po.siti,o.rt/t'lnd set th e Fl:F P:WR. f.m the desired power output.

Frequency Dfsplay & Tun ing

As menrioned above .. , the transceiver displays the suppressed carrier frequency, from which you must subtract th eeudlo frequency of your IU's or TNC's AFSK tones to find the actual operating frequency . For examp].el if your INC1,lses 1 OOO~ and 1800~ Hz tones, you ea n subtract the diff'erenc,e (1700 Hz) Iremthe dl.splay teO find the actual center frequency of your transmitted signal Also" you want to eenter your rscei v,~r audto pa ssband at ] 700 Hz/so you. need to turn the SHiFf eontrol c,oun~e.rdoc.kw~.5eto about the U -0' clock. position. (the normal SSBpa ssb and is centered .a:bout 1500 Hz away from the carrl.er frequency).

.of course, if your INC or ,[U uses highef" f requency tones, you have toshlft the passband further',

E'X~U2P; Ie; YOl.\] want tehave a. Pi'! eket Q9J wi tha station who has ~old you they willbeon 14.]101.3

FT-8401

Mli.z (sometimes called the o[d"] 4., 1 03" according to the 1700~Hz TAPR con vention), and your iNC uses 2115~12315··Hz tones (like the MFJsJ. Wha~ fn3qUt~ncy should you.r display show?

Unlike RITY and AMTORf which imply the mar k frequency when setdng up skeds, packet frequencies refer to. the center of the two tones. WHh yourmodem, the carder ,DiE set is in the middle between 2315 and 2] 15Hz,. or 2215 Hz" So if you' te using LSB mode, you need to add this offset to the specified 0$0 frequeney to get your displayed frequ.ency: 14.10130 + 0.002215 (MHz);:::; 14.103S15f which displays as ,e:]th@r 14.1035] or 14.103..52. On the otherhand, if you're using USE mode, you subtract the off~setf21nd your display shows 14,099.08.or 14.099.09.

Since tuning is very critical for Fl packet, you should enable display of the 10~Hz digit, by holding the UP buuon whae :switc.hing the transceiver on. ll:~nethe tnu'I!smiUe.rand receiver within 10 Hz ofa signa 1 to mlrdmize repeats.

Cautiont

Some digital modes (such asR'ITY)f;eq1lire continuous key~dCfwn transmission. While the intemal fan is designed. to protect your radio from

, excessive heat, full key-down au tput for long periods is not recommended, EspeciaUyduring hot or humid we:athe_fj we reeemmsndreduclng power to preserve the life of the components . During long: transmissions, place your hand at the rear exhaust occasionally to 'ensure that irs not getting too hot. The safest approach is to keep power output at 50 watts or less during long transmissions.

TNC or IRTTY /AMTO'R Terminal

IPacket TNC & IRTTY/AIMTOR. Termin:al Unit IrntereonnecUOlns

120(J~Baud'FM Packet

The equipment setup for 1200·baud PM packet (above 29 MHz} is [he same as for 300·baud packet. Thereis no squelch output from the Ff-840, however, so performance will be better on noisy channeb, if your TNC has PLL-type ocn TUning is much less critical in this mode, requiring no special adjusernents.

T'O transmit FM packet, just press the P'Q meter selector buUon and adjust the AF PW,R control for the desired power output

AMTOR & Fl Packet Operatio« with. th.e YF-1.12C 500-H'z Fi'lter option

Obtaining optimum AMTORJ R1'TY and 300,· baud packet operation tmderQRM conditions may prove diiffiruH1becti;jj'se, the optional SOO-Hz narrow CW filter is not available for reception in the SSBmodes needed. for ARSK transmission, You can keep cperation simple (and avoid the need for the 500~Hz CW filter option) by using the LSB mode whh its 24-kHz 'bandwidth for 'bath transmission and reception, but the broad receiver IF bandwidth is not optimum for receiving narrow- shift AFSK under QRilv'I condnicns. Alternatively" if you have the SOD-Hz CW filter i:n.stalled, you. can try using it for reception In CW mode and.transmitting in an SSB mode (:spli1); but this reqture.s 'offseUing your transmit and receive frequencies, along with a few other inconveniences.

