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1. MIQMB will appear in the display where MT repre sents Memory Tuning Press the B RCL key once more to return to the originally stored QMB frequency Memory OPERATION ON REGULAR Memory CHANNELS Most Memory operation will be conducted in the regular memory registers There are 200 memory channels avail able for storage and recall of important frequencies Normal Memory Storage 1 Tune in the desired frequency and set the operating mode and bandwidth If this is an FM channel set up any re quired CTCSS DCS and repeater shift configurations Standard default repeater shifts do not require you to uti lize the split frequency memory technique described later 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display 3 Press the A MW key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode which is used to find an unused memory channel The frequency stored if any on the current memory channel will be shown in the display Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the channel num ber on which you wish to store the current frequency data 4 Press and hold in the A MWV key for one second until you hear a double beep the second beep confirms that the frequency information was successfully stored Split Frequency Memory Storage You can also store Split frequencies such as when operat ing
2. 3 On the destination radio press the A key 4 Now on the source radio press the C key Data will now be transferred to the Destination radio from the Source radio 5 If there is a problem during the cloning process Error will be displayed Check your cable connections and try again 6 If cloning is successful turn the destination radio off Now turn the source radio off 7 Remove the clone cable Channel and operating data for both radios are now identical They both may be turned on now for normal operation CL ONE PODE Pee Lia rig Met es wu Distination radio Sourcu radio LOWE WW IDE E FOR FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 63 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES NENNEN OPTIONAL FILTERS YF 122S ann YF 122C 1 Turn the transceiver s power off by pressing and hold To use the optional filter press the B 2 3 or 500 key in ing in the PWR switch for one second then disconnect Multi Function Row n CFIL 2 3 or 500 2 3 or 500 to the DC cable from the INPUT jack on the rear panel of activate the optional filter which is installed in the FIL 1 the transceiver when operating the FT 897 with a DC slot Press the C 2 3 or 500 key in Multi Function Row power supply or optional FP 30 AC power supply n CFIL 2 3 or 500 2 3 or 500 to activate the optional 2 Referring to Figure 1 remove the eight screws affi
3. M P1L M P1U through M P5L M P5U The PMS feature is especially useful in helping you to observe any operating sub band limits which apply to your Amateur license class PMS setup is simple to accomplish 1 Store the upper and lower frequency limits of the de sired range into the PMS memory pair M PxL and M PxU 2 Switch to the Memory mode by pressing the V M key once then rotate the DIAL to select the Memory chan nel M PxL or M PxU 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row P ARTS SRCH PMS appears on the display 4 Press the C PMS key The PMS x indication will appear at the upper left corner of the LCD signifying that the PMS feature is engaged Tuning and scanning by pressing the A SCN key on the Multi Function Row g SCN PRI DW are now limited within the range between the selected PMS memory pair keeping operation inside this programmed range Example Limit tuning amp scanning to the frequency range 144 30 148 00 MHz 1 Press the V M key as necessary to recall the VFO mode Tune the MEM VFO CH or DIAL knob to 144 300 MHz 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VEO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display 3 Press the A MW key momentarily then turn the MEM VFO CH knob to select memory channel M P1 L
4. The AF Speech Processor increases your average power output while operating on SSB and AM modes 1 Press the F key as necessary WFOa USE all to recall Multi Function Row c STO RCL PROC 2 Press the C PROC key to acti vate the AF Speech Processor Parentheses will ap pear on both sides of the PROC indication 3 Now press the PTT key unless you have VOX enabled and speak into the microphone in a normal voice level d A Gs ab E guy ll as usual 4 To deactivate the AF Speech Processor again press the C PROC key 5 The Compression Level may be adjusted via the Menu as follows e While still in Operating Function c STO RCL PROC press and hold in the C PROC key for one second This instantly recalls Menu Mode No 074 PROC LEVEL e Rotate the DIAL to set a new level of Compression the default value is 50 e When you have made your selection press and hold the F key for one second to save your new setting and return to normal operation e Make some on the air checks or use a monitor re ceiver in your station to ensure that good voice qual ity has been obtained via your adjustment da e Excessive advancement of the Compression JET Level may lead to distortion Each operator s w XO voice pattern is different so try several settings to find the one which is best for your voice DSP Microphone Equalizer In the SSB AM and FM
5. skipped during scanning C Key TAG Press the C TAG key to select the display type Frequency or Alpha numeric Tag during Memory operation Multi Function Row c MFc STO RCL PROC A Key STO Press the A STO key to store the contents of the VFO into the QMB Quick Memory Bank register B Key RCL Press the B RCL key to recall the QMB Memory C Key PROC Press the C PROC key to activate the speech processor for SSB and AM transmission Press and hold in the C PROC key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 074 PROC LEVEL for setting the compression level of the AF Speech Processor A Key RPT Press the A RPT key to select the direction of the uplink frequency shift or simplex during FM repeater operation Press and hold in the A RPT key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 076 RPT SHIFT for setting the shift frequency offset B Key REV Press the B REV key to reverse the transmit and receive frequencies while working through a repeater C Key VOX Press the C VOX key enable the VOX voice operated transmitter switching system in the SSB AM and FM modes Press and hold in the C VOX key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 088 VOX GAIN for setting the VOX gain level FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL FRonT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES Multi Function Row e MFe TON TDCH ENC DEC TDCH A Key TON ENC eg off BL Press the A T
6. 0A DCS ON P1 0B DCS DECODER ON P1 0C DCS ENCODER ON CTCSS DCS Mode x x x 0A P1 2A CTCSS ON P1 3A CTCSS DECODER ON P1 AA CTCSS ENCODER ON P1 8A OFF E Lae 03 P1 P2 CTCSS Tone Frequency for TX Note 1 Ge P3 P4 CTCSS Tone Frequency for RX Note 1 P1 P2 DCS Code for TX Note 2 Bess S P3 P4 DCS Code for RX Note 2 Read RX Status X X Note Read TX Status Read RX Status Note 1 CTCSS Tone Note 4 Read TX Status Example Set the CTCSS Tone Frequncy to 88 5 Hz TX 7 6 5 4 3 2 110 and 100 0 Hz RX P1 P2 P1 P2 PO Meter Data Dummy Data 4 d d d SPLIT Status 08 85 10 00 88 5 Hz TX 100 0 Hz RX 0 SPLIT ON 1 SPLIT OFF Note 2 DCS Code HI SWR Status SS 0 HI SWR OFF Example Set the DCS Code to 023 TX and 371 RX SG HI SWR ON P1 P2 P1 P2 4 4 4 Note 5 Read Frequency amp Mode Status 00 23 03 71 023 TX 371 RX SA Note 3 Read RX Status 10 1kH MODE 00 LSB 01 USB aani Dee Gre 02 CW 03 CWR 04 AM 4MHz 1 00kHz 100 10Hz 06 WEM 08 FM eee ae de uc OA DIG OC PKT Dummy Data Discriminator Centering 43 97 00 00 439 700MHz 0 Discriminator is Centered 1 Discriminator is Off Center SSB CW AM mode 0 CTCSS DCS Code 0 CTCSS DCS Code is Matched 1 CTCSS DCS Code is Un Matched CTCSS DCS OFF 0 Squelch Status 0 Squelch OFF Signal present 1 Squelch ON No signal Page 62 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Power
7. 25 0 50 0 J While the Spectrum Scope is activated press and hold in the B key for one second to change the Sweep mode This allows you to switch between Scanner sweeps just once and Scanner sweeps continuously default J When the Spectrum Scope mode is in the Scanner sweeps just once mode press and hold in the A key for one second to restart the Sweep J While the Spectrum Scope is activated press and hold in the C key for one second to enable the Meter peak hold feature 5 To disable the Spectrum Scope press the A SCOP key once more SMART SEARCH OPERATION The Smart Search feature automatically stores frequencies where activity is encountered on the current band When Smart Search is engaged the transceiver quickly searches above your current frequency storing active frequencies as it goes without stopping on them even momentarily These frequencies are stored in a special Smart Search memory bank consisting of 50 memories This feature is available on the FM and AM modes The Smart Search feature is especially helpful when trav eling as you can instantly store active FM repeater frequen cies without having to look up the frequencies in a reference book 1 Set the SQL knob to the point where background noise is silenced A typical setting for effective Smart Search operation will be at 12 o clock or slightly clockwise from this position 2 Set the
8. 5 Remember to press and hold in the F key for one sec ond when exiting the Menu mode The setup of the AFSK drive level is identical to that de scribed previously for RTTY operation in The USER L and USER U Digital modes ST Should allow you to operate on any SSB based O AFSK Digital mode Note that the PSK31 configurations will also work well for many Digital oper ating situations Packet 1200 9600 bps FM Operation The FT 897 is designed for operation on either 1200 bps or 9600 bps packet and setup is similar to that described pre viously for SSB based modes A separate Data input adjust ment is provided allowing you to optimize the deviation on the FM Packet modes separately from the levels set for SSB based Digital modes The RX Data output lines are fixed level outputs not affected by the setting of the AF Gain control 1 Connect your TNC to the FT 897 s rear panel DATA jack per the illustration Note that different connections are used for 1200 bps and 9600 bps Packet DATA DATA IN OUT PTT DATA OUT 1200bps DATA IN neys av T Lee e 2 Use Menu Mode No 073 PKT RATE to select the de sired Packet mode Once you have entered the Menu and have selected Menu Mode No 073 PKT RATE rotate the DIAL knob to select either 1200 or 9600 bps as the Packet rate 3 Press the MODE lt 4 MODE P key as needed to se
9. VFO CH knob use Menu Mode No 054 LOCK MODE 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob so as to recall No O54 LOCK MODE 3 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired configuration DIAL Locks DIAL knob only FREQ Locks front panel keys and knobs related to fre quency control such as BAND DWN and BAND UP key A A B key etc PANEL Locks all front panel keys and knobs except POWER and LOCK keys ALL Locks all front panel keys and knobs except POWER and LOCK keys and microphone keys 4 When you have made your selection Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When the controls are locked out press the LOCK button once more to release them to normal operation CLARIFIER RECEIVER INCREMENTAL TUNING The Clarifier RIT allows you to set an offset of up to 9 99 kHz of the receive frequency relative to your transmit fre quency To achieve a wider offset than this you may use the Split operating mode described later YAESU HF VHF UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER FT 897 CLAR IF SHIFT CLAR 1 Press the CLAR IF SHIFT button momentarily to acti vate the Clarifier function 2 Turn the CLAR knob which allows the receiver fre quency to be varied over a range of 9 99 kHz 3 When the receiving frequency is higher than transmit frequency the H 1 176 01 within 1 kHz
10. Available Values OFF LPF HPF BOTH Default OFF OFF This function is disabled LPF Lower frequencies are emphasized HPF Higher frequencies are emphasized BOTH Mid range frequencies are emphasized MENU MODE No 049 DSP NR LEVEL Function Setting of the degree of DSP Noise Reduction Available Values 16 Default 8 MENU MODE Noe050 EMERGENCY USA Version only Function Enables Tx Rx operation on the Alaska Emer gency Channel 5167 5 kHz Available Values ON OFF Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz will be enabled To get to this frequency use the MEM VFO CH knob to navigate the Alaska Emergency Channel will be found between the Memory channel M P20U and M 001 of Alaska and it ts to be used for emergency communications only involving the immediate protection of life or property MENU MODE Noe051 FM MIC GAIN Function Adjusts the microphone gain level for the FM mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 05e2 FM STEP Function Selects the tuning steps for the MEM VFO CH knob in the FM mode Available Values 5 6 25 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 kHz Default Depends on operating band and transceiver ver sion MENU MODE Noe053 HOME gt VEO Function Enables disables the moving of HOME channel data to the VFO Available Values ON OFF Default ON Recall the HOME channel then rotate the DIAL or MEM VF
11. M WYLINEAR jack All CAT data values are hexadecimal Constructing and Sending CAT Commands Example 1 Set the VFO frequency to 439 70 MHz J Per the CAT command table the opcode for Set Fre quency is 01 Placing the opcode into the 5th data bit position we then enter the frequency into the first four data bit positions DATA 1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA Ai 97 00 DU O1 Parameter Command Send these five bytes to the transceiver in the order shown above Example 2 Turn the Split Mode On J Per the CAT command table the opcode for Split On off is O2 Placing the opcode into the 5th data bit posi tion we then enter dummy values into all other param eter locations DATA 1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA 00 00 00 00 ui 02 Parameter Command FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 61 CAT Computer Anen TRANSCEIVER OPERATION Opcode Command Chart Command Title Title Parameter Opcode Notes Po NOteS ssi ce e e oe ee a O perrowore gt xf om cns e EI eg mge P1 00 LSB P1 01 USB P1 02 CW Operating Mode X X X P1 03 CWR P1 04 AM P1 08 FM P1 0A DIG P1 0C PKT P1 88 FMN CMD 05 CLAR ON l P1 00 OFFSET P3 P4 CLAR Frequency CMD 02 SPLIT ON aar o e eara P1 09 SHIFT P1 49 SHIFT P1 89 SIMPLEX P1 P4 Frequency Digits 05 43 21 00 F9 5 4321 MHz Repeater Offset moare o ee e P1
12. MENU MODE No 058 MIC SCAN Function Enables disables scanning access via the microphone s UP DWN keys Available Values OFF ON Default ON MENU MODE Noe059 MIC SEL Function The choice of the equipment which connects to the MIC jack TXD RXD GND Available Values NOR RMT CAT Default NOR NOR Normal Microphone RMT Not available at this time CAT CAT system if you are using the optional FC 30 an tenna tuner you can still use the CAT system by con necting the serial Data cable to the MIC jack MENU MODE Noe 060 MTR ARX SEL Function Select the meter display configuration while the transceiver is receiving Available Values SIG CTR VLT N A FS OFF Default SIG SIG Indicates the incoming signal strength CTR Discriminator center meter VLT Indicates the battery voltage N A Not available at this time FS Applies a calibration signal 1 mA for full scale at the METER Jack on the transceiver bottom for ad justment of an external meter s calibration You may adjust the external potentiometer in your metering system so that the external meter reading is full scale OFF Disables the meter Page 58 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 061 MTR ATX SEL Function Selects the meter display configuration while the transceiver is transmitting Available Values PWR ALC MOD SWR VLT N A OFF Default PWR PWR Indicates the relative transmit power
13. re peatedly if necessary and decoder by pressing the B DEC key separately When the Split Tone feature is activated you can see the following additional parameters T T Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a CTCSS Tone T D Encodes a CTCSS Tone and Decodes a DCS Code T CTCSS Tone Encode only D DCS Encode only D T Encodes a DCS Code and Decodes a CTCSS Tone D D Encodes a DCS Code and Decodes a DCS Code D DCS Decode only T CTCSS Tone Decode only Split Tone Frequency or DCS Code Setup 1 Press and hold in the A ENC Gf you use CTCSS or B DEC Gf you use DCS key for one second This in stantly recalls Menu Mode No 088 TONE FREQ or No 033 DCS CODE 2 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily then rotate the DIAL knob to select the R option This is the tone you Receive 1 e the Decode tone 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Decode CTCSS frequency or DCS code 4 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily then rotate the DIAL knob to select the T option This is the tone you Transmit 1 e the Encode tone 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Encode CTCSS frequency or DCS code 6 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Page 34 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION FM TRANSMISSION ARTS Operation The ARTS system uses DCS signaling to inform you when you and another ARTS e
14. the ATAS 100 120 does not require a tuning process SWR will be sat isfactory when the antenna is fully retracted 6 When you wish to conclude ATAS 100 120 operation press the A TUNE key the Parentheses disappear surrounding the ATAS indication Manual Tuning In some instances the SWR may be slightly improved by manual adjustment of the antenna position This may be needed for operation on bands like 40 meters where the Q of the ATAS 100 120 is high causing a narrow reso nance range Before Manual Tuning press the F key as needed to re call Multi Function Row i MTR DISP then press the A MTR or B key to change the meter function to the SWR meter SWR icon will appear at the upper of the B key To tune the ATAS 100 120 manually recall Multi Func tion Row k TUNE DOWN UP then press and hold in the microphone PTT switch With the transceiver in the transmit mode press and hold in the C UP key to raise the antenna or the B DOWN key to lower the antenna While you hold in one of these keys the FT 897 will gener ate a carrier and you may watch the top scale of the FT 897 s meter looking for the meter indication to reach its minimum value When this is reached release the C UP or B DOWN key then release the PTT key to return to the receive mode e IL Once automatic matching has been success fully accomplished you must ch
15. typically in Europe press and XO holdin the front panel s HOME key to trans mit the burst tone FM mode only FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 33 TRANSMITTER OPERATION FM TRANSMISSION DCS Operation Another form of tone access control is Digital Code Squelch or DCS It is a newer more advanced tone system that is less susceptible to false triggering than CTCSS A DCS En coder Decoder is built into your transceiver and operation is very similar to that described above for CTCSS 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row e TON TDCH appears on the display 2 Press the A TON key four times to activate the DCS Encoder Decoder the DCS icon will appear on the display The receiver will remain muted until a match ing DCS code is received on an incoming signal 3 Press and hold in the B key for one second This in stantly recalls Menu Mode No 033 DCS CODE 4 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired DCS code then press and hold in the F key for one second to save new setting and exit to normal operation DCS Cope PCS Coe 06 16 525 526 532 a6 585 66 e12 2s raz rea bras Pre bbb LL 5 Press the A TON key once to cancel DCS operation the DCS icon will disappear DCS Search Scanning In operating situations where you don t know the DCS code being used by another station you can command t
16. 4 Press and hold in the A MW key for one second to write the VFO frequency into M P1L 5 Now tune the MEM VFO CH or DIAL knob to 148 000 MHz Press the A MW key momentarily then turn the MEM VFO CH knob to select memory channel M P1U 6 Press and hold the A MWV key for one second to write the VFO frequency into M P1U 7 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to recall Multi Func tion Row f ARTS SRCH PMS 8 Press the C PMS key momentarily Tuning and scan ning are now limited to the 144 30 148 00 MHz range until you press the V M key to return to memory or VFO operation DUAL WATCH OPERATION Dual Watch is similar in some respects to scanning In Dual Watch however the transceiver monitors squelched on the VFO A frequency while periodically checking VFO B for activity or vice versa A typical example might be for you to set VFO A to 50 110 MHz watching for DX stations who might call CQ on that frequency while periodically checking 28 885 MHz for stations reporting band openings on 6 meters To activate Dual Watch 1 Set up transmit and receive operation on VFO A estab lishing your primary monitoring frequency Set up the frequency to be checked periodically on VFO B 2 Recall VFO A then rotate the SQL control until the background noise is just silenced 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO
17. MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 044 DISP MODE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob select the desired mode Avail able selections are OFF Disables the LCD illumination AUTO1 Illuminates the LCD for three seconds when any button is pressed or if you rotate the MEM VFO CH knob AUTO2 Illuminates the LCD continuously while the FT 897 is operating on an external power sup ply When using the FNB 78 internal battery in the AUTO2 mode the LCD will light up for three seconds when any button is pressed or if you rotate the MEM VFO CH knob identical to AUTO mode ON Illuminates the LCD continuously 4 When you have completed your selection press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode Display Contrast The LCD s contrast may be adjusted using the Menu Mode as well 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 042 DISP CONTRAST 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the contrast As you make the adjustment you will be able to see the effects of you changes 4 When you have completed the adjustment press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode Display Dimmer The LCD illumination may also be adjusted using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 043 DISP INTENSITY 3 Ro
18. No 038 DIG MODE to PSK31 U as described previously 2 Now select the operating frequency of the station trans mitting the WeatherFax broadcast Note that in the USB mode the frequency you should program onto the dis play is typically 1 90 kHz below the station s assigned frequency Thus for a WeatherFax station assigned to 8 682 0 MHz tune to 8 680 1 MHz 3 When the WeatherFax broadcast begins no further op erator intervention should be needed from the transceiver standpoint The audio level from the DATA jack on the rear of the transceiver is fixed and cannot be adjusted 4 Fine adjustments in the gray scale and the frame align ment are accomplished using the computer and software connected to your WeatherFax demodulator TimeE Out TIMER Most often used on FM the transmitter s Time Out Timer TOT feature disables the transmitter after a user defined period of transmission This feature may be useful in pre venting a stuck microphone accidental closure of the PTT switch from causing interference to other users and it will also force you to keep your transmissions short thereby conserving battery power To activate the Time Out Timer 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 084 TOT TIME The default setting for this feature is OFF Rotate the DIAL knob to set a new time out setting from 1 mi
19. Op CW KEY REV Function Sets the keyer paddle s wiring configuration Available Values NORMAL REVERSE Default NORMAL NORMAL Keyer paddle polarity is normal The tip plug connection produces dots and the ring plug connection produces dashes REVERSE Keyer paddle polarity is inverted The tip paddle produces dashes and the ring paddle produces dots MENU MODE No e026 CW PADDLE Function Enables disables CW keying by the microphone s UP DWN keys Available Values ELEKEY MICKEY Default ELEKEY When this Menu Item is set to MICKEY press the microphone s UP key to send a dot and press the microphone s DWN key to send a dash while the built in electronic keyer is engaged MENU MODE No 027 CW PITCH Function Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone BFO offset and CW filter center frequencies Available Values 400 800 Hz Default 700 Hz The CW pitch may be adjusted in steps of 100 Hz MENU MODE Noe 28 CW QSK Function Selects the time delay between when the PTT is keyed and the carrier is transmitted during QSK operation when using the internal keyer Available Values 10 15 20 25 30 ms Default 10 ms Note If you select 25 or 30 ms please do not attempt to set Menu No O30 CW SPEED to a speed faster than 50 42 wpm as the delay will make it impossible to trans mit MENU MODE No 029 CW SIDE TONE Function Setting of the C
20. SWR icon is illuminated the microprocessor will not retain the tuning data for that frequency as the FC 30 presumes that you will want to adjust or repair your an tenna system so as to correct the high SWR condition FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 41 Memory OPERATION QMB Quick Memory Bank CHANNELS The Quick Memory Bank provides one touch access to frequencies you want to store and recall in a hurry You may store a QMB channel into a regular memory later if you like use of the regular memories will be described later QMB Channel Storage 1 Tune in the desired frequency and set the operating mode and bandwidth If this is an FM channel set up any re quired CTCSS DCS and repeater shift configurations 2 Press and hold in the V M key until a double beep is heard The second beep provides audible confirmation that the data has been stored into the QMB memory QMB Channel Recall 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row c STO RCL PROC appears on the display 2 Press the B RCL key momentarily to recall the QMB memory QMB will appear at the upper left corner on the display 3 Press the B RCL key once more to return to the previ ous frequency either a VFO frequency or a Memory channel You also can change operating mode by pressing the MODE q or MODE gt key When this is done
21. This so called Daisy Chain grounding technique may nullify any attempt at effective radio frequency grounding See the drawings below for examples of proper and improper ground connec tions If your coaxial cable does not connect directly to the station ground bus you may connect a ground cable to the Ground lug on the FT 897 rear panel GND Terminal ae oe 7000 QQ O dei U OG j J a ze 7 S Improper Ground Connection Transceiver Linear Amplifier GND GND Q 9 Daisy Chain Proper Ground Connection Transceiver Linear Amplifier GND GND FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 7 INSTALLATION ANTENNA CONSIDERATIONS The antenna systems connected to your FT 897 transceiver are of course critically important in ensuring successful communications The FT 897 is designed for use with any antenna system providing a 50 Q resistive impedance at the desired operating frequency While minor excursions from the 50 Q specification are of no consequence the power amplifier s protection circuitry will begin to reduce the power output of there is more than a 50 divergence from the speci fied impedance less than 33 Q or greater than 75 Q corre sponding to a Standing Wave Ratio SWR of 1 5 1 Two antenna jacks are provided on the rear panel of the FT 897 The HF 50 MHz ANT jack is used for HF and 50 MHz while the 144 430 MHz ANT jack is used for 144 MHz and 430 MHz Guideline
22. VFO to the frequency on which you wish to be gin the search the Smart Search feature is available on the VFO mode only 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row fP ARTS SRCH PMS appears on the display 4 Now press the B SRCH key momentarily the blink ing SRCH indicator will appear on the LCD and the transceiver will sweep upward on the current band load ing channels on which it encounters a signal strong enough to open the squelch All channels where activity is present up to 50 channels will be loaded into the Smart Search memories 5 Now you can turn the MEM VFO CH knob to select from the just stored Smart Search memories If you find frequencies you wish to store into a regular memory just follow the procedures described previously just don t press the B SRCH key while storing these memo ries because this will disable Smart Search operation 6 To disable Smart Search operation press the B SRCH key momentarily FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 45 SCANNING OPERATION SCANNING FEATURES This transceiver contains a wide variety of scanning capa bilities Whether you are in the VFO mode or one of the memory modes scanning operation is fundamentally iden tical in all configurations but with the following differences J In the VFO mode scanning causes the transceiver to sweep up or down the ban
23. VOX Gain e While still in Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX press and hold in the C VOX key for one second This is a hot key feature which will in stantly recall Menu Mode No 088 VOX GAIN e While speaking into the microphone rotate the DIAL to the point where the transmitter 1s quickly activated by your voice without causing background noise to activate the transmitter e When you have selected the optimum setting press and hold the F key for one second to save the new settings and return to normal operation 6 The Hang Time of the VOX system the transmit re ceive delay after the cessation of speech may also be adjusted via the Menu The default delay is one second To set a different delay time e Press and hold in the F key for one second to acti vate the Menu mode e Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 087 VOX DELAY e Rotate the DIAL while saying a brief syllable like Ah and listening to the hang time so as to set the desired delay e hen your adjustments are complete press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation An The delay time for return to the receive mode is OA set independently on CW and voice modes for OST CW use Menu Mode No 024 CW DELAY see next chapter Page 28 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION SSB AM TRANSMISSION AF Speech Processor Operation
24. and opcodes used in the FT 897 s AN System RR SE CT 62 Option CAT Data Protocol All commands sent from the computer to the transceiver consist of five byte blocks with up to 200 ms between each byte The last byte in each block is the instruction opcode while the first four bytes of each block are arguments either parameters for that instruction or dummy values required to pad the block out to five bytes Each byte consists of 1 start bit 8 data bits no parity bit and two stop bits There are 17 instruction opcodes for the FT 897 listed in the chart on next page Many of these opcodes are On Off toggle commands for the same action e g PTT On and PTT Off Most of these commands require some param eter or parameters to be set Irrespective of the number of parameters present every Command Block sent must con sist of five bytes Accordingly any AW control program must construct the five byte block by selecting the appropriate instruction opcode organizing the parameters as needed and provid ing unused dummy argument bytes to pad the block to its required five byte length the dummy bytes can contain any value The resulting five bytes are then sent opcode last from the computer to the FT 897 CPU via the computer s serial port and the transceiver s
25. beeps are issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range but does not re confirm with beeps thereafter ALL Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode 1 While still in Multi Function Row f ARTS SRCH PMS press and hold the A ARTS key for one sec ond This is a hot key which will instantly recall Menu Mode No 008 ARTS BEEP 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired ARTS Beep mode see above 3 When you have made your selection press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation CW Identifier Setup The ARTS feature includes a CW identifier as discussed previously Every ten minutes during ARTS operation the radio can be instructed to send DE your callsign K if this feature is enabled The callsign field may contain up to 10 characters Here s how to program the CW Identifier 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the Menu Mode No 010 ARTS IDW 3 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily to initiate callsign storage the first character location of the callsign field will be underlined 4 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of your callsign t
26. enter the Menu mode e Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 032 CW WEIGHT e Rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired weight e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Dot Dash 1 3 default Dash a Dot Dash 1 4 4 C Wees Q Dot 1 Dash 4 4 7 You may select normal or reverse paddle polarity via Menu Mode No 025 CW KEY REV The default setting for this feature is NORMAL whereby the Tip connection on the Key Plug is Dot and the Ring con nection is Dash To change the paddle polarity e Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 025 CW KEY REV e Rotate the DIAL knob to select the new setting e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 31 TRANSMITTER OPERATION FM TRANSMISSION Basic Setup Operation l Press the MODE lt or MODE P key so as to select the FM mode Press the microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone in a normal voice Release the PTT switch to return to the receive mode Ifyou get reports that your modulation level is too high or too low you may need to adjust the FM mode micro phone gain The procedure is similar to that used on S
27. excess of 50 Watts so customers in the United States may be required to demonstrate compliance with Federal Communications Commission FCC regulations concerning maximum per missible exposure to radio frequency energy Compliance is based on the actual power output used feedline loss an tenna type and height and other factors which can only be evaluated as a system Information regarding these regulations may be available from your Dealer your local radio club from the FCC di rectly press releases and other information can be found on the FCC s site on the World Wide Web at lt http www fcc gov gt or from the American Radio Relay League Inc 225 Main St Newington CT 06111 or lt http www atrl org gt Although there is negligible radio frequency RF leakage from the FT 897 transceiver itself its antenna system should be located as far away from humans and animals as practi cable so as to avoid the possibility of shock due to acciden tal contact with the antenna or excessive long term expo sure to RF energy During mobile operation do not transmit if someone is standing adjacent to your antenna and use the lowest power possible Never stand in front of an antenna during testing or opera tion when RF power is applied especially in the case of 430 MHz directional arrays The 20 Watt power output sup plied by the FT 897 combined with the directivity of a beam antenna can cause immediate heating of hu
28. on a repeater system not utilizing a standard offset This procedure may also be used for DX work on 7 MHz SSB etc 1 Inthe VFO mode set the desired Receive frequency and mode 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display 3 Press the A MW key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode which is used to find an unused memory channel The frequency stored if any on the current memory channel will be shown in the display Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the channel on which you wish to store the receive frequency data 4 Press and hold in the A MWV key for one second until you hear a double beep which confirms that the Receive frequency data is now stored 5 Now set the desired Transmit frequency and mode on the VFO 6 Press the A MW key momentarily do not rotate the MEM VFO CH knob While the memory channel number is blinking press and hold in the PTT switch while holding it in press and hold in the A MW key for one second The double beep will confirm that independent Trans mit frequency data is now stored You may now release the PTT switch not activate the transmitter It simply sends a signal to the microprocessor that an indepen dent Transmit frequency ts being stored on the same chan nel as a previously stored Receive frequency Page 42 FT 897 OPERATING MANU
29. or exceed 1 kHz icon will appear at the right of the frequency display Similarly when the receiving frequency is lower than transmit frequency the we within 1 kHz or exceed 1 kHz icon will appear at the right of the frequency display When the receiving frequency is equal to trans mit frequency Clarifier offset is zero while the Clarifier is activated the icon will appear at the right of the frequency display eee 4 To turn the Clarifier off again press TX gt Rx within 1 kHz the CLAR IF SHIFT button mo Ven ue mentarily When you turn the Clari 241 173 9939 WFla USE 21 175 Bae a a sbona omme mbn mae a Gef E SFL fier back on the offset previously A TX gt RX exceed 1 kHz stored will still be applied 5 To reset the Clarifier offset to zero turn the Clarifier off then turn the DIAL by any amount The Clarifier will reset to zero after the first step of the DIAL 1 If you leave the Clarifier on moving the DIAL D will not cause the offset to be cancelled 2 You may change the knob that controls the Clarifier offset from the DIAL to the MEM VFO CH knob via Menu Mode No 021 CLAR DIAL SEL FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 23 RECEIVER ACCESSORIES IF SHIFT The receiver s IF SHIFT feature is an effective interference reduction tool which allows you to shift the passband re sponse higher or l
30. supply For base station installations Yaesu recommends the use of Operation the FP 30 AC power supply which is designed to clamp 1 To turn the transceiver on turn on the POWER switch onto the FT 897 on the FP 30 before turning on the POWER switch on l the FT 897 Installation l SC l 2 To turn the transceiver off turn off the POWER switch 1 Turn the transceiver s power off and disconnect all i BEE E EE on the FT 897 before turning off the POWER switch 2 Remove the six screws three screws on bottom side and BERT rear side then lift off the bottom cover Figure 1 and 2 When you do a use the FP 30 with the FT 897 3 Attach the FP 30 to the bottom of the FT 897 then af for a long time disconnect the AC plug from the AC fix it in place with the six screws removed in the above wall outlet steps Figure 3 4 Connect the 6 pin Molex plug from the FP 30 to the INPUT jack on the rear panel of the FT 897 Figure 4 5 Make sure that your AC voltage is correct and that the FP 30 POWER switch is set to Off connect the AC power cable between the INPUT jack on the rear panel of the FP 30 and a nearby AC wall outlet Figure 1 for oN LE IER Figure 4 POWER Switch Figure 2 AC Input Voltage Selection U S A Users only J Before moving the AC range switch disconnect the FP 30 s AC Power p gt the label Cable from the AC line outlet then wait 10 minutes to allow the power AP Warning
31. the 144 430 MHz antenna port If you are just using the ATAS 100 120 on the HF bands only with a dual band VHF UHF antenna connected separately to the 144 430 MHz antenna port no 50 MHz operation make the setting ATAS HF 3 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Automatic Tuning 1 Press the F key as needed to recall Multi Function Row k TUNE DOWN UP 2 Press the A TUNE key to turn the ATAS 100 120 on this action only supplies voltage to the antenna at this point re tuning does not begin Parentheses will ap pear on the both sides of the TUNE indication and the ATAS will appear on the LCD 3 Now press and hold in the A TUNE key for one sec ond to initiate ATAS 100 120 tuning The transmitter will automatically be activated a carrier will be sent and the antenna s length will be adjusted for best SWR 4 Ifthe microprocessor determines that the antenna s length is radically incorrect from the optimum value no carrier will be sent out Instead in the receive mode the an tenna will retract to its shortest position this may take up to one minute While this is happening do not press the A TUNE key again When the ATAS 100 120 reaches its minimum length automatic tuning will be initiated and the transmitter will automatically shut off when a satisfactory SWR is achieved 5 On the 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands
32. the Menu Mode No 065 PG A B Key QSPL Press the B QSPL key to change the Sub VFO frequency Main VFO frequency 5 kHz and automatically engage the Split feature You may program the configuration of this key by the Menu Mode No 066 PG B C Key ATC Press the C ATC key to activate a 1750 Hz burst tone for 2 seconds when pressing the PTT switch while the channel is Clear You may program the configuration of this key by the Menu Mode No 067 PG C FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 17 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS G4 INPUT Jack This is the DC power supply connection for the trans ceiver used when operating the transceiver with an ex ternal power supply Use the supplied DC cable to con nect this jack to the car battery or DC power supply which must be capable of supplying at least 22A 13 8 VDC For base station operation the optional FP 30 External AC power supply may be attached to the bot tom of the transceiver and connect the output pigtail of the FP 30 to this jack 2 GND Terminal For best performance and safety this Ground lug may be connected to a good earth ground using a short heavy braided cable 3 CATYLINEAR Jack This 8 pin mini DIN jack is used for connection to the FC 30 External Automatic Antenna Tuner or ATAS 100 120 Active Tuning Antenna System It is also used for interfacing to a personal computer for control of the trans ceiver using the CAT system and for intercon
33. the convenient Menu system which allow you to configure many set and forget settings just the way you want to A full discussion of the Menu system begins on page 52 for now here is a brief discussion on how to change Menu settings 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall the Menu Item to be changed for example Menu Mode No 001 EXT MENU which Enables or Disables the Extended Menu Mode 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to set this feature in this ex ample the default setting is OFF Disabled so ro tate the DIAL knob to set this feature to ON En abled 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation F DIAL MEM VFO CH da7 Ifyou have momentarily pressed the F key to enable the changing of the function of the AC XO Multi Function keys A B and ICH by the MEM IVFO CH knob Page 20 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION Mope SELECTION Press either the MODE lt 4 or MODE P key to move among the eight settings for the operating modes respec tively MODE DWN UP ei Sg D gs EDHE lt Bees gl d J 7r V Gs gS 7 Sums where CWR is CW Reverse using the opposite side band from the default BFO injection sideband in most cases the default i
