FT-23R MKII OPERATING MANUAL 17
Operation
PRIORITY CHANNEL MONITORING
The Priority function allows periodic checking for activity on a “priority channel” while
operating on another frequency in the Dial mode, or other memories. When the receiver
senses a signal on this priority channel, operation will automatically shift to that frequency,
for as long as a carrier is received. If you transmit while the squelch is open on the priority
channel, priority monitoring is cancelled and operation stays on the priority channel.
The squelch must first be set the receiver is silent on a clear channel, and the priority
channel frequency must be stored in a memory (this must be Memory
[
1
]
if you plan to
operate on other memories while priority monitoring). Press
[
D/MR
]
, if necessary, to se-
lect the desired Dial or Memory mode, and tune to the frequency or select the memory you
want to operate on while priority monitoring. Press
[
F
]
+
[
PRI
]
to activate priority channel
monitoring. A “P” will appear in the memory window at the upper left corner of the dis-
play, and about every five seconds the displayed frequency will shift to priority channel
briefly while the receiver checks for a signal.
As long as no signal appears on the priority channel to open the squelch, you can tune,
transmit and receive on the Dial, or select and operate on other memories (although the
memory number is not displayed). If a station you wish to talk with appears on the priority
channel, press the PTT switch momentarily while receiving his signal, to stop priority
monitoring on that frequency.
Otherwise, to cancel priority monitoring, press
[
D/MR
]
.
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