The fcUowing; describes split-mode FSK operation, w hieh you can try i rI order to obtain better p,edonTIaru::e frem th e FT -840 tn this mode. It win 'wo'rk wit1:iSQtne TNCs/terminal'1J,r,its, butproba.bly not all, ,d e.:pen.d£.ng, 01~ the AF5.K tou.e fn:quendes USC'fi'_ ther:eforeJ neither Yae~SiU nor it.s: representatives ,claims as to the su1tabUity !of the FT;.840 for this application.

As described earlier, if yOiU choose 1Q receive in the LSB mode (standard for HF narrow-shift AFSK), you need W tum the SHIIFT control counterclockwise according to your AFSK tone frequencies. If you use the OSB mode' instead, you need to turn it doc~i:se', Even :80" the SSB [f fiUe,!" pass,· band (about 2,7 kl-Iz) is much broader than 170~Hz shift RT-TY, AMTOR and 200-Hz packet, and the extra noise will not give optimnm performance' undercrowded QRM conditicns .. For 425- Dr 850- Hz wide=shif~ RTTY, however, the SSB filter is best

After having some QSOs wi~h the SSE filteras deseribedpreviously, if you have the Qptio.na1500- Hz CW filter installed, you can try setting ups plitmode operation. l'h~rs involves seUing up one VFO (or memory half) for recelviog using the SOD-Hz CW narrow filter. Unfortunately if your INC uses high APSK tones (centered above 2: kHz)1 you may' not be able to shift the IF quite enough. The initial setup is a Uttle tricky, but the result can be nearly 5:1 improvement in signal-ro-ncise ratio on weak signals. The .Fr·840 has severalfeaturesthat keep the' process from gettmg 100 complicated",

First you will want 'to disable the CW Bfa offset from the display (as describ ed on page 21) by holding the B.AND-IDOWN button while, turning the transceiveren, Confirm that ]l is. O'ff by switching between CW and USB modes: the display should not change. In addldoreacti vate the CW Reverse' Sideband feaw.re as, described on page 21 (eW and LSB should sound and tune the same),

Store the offset of the center of your AFSK tones in th€ clarifier; This, lets yO'll keep the TX and RX VFOs (or memory halves) on the- same frequencywhich is im porta nt for- tuning. To store the offset tune to a 100 kHz multiple; like' 14.100.,.0 MHz. Then add the center of your AFSK [ones (for 170~ Hz shift this is 2210 Hz for MFJ TNCs)/ to the displayed frequ,ency (e.g .. ", 14.,,1 00.0 + 0,002.21 ;;;;

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01'era.tion

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14.00!2.:2l). Th.e:I1L swi.~d:1t off the ch\'lrHi~:r. Once it's set, be caretul notto touch 'th,eCLAR knob! The seltmg must remain the same for all spHt~mod.e operatienuslng these A fiSK tones.

Now pressthe OW~N button, twice if llLeC€S!llary, so that'SlS " appears, and turn the SHllFlicontrol countel1dockw]:se from center, If your TNChas a l'unmg indica t'o~~ 'se:t ttl e SHiff so that the indicator is centered while recelvlngonlybaekgreund noise. Depending onthe AFSK tone frequendesof your INCt and on internal component tolerances in the Fr-840" you may not be able to c-enter the turd:ng indicator, even with theSIH IFf control funy COW1- tercleckwise. If this appear 1:0 be the case. try it set fully counterelockwise anywayto see if recepticr, isbetterthan with the wide filter,

Wi~h the sMft and clarifier set UPI and the 5{)O~ Hz CW filter selected. you are ready to tune in a signal-, Press OLAIR to activate the clarifier before tuning {but don'ttouch the da,rifier.kl"lldbD, Start by tuning in a strong sigf!.a]~and once Yo:L]r semen shows the signa] being decoded, ad}l.1,s;~ theSHIl1Fir control sl]ghUy for best copy:

Th.e fiint time yell transmit split-mode, we ~sug~ gest you. try respcnding to a CQ or callirtga. BBS, rather than initiating a CQ. first press the 8P'l.IIT button ('-'ImII !~appea rs), Wid:'! the station tuned for heist ,COrp}" set upthealternate VFO (or memory halO to transmit in LSB wlth the appropriate f reque-rlCY offset from yourrecehrirllg (CW) frequency, like this; press OILAF!: to deactivate the clarifier.and IbSllB to change to the tran smit mode. Then press A::EI to cOopy the displayed frequency and mode to the hidden. (1'>0 VFO or memory half. TIMlt setsup the transmitter. Finally, press OLAR and CWiN twice to return to the r~ce]ve frequency I mode. Now YOll,,] can transmit