34. the other station goes out of range MENU MODE No 009 ARTS ID Function Enables disables the CW identifier during ARTS operation Available Values ON OFF Default OFF MENU MODE Noe010 ARTS IDW Function Stores your callsign into the CW identifier Up to ten characters may be stored The storage procedure is as follows 1 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily to initiate callsign storage the first character location of the callsign will be underlined 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first letter number of your callsign then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to save the first letter number and move to the next entry position 3 Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to complete your callsign 4 Press the MEM VFO CH knob to save your completed callsign and exit Default YAESU MENU MODE Noe BEACON TEXT 1 Function Stores the message for the Beacon Up to 40 char acters may be stored The storage procedure is as follows 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No O11 BEACON TEXT 1 3 Press the MEM VFO CH knob to enable storage of the Beacon Text the first character location will be under lined 4 Rotate the DIAL to select the first character number or letter in the Beacon Text you wish to store then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to move to the next character 5 R
35. toggle the AGC recovery time con stant among the following selections AUTO we FAST m SLOVV um AUTO mg where AUTO represents FAST on CW and DIG AFSK and SLOW on the voice modes lt lav Ifyou disable the AGC by pressing the B AGC Key to make the parentheses disappear the S meter which monitors AGC voltage will cease to function Depending on the setting of the RF Gain con trol incoming signals will probably be distorted if the AGC is turned off Page 24 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL RECEIVER ACCESSORIES Noise BLANKER The IF Noise Blanker may be useful in reducing or elimi nating some types of impulse noise especially noise gener ated by automotive ignition systems 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row P NB AGC OFF appears on the display 2 Press the A NB key to activate the Noise Blanker Pa rentheses will appear on both sides of the NB selec tion indicating that the Noise Blanker is now on 3 To adjust the blanking level press and hold in the A NB key for one second This instantly activates Menu Mode No 068 NB LEVEL which allows adjust ment of Noise Blanking Level Rotate the DIAL knob to set a higher or lower blanking level on a scale of O to 100 When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and return to normal op eration 4 Press the
36. transceiver is not au thorized for operation under the FCC s Part 87 for aero nautical communications CW TRAINING FEATURE The FT 897 provides a CW Training feature which sends random Morse Code five character groups via the sidetone heard in the speaker so you can improve your CW profi ciency whether or not the bands are open 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 031 CW TRAINING 3 Rotate the DIAL to select the Training mode N Numeric characters only A Alphabet characters only AN Numeric and Alphabet characters Mixed 4 Press the B STRT key to begin generation of the five character code groups CW sidetone only does not key the transmitter 5 When the code group is completed code the Answer will appear on the display 6 Press the B STRT key to generate another code group as above 7 To disable the CW Training feature press and holding the F key for one second to exit to normal operation An 4 You may adjust the Morse speed by the Menu N Mode No 030 CW SPEED PROGRAMMING THE PANEL KEY FUNCTIONS The Function OAT B C keys in Multi Function Row q PG A PG B PG C may each be assigned the function of a particular key These may be used to create a custom set of hot keys to often used functions from other Multi Func tion Rows To assign the key funct
37. viously described for RTTY operation As before use the DIG mode However in Menu Mode No 038 DIG MODE select PSK31 L for LSB injection or PSK31 U for USB injection As with RTTY Menu 38 may be used to set the drive to the transmitter And the YF 122C 500 Hz filter may also be utilized as described previously USER DEFINED DicitaL Mont Also provided in the FT 897 are two convenient USER Digital modes one each providing USB and LSB side in jection which may be used for SSTV Fax Pactor and other digital operating modes Here is an example involving the configuration of the USER mode for JT44 WSJT operation with USB side injection as opposed to LSB injection used in the default RTTY mode 1 Use Menu Mode No 038 DIG MODE to set the Digital mode to USER U 2 Press the MODE lt MODE P key as needed to se lect the DIG operating mode the DIG icon will appear on the display 3 Now use Menu mode to configure the transceiver s pass band response Once in the Menu mode rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 039 DIG SHIFT and rotate the DIAL knob to set the desired BFO offset a center frequency for the receiver response For WSJT use a setting of about 1500 will be a good starting point 4 Finally depending on how you wish the display to re spond you may program in a corresponding display shift using Menu Mode No O036 DIG DISP
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39. 9 99 kHz Default Current VFO frequency MENU MODE Noe091 XVTR SEL Function Enable disable the Transverter function Available Values OFF XVTR A XVTR B Default OFF OFF Disables the Transverter operation feature X VTR A Activates the transverter operation feature The display frequency may be set via MENU No O89 XVTR A FREQ X VTR B Activates the second transverter operation display The display frequency may be set via MENU No 090 XVTR B FREQ Page 60 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL CAT CompuTer AIDED TRANSCEIVER OPERATION The FT 897 s CAT System allows the transceiver to be controlled by a personal computer This allows multiple control operations to be fully automated as a single mouse click or it allows a third party software package such as contest logging software to communicate with the FT 897 without redundant operator intervention The Optional CAT Interface Cable CT 62 is a connection cable for the FT 897 and your computer The CT 62 has a built in level converter allowing direct connection from the rear panel CAT LINEAR jack to the serial port of your com puter without the need for an external RS 232C level con verter box Vertex Standard does not produce CAT System operating software due to the wide variety of personal computers operating systems and applications in use today The information presented in this section will allow the pro grammer to understand the command structure
40. A NB key again to turn the Noise Blanker off IPO intercept Point Optimization The IPO feature bypasses the receiver RF preamplifier thereby eliminating the preamp s gain This feature is not available on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row m IPO ATT NAR appears on the display 2 Press the A IPO key to bypass the receiver input pream plifier Parentheses will appear on both sides of the IPO selection and the fi icon will appear on the display indicating that the preamp is now disengaged from the receiver circuit 3 Press the A IPO key once more to re activate the preamp against intermodulation and other problems associated with strong signal input to the receiver Rule of thumb so long as the S meter ts moving on background noise addi tional front end gain is not necessary ATT Front Enn ATTENUATOR The Attenuator will reduce all signals and noise by 10 dB and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely noisy conditions This feature is not available on the 144 MHz and 430 MHz bands 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row m IPO ATT NAR appears on the display 2 Press the B ATT key to activate the Attenuator Pa rentheses will appear on both sides of the ATT selec
41. AL Memory OPERATION Memory OPERATION ON REGULAR Memory CHANNELS Memory Channel Recall l If you currently are in the VFO tuning mode press the VIM key once to enter the Memory mode a memory channel number M nnn will appear on the display in the space previously occupied by VFOa or VFOb To select another memory channel turn the MEM VFO CH knob When your memory channels are partitioned into Memory Groups via Menu Mode No 055 MEM GROUP it is easy to change Memory Groups press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily a Group Number Ma Mj will blink then turn the MEM VFO CH knob to step through the channels until you enter an other You may now press the MEM VFO CH knob once more to restrict memory channel access to the newly selected Group Once you are operating on a memory channel you may tune off of the originally memorized frequency as though you were in the VFO mode Just rotate the DIAL knob the Memory Channel Number will be replaced by one which indicates MTUNE indicating that you have now shifted into the Memory Tuning mode When operat ing the Memory Tuning mode if you find another fre quency you wish to store into another memory channel just press the A MW key momentarily select a new memory channel via the MEM VFO CH knob then press and hold in the A MW key until you hear the double beep To exit the Memory Tuning mode press the V
42. ALC meter function ALC will appear above the B key You may need to press the A or B key multiple times as you will be toggling through several selections 4 Press the microphone s PTT switch and speak into the microphone in a normal voice level while watching the meter The ideal audio input level to the transmitter from the microphone will cause a few segments of indica tion on the ALC meter Release the PTT switch to return to receive mode 5 Ifthe ALC meter is too high or too low you may need to reset the Microphone Gain e Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode e Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 081 SSB MIC GAIN on SSB or No O05 AM MIC GAIN on AM e Close the PTT switch and while speaking into the microphone rotate the DIAL until the proper ALC indication is achieved on voice peaks e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting for the Microphone Gain require further adjustment It is important to remember that AM transmission requires that power must be distributed among the carrier and voice sidebands therefore if excessive carrier power is used there will be insufficient power available for the information carrying voice sidebands 2 The TONE switch on the back of the MH 3 14s micro phone provides adjustment of the microphone s frequency response Setting this switch to the 2 positi
43. ALC Indicates the relative Automatic Level Control voltage MOD Indicates the deviation level SWR Indicates the Standing Wave Ratio forward reflected VLT Indicates the battery voltage N A Not available at this time OFF Disables the meter MENU MODE No 062 MTR PEAK HOLD Function Enabling disabling of the peak hold function of the meter Available Values OFF ON Default ON MENU MODE No 063 NB LEVEL Function Setting of the blanking level for the IF Noise Blanker Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE Noe064 OP FILTER 1 Not available at this time MENU MODE Noe 065 PG A Function Programming the A key in the Operating Func tion Row 17 function Available Values All Multi Function all Menu Item MONT Q SPL TCALL ATC and USER Default MONI MENU MODE NoetGp PG B Function Programming the B key in the Operating Func tion Row 17 function Available Values All Multi Function all Menu Item MONT Q SPL TCALL ATC and USER Default Q SPL MENU MODE Noe067 PG C Function Programming the C key in the Operating Func tion Row 17 function Available Values All Multi Function all Menu Item MONT Q SPL TCALL ATC and USER Default ATC MENU MODE NoeO068 PG ACC Not available at this time MENU MODE NoeO639 PG P1 Not available at this time MENU MODE Noe070 PG P2 Not available at this time MENU MODE Noe071 PKT1200 Function Adju
44. CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row g SCN PRI DW appears on the display 4 Press the C DW key momentarily to activate Dual Watch operation the i icon will 17 ol Lee D appear at the upper of the frequency 94 178 ap j i 5 TT display The transceiver will con f s a Sa Pri tinue to monitor squelched on the current VFO A frequency but every five seconds will switch briefly to VFO B frequency looking for activity 5 Ifastation is detected on the VFO B frequency the trans ceiver will pause on the VFO B frequency the decimal point in the frequency will blink 6 Press the C DW key again to cancel Dual Watch op eration the i icon will disappear An 4 Note that pressing the PTT switch on the mi A crophone does not cancel Dual Watch opera O tion Page 48 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL OPERATION ON ALASKA EMERGENCY FREQUENCY 5167 5 kHz U S VERSION ONLY Section 97 401 d of the regulations governing amateur ra dio in the United States permit emergency amateur commu nications on the spot frequency of 5167 5 kHz by stations in or within 92 6 km of the state of Alaska This frequency is only to be used when the immediate safety of human life and or property are threatened and is never to be used for routine communications The FT 897 includes the capability for transmission and reception on 5167 5 kHz under such emergency cond
45. ER switch on the FT 897 before turning off the MAIN switch on the FP 30 LCD Contrast If you experience difficulty in reading the main display try adjusting the LCD s contrast using the Menu mode 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 042 DISP CONTRAST 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the contrast As you make the adjustment you will be able to see the ef fects of you changes 4 When you have completed the adjustment press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode OPERATING BAND SELECTION This transceiver covers an incredibly wide frequency range over which a number of different operating modes are used Therefore this transceiver s frequency coverage has been divided into different operating bands each of with has its own pre set frequency steps and operating modes You can change the channel steps and operating mode once you get started of course per the next section To change the frequency band press either the BAND DWN or BAND UP key to move to the next lower or higher operating band respectively e D BAND Di q Q A D SE ee Je 5 IF CLAR they may be set to different bands See the Stacked VFO System discussion on page 22 for details Menu Quick Start Many aspects of this transceiver s configuration may be customized using
46. FO A to the CW sub band and VFO B to the SSB sub band if you like The operating mode will be preserved along with the frequency informa tion on each VFO da 4 When changing bands on either the A or B VFO the two VFOs do not change bands to gether This facilitates split band operation such as on FM satellites CHANGING THE DIAL SPEED By default the FT 897 begins operation in the fine tun ing mode for the main tuning dial However a faster tuning rate may be selected for quick navigation up and down the band DO D AND q YW 4 S A p Zeche e IRF CLAR Ka O POWER To engage the Fast Tuning mode just press the POWER switch momentarily while the transceiver is on You will observe a small p icon in the bottom right hand corner of the LCD and as you rotate the main tuning dial you will notice that the tuning rate has increased significantly Press the POWER switch momentarily once more to return to the Slow Tuning mode the small p will disappear Page 22 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL RECEIVER ACCESSORIES LOCKING FRONT PANEL CONTROLS The front panel LOCK button allows you to disable the DIAL and or the front panel controls LOCK In the transceiver s default configuration pressing the LOCK button disables just the DIAL while the other keys and switches are unaffected To lock out the remainder of the controls and the MEM
47. IAL This is the main tuning dial for the transceiver It is used both for frequency tuning as well as Menu setting in the transceiver 9 AF Knob The inner VOL knob adjusts the receiver audio vol ume level presented to the internal or external speaker Clockwise rotation increases the volume level SQL RF Knob In the USA version this outer SQL RF knob adjusts the gain of the receiver s RF and IF stages Using Menu Mode No O80 SQGL RF GAIN this control may be changed to function as a Squelch control which may be used to silence background noise when no signal is present In the other versions its default setting is set to Squelch 4 CLAR IF SHIFT Key Pressing this key activates the Receiver Clarifier fea ture When this feature is activated the CLAR knob is used to set a tuning offset of up to 9 99 kHz The transmitter s frequency is not affected by the setting of the Clarifier Press and hold this key for one second to activate the IF Shift feature which allows you to use the MEM VFO CH knob to adjust the center frequency of the IF filter s passband response Page 12 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL FRonT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES a 2 CLAR Knob This knob tunes the clarifier offset frequency up to 9 99 kHz when the Receiver Clarifier feature is activated by pressing the CLAR IF SHIFT key GG BAND DWN BAND UP Key Pressing either of these keys momentarily will cause the frequenc
48. ION The Spectrum Scope Monitor allows viewing of operating activity on above and below your current frequency channel in the VFO mode or viewing of memory channel activity on the current memory group when in the Memory mode When the Spectrum Scope Monitor is activated the display indicates the relative signal strength on channels immedi ately adjacent to the current operating frequency ID wesgesteerestegs Ee WEE en KI E UI e m Belle BR Be 8 BAR 21 38 08 USE i Ok Using the Spectrum Scope 1 Set the transceiver to the VFO mode in the desired band or within the desired memory group 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row h SCOP WID STEP appears on the display 3 Press the A SCOP key momentarily to engage the Spectrum Scope When the Spectrum Scope is in operation the relative signal strength of stations on channels immediately ad jacent to the current frequency will be indicated on the display 4 While the Spectrum Scope is activated in the VFO mode press the B WID key to change the visible bandwidth Available selections are 10 default 15 and 63 chan nels Press the C STEP key to change the channel step resolution Available selections are shown bellow Mode Channel Steps kHz X SSB DIG 1 0 2 5 5 0 AM 25 15 0 9 0 10 0 12 5 25 0 FM PKT 5 0 6 25 10 0 12 5 15 0 20 0
49. Item Function Available Values Default 040 DIG VOX Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry s inputlevelforthe DIG mode 0 100 Tu 041 DISP COLOR Selects the illumination color for each operating status o o e o 0 Dim 3 Bright 049 DSP NR LEVEL Setting of the degree of DSP Noise Reduction 1716 B8B 5167 5 kHz 051 mode 50 kHz 053 HOME gt VFO__ _Enables disables the moving of HOME channel data to the VFO ON OFF ON 54 55 Enables disables the memory grouping feature 056 Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the memory channels SEENEN e CW SIDETONE CW SPEED MHz MEM GRP MIC GAIN MHz MEM GRP SONA LOIS NB LEVEL RF POWER STEP 058 MIC SCAN Enables disables scanning access via the microphone s UP ON OFF DWN keys 059 MIC SEL The choice of the equipment which connects to the MIC jack NOR RMT CAT ON MTR ARX SEL SEH meter display configuration while the transceiver is SIG CTR VLT N A FS OFF SIG Selects the meter display configuration while the transceiver is PWR ALC MOD SWR PWR HOT MAUS E SEL transmitting VLT N A OFF 62 MTR PEAK HOLD Enabling disabling of the peak hold function of the meter ON OFF 63 NB LEVEL Setting of the blanking level for the IF Noise Blanker 0 100 064 OP FILTER 1 Not available at this time le 065 E the A key in the Operating Function Row 17 e All Multi Function all Menu Programming the B key in the Operating Fu
50. M key as follows e One touch of the VIM key returns you to the original memory frequency e A second touch of the V M key will cause you to exit the Memory mode and return to the VFO mode the memory channel number will be replaced by VFOa or VFOb When operating on a Split frequency memory a special indication will appear on the LCD Memory CHANNEL NUMBER Memory Group OFF M 001 M 020 Memory Group ON Ma 01 Ma 20 M 021 M 040 Mb 01 Mb 20 M 041 M 060 Mc 01 Mc 20 M 061 M 080 Md 01 Md 20 M 081 M 100 Me 01 Me 20 M 101 M 120 Mf 01 Mf 20 Masking Hiding a Memory Frequency data stored on a memory channel can be deleted if desired from any memory channel except channel 1 The deletion process is not a hard erasure so if you erase a channel by mistake using this procedure the memory chan nel contents can be recovered l Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display Press the A MW key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the memory channel to be deleted Press the B MCLR key momentarily The frequency display field on the LCD will go blank and the memory channel number will blink Wait about five seconds when the memory channel num ber stops blinking the data will now be maske
