D Convenient functions for receive
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RECEIVE AND TRANSMIT
■ Operating SSB
q Push [
Y
(
BAND
)]/[
Z
(
BAND
)] to select the desired
band or push a band key on the HM-151.
w Push [MODE] momentarily or push and hold for
1 sec. to select LSB or USB mode.
•Below 10 MHz LSB is automatically selected; above
10 MHz USB is automatically selected.
e Rotate [DIAL] to tune in a desired signal.
•The S-meter indicates received signal strength when
signal is received.
r Rotate [AF] to set audio to a comfortable listening
level.
t Push [PTT] (microphone) to transmit.
• [TX] indicator lights red.
y Speak into the microphone at your normal voice
level.
• Adjust ‘MIC Gain’ at this step, if necessary. (p. 38)
u Release [PTT] (microphone) to return to receive.
• Preamp and attenuator (p. 74)
➥ Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to tune the pre-
amp ON or OFF.
• “ ” appears when the preamp is set to ON.
➥ Push [P.AMP/ATT] for 1 sec. to turn the attenua-
tor ON.
•Push [P.AMP/ATT] momentarily to turn the attenuator
OFF.
• “ ” appears when the attenuator is set to ON.
• Twin PBT (passband tuning) (p. 79)
➥ Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (switch) momentarily once
or twice to select the twin PBT ON or OFF (M-ch
RIT).
•PBT indicator lights green when the twin PBT is se-
lected.
➥ Rotate [PBT/M-ch/RIT] (controls–inner/outer).
•Push [PBT/M-ch/RIT(
CLR
)] to clear the settings.
• AGC (auto gain control) (p. 76)
➥ While “
M
-
3
” is selected, push [F-3
AGC
] momen-
tarily one or more times to select AGC fast, AGC
middle and AGC slow.
•“ ,” “ ” and “ ” appears when the
fast time constant, middle time constant and slow
time constant is selected, respectively.
➥ While “
M
-
3
” is selected, push [F-3
AGC
] for 1
sec. to enter the AGC set mode.
•Push [F-2
FAST
], [F-3
MID
] or [F-4
SLOW
] to select
the time constant, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the time
constant.
• Noise blanker (p. 80)
➥ Push [NB/ADJ] to turn the noise blanker ON and
OFF.
• “ ” appears when the noise blanker is set to ON.
➥ Push [NB/ADJ] for 1 sec. to enter the noise
blanker set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to adjust the
threshold level, or noise pulse width.
• DSP noise reduction (p. 81)
➥ Push [NR/LEV] to turn the DSP noise reduction
ON and OFF.
• “ ” appears when the DSP noise reduction is ON.
➥ Push [NR/LEV] for 1 sec. to enter the DSP noise
reduction level set mode, then rotate [DIAL] to
adjust the DSP noise reduction level.
• Manual notch filter (pgs. 82, 83)
➥ Push [MNF/ADJ] to turn the manual notch filter
ON and OFF.
• “ ” appears when the manual notch filter is set to ON.
➥ Push [MNF/ADJ] for 1 sec. to enter the manual
notch filter set mode.
•Push [F-2
NF1
], [F-3
NF2
] to select the notch filter,
push [F-4
NW
] to set the filter width, rotate [DIAL] to
set the notch frequency.
• Auto notch filter (p. 82)
➥ Push [ANF/
•
REC] to turn the auto notch filter ON
and OFF.
• “ ” appears when the auto notch filter is set to ON.
• VSC (voice squelch control) (p. 84)
➥ While “
S
-
1
” is selected, push [F-4
VSC
] to turn
the VSC function ON and OFF.
• “”appears when VSC function is set to ON.
•Push and hold [MENU/GRP] for 1 sec. once or twice
to select the menu group
M
.
•Push [MENU/GRP] momentarily one or more times
to select the menu
M
-
3
.