Agairl}~he magickey sequence to get up lite transmitter after tuning loa. new frequency is:

CLA,FiI ~·LSB - A=B ~. C LAIR.- CW/ti,l·~ CW/t4.You need to do thi S €fVery Ume you. tune to a new frecf1L1:ency. so you might want to make a note of H,

Try to establish a connection wii:th it mcdaratel y strong signal on a dear channel. If th e connection is ve.ry poor (many r-epea~s). move the StillFT contId very s]'g.htl yto the right or I.eft and. see if the repeats dedin e. Continue in this manneruntil you find a.'''sweet spot" (with minimal repeats) for the SHiFf C ontrol, and make no t,e off it You will use this setting for aH future l:SB narrow-shift AFSK op~ta~ lion,

Wh.enusing a TNC cenneeted ~o yom trans'ceivt;'t, or eVen having a PC located in the shack, the posswHity .ex:i.sts that you may experience computer-generated .R PI (Radio Fre'quel1tcy Int1er!ier:en.ce).

The CPU 'MiL a persona] com pute'!r cperates wi th .<1 crys~a:l-c'O:nt:fo'nedoscilla~or (dock) alto' tim~ ins drC'lll'~s. ConuuQlt dock .£l:1equen<:.i~s Indude 8 .• 12! ],6, 20 and 25 MHz. In addition, high~sp'eeddigilal data switching uses squ,1l.n:: waves, which produce odd-order .harmonic: frequencies,

CO!'4f!puler~gene·~abed RFI may appear at seemiugly random. frequencies (us-u,alIy right where a r are DX station is calling CQ1) Unoughcrut the ra.ng~ of your h:,anooeiver,afILd .may sou nd like conatant tickiliLg 0.1 lruz.zing that may change as yon type or work wiUdn a program, Severe RF] may have S~!4'!eteJ indieatiorts as strengas 5-9 -'+ 10db ov,e~ mii'lkin;g copy of voice signaJs dif~ fkuli and data signal,s virtuamy ini.possib),e,

CamFu.h::.r-ge.ne~r<'l.~ed RFI ]s usually a result 0.£ inadequ tltie shielding 'Of li'rtePC':$ c?lbillet 'Or I/O and pe.ltipheral cOVLnectio.@,~" whnecompuh~l' equipm,entm,ayoo:mp1y with RF emissien appreval standards, this does lI'!!ot ensure that sen~ sHive amateur radio receivers "",HI nol expe:dence RFI from the device.

There area f.ew steps you Col:" take toreduce or eHmin~le 'oo:mP1Llh~:l'-geue:rated NFl. The first step is to ensure thzl.t on.r}' ahielded cables are used for rNC~to"tralll.Sceive.:r eeemeetiena carefuHy check RF grO'i1J:nd con J!echons~md re-crte.nt yOUI' statioa equjpment .1l1t relaticn t:o the eomputer; Try mov:h1t,g Y01ilrPC andperfpherals slightly and see .iif it has any af£:ect on the RF[,i[l seme cases, thisalone may beencugh to oorreCil the problem,

]f noll several additicnal $~eps to try include ln$,talling AC lime f1lte.rs on the: power cerdts) ,of the suspected equipment and insetlil"lg de"Qlil.pl~ng ferrite toroidal chokes on interconn.edullg pat!ch! data cables and smaller f:enUe beads on single wires.

As 011 last resort, you ca n try i nstaUin.g add itional shielding within the PC case, using ap~ prop~hl;te conductive mesh/screening Of conduetive tape, Especially <:heck RP"holes" where plastic is used for cabinet bont panels. For further infermatle», consult amateur radio refe renee guides and publicatioas relating to RFl suppression techniques.

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Installing Internal Accessories

This chapter describes ~:nstalbtio.n of the internal options availab le for the FT-:640. T.heYF~ 112A and. YF-112C crystal filters can be' Installed by [emoving only thet~olP cover, w11nem~stallin\g tIle TeX 04 master oscllla tor .:r,equires first removing the bottom cover and then t.ihe top cover, This chapter describes the cove'!' removalprocedures flrst, foUowedby the individual proced,mes for each option. Proper performance with these op tkll"!.$, depends on proper installadon, If you are unsure of dle procedures after reading the followlng, feel free to ask your Yaesu dealer

forhelp, .