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52. NG ANTENNA System ATAS 100 120 OPERATION ATAS 100 120 Operating Tips The information below will help you derive the best perfor mance possible from the ATAS 100 120 Active Tuning An tenna System Grounding It is critically important that you establish a good mechani cal and RF ground connection for your ATAS 100 120 as with all vertical antennas Mobile mounts which are bolted through the vehicle s roof or otherwise mechanically af fixed will usually be satisfactory However magnetic mounts do not provide the RF grounding necessary for good perfor mance and are not recommended for use with this antenna Tuning Procedure The feedpoint impedance of the ATAS 100 120 resistance and reactance will necessarily vary over a wide range when you change bands Occasionally the transceiver s micro processor will not initially be able to determine the proper direction for the ATAS 100 120 to travel inward or out ward for best SWR To resolve this situation the transceiver will then command the ATAS 100 120 to retract fully to its minimum height and thence restart the tuning process In this instance the TUNE icon will remain on the display after you press the A TUNE key If this happens do not press the A TUNE key repeatedly The transceiver will remain in the receive mode as it retracts this may take up to one minute There after the transmitter will be engaged and the ATAS 100 120 will be aut
53. O CH knob The data will now have been copied to the current VFO although the original HOME contents will remain intact on the previously stored HOME channel FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 57 Menu OPERATION MENU MODE Nos 054 LOCK MODE Function Selects the operation of the front panel s LOCK key Available Values DIAL FREQ PANEL ALL Default DIAL DIAL Locks the DIAL knob only FREQ Locks the front panel keys and knobs related to frequency control such as BAND UP and BAND DWN key A A B key etc PANEL Locks all front panel keys and knobs except POWER and LOCK keys ALL Locks all front panel keys and knobs except POWER and LOCK keys and microphone keys MENU MODE Noe DD MEM GROUP Function Enables disables the memory grouping feature Available Values OFF ON Default OFF When this Menu Item is set to ON the 200 standard memory channels are partitioned into ten Memory Groups each holding up to 20 memory channels M 061 M 080 Md 01 Md 20 M 141 M 160 Mh 01 Mh 20 M 121 M 140 Mg 01 Mg 20 M 161 M 180 MO Mi 20 M 181 M 200 Mj 01 Mj 20 M P1L M P5U Mk 1L Mk 5U MENU MODE Noe 056 MEM TAG Function Stores Alpha Numeric Tags for the memory channels Up to eight characters may be stored The storage proce dure is as follows 1 Recall the memory channel onto which you wish to ap pended a label 2 Press and hold in the F ke
54. ON key to activate CTCSS or DCS operation on FM oi qe When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No 079 SPLIT TONE this key function changes to ENC for TAPAS activation of the CTCSS Encoder or DCS Encoder Press the A ENC key to activate the encoder Press and hold in the A TON ENC key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 083 TONE FREQ for selecting the CTCSS tone frequency B Key DEC Normally this key does nothing When the Split Tone feature is activated via Menu Mode No 079 SPLIT TONE this key function changes to DEC to engage the DCS or CTCSS Decoder Press the B DEC key to activate the decoder Press and hold in the B DEC key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 033 DCS CODE for selecting the DCS code C Key TOCH Press the C TDCH key to initiate CTCSS Tone or DCS Search Multi Function Row f MFf ARTS SRCH PMS A Key ARTS e Are El Press the A ARTS key to initiate the Auto Range Transponder mode a ok rt od Press and hold in the A ARTS key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 008 ARTS BEEP for selecting the ARTS ey Beep option B Key SRCH Press the B SRCH key to activate the Smart Search feature Press the B SRCH key to initiate Smart Search scanning C Key PMS Press the C PMS key to activate the Programmable Memory Scan feature Multi Function Row g MFg SCN PRI DW A Key SCN Pres
55. Our Warranty does not cover damage caused by improper supply voltage nor use of an improper fuse supply s electrolytic capacitors to discharge electrical shock hazard Peel off the label on the side of the FP 30 Move the AC range switch to the 115 position for operation from 100 120 VAC or to the 230 position for operation from 200 240 VAC J Always uses the 10 A Fuse in the fuse holder on the rear panel whether operate on 100 120 VAC or 200 240 VAC Do not use the improper fuse UU FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 5 INSTALLATION POWER CONNECTIONS Internal battery operation requires optional FNB 78 Ni MH battery pack The optional FNB 78 Ni MH Battery Pack provides 13 2 Volts of DC power for your FT 897 with a maximum ca pacity of 4500 mAh you may install the two FNB 78 into the FT 897 in this time maximum capacity is 9 Ah A fully charged set of FNB 78 Ni MH Battery Pack should provide approximately 4 hours of reception under typical conditions Installation 1 Turn the transceiver s power off and disconnect all cables from the transceiver 2 Remove the six screws three screws on bottom side and rear side then lift off the bottom cover Figure 1 and 2 3 Insert the FNB 78 into the battery compartment A or B on the bottom of the radio so that the battery s mount ing tab is aligned with the mounting hole on the radio s chassis Figure 3 4 Connect the 3
56. R The rear panel amp W LINEAR jack is an 8 pin miniature DIN type with the TX GND pin providing a closure to ground on transmit for T R control of your linear amplifier The ACC jack is a miniature stereo type with external ALC input capability on the tip connection The main shaft is the ground return The ring connection of the ACC jack when closed to ground places the FT 897 into the transmit mode and sends a steady CW carrier for amplifier or antenna tuner adjustment purposes Typical amplifier interface circuits are shown below Note that some amplifiers particularly VHF or UHF brick amplifiers offer two methods of T R switching application of 13V or a closure to ground CT 58 BAND DATA Cable Be sure to configure your amplifier so that it switches via a closure to ground as provided by your FT 897 s CAT LIN EAR jack TX GND pin Alternatively many of these amplifiers use RF Sensing to control their relays if yours is in this category you may then use the T R control line from the TX GND pin of the CAT LINEAR jack for control of your HF linear amplifier and RF sensing for your VHF or UHF amplifier The TX GND T R control line is a transistor open col lector circuit capable of handling positive amplifier relay coil voltages of up to 50V DC and current of up to 400 mA If you plan on using multiple linear amplifiers for dif ferent bands you must provid
57. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first character as shown below in the name you with to store then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob clockwise to move to the next character 6 Again rotate the DIAL knob to select the next number letter or symbol then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob clockwise to move to the next character s slot 7 Repeat step 6 as many times as necessary to complete the name tag for the memory then press and hold in the F key for one second to save the A N Alpha Numeric name entry and exit to normal operation 8 During Memory operation press the F key momen tarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display Press the C TAG key momentarily to activate the alpha numeric Tag Repeatedly pressing this key will toggle operation between Frequency display and Tag display M27 EN L YAESU Ka a need ae md ml arin iene l WW ok iF Te Frequency Display Tag Display You can recall Menu Mode No 056 MEM TAG instantly by pressing and holding in the C LTAG key for one second BEES AB C D E F G H I J K L M N O P ARISTU Viw Yjg En Skbedetghi ik min alr sitiuylwlx y z P EES QE GIESEI RICO TPIEA IC B g rei i n g PAA o mB cj Ase alal ieltialejue lael 1 Slelelgl cb Page 44 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL SPECTRUM ScoPE Monitor SMART SEARCH SPECTRUM Scope MONITOR OPERAT
58. SB e Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row i MTR PWR DISP appears on the display then press the A MTR key to select the Deviation meter function MOD will appear above the B key Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 051 FM MIC GAIN Rotate the DIAL to increase or decrease the setting of the FM Mic Gain depending on the level correction re quired then press and hold in the F key to save the new setting Close the PTT switch and while speaking into the mi crophone observe the meter indication the proper set ting of the FM Mic Gain will produce eight bars of indication on voice peaks slightly less on lower levels of speech input When done press and hold in the F key to save the new setting for the FM mode microphone gain The VOX feature is operational during FM transmission From Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX press the C VOX key to activate deactivate VOX Repeater Operation 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX appears on the display Press the A RPT key to activate repeater operation One press of the A RPT key will have set the trans ceiver for Minus Shift operation In this situation you ce 99 will ob
59. SP Bandpass Filter e When done press and hold the F key for one sec ond to save the new setting s and return to normal operation 4 Press the C DBF key once more to disable the DSP Bandpass Filter HPF LPF 100 Hz 1000 Hz 1000 Hz 6000 Hz FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 25 RECEIVER ACCESSORIES DSP CW PEAKING FILTER In the CW mode pressing the C DBF key in Multi Func tion Row p DNR DNF DBF activates a narrow band width peaking filter which may be ideal for use under very crowded conditions The DSP CW Peaking Filter also is especially helpful under VHF UHF weak signal situations The center frequency of the DSP CW Peaking Filter is auto matically aligned to be centered on the response you have selected via the Menu Mode in item No 027 CW PITCH See page 55 for details To change the bandwidth of the DSP CW Peaking Filter 1 Press and hold in the C DBF key for one second on the CW mode This instantly activates Menu Mode No 045 DSP BPF WIDTH which allows selection of the bandwidth of the DSP CW Peaking Filter 2 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired bandwidth The available values are 60 Hz 120 Hz and 240 Hz default value 240 Hz 3 When you have made your selection press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and return to normal operation LM ae 60 Hz 240 Hz DSP Noise Repuction NR The Noise Reduction feature of the DSP system may b
60. SSB CW AM FM 10 7 MHz WFM 2nd 455 kHz SSB CW AM FM 100 kHz 1 8 MHz 32 uv OF 1 8 MHz 28 MHz 0 2 uV 2 uV 28 MHz 30 MHz 0 2 uV 2 uV 0 5 uV 50 MHz 54 MHz 0 125 uV l uV 0 2 uV 144 430 MHz 0 125 uV 0 2 uV SSB CW AM 10 dB S N FM 12 dB SINAD SSB CW AM FM 100 kHz 1 8 MHz 1 8 MHz 28 MHz 2 5 uV 28 MHz 30 MHz 2 5 uV 0 32 uV 50 MHz 54 MHz 1 uV 0 16 pV 144 430 MHz 0 5 pV 0 16 pV HF 50 MHz 70 dB 144 430 MHz 60 dB 60 dB SSB CW 2 2 kHz 4 5 kHz AM 6 kHz 20 kHz FM 15 kHz 30 kHz FM N 9 kHz 25 kHz SSB optional YF 122S installed 2 3 kHz 4 7 kHz 66 dB CW option YF 122C installed 500 Hz 2 0 kHz 2 5 W 4 Ohms 10 THD or less 4 16 Ohms Specifications are subject to change without notice and are guaranteed within the amateur bands only Page 2 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL ACCESSORIES amp OPTIONS EES eS ee SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES Hand Microphone MH 3 14s DC Power Cord Operating Manual Warranty Card AVAILABLE OPTIONS FP 30 External AC Power Supply FP 1030A External AC Power Supply 25A FP 1023A Compact Power Supply 23A U S A only FNB 78 Ni MH Battery Pack 13 2 V 4500 mAh PA 26B C U Ni MH Battery Charger CD 24 Ni MH Battery Charger Adapter YF 122S Collins SSB Filter 2 3 kHz 4 7 kHz 6 dB 66 dB YF 122C Collins CW Filter 500 Hz 2 kHz 6 dB 60 dB TCXO 9 TCXO Unit 0 5 ppm FC 30 External Automatic Antenna Tuner ATAS 120 Active Tuning Ante
61. W sidetone volume level Available Values 0 100 Default 50 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 55 Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 030 CW SPEED Function Sets the sending speed for the built in Electronic keyer Available Values 4wpm 60 wpm 1lwpm step 20cpm 300 cpm S5cpm step Default 12 wpm 60 cpm You can set the sending speed according to either of two units of speed wpm words per minute cpm characters per minute To switch units between wpm and cpm just press the MEM VFO CH knob MENU MODE Noe 2 CW TRAINING Function Sends random Morse Code five character groups via the sidetone Available Values N A AN Default N N Numeric characters only A Alphabet characters only AN Numeric and Alphabet characters Mixed MENU MODE No e032 CW WEIGHT Function Sets the Dot Dash ratio for the built in electronic keyer Available Values 1 2 5 1 4 5 Default 1 3 0 MENU MODE No 033 DCS CODE Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 Standard DCS codes Default 023 You can set the DSC codes for Encode and Decode sepa rately To switch between ENCODE and DECODE just press the MEM VFO CH knob MENU MODE Noe 034 DCS INV Function Selects Normal or Inverted DCS coding Available Values Tn Rn Tn Riv Tiv Rn Tiv Riv Default Tn Rn 66 99 n normal Coe 99 iv inverted MENU MODE No 035 DIAL STEP Fu
62. a visual tinning indicator for CW re ception which glows green in synchronization with a signal tuned to the center of the IF passband during CW reception BATT A BATT B Indicator These LEDs indicate the battery status for the optional FNB 78 Ni MH battery pack while internal battery op eration The LED glows green when the battery pack is waiting switch to off by the A B switch on the top panel and turns orange when the is the battery pack en the radio operate the corresponded battery pack by the A B switch on the top panel When the battery voltage is approaching the value which indicates depletion is near the LED blinks orange indi cating it is time to replace the batteries LCD Details CTCSS DCS Status T CTCSS ENC Active Split Tone ONT TEH CTCSS ENC Active Split Tone OFF Th CTCSS ENC DCS DEC Active Split Tone ONT TT CTCSS ENC DEC Tone Squelch Active Split Tone ONT D DCS ENC Active Split Tone ONT DEN DCS ENC Active Split Tone OFF bh DCS ENC DEC Active Split Tone ONT D DCS ENC CTCSS DEC Active Split Tone ONT TSE CTCSS ENC DEC Tone Squelch Active Split Tone OFF brs DCS ENC DEC Active Split Tone OFF SFL Odd Split Minus Shift Plus Shift Meter Status my S meter Piik PO meter WD Modulation Meter CIR SWR Meter mi ALC Meter Multi Function Key Status Operating Mode APO Active DCS Active fi IPO Active fi ATT Active H VOX Active
63. adjusted to reduce the charging voltage to 14 Volts or lower TT Route the DC cable as far away from the ignition cables as possible J Ifthe DC cable is not long enough use 12 AWG mini mum stranded insulated wire to extend it Be certain to solder the connections at the splice securely and pro vide ample insulation for the soldered splice heat shrink tubing plus black electrical tape work well TT Check the battery terminal connections frequently to be sure they are tight and not corroded TT When operating with the vehicle turned off or operating from a stand alone car battery in a camp site etc be mindful of the minimum operating voltage 11 73 Volts for the FT 897 If the battery is not charged sufficiently to maintain at least 11 Volts at the radio erratic opera tion or shut down may occur Caution Permanent damage can result if improper supply volt age or reverse polarity voltage is applied to the FT 897 The Limited Warranty on this transceiver does not cover damage caused by application of AC voltage re versed polarity DC or DC voltage outside the specified range of 13 8V 15 Never attempt to connect the FT 897 to a 24 Volt battery system When replacing fuses be certain to use a fuse of the proper rating The FT 897 requires a 25A fast blow fuse Page 4 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION Power CONNECTIONS AC power source operation requires optional FP 30 AC power
64. after one second STOP The scanner will stop when a signal is received and will not restart MENU MODE No 078 SCAN RESUME Function Sets the delay time for scanning resumption Available Values 10 sec Default 5 MENU MODE No 079 SPLIT TONE Function Enables disables split CTCSS DCS cording Available Values OFF ON Default OFF FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 59 Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 080 SQL RF GAIN Function Selects the configuration of the front panel s SQL RF knob Available Values RF GAIN SQL Default Depends on transceiver version MENU MODE No 081 SSB MIC GAIN Function Adjusts the microphone gain level for the SSB mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 082 SSB STEP Function Selects the tuning steps for the MEM VFO CH knob on the SSB mode Available Values 1kHz 2 5kHz 5kHz Default 2 5kHz MENU MODE No 083 TONE FREQ Function Setting of the CTCSS Tone Frequency Available Values 50 Standard CTCSS tones Default 88 5 Hz MENU MODE No 084 TOT TIME Function Select the Automatic Power Off time Available Values OFF 1 20 min Default OFF MENU MODE Noe085 TUNER ATAS Function Selects the device FC 30 or ATAS 100 120 to be controlled via the front panel s A TUNE key Available Values OFF ATAS HF ATAS HF amp 50 ATAS ALL TUNER Default OFF OFF The A TUNE key is disabled ATAS HF The A TUNE key will activate th
65. ange frequency V by at least 10 kHz before attempting automatic matching again Within a window of 10 kHz from a match point the transceiver s microprocessor will ig nore any command to attempt automatic matching 2 Antenna tuning is accomplished using a CW car rier although the mode indication will not change to CW if you are operating on another mode during antenna tuning 3 If you see a HI SWR on the LCD it may mean that there is a problem in your coaxial cable bad connec tion etc which ts preventing successful tuning Re place the cable or try adding a few feet meters of cable to eliminate the possibility of adverse transformer ac tion in the 502 cable during the tuning process 4 If you are able to achieve an SWR of less than 2 1 via manual tuning the FT 897 will accept the manual setting and you may then re tune automatically when changing bands If however you stop manual tuning at a non optimum setting SWR gt 2 1 the FT 897 will not permit further automatic tuning To refresh the set ting of the ATAS 100 120 press the B DOWN key until the ATAS 100 120 fully retracts You may then restart automatic tuning per the procedures described earlier 5 The FT 897 may also be used with the model ATAS 100 antenna although the tuning speed of the ATAS 100 will be slower than with the ATAS 120 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 39 TRANSMITTER OPERATION AcTIVE TUNI
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67. at key will appear above each of the A B and C keys along the bottom of the LCD You may scroll the display through 17 rows of functions available for use via the A B and C keys The available features are shown in page 14 3 MIC Jack Connect the supplied MH 31a8sy Hand Microphone to this jack UP DOWN GND FAST PHONES Jack This 1 4 inch 3 contact jack accepts either monaural or stereo headphones with 2 or 3 contact plugs When a plug is inserted the loudspeaker is disabled The audio level varies according to the setting of the front panel s AF knob POWER Switch Press and hold in the POWER switch for one second to turn to the transceiver on or off While the transceiver is turned on pressing this switch momentarily will engage the Fast Tuning mode to al low more rapid frequency navigation a small running man icon will be observed in the bottom right hand corner of the LCD NSCEIVER ES i Jebi MUL up ES Les ssl b g CN Ss Q S F Key Press this key momentarily to enable the changing of the function of the Multi Function keys LA B and C by the MEM VFO CH knob Press and hold this key for one second to activate the Menu mode LOCK Key Pressing this key locks the front panel keys so as to pre vent accidental frequency change The LOCK key it self though will never be disabled MAIN D
68. ata into the Home channel loca tion As usual you will hear a double beep to confirm the successful storage of the frequency data 5 If you wish to store a Split frequency pair into the Home channel store the Receive frequency as in steps 1 4 above Now set the desired Transmit frequency Once more press the A MW key momentarily Press and hold in the microphone s PTT switch while hold ing the PTT switch again press and hold in the HOME key for one second This stores the transmit frequency data into the Home channel location HOME Channel Recall 1 Press the HOME key momentarily to recall the Home Channel on the band group where you currently are op erating HF 50 MHz 144 MHz or 430 MHz The HOME indication will appear on the display 2 Press the HOME key once more to return to the previ ously used frequency either a VFO frequency or a memory channel LABELING MEMORIES You may wish to append an alpha numeric Tag label to a memory or memories to aid in recollection of the channel s intended use such as a club name etc This is easily ac complished using the Menu mode 1 Recall the memory channel onto which you wish to ap pended a label 2 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 3 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No O56 MEM TAG 4 Press the MEM VFO CH knob to enable the program ming of the label 5
