FT-950
Operating Manual
Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.
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Using the UP/DOWN switches of the supplied MH-31B8 Hand Microphone 49
Receiver Operation (Front End Block Diagram) 50
IPO (Intercept Point Optimization) 51
ATT 51
RF Gain (SSB/CW/AM Modes) 52
Advanced Interference-Suppression Features: RF Front End 53
Using the VRF (Variable RF Front-end Filter) 53
Interference Rejection (Signals Off Frequency by Just a Few kHz) 54
R.FLT (Roofing Filters) 54
Interference Rejection (Signals within 3 kHz) 55
CONTOUR Control Operation 55
IF SHIFT Operation (SSB/CW/RTTY/PKT/AM Modes) 56
WIDTH (IF DSP Bandwidth) Tuning (SSB/CW/RTTY/PKT Modes) 57
Using IF Shift and Width Together 57
IF Notch Filter Operation (SSB/CW/RTTY/PKT/AM Modes) 58
Digital Noise Reduction (DNR) Operation 59
Digital Notch Filter (DNF) Operation 59
NARROW (NAR) One-Touch IF Filter Selection 60
IF Noise Blanker (NB) Operation 61
Tools for Comfortable and Effective Reception 62
AGC (Automatic Gain Control) 62
SLOPED AGC Operation 63
Mute Feature (Main (VFO-A) Band) 63
SSB/AM Mode Transmission 64
Using the Automatic Antenna Tuner 66
ATU Operation 66
About ATU Operation 67
Lithium Battery Replacement 68
Enhancing Transmit Signal Quality 69
Using the Speech Processor (SSB/AM Mode) 69
Adjusting the SSB Transmitted Bandwidth (SSB Mode) 70
Parametric Microphone Equalizer (SSB/AM mode) 71
Transmitter Convenience Features 72
Voice Memory (SSB/AM/FM modes) 72
Voice Memory Operation from the optional FH-2 Remote Control Keypad 73
VOX (Automatic TX/RX Switching using Voice Control: SSB/AM/FM Modes) 74