Top Cov',er Remooa!

o Turn thetranscsiver oft and disconnect all cables,

o Place the set onthe work surface with the rear facing YOUr and remove the five screws affixing the top cover (Figure 1). Note the single mat screw isa. different type than the rest (remember this when replacing the SiC:rew,s:}. Pry the 'top cover open and disconnect the speaker cable plug from its connector leading to the transceiver: Then Iift til e top cover ofr:

FiUer& EM-Unit Installation

T.he 500-H.z Yf-I1ZC and ,6.0·-kHzYF-112A crystal filters may be installed for improved CW and AM recelver selectivity. The filter units have diodes ins~alled which indicate their installadon and enable selection from the front-panel, Installatii.o1"1l of the' F.lV[ Unit -'747 permits nerIVw'-oofILd reception ,&Iflid trensmiseion.

o Referring, to the photo at the right, determine the correct location of the umt{s) you a re installing. .Fili~ers and the FM- Unit are installed by plugging 'them into position as labeled on the circuit board and shown in the photo (Figure 2).

10 If installing the TCXO-4, continue with the. following step siotherwise re-connect the speaker cable and r@lp]ace' the top cover.

TCXO-4 E'n.'1~anc.ed~Stability Oscillator The ±2-ppm TXCO-4 option can 'be installed as a replacement for the standard, ±H)~ppm crystal oseillater.

o Remove the top cover as described above.

10 Now tli P ttl e transceiver on its top side a nd remove the six screws affixing the bottom cover,

Figure 1: Top Cover Removal

Figure 2: Filter & FM UnH Lecatinn

Figure 3: BoUom Cover Removal

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Fi'g. 4: TCXO~ Insta,UaUon

01 Referrimg ~o ,Pli:_gu,re 4, locale the standard. DSC Ul N IT fIi,tapptOximah!!ly th.e cent ter of the board . Squeeze file tip of the n y].Ort stand -off with a pairor pointed pliers.and pry up that side 'Off the OBC UNIT slight:]y. With your thumb and two firrtgers:, gently pry up the epposite side of theboard, then lift the entire unit from the board.

0' The rCXlQ"4is ins·taUed in the same manner.

A]ign the 4 pinsexterrding from the board with the connector on. the unit, then press It firmly in place (iLlnHl the Up of the nylon stand-off pnr trudes through the moun ting bole).

1151 R.eplace the bottom. cover (six s crews) ,turn the set over and then replace the top eever (bail towards: the front} and its five screws.

F~g. 5 Ulhium Battery

,Lithium Battery Replacement & Mem~ ory Back-Up Switch

A 3~volt Lithium Battery (PIN Bl'200l) is located on thebottom c.irUlliu boaro. of the transceiver (see Fig. 6).,. This maintains the memorized data in your radio. Normalba th~ry life lS usually greater than five y~lr:s:, however, should replacementbe needed, perform the following steps,

o With the tapa nd bottom clovers removed, note the locatton ·of the balh!ry. Using your .fin gerl slide the battery inwardlyou will fee[ slight pressure by the meuntingspring), then slightly pry H up and outward so tha t H ejects: freely through the slots in the battery holder (Flg" S).

Ell Can~fuUy noM battery polarity wUh th e pesitlve e+) sidle fadng upward, and battery-rype infermaUon.[l1ls.taU the replacement baUery m the reverse manner,

Fig. 6 Baclkup Swlitcl1

Back- Up' Switc.h

Located next to the lirhium battery Is the mem ~ ory IBACK UP switch (Fig. 6). This is normallykept in the ON position to ensure your' memcrized da ta is maintained (by a small amount off power from the ]ith:i1JI1ll hattery J when the r~d~o is olf, or the DC power so'Uro€ is removed.

El[f you do not plan to operate your radio for extended periods of Hme,s]ide this: switch to tlle OFF PQsiHoI1t to conserve battery life.

LI Ensure the radio is, powered on when sliding the switchba ek tothe ON posi~ion, 21S th]9 reduces the initial C'Urren'~ demand an thebatte.ry by til e radio' s circuits from a n un ~pow eted state,

Note; memorized seUingswill. be los~ and ~.he radiowill rem:m to factory d!e:fa u1t settings when tuming ()ff~be backu P battery. This hasthesame effect as perfQrming the poweC4Jf1L. sequence d~ scribed on pa.ge 13.