69. by whatever means the trans mitter will automatically be engaged When you have finished sending the receiver will return after a brief delay see next section 4 The CW hang time can be adjusted using the Menu Mode To adjust the CW hang time e Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to Menu Mode No 024 CW DELAY e Rotate the DIAL to select a longer or shorter delay time default 250 ms If the delay selection is set to FULL the transceiver will operate in the full break in mode allowing you to hear between the charac ters that are being sent e When you have set the desired delay press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 5 To practice your CW sending without transmitting press the B BK key to make the Parentheses disap pear Now pressing the key will cause the CW sidetone to be heard but your radio will not be transmitting a signal on the air 6 You can adjust the CW sidetone volume level via Menu Mode No 029 CW SIDE TONE To adjust the CW sidetone volume level e While still in Multi Function Row j SPOT BK KYR press and hold in the B BK key for one sec ond This is a hot key feature which will instantly recall Menu Mode No O29 CW SIDE TONE e Rotate the DIAL to select a new level on the arbi trary scale of 0 100 the default value
70. cable to this M type SO 239 connector HF 50 MHz Antenna Jack Connect your HF and or 50 MHz antenna s 50 Q co axial cable to this M type SO 239 connector Page 18 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Top amp Borrom PANEL CONNECTORS EE Top Panel Switch Bottom Panel Connector A B Switch METER Jack Selects the battery pack to be used when you have in This 3 5 mm 2 pin jack is used for connection to an ana stalled two optional FNB 78 Ni MH battery packs into log meter not produced by Vertex Standard the FT 897 Please refer to the MENU No 060 and No 061 SIGNAL GND FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 19 OPERATION Ae 7 Hi m R F Radio and I m here to guide you iS through the fine points of the setup and use of your new FT 897 I know you re anxious to get on kes air but I encourage you to read the Operation section of this manual as thoroughly as possible so you ll get the most out of this fantastic new rig Now let s get operating TURNING THE TRANSCEIVER ON AND OFF TT To turn the transceiver on press and hold in the POWER switch for one second J To turn the transceiver off again press and hold in the POWER switch for one second da 7 When you are operating the FT 897 with the D optional FP 30 External power supply always VY turn on the MAIN switch on the FP 30 before e on the POWER switch on the FT 897 When shut ting down please turn off the POW
71. d and will not be available for operation To restore the masked frequency data repeat the above steps However if you store new frequency information on a channel containing masked data the masked data will be over written and lost Memory Channel is used for Priority operation and frequency information may only be over written not masked on this channel FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 43 Memory OPERATION Memory OPERATION ON HOME CHANNEL MEMORIES Four Special one touch Home channels are available for special frequencies you use often Either simplex or split frequency mode data may be stored in the Home channel locations Special Home channels are available for HF any frequency between 1 8 and 29 7 MHz 50 MHz 144 MHz and 430 MHz These memories may prove particularly useful for monitor ing propagation beacons providing one touch recall of the beacon frequency for a quick check of band conditions HOME Channel Storage 1 Tune the desired frequency and set the operating mode If this is an FM channel set up any required CTCSS DCS and repeater shift configurations 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display 3 Press the A MW key momentarily to enter the Memory Check mode 4 Press and hold in the HOME key for one second This stores the frequency d
72. d pausing or halting on any signal encountered TT In the Memory mode the scanner will scan the pro grammed memories and can be instructed to skip cer tain memories during scanning J In the Programmable Memory Scan PMS mode the scanner will scan the band within user programmed fre quency limits Scanning Operation In order for the FT 897 to scan automatically the Squelch must be set so that the background noise is silenced be cause the command to Stop Scanning driven by the same circuit that causes the green Busy LED to light up when noise or a signal is received 1 Set the SQL knob to the point where background noise is silenced A typical setting for effective scanning op eration will be at 12 o clock or slightly clockwise from this position 2 Set the transceiver into the operating configuration in which you wish to scan VFO or Memory PMS will be described later 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row o SCN PRI DW appears on the display 4 Press the A SCN key momentarily to start upward scan toward higher frequencies or higher memory channel numbers 5 Rotate the DIAL knob or MEM VFO CH knob counter clockwise to toggle the scanning direction downward 6 The scanner will now cause the transceiver to increment in the chosen direction until a signal is detected When a signal is encountered which opens the Squelc
73. d press the A A B key to return to VFOa on 435 080 00 MHz Now rotate the DIAL knob to set the frequency to 435 075 00 MHz Press the A A B key again to select VFOb 145 970 MHz and rotate the DIAL knob to set the frequency to 145 972 50 MHz Press the A A B key to return to VFOa on 435 075 00 MHz Return to Multi Function b MW SKIP TAG and repeat the Split Memory storage process selecting memory chan nel M 002 this time when initially storing the 435 075 MHz receiving frequency Now repeat this entire process three more times filling memory channels M 003 M 004 and M 005 with the fre quencies shown in the chart above When it s time to operate press the V M key if necessary to recall the Memory mode and rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select channel M 001 This will be the first fre quency pair to be utilized during the UO 14 window of workability when it rises above your local horizon The Doppler effect will cause the nominal 435 070 MHz down link frequency to appear higher to you so utilize memory channel M O01 when the satellite first rises A few minutes later switch to M OO2 and at mid pass switch to M OO3 As the satellite recedes switch to M O04 and then M O05 toward the end of the pass The MEM VFO CH knob recall of these five channels makes Doppler tracking simple just choose the memory channel producing the best signal You have already programmed an uplink frequency corresponding to the
74. do VOX CW semi FULL 30 3000 msec a break in operation CW KEY REV Sets the keyer paddle s wiring configuration NORMAL REVERSE NORMAL 026 CW PADDLE 027 CW PITCH 028 CW QSK 029 CW SIDE TONE 030 CW SPEED TE CW keying by the microphone s UPJ DWN o EKEY MICKEY Setting of the pitch of the CW sidetone BFO offset and CW filter 400 800 Hz 700 Hz center frequencies Selects the time delay between when the PTT is keyed and the car 10 15 20 25 30 ms 140 ms rier is transmitted during QSK operation when using the internal keyer Setting of the CW sidetone volume level O 100 Sets the sending speed for the built in Electronic keyer ELEKEY 4 60 wpm 1wpm step 20 300 cpm 5cpm step 60 cpm CW TRAINING Sends random Morse Code five character groups via the sidetone N AAN IN CW WEIGHT DCS CODE DCS INV Selects Normal or Inverted DCS coding DIAL STEP 036 DIG DISP USER U mode operation 037 DIG GAIN Digital mode operation 038 DIG MODE 039 DIG SHIFT U mode operation Selects the mode and sideband in the DIG Digital mode Defines the carrier frequency offset during DIG USER L or USER 3000 3000 Hz Defines the displayed frequency offset E DIG USER Lor 00 43000 He Adjusts the audio input level from terminal equipment during DIG po t0 la RTTY L RTTY U PSK31 L RTTY L PSK31 U USER L USER U Page 52 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Menu OPERATION No Menu
75. e external band switching of the TX GND relay control line from the CAT LINEAR jack Important Note Do not exceed the maximum voltage or current ratings for the TX GND line at the amp W LINEAR jack This line is not compatible with negative DC voltages nor AC voltages of any magnitude Most amplifier control relay systems require only low DC voltage current switching capability typically 12V DC at 25 75 mA and the switching transistor in the FT 897 will easily accommodate such amplifiers VL 1000 di REMOTE MZ WO e IN KANN As Z D DKS BAND DATA 1 ISE2D EKK Bees Ne VE e See 2 LA SES SE BAND DATA 1 DC 48V IN CONTROL CT 58 ALC Cable Page 10 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION CW KeyY KEYER CONNECTIONS All commonly available keyer paddles should work perfectly with the built in Electronic Keyer The wiring configuration for the paddle is shown below For straight key operation only the tip and shaft connec tions are used KEY GND Note Even when using a straight key you must use a three conductor stereo plug If a two conductor plug is used the key line will be constantly shorted to ground When using an external electronic keyer be absolutely cer tain that it is configured for positive keying not nega tive or grid block keying The key up voltage of the FT 897 is 5V and the key down c
76. e op tional ATAS 100 120 on the HF amateur bands ATAS HF amp 50 The A TUNE key will activate the op tional ATAS 100 120 on the HF amateur bands and 50 MHz amateur band ATAS ALL The A TUNE key will activate the op tional ATAS 100 120 on the all amateur bands which enable to the FT 897 trans ceiver TUNER The A TUNE key will activate the op tional FC 30 MENU MODE NoeO86 TX IF FILTER Function Selects the Transmit IF filter Available Values CFIL FIL1 FIL2 Default CFIL MENU MODE Noe087 VOX DELAY Function Sets the hang time for the VOX circuitry Available Values 100 3000 ms Default 500 ms MENU MODE No 088 VOX GAIN Function Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry s input audio detector Available Values 100 Default 50 MENU MODE Noe089 XVTR A FREQ Function Allows an arbitrary frequency to be set on the display to allow direct frequency readout during transverter operation can also be used to account for frequency con version inaccuracies when a known reference frequency is known Available Values 00 000 00 99 999 99 kHz Default Current VFO frequency MENU MODE NoeO90 XVTR B FREQ Function Allows an arbitrary frequency to be set on the display to allow direct frequency readout during transverter operation can also be used to account for frequency con version inaccuracies when a known reference frequency is known Available Values 00 000 00 99 99
77. e required operating frequencies For UO 14 a typical setup table is shown below Channel 435 080 145 970 0 435 075 145 9725 435 070 145 975 0 435 065 145 9775 435 060 145 980 0 LOS AOS Acquisition of Signal Beginning of Pass LOS Loss of Signal End of Pass The above frequencies are nominal and the changing fre quencies reflects the Doppler Shift which occurs on such satellites which display rapid apparent motion relative to an earth based observer But if we can accommodate a set of several frequency pairs in our memory system frequen cies that reflect the frequency relationships encountered during a typical pass we will have a good chance of having our frequencies properly aligned when it is time for making a QSO So we need to store the above frequency matrix into memo ries Note that the receiving frequency and transmitting fre quency are on different bands Therefore we will use the Split Frequency Memory storage technique described on page 42 First press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Multi Function Row a A B A B SPL Press the A A B key if necessary to select VFOa Now press the BAND DWN or BAND UP key to select the 70 cm band Check the setting of Menu Mode No Q04 AM amp FM DIAL and set this to ENABLE to allow smaller frequency increments to be accommodated Set the VFOa operating frequency to 435 0800 00 MHz N
78. e used to enhance signal to noise ratio on weak signals 1 Press the DSP key momentarily This instantly acti vates Multi Function Row p DNR DNF DBF 2 Press the A DNR key to activate the DSP Noise Re duction feature Parentheses will appear on the both sides of the DNR indication and the DSP will ap pear at the center top on the display 3 Now press and hold in the A DNR key for one sec ond This instantly activates Menu Mode No 049 DSP NR LEVEL which allows adjustment of the DSP Noise Reduction level 4 Rotate the DIAL to find the point where best signal to noise ratio is obtained under the current noise condi tions 5 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 6 To turn off the DSP Noise Reduction feature press the A DNR key again Noise Reduction filter may be enhanced by ro tating the SOL RF RF Gain control in a counter clock wise direction so as to set the fixed S meter reading at the same level as the noise peaks This adjustment raises the AGC threshold of the receiver DSP Notch FILTER The DSP system s Notch Filter may be helpful in removing one or more offending carrier or heterodyne signals from the audio passband 1 Press the DSP key momentarily This instantly acti vates Multi Function Row p DNR DNF DBF 2 Press the B DNF key to activate the Notch Filter Pa renthes
79. ear panel Available Values CAT LINEAR TUNER Default CAT MENU MODE Noe CLAR DIAL SEL Function Defines the control knob to be used for setting of the clarifier offset frequency Available Values CLAR M V MAIN Clarifier Selector Main Dial Knobs Default CLAR MENU MODE No 022 CW AUTO MODE Function Selects whether the KEY jack shall be Enabled or Disabled while using the SSB FM modes Available Values ON OFF Default OFF OFF The KEY jack is enabled on the CW mode only ON The KEY jack is enabled on all modes SSB mode Al FM mode F2 Thus on SSB you can ask a station fora CW QSO without having to change your FT 897 s Mode selection if Menu 022 is set to On MENU MODE Noe023 CW BFO Function Sets the CW carrier oscillator injection side on the CW mode Available Values USB LSB AUTO Default USB USB Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the USB side LSB Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side AUTO Injects the CW carrier oscillator on the LSB side while operating on the 10 MHz band and below USB side while operate on the 10 MHz band and up MENU MODE No 024 CW DELAY Function Sets the receiver recovery time during pseudo VOX CW semi break in operation Available Values FULL 30 3000 msec Default 250 msec The recovery time may be adjusted in steps of 10 msec A longer delay may be preferable if you pause frequently while sending MENU MODE Noe
80. eege Installation Optional Accessories eessen Optional Filters YF 122S and VE II Optional High Stability Reference Oscillator TCXO 9 External Automatic Antenna Tuner FC 30 00008 INTRODUCTION The FT 897 is a rugged innovative multiband multi mode portable transceiver for the amateur radio MF HF VHF UHF bands Providing coverage of the 160 10 meter bands plus the 6 m 2 m and 70 cm bands the FT 897 in cludes operation on the SSB CW AM FM and Digital modes yielding the most comprehensive performance pack age available for field operation Designed for use from 1 an external DC power source 2 internal battery requires optional FNB 78 Ni MH bat tery pack or 3 AC power source requires optional FP 30 External AC Power Supply the FT 897 provides 100 watts of power output from a 13 8 Volt external power sup ply or AC operation When using the optional FNB 78 Ni MH Battery Pack the FT 897 automatically switches to 20 Watts 430 MHz 10W of output power The multi function Liquid Crystal Display includes at tractive backlighting which may be disabled for battery con servation The display includes bar graph indication of power output ALC voltage SWR and modulation level Also in clude are a number of operating status icons as well as the function displays for the three operating function keys A B and C Among the advanced features of the FT 897 are many incorporated onl
81. el into the Memory Channel MOO 2 Set the FT 897 for operation on another memory chan nel or on a VFO frequency 3 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row g SCN PRI DW appears on the display 4 Press the B PRI key momentarily to start the Prior ity monitoring the RI icon will appear at the upper of the frequency display During Priority monitoring the displayed frequency will shift to the Priority memory briefly about five seconds while the receiver check for the presence of a signal 5 When no signal appears on the Priority memory i e the squelch remains closed you can tune transmit and re ceive on the VFO or select and operate on other memo ries 6 Ifa station you wish to talk with appears on the Priority channel press the PTT switch momentarily while re ceiving their signal no transmission will occur to halt Priority scanning Otherwise when a signal appears on the Priority channel Priority monitoring will just pause on the channel Priority monitoring will resume 7 To cancel Priority monitoring press again the B PRI key FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 47 SCANNING OPERATION PROGRAMMABLE Memory SCAN PMS OPERATION To limit scanning and manual tuning within a particular frequency range you can use the Programmable Memory Scanning PMS feature which utilizes 10 special purpose memory pairs
82. ent of a catastrophic support or power pole structural failure Ground your an tennas support structure s adequately so as to dissipate energy absorbed during a lightning strike Install appropri ate lightning arrestors in the antenna coaxial cables and rotator cables if rotary antennas are used In the event of an approaching electrical storm disconnect all antenna lead in rotator cables and power cables com pletely from your station if the storm is not immediately in your area Do not allow disconnected cables to touch the case of your FT 897 transceiver or accessories as lightning can easily jump from the cable to the circuitry of your trans ceiver via the case causing irreparable damage If a light ning storm is in progress in your immediate area do not attempt to disconnect the cables as you could be killed in stantly if lightning should strike your antenna structure or a nearby power line If a vertical antenna is utilized be certain that humans and or pets and farm animals are kept away both from the radiat ing element to prevent electrical shock and RF exposure danger and the ground system in the event of an electrical storm The buried radials of a ground mounted vertical antenna can carry lethal voltages outward from the center of the antenna in the event of a direct lightning strike Page 8 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION RF FieLD EXPOSURE This transceiver is capable of power output in
83. epeat step 4 as many times as necessary to complete the Beacon Text If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters or more than 40 characters see page 50 for details MENU MODE Noe 2 BEACON TIME Function Selects the interval time between message and message Available Values OFF 1 sec 255 sec Default OFF MENU MODE Noe 2 BEEP TONE Function Selects the beep frequency Available Values 440 880 1760 Hz Default 880 Hz MENU MODE No 014 BEEP VOL Function Selects the beep volume level Available Values 0 100 Default 50 Press the B key to monitor the level during adjustment Page 54 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 015 CAR LSB R Function Sets the Rx Carrier Point for LSB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE Noe016 CAR LSB T Function Sets the Tx Carrier Point for LSB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE No e017 CAR USB R Function Sets the Rx Carrier Point for USB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE Noe018 CAR USB T Function Sets the Tx Carrier Point for USB Available Values 300 300 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE Noe019 CAT RATE Function Sets the transceiver s circuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used Available Values 4800bps 9600bps 38400bps Default 4800bps MENU MODE Noe CAT LIN TUN Function Selects the device which is connected to the CAPW LINEAR jack on the r
84. er frequency offset during DIG USER L or USER U mode operation Available Values 3000 3000 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE No 040O DIG VOX Function Sets the gain of the VOX circuitry s input level for the DIG mode Available Values 0 100 Default 0 Note When you wish to use DIG VOX press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob until you reach Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX then press the C VOX key The parentheses and M icon will dis appear signifying that the SSB AM FM voice VOX sys tem has been turned off Despite these indicators having disappeared the Digital Mode VOX system will still be active allowing audio input from a TNC or sound card to engage the transmitter MENU MODE No 041 DISP COLOR Function Selects the illumination color for each operating Status Available Values ARTS BAND FIX MEMGRP MODE MTR VFO Default FIX MENU MODE No 042 DISP CONTRAST Function Setting of the display contrast level Available Values 13 Default 5 Page 56 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 048 DISP INTENSITY Function Setting of the display brightness level Available Values 0 Dim 3 Bright Default 3 MENU MODE Noe DA DISP MODE Function Sets up the LCD Lamp mode Available Values OFF AUTO1 AUTO2 ON Default AUTO2 OFF Disables the LCD illumination AUTO1 Illuminates the LCD for three seconds when a
85. es will appear on the both sides of the DNF indication and the DSP will appear at the center top on the display You will notice that the audio level of the carrier signal is now being reduced Press the B DNF key once more to turn the Notch Filter off LA do 4 Do not activate this filter in the CW mode as JEE E incoming CW signals will be notched out of the Ne ES 5 ST audio passband Page 26 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL RECEIVER ACCESSORIES AM FM Tuninc DIAL OPERATION In the AM and FM modes the DIAL knob is locked out via the setting of Menu Mode No 004 AM amp FM DIAL so as to allow channelized tuning on these modes To adjust the operating frequency simply rotate the MEM VFO CH knob If you wish to enable the DIAL for tuning in the AM and FM modes change the setting of Menu Mode No 004 AM amp FM DIAL See page 54 for details the next logical step when you rotate the MEMIVFO CH knob one click in either direction This eliminates the inconvenience of having to preset the fre quency to an even channel Automatic Power OrF FEATURE The APO feature helps conserve battery life by automati cally turning the transceiver off after a user defined period of time within which there has been no dial or key activity The available selections for the time before power off are 1 6 hours as well as APO Off The default condition for the APO is OFF and here
86. fy Priority Active WU Dual Receive Active Battery Operation TUNE ATAS 100 120 or FC 30 Active Hur HI SWR more the 3 0 HF HI Temperature aye IF SHIFT Active tte Clarifier Active E Key Lock ON 7 4 Fast Tuning Step FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 13 FRONT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES The A B and C keys select many of the most impor tant operating features of the transceiver When you press the F key then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob the cur rent function of that key will appear above each of the A B and C keys along the bottom of the LCD You may scroll the display through 17 rows of functions available for use via the A B and C keys UFa USE t a Pih A A a dhu slk E i F DIAL MEM VFO CH iFa Up Mh A Zl Lr Page 14 Multi Function Row a MFa A B A B SPL A Key A B Press the A A B key to switch between VFO A and VFO B on the display B Key A B Press the B A B key to copy the contents of Main VFO to be copied into the Sub VFO so that the two VFO s contents will be identical C Key SPL Press the C SPL key to activate Split frequency operation between VFO A and VFO B A Key MW Press and hold in the A MW key for one second to transfer the contents of the VFO into a Memory register B Key SKIP Press the B SKIP key to designate the current Memory channel to be
87. ge will be transmitted after which the trans mission will halt Operationally these two keys function the same as a traditional CW message keyer 7 To disable the transmission from the Beacon just repeat the above procedure rotating the DIAL to select OFF in step 3 above Ap You may adjust the CW speed using Menu Mode No 030 CW SPEED You may also send the Beacon Text manually If this is done all three Beacon messages may be used as a traditional CW message keyer To do this 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 012 BEACON TIME 3 Rotate the DIAL to select OFF 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to exit to normal operation 5 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row o PLY1 PLY2 PLYS3 appears on the display 6 Press the A PLY1 key momentarily to send the DEA CON TEXT 1 message Alternatively pressing the B PLY2 or C PLY3 key will initiate the message at those respective break points Page 50 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS DisPLAY CUSTOMIZATION Display Lamp Mode The FT 897 illumination lamp has four options for activa tion of the illumination To set up the Lamp mode 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the
88. h it will do different things depending on the operating mode O In the FM AM modes the transceiver pauses on the signal and stays locked on its frequency for five sec onds Thereafter scanning will resume whether or not the other station s transmission has ended While the transceiver is in the Pause condition the deci mal points in the frequency display area will blink See Scan Resume Choices on next chapter for de tails of how to customize the resumption of scanning O In the SSB CW modes the scanner will slow down but wonn t stop 7 Press the PTT switch on the microphone to cancel scanning respectively if Menu Mode No 058 MIC SCAN is set to ON 39 Scan Resume Choices Scanning operation requires that you have the FT 897 s au dio squelched The transceiver then assumes that the open ing of the squelch corresponds to the discovery of a signal you may wish to listen to Once the scan has been halted one of three things may hap pen TIME default action In this mode the transceiver pauses on the signal and stays locked on its frequency for five seconds Thereafter scanning will resume whether or not the other station s transmission has ended The pause time is adjustable from 1 to 10 sec onds via Menu Mode No 078 SCAN RESUME BUSY In this mode the scanner will halt until the other station s transmission ceases at which point the squelch will close One second after
89. he MEM VFO CH knob to adjust the operating frequency in the SSB CW DIG modes The MEM VFO CH knob provides faster tuning ideal for making quick changes in frequency when you want to move across the band in a hurry You can then use the DIAL knob to make fine frequency adjustments DIAL MEM VFO CH The synthesizer steps for the MEM VFO CH knob may be adjusted independently by mode Use Menu Mode No 006 AM STEP for AM No 052 FM STEP for FM and No 082 SSB STEP for SSB CW Digital See pages 54 57 and 59 for details If you press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob you can now change the operating frequency in 1 MHz steps allowing very quick frequency excursions This can be particularly helpful on the VHF and UHF bands In step 2 above it was mentioned that tuning in the AM FM PKT modes is accomplished using the MEM VFO CH knob By default the DIAL is disabled in these modes if you wish to enable the DIAL in these modes use Menu Mode No 004 AMS amp FM DIAL see page 54 aA a page 56 for details STtackeD VFO SYSTEM Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row a A B A B SPL appears on the display HF VHF UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER FT 897 F MEM VFO CH Now press the A A B key to toggle between the A and B VFOs There are two such VFOs provided on each Amateur band so you may set V
90. he radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the code being used To scan for the DCS code in use 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row e TON TDCH appears on the display 2 Press the A TON key to activate DCS the DCS icon will appear on the display 3 Press the C TDCH key to start scanning for the in coming DCS code 4 When the radio detects the cor rect DCS code it will halt on that code and audio will be allowed to pass 5 The DCS code detected will be stored as the current code so it may be used for memory storage purposes Da bb ah hb inn nll el rop TOCH and you may now exit to normal operation Split Tone Operation The FT 897 can be configured in a Split Tone configura tion via the Menu mode This allows you to encode a CTCSS Tone decode a DCS code encode only a DCS code etc 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 079 SPLIT TONE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON to enable the Split Tone feature 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation When the Split Tone feature is activated the Multi Function Row e selection changes to ENC DEC TDCH So you can set the desired encoder by pressing A ENC key
91. hen rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to save the first letter number and move to the next entry position 5 Repeat the previous step as many times as necessary to complete your callsign 6 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily to save your completed callsign and exit 7 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click counter clock wise to select the Menu Mode No 009 ARTS ID 8 Rotate the DIAL to set the CW ID function to ON 9 Press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 35 TRANSMITTER OPERATION DicitaL Mope Operation SSB Basep AFSK The FT 897 provides extensive capability for digital mode operation on the HF VHF and UHF bands The use of AFSK Audio Frequency Shifted Keying configurations allows a wide variety of different communication modes to be uti lized The Menu provides for specific digital mode selec tions which include custom BFO offsets to optimize the receive and transmit passbands for the mode selected Before beginning Digital operation you need to define which Digital mode will be utilized To do this use Menu 38 as follows in this example we will set up RTTY as the Digital mode 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 038 DIG MODE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select RTTY L or RTTY U see discus
92. ide adequate ventilation around the cabinet of the FT 897 The cooling system of the transceiver must be free to draw cool air in from the side of the transceiver and expel warm air from the rear of the transceiver Do not install the transceiver on top of another heat gener ating device such as a linear amplifier and do not place equipment books or papers on top of the transceiver Place the transceiver on a hard flat stable surface Avoid heating vents and window locations that could expose the transceiver to excessive direct sunlight especially in hot climates S Heat Water amp Moisture Dust Ventilation Note Save the packing materials in case you need to trans port the set on an airplane etc and or return the set for service FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 9 INSTALLATION LINEAR AMPLIFIER INTERFACING The FT 897 provides the switching and drive control lines required for easy interfacing to most all commonly avail able amplifiers sold today These include J The Antenna Jacks HF 50MHz and 144 430MHz J AT R control line open circuit on RX closure to ground on TX and J A negative going ALC jack control voltage range ON to 4V DC J When interfacing to the VL 1000 Solid State 1 KW Lin ear Amplifier the optional CT 58 Interface Cable pro vides for easy interconnection requires that the Menu Mode No 020 CAT LIN TUN setting changes to LIN EA
93. ions 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode corresponding to the key to be assigned a function No O65 PG A key No O66 PG B key No 067 PG C key 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the feature or function you wish to assigned to the key 4 When you have completed the set up press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 49 MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS BEACON FEATURE The FT 897 s unique Beacon feature allow you to set up the transceiver to send a repetitive message For example on a DX pedition the FT 897 beacon might be activated on a 50 MHz frequency to alert DXers as to possible band openings Beacon Text Storage l Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 011 BEACON TEXT 1 Press the MEM VFO CH knob to enable storage of the Beacon Text the first character location will be underlined Rotate the DIAL to select the first character number or letter in the Beacon Text you wish to store then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to move to the next character Repeat step 4 as many times as necessary to complete the Beacon Text If the Beacon Text is less than 40 characters long add the P mark after the last character to terminate the te
94. is 50 e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation You also can adjust the CW sidetone pitch using Menu Mode No 027 CW PITCH This adjustment also con trols the BFO offset actual pitch of your transmitted signal relative to your current receive frequency To ad just the CW sidetone pitch e Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode e Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to Menu Mode No 027 CW PITCH e Rotate the DIAL to select a new pitch tone BFO off set The available offset range is 400 800 Hz de fault value is 700 Hz e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The FT 897 also has a CW SPOT feature utilizing the sidetone Because the sidetone is a representation of the actual pitch of your transmitted signal it may be used for zeroing in on another station To activate the CW SPOT tone just press and hold in the HOME key for one second while in the CW mode 1 y Pressing the A SPOT key while in Multi ss Function Row j SPOT BK KYR will also activate the CW SPOT tone Page 30 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION CW TRANSMISSION Using the Built in Electronic Keyer The built in Electronic Keyer provides a convenient method of generating CW The Electronic Keyer includes weight and speed adjustme
95. is not installed on the FIL 2 slot this key function is disabled and its label is N A WFOa Up Mh A Multi Function Row o MFo PLY1 PLY2 PLY3 A Key PLY Press the A PLY1 key to send the CW message which is memorized in BEACON TEXT 1 B Key PLY2 Press the B PLY2 key to send the CW message which is memorized in Keyer BEACON TEXT 2 C Key PLY3 Press the C PLY3 key to send the CW message which is memorized in Keyer BEACON TEXT 3 UFa USE ih A Multi Function Row p MFp DNR DNF DBF A Key DNR Press the A DNR key to activate the DSP Noise Reduction system Press and hold in the A DNR key for one second recall Menu Mode No 049 DSP NR LEVEL for setting the degree of DSP Noise Reduction B Key DNF Press the B DNF key to activate the DSP s Auto Notch Filter C Key DBF Press the C DBF key to activate the DSP s receiver Bandpass Filter In the SSB AM FM and AFSK modes press and hold in the C DBF key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 047 DSP LPF CUTOFF for adjusting the high frequency cutoff of the DSP Bandpass Filter In the CW mode press and hold in the C DBF key for one second to recall Menu Item No 045 DSP BPF WIDTH for setting the CW bandwidth Multi Function Row q MFq MONI QSPL ATC A Key MONI Press the A MONI key to disable the Noise Squelch You may program the configuration of this key by
96. is the procedure for activating it 1 Press and hold the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 007 APO TIME 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired time period after which the radio will automatically shut down 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Once you have programmed a time interval the APO count down timer will start whenever some front panel action tun ing transmission etc 1s completed When the APO is activated the 4 icon will appear at the center top on the LCD If there is no action by you within the time interval programmed the microprocessor will shut down the radio automatically Just press and hold in the POWER switch for one second to turn the transceiver back on after an APO shutdown as usual FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 27 TRANSMITTER OPERATION SSB AM TRANSMISSION Basic Setup Operation 1 Press the MODE lt 4 or MODE P key so as to select either SSB LSB USB or the AM mode In the SSB mode if you are operating on the 7 MHz or lower bands select the LSB mode If you are operating on the 14 MHz or higher bands select the USB mode 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row i MTR PWR DISP appears on the display 3 Now press the A MTR or B key to select the
97. itions via the Menu system To activate this feature 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 050 EMERGENCY 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select ON 4 Press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode Emergency communication on this spot frequency is now possible 5 Press the V M key as necessary to enter the Memory mode then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the emergency channel M EMG which is found between channels M P5U and M 001 6 Note that the recetve mode CLARIFIER functions nor mally while using this frequency but variation of the transmit frequency is not possible Activation of Menu Mode No 050 EMERGENCY does not enable any other out of amateur band capability on the transceiver The full specifications of the FT 897 are not necessarily guar anteed on this frequency but power output and receiver sensitivity should be fully satisfactory for the purpose of emergency communication 7 Ifyou wish to disable operation capability on the Alaska Emergency Frequency repeat the procedure detailed above but set Menu Mode No 050 EMERGENCY to OFF in step 3 of the procedure In an emergency note that a half wave dipole cut for this frequency should be approximately 45 3 on each leg 90 6 total length Emergency operation on 5167 5 kHz is shared with the Alaska Fixed Service This
98. lect the PKT operating mode the PKT icon will ap pear on the display You are now set up for reception on Packet If you are oper ating on 1200 bps try now to connect to another station or node you may well find that the drive level needs no further adjustment If however you are having trouble connecting due to insufficient or excessive drive from the TNC to the FT 897 use Menu Mode No 071 PKT 1200 for 1200 bps Packet or No 072 PKT 9600 for 9600 bps Packet to set the drive Use your terminal software s test protocol to send out test tones and adjust the deviation by rotating the DIAL knob which will vary the data input level to the FT 897 s modulator Remember to press and hold in the F key for one second when adjustments are completed so as to save the new setting for Menu Mode No 071 PKT 1200 or No 072 PKT 9600 meter the optimum setting is usually 2 75 kHz 0 25 kHz For 1200 bps the optimum level is much less criti cal with the optimum deviation being between 2 5 kHz and 3 5 kHz FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 37 TRANSMITTER OPERATION WEATHERFAX MONITORING Monitoring of HF WeatherFax broadcasts is easily accom plished using the FT 897 Before proceeding be certain that the WeatherFax demodu lator is properly connected to Pins 5 and 2 of the rear panel DATA jack 1 Set the transceiver to the VFO mode and set the operat ing mode to DIG setting Menu Mode
99. man or animal tissues and may cause other undesirable medical effects ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY If this transceiver is used with or in the vicinity of a com puter or computer driven accessories you may need to ex periment with grounding and or Radio Frequency Interfer ence RFI suppression devices such as ferrite cores to minimize interference to your communications caused by energy from the computer Computer generated RFI is usu ally a result of inadequate shielding of the computer s cabi net or I O and peripheral connections While computer equip ment may comply with RF emission standards this does not ensure that sensitive Amateur Radio receivers like the FT 897 will not experience interference from the device Be certain to use only shielded cables for TNC to Trans ceiver connections You may need to install AC line filters on the power cord s of the suspected equipment and decoupling ferrite toroidal chokes may be required on inter connecting patch data cables As a last resort you can try installing additional shielding within the computer s case using appropriate conductive mesh or conductive shielding tape Especially check RF holes where plastic is used for cabinet front panels For further information consult amateur radio reference guides and publications relating to RFI suppression tech niques HEAT AND VENTILATION To ensure long life of the components be certain to prov
100. nction Setting of the DIAL knob s tuning speed Available Values FINE COARSE Default FINE You may choose between two speeds for the DIAL knob Selecting COARSE doubles the tuning rate compared to the default value FINE 10 Hz step SSB CW mode 100 Hz step AM FM COARSE 20 Hz step SSB CW mode 200 Hz step AM FM MENU MODE No 036 DIG DISP Function Defines the displayed frequency offset during DIG USER L or USER U mode operation Available Values 3000 3000 Hz Default 0 Hz MENU MODE Noe DIG GAIN Function Adjusts the audio input level from terminal equip ment such as a TNC or PSK 31 sound card during DIG Digital mode operation Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE Noe038 DIG MODE Function Selects the mode and sideband if applicable in the DIG Digital mode Available Values RTTY L RTTY U PSK3 1 L PSK31 U USER L USER U Default RTTY L RTTY L AFSK RTTY operation on the LSB mode RTTY U AFSK RTTY operation on the USB mode PSK31 L PSK 31 operation on the LSB mode PSK31 U PSK 31 operation on the USB mode USER L User programmed costume operation based on LSB mode USER U User programmed costume operation based on USB mode Inthe USER L and USER U modes you can VC define the display frequency offset and carrier oe O frequency offset by Menu Mode No 036 DIG DISP and No 039 DIG SHIFT MENU MODE Noe039 DIG SHIFT Function Defines the carri