The CAT (Computer Akled Tr.anoc~iver) System in theFl' ~840 provides control of frequency, model VFOr memory and other settmgs by the operator's external personal computer. This allows Ull.,]ltipJ:e control operatlons to be fuUy automated as s;ingle mouse eliek or .keystrokeopera·tions on the computer keyboard,

Serial datais passed at TIt levels (OSJ.nd -t5V) vta :90 (serial output) and $] (serial input) pins 2 and 3 of the CAT jack on the rear panel of the transceiver, at 4800 bits/iS,. CA'Ijack pinout is. shown on page 10. Each by~e sent consists o,f one start bit, 8 data bits, no parity and two stop bits:

,r'-'--""'!J-'- --rr'''''·--.,- _'"..=,.,. "".",."" "if"'-_'_ '1''''.'''' -!F"'--'_ , , ...... ,"'", ...

! ~ ~ !, !I ~ I, ~ II Ii

S"'-r~;1 II II I II ~ I iI II II

-fl.!,"r;/ ilBit ® I,: au .~ ~ Bit 2 1 I~it 3 1 ... 8il4 ~ 8ir S 1 Bit ,6 ; Sir 7:1 2 ~t.:... Sirs ::

O~I I - U 'II' - !,'" II II" I, '!! ~. 11"'1" - - II

'- ~,~~J~,~~_l~,~_j~ ~~_l,~ l l._._. __ l __ ,_J II

Orne! byte.jsent Ileft"~D~lr\igtlt

,A .. H commands sent to thetranseeiver must consist or block'S of fi ve by~e~ each, with up to 200 ms 'between each 'byte. The last byte sent in eaeh block is the i.rl5tructi em opcod«, 'W hile the first four bytes of each block arearguments; eitJler parameters for ~hat inst.n.u::tior:Ltor dummy values (to pad the block cutto five bytes):

I ~'r11 iIam Syle I 3rd !\r,g Byte I ZIMl~gl ByN 11 s~wg IByr:e I' Opoode 5-iByte, C,ommand B!lock, send !lefHo-,rl'glht

There are tweflty~four~I'Istru,ctio:n ope odes for the FT~840J lLstied 111 the tab~eon the next page. Notice tha.ts:everal. instructions require no. specific parameters, but ,@very command block sent to the transcei v@r m l;t:llt consistof .five' bytes.

The CAT con teo} program in theeomputer must construct the 5~byte block by selecting the appropdate instructien opcode, organizing the pararnelen, if any, and provjding u.nused (dummy} argument bytes; for padding Cdwnmy bytes may have any value).,. The resulting fiNe bytes arethen sent" opcode last, to the Sf serial input pin of the CAT jack on fhJll·tra.rtsce:i.ver.

E,,;ample; Tune to 14.:25000 MHzi

o Pirs~ d.etermin.e the opood.e for the d.esir-.ed. instru.cd.Or'iL (see t~e CAT Commands table, next page), These epcodes :ill~ould. be stored in the program so they can be looked up when the user rsqueststhe corresponding command. In Uris case the instnscticn 1$ USet Op Freq" , so the opccda is OAh. Small. #h"s foUowing each byt'e value indicate hexadecimal (base 16) values,

!O Build the four .a,rgu.m,ent byte values from the desired frequ.ency bybr,eaking it m~o a-digit blecks (Be]) "packed decimal' forman, Note

that a leading zero i5 always required. tn the hru.ndred's-oJ-MHz place (a.nd another in the tenls~of.-MHz if below] 0 MHz),

Ell The resulting 5-by~e block should look like this (again" in hexadecimal format):

42h

OOh

Seit 'D,p! rraq,. (IJIc~e

!Go~tel1t d Ill~ Dyre

1'00'$ & ~O'Hif Hz

o Send these five bytes to the transceiver, in revers,t1' order from that: shown a.bove- from. rightto-left (S@I€! the examples 011 page 38),

Data Returned Prom .IT-·840

The S;fahis Update, R.Md Flags and Read Mel'er commands cause the f1'~840 to report various operational and in~e.m.any storm set tinss ClIlI. the SO (serial output) nne:

Status Update causes the .FT~840 to return all or portions ·of its RAte\/( table (up to 1941 bytes).,

&4d Ft(;jgs obtains only tl1€! first 3 bytes (I:he Status Bags) from t:heRAMta bl!ilf!f plus 2. extra "'finer" bytes (OSt. and 41 h) r

Reaa Meter returns the meter deflection (0. - OFFh) repeated In four by toes, foUowedby one "'.fUler""byte {OR7h.).