101. nction Row 17 Selects the function which is engaged when you press the MEM 057 MEM VFO DIAL MODE OO PGB function Item MONI Q SPL TCALL Q SPL e e ATC and USER 067 PGC Programming the C key in the Operating Function Row 17 ATC function 068 PG ACC Not available at this time PG P1 Not available at this time PG P2 Not available at this time 7 _Not available at this time d O O Not available at this time Z o o deo o Notavailableatthistime e O operation operation 073 1200 bps SSB AM modes 076 Sets the magnitude of the repeater shift 081 Selects the device FC 30 or ATAS 100 120 to be controlled via OFF ATAS HF ATAS HF amp 50 the front panel s A TUNE key ATAS ALL TUNER Sets the hang time for the VOX circuitry XVTRA FREQ 090 XVTR B FREQ direct frequency readout during transverter operation 091 XVTR SEL Enables disables selects the antenna port to be used for OFF X VTR A X VTR B OFF Transverter operation X1 Depends Mon transceiver version Al f he displ lI GA Te DO Se VON Me Clsplay To EE kHz X2 Depends on operating band and transceiver version FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 53 Menu OPERATION MENU MODE No 001 EXT MENU Function Enables Disables the extended Menu Mode Available Values ON OFF Default OFF MENU MODE No eO00e2 144 MHz ARS Function Activates deactivates the Automatic Repeater Shift feature when operating
102. nd the TUNE will appear on the LCD 3 Press and hold in the A TUNE key to initiate automatic tuning The FT 897 transmitter will be activated a car rier signal will be sent out and the coils and capacitors in the FC 30 will be selected adjusted for optimum SWR When tuning is complete the transmission will cease and you will be ready for operation on this frequency SS e WV details on how this works To 144MHz 430MHz Antenna a To HF 50MHz Antenna Control Cable 144MHz 430MHz CTRL DATA EY eleng LINEAR HF 50MHz ANT we 20une d Y z OO KI CHG B Supplied Coaxial Cable J Antenna Tuner Memory System The FC 30 working in concert with the FT 897 can store impedance matching data in its micro computer memory so as to provide instant adjustment as you transmit in different areas of a particular band A total of 100 memories are pro vided 11 of these are general memories apportioned one per band while the remaining 89 are allocated for specific frequency data within the various bands with the capability to resolve new tuning data every 10 kHz A few guidelines should be noted regarding the FC 30 s memory system Tuning data is stored when you make an active effort to store it by pressing and holding in the A TUNE key for
103. nection to the VL 1000 Linear Amplifier RESET BAND D TX INH ZA S BAND C TX INH LA N BAND C MS Te M ien SI on MS ESA si LI TXD BAND A TX GND 13 8V TX GND 13 8V CAT TUNER LINEAR 4 DATA Jack This 6 pin mini DIN jack accepts AFSK input from a Terminal Node Controller TNC it also provides fixed level Receiver Audio Output Push To Talk PTT Squelch Status and ground lines DATA OUT 1200bps DATA OUT wu ES on 9600bps ey DATA IN DATA Le Es E J 2 KEY EXTSPKRIG HF 50MHz ANT 144 430MHz DATA 8 6 ACC Jack This 3 5 mm 3 pin jack accepts external ALC Automatic Level Control voltage from a linear amplifier on the tip connection and accepts a Transmit Request command on the ring connection The main shaft is the ground re turn The TX Request connection when shorted to ground puts the FT 897 into the transmit mode and sends out a steady CW carrier for linear amplifier or manual an tenna tuner adjustment EXT ALC GND TX REQ 6 KEY Jack This 3 5 mm 3 pin jack is used for connection to a CW keyer paddle or a straight key EXT SPKR Jack This 3 5 mm 2 pin jack provides variable audio output for an external speaker The audio output impedance at this jack is 4 Q 16 Q and the level varies according to the setting of the front panel s AF control SIGNAL GND 144 430 MHz Antenna Jack Connect your 144 and or 430 MHz antenna s 50 Q co axial
104. njection sideband is on the USB side DIG is an AFSK based Digital mode set up per Menu Mode No 038 DIG MODE and PKT represents either 1200 or 9600 bps FM packet lt Ae 4 You can set VFOa and VFOb to different modes D in the same band allowing you to have a Phone VFO and a CW VFO for example ADJUSTING THE Aupio VOLUME LEVEL Rotate the AF knob to set a comfortable listening level When operating in the DIG or PKT modes you may set the AF knob to any comfortable setting or even all the way off because the output from the DATA jack is a fixed level audio signal a I Start with the AF knob set fully counter clock Jeitz wise especially when using FM the back ADJUSTING THE RF GAIN AND SQUELCH The SQL RF Gain control is configured differently depend ing on the country to which the FT 897 has been exported In the U S version the default function of this control is RF Gain The configuration of the SQL RF Gain control is set via Menu Mode No O80 SQL RF GAIN see page 59 for details F e sll A S VA d BAND AS q V x gt SV fown Zug SS J 555 4 SQL RI CLAR AA SQL RF If your transceiver is configured for RF Gain use rotating this control fully clockwise in the SSB CW Digital modes will provide best sensitivity To reduce the receiver s RF Gain somewhat rotate this control counter clockwise slightly You will obse
105. nna System ATBK 100 VHF UHF Antenna Base Counterpoise Kit MMB 80 Mounting Braket VL 1000 Solid State Linear Amplifier MD 200asx Desktop Microphone MH 36e8y DTMF Microphone CT 62 CAT Interface Cable CT 39A Packet Cable CT 58 BAND DATA Cable FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 3 INSTALLATION POWER CONNECTIONS The FT 897 is designed use from 1 an external DC power source 2 internal battery requires optional FNB 78 Ni MH battery pack or 3 AC power source requires optional FP 30 Internal AC Power Supply External DC power source operation The DC power connector for the FT 897 must only be con nected to a DC source providing 13 8 Volts DC 15 and capable of at least 22 Amperes of current Always ob serve proper polarity when making DC connections The Red DC power lead connects to the Positive DC terminal and the Black DC power lead connects to the Negative DC terminal In mobile installations noise pickup may be minimized by connecting the DC cable directly to your vehicle s battery rather than to the ignition switch or accessory circuitry Direct connection to the battery also provides the best volt age stability Tips for Successful Mobile Installations J Before connecting the DC cable to the battery measure the voltage across the battery terminals with the engine running fast enough to show a charge If the voltage is above 15 Volts the vehicle s voltage regulator should be
106. nts l Connect your keyer paddle s cable to the KEY jack on the rear panel of the transceiver Press the MODE a or MODE P key as needed to select the desired CW mode CW CWR Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row j SPOT BK KYR appears on the display Press the C KYR key to activate the Electronic Keyer Parentheses will appear on both sides of the KYR indication Closing the contacts on your keyer paddle will now cause CW dots and or dashes to be generated The keyer speed may be adjusted using the Menu Mode To adjust the Keyer speed e While still in Multi Function Row j SPOT BK KYR press and hold in the C KYR key for one second This is a hot key feature which will in stantly recall Menu Mode No O30 CW SPEED e Press the MEM VFO CH knob if you wish to select display of cpm characters per minute instead of wpm words per minute The cpm selection is based on the international PARIS standard which stipulates five characters per word e Rotate the DIAL knob while sending to set the de sired sending speed e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation The Dot Dash weighting ratio may be adjusted via Menu Mode To adjust the Dot Dash weighting ratio e Press and hold in the F key for one second to
107. nute to 20 minutes 3 When you have made your selection press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation SPLIT FREQUENCY OPERATION This transceiver provides convenient split frequency opera tion using the VFO A and VFO B for DX working and other operating situations requiring unique split frequency pairs The example below will describe a typical split frequency DX situation on the 20 meter band with a DX station trans mitting on 14 025 MHz listening 10 kHz higher in the band 1 Set VFO A to 14 035 00 MHz CW DX station s listen ing frequency 2 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row a A B A B SPL appears on the display 3 Press the A A B key momentarily to select VFO B 4 Tune the VFO B frequency to 14 025 00 MHz DX station s transmitting frequency 5 Press the C SPL key momentarily The transceiver will now transmit using the VFO A frequency and will re ceive using the VFO B frequency Parentheses will appear on the both sides of the SPL indication and the SPL icon will appear at the upper left corner of the display 6 To listen to the pile up calling the DX station so as to align your frequency more closely to that of the station being worked by the DX press the A A B key to re verse the VFOs You will now be tuning in the vicinity of 14 035 MH
108. ny button is pressed or if you rotate the MEM VFO CH knob AUTO2 Illuminates the LCD continuously while the FT 897 is operating on an external power supply When using the FNB 78 internal battery in the AUTO2 mode the LCD will light up for three seconds when any button is pressed or if you rotate the MEM VFO CH knob identical to AUTO1 mode ON Illuminates the LCD continuously MENU MODE No 045 DSP BPF WIDTH Function Setting of the bandwidth for the DSP CW audio filter Available Values 60 120 240 Hz Default 240 MENU MODE No 046 DSP HPF CUTOFF Function Adjusts the low cut characteristics of the DSP HPF filter Available Values 100 160 220 280 340 400 460 520 580 640 700 760 820 880 940 1000 Hz Default 100 7 This Menu Item determines the low cut fre Y EZ quency of the DSP HPF filter in the SSB AM SCT and FM modes Generally acceptable voice fi delity will be obtained only if you do not set this parameter much above 400 Hz MENU MODE No 047 DSP LPF CUTOFF Function Adjusts the high cut characteristics of the DSP LPF filter Available Values 1000 1160 1320 1480 1650 1800 1970 2130 2290 2450 2610 2770 2940 3 100 3260 3420 3580 3740 3900 4060 4230 43 90 4550 47 10 4870 5030 5190 5390 5520 5680 5840 6000 Hz Default 6000 rejection will usually be obtained with a setting of between 2130 and 2770 Hz MENU MODE No 048 DSP MIC EQ Function Sets the DSP microphone equalization pattern
109. o its factory default value 2 Pa step 4 above if you press the C key momentarily you will exit to normal operation without saving the new setting 3 In step 2 above press the A key momentarily The hyphen in the Menu channel number will change to become a dot this shows that this Menu now is not in cluded in the recall the Menu Item loop No Menu Item Available Values Default EXT MENU Enables Disables the extended Menu Mode ON OFF 144MHz ARS 430MHz ARS Eege ower OO operating on the 144 MHz band operating on the 430 MHz band AM amp FM DIAL AM MIC GAIN 100 See 006 AM STEP APO TIME ARTS BEEP 009 ARTS ID ARTS IDW Stores your callsign into the CW identifier 4 LIEU _ EO E E ES BEACON TIME BEEP TONE BEEP VOL CAR LSB R CAR LSB T CAR USB R CAR USB T CAT RATE 020 CAT LIN TUN on the rear panel 021 CLAR DIAL SEL offset frequency 022 CW AUTO MODE 023 CW BFO Sets the transceiver s circuitry for the CAT baud rate to be used 4800bps 9600bps 38400bps 4800bps Selects the device which is connected to the CAT LINEAR jack CAT LINEAR TUNER CAT Defines the control knob to be used for setting of the clarifier CLAR M V MAIN CLAR Selects whether the KEY jack shall be Enabled or Disabled ON OFF while using the SSB FM modes Sets the CW carrier oscillator injection side on the CW mode USB LSB AUTO 024 CW DELAY Sets the receiver recovery time during pseu
110. o select metering of ALC ALC icon will appear at the upper of the B key 5 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to se lect Menu Mode No 037 DIG GAIN 6 Following the instructions for your TNC s software ac tivate the transmitter from the computer keyboard this should cause the AFSK output from the TNC to be sent to the radio While transmitting view the ALC meter a few dots of ALC indication should be observed If not rotate the DIAL knob to adjust the AFSK level within the FT 897 for seven to eight dots of indication on the ALC meter 7 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new AFSK level setting and return to normal operation You are now ready for full RTTY operation Ae Because RTTY is a continuous duty transmis OA sion mode try to keep your transmission short O when running on battery power so as to mini mize current drain Page 36 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION DicitaL Mope Operation SSB Basep AFSK PSK31 Operation Two dedicated PSK31 modes are available one each for USB side and LSB side injection For BPSK work the in jection does not matter but for QPSK the two working sta tions must use the same sideband Connect the FT 897 to your computer s sound card or in terface per thenillustration Setup for PSK31 operation is basically identical to that pre
111. ollowing two conditions 1 this device may not cause interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesirable operation of the device WARNING MODIFICATION OF THIS DEVICE TO RECEIVE CELLULAR RADIOTELEPHONE SERVICE SIGNALS IS PROHIBITED UNDER FCC RULES C AND FEDERAL LAW Copyright 2003 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rigts reserved Nd patim of this mnal may be reoroduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD Printed in Jagan
112. omatically adjusted for best SWR The TUNE icon will then disappear from the LCD and you will be ready for operation External Wattmeters If you wish to use an external wattmeter in conjunction with the transceiver and your ATAS 100 120 please check the wattmeter with an Ohmmeter prior to installation Be sure there is a direct connection between the In and Out jacks of the wattmeter zero resistance and also ensure that there is acompletely open circuit between the center pin and shield of the wattmeter s output jack Some wattmeters use a coil or other device which shorts the center pin to ground at DC and this type of internal wattmeter circuitry will not allow the tuning function of the ATAS 100 120 to operate Operation on 30 17 12 Meters Although the ATAS 100 120 is not specified for opera tion on the above bands and optimum operation is there fore not guaranteed the ATAS 100 120 generally can be tuned successfully on these bands some manual adjustment may be required Operation of the ATAS 100 120 on these bands will not damage the antenna s components please feel free to experiment on these bands if you like Page 40 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION FC 30 Automatic ANTENNA TUNER OPERATION The optional FC 30 Automatic Antenna Tuner provides au tomatic tuning of a coaxial line so as to present a nominal 50 Q impedance to the FT 897 s HF 50 MHz antenna port Bef
113. on MicRoprocessor RESET PROCEDURES CLONING Power on MICROPROCESSOR RESET PROCEDURES Some or all transceiver settings can be reset to their factory default states using one of the following power on routines J V M POWER on Resets all memories and follow ing menu settings to their factory default values Menu 06 AM STEP 33 DCS CODE 52 FM STEP 56 MEM TAG 76 RPT SHIFT 82 SSB STEP and 83 TONE FREQ J F POWER on Resets all menu settings except the following menu items to their factory default values Menu 06 AM STEP 33 DCS CODE 52 FM STEP 56 MEM TAG 76 RPT SHIFT 82 SSB STEP and 83 TONE FREQ J HOME POWER on CPU master reset for all memo ries and menu settings CLONING You can transfer all data stored m one transceiver to another set by utilizing the handy Cloning feature This requires a user constructed cloning cable which connects the CAT LINEAR jacks on the two transceivers as shown below f JSS A oom Me To clone from one transceiver to another use the following procedure 1 Insert the Clone Cable into the GA W LINEAR jack of each transceiver 2 Turn both transceivers off then press and hold in the MODE a and MODE P but tons on each radio while turning the power on again The CLONE MODE notation will appear on the display LUH MODE SEND
114. on the 144 MHz band Available Values ON OFF Default ON depending on transceiver version MENU MODE Noe 003 430 MHz ARS Function Activates deactivates the Automatic Repeater Shift feature when operating on the 430 MHz band Available Values ON OFF Default ON depending on transceiver version MENU MODE Noe DOC IAMSEM DIAL Function Enabling disabling of the DIAL knob on the AM and FM modes Available Values ENABLE DISABLE Default DISABLE MENU MODE No 005 AM MIC GAIN Function Adjusts the microphone gain level for the AM mode Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 006 AM STEP Function Selects the tuning steps for the MEM VFO CH knob on the AM mode Available Values 2 5 5 9 10 12 5 25kHz Default 5 kHz depending on transceiver version MENU MODE No 007 APO TIME Function Selects the Auto Power Off time time before power goes off Available Values OFF 1h 6h Default OFF MENU MODE No 008 ARTS BEEP Function Selects the ARTS beep mode Available Values OFF RANGE ALL Default RANGE OFF No alert beeps sound you must look at the dis play to determine current ARTS status RANGE A high tone beep will sound when the transceiver first detects that you are within range and a low beep will sound when the other station goes out of range ALL A high tone beep will sound every time a polling transmission 1s received from the other station and a low beep will sound once when
115. on will roll off some of the bass response resulting in improved talk power in many instances The 1 position is primarily used in countries like Japan where vowel sounds are of critical importance in conveying information in Western languages consonant sounds which are rich in high fre quency components are frequently more important VOX Operation The VOX system provides automatic transmit receive switching based on voice input to the microphone With the VOX system enabled you do not need to press the PTT switch in order to transmit 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX appears on the display 2 Press the C VOX key to activate the VOX circuitry Parentheses will appear on the both sides of the VOX indication and the HI icon will appear on the display 3 Without pressing the PTT switch speak into the micro phone in a normal voice level When you start speaking the transmitter should be activated automatically When you finish speaking the transceiver should return to the receive mode after a short delay 4 To cancel VOX and return to PTT operation again press the C VOX key The parentheses and DI icon will disappear signifying that the VOX system has been turned off 5 The VOX Gain may be adjusted so as to prevent acci dental transmitter activation in a noisy environment To adjust the
116. one second Although the tuner will automatically activate itself if it encounters more than 1 5 1 SWR this memory will not be stored unless you have pressed the A TUNE key for one second This allows you to store your favorite operating frequency areas into tuner memory without tying up memory space with matching data on seldom used frequencies If the FC 30 cannot resolve a satisfactory match because the SWR is above 3 1 2 1 on the 50 MHz band the tuning process will stop and no memory data will be stored How ever you may wish to move frequency a few kHz then press the A TUNE key again for one second as slight changes in the reactance may allow a match to be obtained Then go back to the original frequency and try again Another technique which may allow matching in some situ ations is to add a few feet or meters of coaxial cable on the antenna side of the FC 30 This will change the imped ance transformation taking place in the coaxial cable possi bly moving the impedance presented to the FC 30 into an acceptable range Note that this is not changing the actual antenna SWR but only the impedance seen by the FC 30 s matching circuits If your antenna system presents an SWR of less than 1 5 1 you may wish to turn off the antenna tuner as full transmit ter power will be delivered to the antenna system without intervention by the FC 30 If the impedance encountered by the FC 30 exceeds 3 1 and the HI
117. optimum down link frequency so you will not need to try to make difficult VFO adjustments during the brief satellite passes The FM passbands used on LEO satellites are sufficiently broad that more precise frequency adjustment is not needed To aid in channel identification remember that you can use Menu Mode No 056 MEM TAG to label each satellite memory for example UOQ 14a UQ 14e for the above five channels A complete set of frequencies may be stored for each LEO satellite you wish to utilize and once configured the FT 897 provides a flexible and easy to use earth station capa bility for these popular satellites FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 67 NOTES Page 68 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL 1 Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by VERTEX STANDARD could void the user s authorization to operate this device 2 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation 3 The scanning receiver in this equipment is incapable of tuning or readily being altered by the User to operate within the frequency bands allocated to the Domestic public Cellular Telecommunications Service in Part 22 This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada Operation is subject to the f