Each returnedbyte may be d,@layed. by anm terval determined by the .Padng command W to 255 ms in. ] -ms steps), This delay 18 miHally zero 'until the Pacing command. is sent. This allows returned da ta to be read ana processed by even very glow computers .. However:, you should set it as short as your computer wi]laHowj to minlmiee the inccnverdenos oJ the delay,. IIlI the worstease, w.hen the radio is to return alll941byles of internal data, about 1.4 seconds isrequired with !~O" ·lengfh delSlY selected, buralmost .3 tn i nutes if the maximum delay is selected!

Status Up,date Data OrganizaHo!(iI

The 1941 bytes of Update data. ]S organized as shown at the top of the page after next. Aside from the R.ead: Fiags command, different portions of this data can. be returnedin blocks ofL 18, 19 or 1941 bytes, dependtngen the parameters of the Up,date command sent by the compUh!!f. 'The details .of these commands follew the descriptions of thlte data.

CAT System Compu.ter Control

CAT Commands

Leg~n.d:

Send aD U)imma,lUl~ in .RE'YERSE order Jromtkat sh()wnl Commandstihat dnJplicme a front panel button are ~amed with all eaps, Param.elervari:ill::lies He named ~D rdleot their formaceg .. , '~CH" indicates <11, rnemorymnn:be,r,rmm I ~o 64h {I to 100 decimal).

!. ·'IJldiCale.s apa.dd'ing byoo. Value is llnimpOliI:rult,oot it must be pr,esenl eo pad the; blQok eutte e,x:acdyflV'e byle.s. Opc~s att;;lli:iste:d ill both hex and decimal fOmlat fm eenvenienee ~, only one opeode byte 'can. be acln.rnallYSeIl!t

WCK

UP

D] 11

03
04 II
O,S
06
0,7 08 I 8

3

c

IF4

l~oolrnm

OCh 12 M

00lJ1 IS HG

, 1

110h II ],6 I u

C~ P2

IllnS!nlm~mel rndi!! to I~,wm ], ~ :6" 19 orl '941 by~s 'of SlUM 'U1l'd~e ~ijhJ. CH ~ S~ii1WHijjiil' niily w&ern M11~. ~, ffid

4

7

OOh S

8~h 132 R
6Sh 133
eml ]41 C~ I 1
8Eh 142 D
O~{h W' Set 'O~1!~ WI RPi~h~, VllUd ~~Iw~s O~ 0" SOO,.OOOIt rnm IOfm'llllt!, ii S2 -54} ..

Or9h 249 oo~ S2 S3 S4 Pmrmllll&M:r] mUl$llb&.llHO, S2milS!t h OJ 1 012. 53 ~ 11'~& 1Of~ 00 kfll, 54 Is W's ill,

WCW'$()fl;\l.

:1

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All 1941 Bytes of Status Update Data (Sent L .. to-R)

( [))

(A) Flag, Bytes

The firs~ 3 byhes are treated as 24 1 ~ bit flag fields: a function is enabled (on) if a bit is set (H, and disabled (Qff) if reset (0). Most of the functions represented by these flags correspond to the radio display;

First Flag Byle

Bit 0; LOCK is active (= display) Bit]: GEN operati.,on (= dispLay) BU: 2;' spur cperetion (= display)

Bit 3: Memory checking (M CK) in progress Bi:t4: Memory tuning (M TUNE) activated Bit 5: MEM operation (;:::: display)

Bit 6: VFO B in use for transmit or receive BIt '7: vro A Oil' B operation (= display)

Second Flag Byt,e

Bit 0: PIT llne closed by CAT command Bit 1: Memory scanning is pa:used

Bit :2: Scenning in progress (paused or not) Bit 3: No,t used

Bit 4: Not used

Bit ,5,: An. tenna Tunertuning (W AET) Bit ,6; HIgh S:WR (;;;; display)

Bit t. F Asr tuning I scanning rate isacti vated

Third Flag By.te

Bit 0: rc-soo Operation 5:1! 1; ,Fe-H) Operation B1 ts 2 -4: not used

Bit 5,: An~enna TUNER tuning (panel LCD) Eit 6; Not used.

Bit 'J! Transmission in progress (PIT closed)

(8) Fourth Byte·; Mem.ory Number

The 4th byte of Update data containsa biniuy valu€!l'ioe,tween o and 63h (99 decimal), indicating 'the current memory number -1 {or the last-selected memory, if operating on a: V!FO}. note:

Pl=54h, pO;;;;63h" - -

'~C)I 19...By~e D'a.ta, RecQrds

The Memory Number is follcwed by a 19-byte record defining current operating conditions. That is} the two VFOs: if <operation. is on a VFO; Of the front and. rear halves of the curren t me/mary if

(I:.)

{F)

operation is on a memory; This record consists one byte of Mem,oryj Status flags followed by two 9~by'te VF'O/Memory Data records:

l~ByteDa:ta RccoIld F'ormat

]

,Mell1' VFO-A or lMemlory Front VFO"B 01" MQf1IlOlry IRear

flam

Memory Status Flags (1 Byte}

This byb~ is at: the head! of every 19-byte Data Record .. Bits () through 5 are notused, Bit 6 is set if the' SPLIT function is active on the lne1l10rYi and Bit 7' is set if the memory is bla nked,

VFO{Menlory Data Record (9 Byt,es)

The structure of a 9-bybi! VFO /M.em.Qry Data record is detailed, in the table below; Each byte in the table is identified by its offset from the start {base address) of Ihe record! since the same 9-by~e record forma t is also used ,e~sew here,

(X1!se,t Contem:s&: Fonna.t O'f Byte Fleilel:

o BPF sell~lon: e te OSh binary

Bytes 1 - 3: Base fIi€quency in 11)'5; of Hz fw/o ~ - 3 clarJrpt od'f$et~l. Bilr'!al)' value in range' 1 0000 - 3000000, Byte 1 is MSIB.

4 - S riot IUSed

7 rlotuSlOO

6 VFOIMemory Qperat~ng Rags {:see below)l

VFOjMemory Operating Flags'

Each bit in this field signifies a state unique to one VFO or half-memory.

Bit 0: frequency not 100 Hz multlip.~.e

(AM or PM: operation) Bit]: SSE! mode (0: LSBF 1; USE)

Bit 2: Memory set to SK[P when scanning 'Bit 3: - Repeater Shift (foI'.PM only)

Bit 4: + Repeater Shlft (fOt FM only)

Bit 5: not used -

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Bit 6: Current mode is AM NARrow Bit 7; Current mode is CW NARmw

(D) &; (E) VFO-A iUld VFO .. B Data (9 bytes x 2)

Aft>er the] 9-byljE! Data Record for current opera· lien is sent, two, 9- 'byte VFO /Memory Data Records are sent; on'i3 for each VFO. The format off each of' these records 1:S the' same as described above, and in lads when operating, on a VFOj the values in these records are identical to the two 9-byte records included! in the] 9-byte Data Record for current operation.

(f) Memory '[)ala Reclords

After the two, 9-byte records for the VfDs'l 1 rOo 19·hy~e Data Records are' sent: one for each memory;. beginning with memory 01. Each memory data record is constructed as described above for the 19-byte Data Records.

Status Update DaJa Selection

'fhe 1 st and 4th parameters of the Staru!ll Update command allow selection of different portions. of the :Status, Data. tobe lIe,wmed, as follows (;1]' is the 1 st parame'l:er~ '''CH" is the 4111);

Referen'ce (see prevIous pag1e)

PalrametelfS

Data Retumed

All 1941, bytes

u-o

A

,I

Memory Nun:tler

B

: ~ 9'-IBy~e (.lperat~ng Data. Record

1 ,B~ By1e' Vf:O-A& VFQ.,B Da,ta

ID & I::

U~4, OIHc:;:1 19~Byle' Mem IOata

_ 64h Record for rnem CH

IF

Note that, in most cases, you will only need to read the ] 9~byt€ Operatin g 'Data Record (with the first param,el;er :.: 2)" sine,€! all other CAT cotrzmtu1ds ~fJect Oldy ~'11is d:ata (except VF,O :> Ma.nd Memo'l'y Scan Skip).

ReadF,lags Data

The Read Flags command retrieves the (first) 3 Flag By~es of the Statu.:s: Data, The transceiver responds to the Rend Hags command by returning the Flag ByteEl described on the preceding page, pllus two bytes with the constant velues of 08h and 41 h (inthat o·rder),2Is shown here:

Read Meter Data

Sending the Rca,a Meter command causes the transceiver to rerum a digltized meter deflection lndlcation, 'between 0 and O.FFn (m practice, the highest value returned will [,<f! around OFOh) .. four copies of this value are returned, along with one constant byte WF7h)t as f:ollows:

During reception, the signal strength deflection is returned, ~illg transmission, the power out-

put lev,el deflection is returned. -

COldi'ng Examples

Although Ya!esu Musen Company cannot offer to provide complete CAT control programs (owing to the variety of incompatible computers used by our customers), followlng' are a few examples of critical CAT i/o functlons, in BASIC. Note that all variations of BASIC may not support some of the 'commands, in which case alternate algorithms may need to 'be developed to> duplicate the NIlC· lions of those shown ..

Sendin.g. a Command

After "opening" the' computer's serial p,ort for 4:800":baud, S. data bits and 2 s·top bits with no. parity, a'S it 0 device HZ, any CAT command may be sent, However, if you determme that yOUI' computer ma II need extra time to proot'l:lis data return ed from the transceiver, you should. send the Pacing command first. Here is an example of the Paci:ng command setting a 2-ros delay:

PRINT #2,

CH R${O)iCH A,$(:O} ;CIHRS{O) ;CHR$(2) ;CHR${&HE};

Nonce that the instruction opcode is sent last, with the first (MSB) parameter sent just before itJ and the LSBparam eter (or dummies) sent first The parameters are sentIn the reverse order from too t in. which they appear in the CAl Commands fa 'DIe. Alsonote that in this and the JoUomng examples, we are sending zeros as dummy bytes;~lthough this is not necessary If you decide to send cornmands through a 5-byte array, the values of tlre dummy parameters need not beeleared,

Using thE: same example as on page 3t the following command could be u sed to set the frequency of the display to 14 .. 25000 MHz;:

IPR~NiT #2, CHFI$(&IHIOO); CHR$(8H5Q);

CHFi$(:&H42); CHtFrl$(&H01 )1;: CHR$(&.HA);

Notice here that th.eBCD values can. be sentjust by preceding the decimal digits with ,i &H''' in this example. However, in an actual program you may prefer to convert thedecimal frequency variable in

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prefer to convert the decimal frequerH:y variable in the pmgn:lm h) an ASCI[ string, and then to convert the string to characters: th[',ough a lookup table.

Jf you send a parameter that is out of .range for the intended function, or not a.mor~g the specified. legal values for thatfunctior1r the FT-84Q should do nothing. Tbere{orel you rna y wishto alternate your ;sending regular commands or command groups witha Re:ad Flags' or an Upda,te command.allowing the transceiver to let the computer know if everyth~ng sent so far has 'been accepted and acted upon as expected.

Bear in mind that some' commands specify "hinary," as opposed to BCD-formatted parameters .. You can send binary parameters willhout going through the character I hex string conversion pr(ICess, For example, the CH p,arameter in the Command table is binary. You could have the FT-840 recall memory 29 (decimal) by the following:

PRII rr.U #2 .. CH R$~O) ;CHI R$(O) iCHR$(O) :CH R$(29} ;CH R,$.(2};

Rea.ding RetUllled Data

The [ieadin,g process is easHy done through a loop, stcu'mg incoming data into an array;. which can then be processed after an expected bytes have been read into the array. To read the meter:

FOR 1=1 105

MDAlA(1) '" ASC(~NPUT$(1.#2)) NIEXT ~

RecaU from above that the meter data consists of four identicalbytes, followed by a filler byte, so we' really only need to see one' byte' to get all of the i:nfarma fiat! this:comma:nd effers, N svertheless, w,e must read all five byte s (or II 18, 19 0,[ 1941. in the case '0.£ the Update data). After reading all of the datal WEi! can select the bytes 0'£ interest to us from tll,e array (MDATA4 lin the above example).

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