118. or changes according to the VFO Memory HOME QMB status 4 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily then rotate the DIAL to select the desired color bank to be utilized in conjunction with the selection made in step 3 5 Press the MEM VFO CH knob momentarily then rotate the DIAL to select the desired color to be utilized for this function in place of the default color 6 When you have completed your selection s press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 51 Menu OPERATION The Menu System allows you to customize a wide variety of transceiver performance aspects and operating characteristics Once you have gone through the various Menu customization procedures initially you will find that you will not have to resort to them frequently during everyday operation MENU OPERATION 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second The Menu Item number and a title for the Menu Mode will appear in the display 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select the Menu Item you wish to work on 3 When you have chosen the desired Menu Item number rotate the DIAL knob to change the value or condition for the Menu Item 4 When you have made your selection press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to the normal operation An 7 H Instep 3 above if you press the HOME key is momentarily it will reset the setting of that Menu Item t
119. ore operation can begin you must instruct the FT 897 s microprocessor that the FC 30 is being used This is done using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 001 EXT MENU then rotate the DIAL to change the setting to ON to enable the extended Menu Mode 3 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 020 CAT LIN TUN The default setting for this Menu is CAT Rotate the DIAL to change the setting to TUNER 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit then turn the transceiver off 5 Set up the FC 30 and FT 897 per the illustration then turn on the transceiver s power again Do not set up the FC 30 and FT 897 before changing the Menu Mode item No 020 CAT LIN TUNI 6 Press and hold in the F key for one second to activate the Menu mode 7 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 085 TUNER ATAS The default setting for this Menu is OFF Rotate the DIAL to change the setting to TUNER 8 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit Operation is similar to the procedure for the ATAS 100 120 1 Press the F key as needed to recall Multi Function Row k TUNE DOWN UP 2 Press the A TUNE key to turn the FC 30 on Paren theses will appear on both sides of the TUNE indica tion a
120. ow press the A A B key in Multi Function Row a to select VFOb and set VFOb to 145 970 00 MHz Again press the A A B key to return to VFOa Be sure that both VFOs are set to the FM mode as well Press the F key momentarily and rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to select Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG Press the A MW key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob while the memory channel number is blink ing select memory channel M 001 then press and hold in the A MW key until you hear the double beep We have just stored the first downlink earth station receiving fre quency into memory Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click counter clockwise to re select Multi Function Row a A B A B SPL Press the A A B key to select VFOb 145 970 MHz Again press the F key momentarily and rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to re select Multi Func tion Row b MW SKIP TAG Press the A MW key momentarily the M 001 indicator will flash press and hold in the microphone s PTT key and while holding it in press the A MWV key until you hear the double beep You have now stored the uplink earth station transmitting fre quency into the same memory register as we did previously for the downlink frequency It s now time to store the other frequencies in the matrix Return to Multi Function Row a A B A B SPL an
121. ower without changing the pitch of the incoming signal SER mean AT HF VHF UHF ALL MODE TRANSCEIVER FT 897 CLAR IF SHIFT CLAR 1 Press and hold in the CLAR IF SHIFT button for one second to activate the IF SHIFT feature An icon such as i amp slightly shifted to the upper side 4 more shifted to the upper side e slightly shifted to the lower side or e more shifted to the lower side icon will appear at the right of the frequency display to indicate the IF SHIFT s current position 2 Rotate the CLAR knob as needed to reduce or elimi nate the interference 3 To turn the IF SHIFT feature off again press and hold in the CLAR IF SHIFT button for one second The last setting of the IF SHIFT control will be retained until you change it again If you wish to make a more permanent shift in the receiver s IF passband use Menu Mode No 015 CAR LSB R for LSB mode or No O17 CAR USB R for USB mode This allows you to set up a higher or lower listening pitch if you prefer such as compared to the default passband response See page 55 AGC Automatic Gain CONTROL The receiver recovery time constant of the AGC system may be modified to match your operating needs G0 Si d B C F MEM VFO CH 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row P NB AGC AUTO appears on the display 2 Press the C key to
122. pin connector from the FNB 78 to the battery jack on the radio s chassis corresponding to the label A or B of the battery compartment to which the FNB 78 is installed Figure 3 5 Remove the plastic cap which is same label A or B of the battery compartment witch is the FNB 78 installed from the to bottom cover before turning the plastic cap so that the small project of the cap is aligned with the slot of the bottom cover Figure 2 6 Replace the bottom cover and its six screws Figure 2 Plastic Cap Connector A Connector B Charging Charging of the FNB 78 requires the use of the optional CD 24 Charge Adapter 1 Turn the radio off 2 Connect the cable plug from the DC Power supply into the INPUT jack on the CD 24 Charge Adapter then in sert the cable plug from the CD 24 into the CHG A or CHG B jack on the rear of the radio 3 The BATT A or BATT B indicator on the front panel of the FT 897 will glow red Charging while the bat tery is being charged When charging is completed the red LED indicator will turn to off Fully Charged A fully discharged pack will be charged completely in about four hours 4 Unplug the cable from the CHG terminal then discon nect the CD 24 from the DC Po
123. quipped station are within com munications range This can be especially valuable during search and rescue operations as a base station can quickly use ARTS to alert a field unit that it is out of range the field unit can then move to a better location to re establish communications ARTS is easy to use 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row P ARTS SRCH PMS appears on the display 2 Press the A ARTS key to activate ARTS operation 3 Your display will change to out range to indicate the beginning of ARTS operation Every 30 seconds your radio will transmit a polling call to the other station When that station responds with its return ARTS poll ing signal your display will change to in range to con firm reception of the response pal al S ance S55 SS aoe SE ARTS SECH PRS CARTS SREH dedel eie em eM 4 To cancel ARTS operation press the A ARTS key again the out range or in range indication will dis appear from the LCD ARTS ALERT BEEP OPTIONS The ARTS feature allows two kinds of alert beeps with the additional option of turning them off so as to alert you to the current status of ARTS operation Depending on your location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent beeps you may choose the Beep mode which best suits your needs The choices are RANGE The
124. regular basis so as to ensure maximum per formance and safety Mobile Station Grounding Although satisfactory grounding in most installations will be achieved via the DC cable s negative lead and the an tenna system s coaxial cable shield it is often recommended that you provide a direct ground connection to the vehicle chassis at the mounting location of the transceiver installa tion using the optional MMB 80 Mounting Bracket will ac complish this if the MMB 80 itself is mounted to the vehicle s chassis Due to unexpected resonance which may naturally occur in any location improper communication system performance may result from insufficient ground ing These symptoms may include RF feedback resulting in distortion on your transmitted signal TT Unintended frequency change J Blinking or blanking of the frequency display Noise pickup and or J Loss of memory Note that these conditions may occur in any communica tions installation The FT 897 includes extensive filtering designed to minimize the chance of such problems how ever random currents set up by insufficient RF grounding can nullify such filtering Bonding the rear panel Ground lug of the FT 897 transceiver to the vehicle or vessel s ground system should clear up any such difficulties Vertex Standard does not recommend the use of on glass mobile antennas unless the shield of the coaxial cable is se curely grounded near the feedpoin
125. rrier Suppression Opp Sideband Suppression SSB Frequency Response Microphone Impedance Receiver Circuit Type Intermediate Frequencies Sensitivity Squelch Sensitivity Image Rejection IF Rejection Selectivity 6 60 dB AF Output AF Output Impedance Receive 0 1 56 MHz 76 108 MHz 118 164 MHz 420 470 MHz Transmit 160 6 Meters 2 Meters 70 Centimeters Amateur bands only 5 1675 MHz Alaska Emergency Frequency USA only Al CW A3 AM A3J LSB USB F3 FM F1 9600 bps packet F2 1200 bps packet 10 Hz CW SSB 100 Hz AM FM WFM 50 Ohms Unbalanced M 14 F to 140 F 10 C to 60 C 4 ppm from min to 60 min after power on 25 C 1 ppm hour 0 5 ppm 1 hour 25 C after warmup with optional TCXO 9 Normal 13 8 VDC 15 Negative Ground FNB 78 Ni MH Battery Pack 13 2 V Option Squelched 600 mA Approx Receive 1A Transmit 22 A 7 87 x 3 15 x 10 3 200 x 80 x 262 mm 8 6 lb 3 9 kg w o Ni MH battery antenna Microphone SSB CW FM AM Carrier 160 6 Meter 100 W 25 W 2 Meter 50 W 12 5 W 70 Centimeter 20 W 5 W SSB Balanced Modulator AM Early Stage Low Level FM Variable Reactance 5 kHz FM N 2 5 kHz 50 dB 1 8 29 7 MHz 60 dB 50 144 430 MHz gt 40 dB gt 50 dB 400 Hz 2600 Hz 6 dB 200 10k Ohms Nominal 600 Ohms Double Conversion Superheterodyne SSB CW AM FM Superheterodyne WFM Ist 68 33 MHz
126. rve an increasing number of bars on the S meter as you rotate the RF Gain control counter clock wise this indicates increasing AGC voltage which is caus ing the front end gain to be reduced In the FM and Packet modes this control will automatically be set to Squelch even though the setting of Menu Mode No 080 SQL RF GAIN is RF Gain If this control is configured for SQL operation the FT 897 s RF Gain will be set for maximum sensitivity in all modes and the SQL RF Gain control will function solely as a Squelch control In this case rotate the SQL RF Gain control to the point where the background noise is just si lenced this will provide the best sensitivity to weak signals while keeping the receiver quiet when no signal is received The LED just above the Main Dial will glow Green when the squelch is opened by an incoming signal or noise a Je Battery consumption is significantly reduced if N the receiver is squelched as the audio ampli fier stage is shut off when the receiver is muted FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 21 OPERATION SETTING THE OPERATING FREQUENCY 1 In the SSB CW DIG modes rotate the DIAL knob to set the frequency Clockwise rotation of the DIAL in creases the operating frequency 2 In the AM FM PKT modes rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to set the frequency Clockwise rotation of the MEM VFO CH increases the operating frequency 3 You may also use t
127. s for successful base and mobile station installa tions are shown below Mobile Antenna Installations Mobile antennas for the HF bands with the possible excep tion of those designed for 28 MHz display very high Q due to the fact that they must be physically shortened then resonated using a loading coil Additional system bandwidth may be realized using the Yaesu FC 30 Automatic Antenna Tuner which will present a 50 Q impedance to your trans ceiver on the 1 8 50 MHz bands so long as the SWR on the coaxial line connected to the FC 30 is below 3 1 On the VHF and UHF bands coaxial line losses increase so rapidly in the presence of SWR that we recommend that all impedance matching to 50 Q be performed at the antenna feedpoint Yaesu s Active Tuned Antenna System ATAS 100 120 is a unique HF VHF UHF mobile antenna system which provides automatic tuning when used with the FT 897 See page 39 for full details on the ATAS 100 120 For VHF UHF weak signal CW SSB operation remem ber that the antenna polarization standard for these modes is horizontal not vertical so you must use a loop or otherwise horizontally polarized antenna so as to avoid cross polar ization loss of signal strength which can be 20 dB or more On HF signals propagated via the ionosphere develop mixed polarizations so antenna selection may be made strictly on mechanical considerations vertical antennas are almost al ways utilized on HF for thi
128. s reason Base Station Antenna Installations When installing a balanced antenna such as a Yagi or di pole remember that the FT 897 is designed for use with an unbalanced coaxial feedline Always use a balun or other balancing device so as to ensure proper antenna system per formance Use high quality 50 Q coaxial cable for the lead in to your FT 897 transceiver All efforts at providing an efficient an tenna system will be wasted if poor quality lossy coaxial cable is used Losses in coaxial lines increase as the fre quency increases so a coaxial line with 0 5 dB of loss at 7 MHz may have 6 dB of loss at 432 MHz thereby consum ing 75 of your transceiver s power output As a general rule smaller diameter coaxial cables tend to have higher losses than larger diameter cables although the precise dif ferences depend on the cable construction materials and the quality of the connectors used with the cable See the cable manufacturers specifications for details For reference the chart below shows approximate loss fig ures for typically available coaxial cables frequently used in HF installations Loss in dB per 30 m 100 feet for Selected 50 ohm Coaxial Cables Loss EE RG 58Form 0 54 200 80 Belden oats 0o18 069 29 Loss figures are EE consult Sule EE S catalogs for complete specifications Always locate antennas such that they can never come in contact with outdoor power lines in the ev
129. s the A SCN key to initiate the Scanning in the direction of higher frequencies B Key PRI Press the B PRI key to activate the Priority Scan feature C Key DW Press the C DW key to activate the Dual Watch feature Multi Function Row h MFh SCOP WID STEP A Key SCOP ene Press the A SCOP key to activate the Spectrum Scope Monitor feature oi 47 Press and hold in the A SCOP key for one second to initiate the Spectrum Scope B Key WID Press the B WID key to select the visible bandwidth for the Spectrum Scope Monitor Press and hold in the B WID key for one second to select the operating mode for the Spectrum Scope Monitor C Key STEP Press the C STEP key to select the channel steps for Spectrum Scope Monitor Press and hold in the C STEP key for one second to activate the MAX HOLD feature which will display and hold the peak signal strength level for each channel FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 15 FRONT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES Multi Function Row i MFi MTR DISP A Key MTR Pressing the A MTR key repeatedly allows selection of the display function of the meter in the transmit mode PWR wg ALC we SVVR we MOD wg PVVR The selected function will appear above the B key Press and hold in the A MTR key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 062 MTR PEAK HOLD for setting the Peak Hold function of the meter B Key Pressing the B ke
130. second then discon UNIT on the board Remove the factory installed REF nect the DC cable from the INPUT jack on the rear panel UNIT from the board then position the TCXO 9 so that of the transceiver when operating the FT 897 with a its connectors are aligned with the mounting pins on the DC power supply or optional FP 30 AC power supply board and push it into place 2 Referring to Figure 1 remove the eight screws affixing Replace the top case remember to replace the internal the top cover of the transceiver then disconnect the speaker s plug speaker s connector from the MAIN Unit TCXO 9 installation is now complete Connect the DC 3 Fold the top cover centering around the carrying hand cable to the INPUT jack when operating the FT 897 side from the main chassis with a DC power supply or optional FP 30 AC power supply TCXO 9 Mounting Location EA Figure 1 Figure 2 TCXO 9 UUl MAIN unit FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 65 INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES EXTERNAL AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER FC 30 Parts List Screws M3 x 6B B EE 2 Screws M3 x 6B E 6 PY geet Plate reat acerca anense EES 1 Moun ne Plate B geen wnciactesctenncicddeesstuiaic sncateswstaredsaniadeatosdaaasids 1 8 lee EE eegene eege 1 Installation 1 Turn the transceiver s power off and disconnect all Plate B Plate C cables from the transceiver 2 Screw the mounting plate A to the FC 30 using the supplied screws Fig
131. serve the indicator on the display The trans mitter frequency will be shifted down by a default value so as to access the repeater input frequency If your re peater uses a positive shift instead of negative press the A RPT key again the indicator will replace the indicator on the display Set the transceiver s receiver to the repeater output downlink frequency Close the PTT switch and speak into the microphone You will observe that the transmitted frequency has shifted according to the setting of the A RPT key in the Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX Release the PTT switch to return to the Receive mode Ifthe default repeater shift is not appropriate for the ma jority of the repeaters your area it may be set indepen dently for each band To change the default repeater shift e Press and hold in the A RPT key for one second This instantly recalls Menu Mode No 076 RPT SHIFT e Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired shift fre quency e When done press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation ARS Repeater Subbands 145 1 145 5 e 147 6 148 0 145 6 145 8 European Version 438 20 439 45 Euro Version 1 ge Euro Version 2 433 40 4 If your repeater uses controlled access using either CTCSS or DCS press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click clockwise to cause Multi Function Ro
132. sion below 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit ja 7 Use this technique to set up any digital mode H RTTY Radio TeleType Operation The RTTY mode on the FT 897 is available in either LSB side or USB side BFO injection Long standing Amateur practice calls for the use of LSB side injection but some applications require that you use USB side injection 1 Connect your TNC Terminal Node Controller or ter minal modem to the FT 897 s rear panel DATA jack per the illustration Be sure to use the TX AUDIO line not an FSK line for the transmit data connection to the FT 897 AFSK AFIN OUT PTT DATA IN 2 Press the MODE a or MODE P key as needed to select the DIG mode the DIG icon will appear on the display You should now be able to tune around the band and any RTTY signals heard should be capable of being decoded 3 Ifthe optional YF 122C 500 Hz filter has been installed it may be used for RTTY work Recall Multi Function Row n CFIL then press the B or C key to engage the narrow filter 4 To set up the transmit side be sure that the Meter is set to monitor ALC voltage If not press the F key mo mentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select to select Multi Function Row i MTR DISP then press the A MTR or B key so as t
133. ss the B AGC key to disable the receiver s AGC system Normally the AGC should be left On C Key Press the C key to select the recovery time Slow Fast or Auto for the receiver s AGC system HSE DN A Multi Function Row m MFm IPO ATT NAR A Key IPO Press the A IPO key to bypass the receiver preamplifier thereby activating Intercept Point Optimization for improved overload characteristics while operating on the HF and 50 MHz bands The IPO feature does not function on 144 430 MHz B Key ATT Press the B ATT key to engage the receiver front end attenuator which will reduce all signals and noise by approxi mately 10 dB The ATT feature does not function on 144 430 MHz C Key NAR Press the C NAR key to select the low deviation mode required for HF FM operation on 29 MHz Page 16 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL FRonT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES Multi Function Row n MFn CFIL A Key CFIL Press the A CFIL key to select the 2 4 kHz ceramic IF filter B Key Press the B key to select the optional IF filter which is located on the FIL 1 Optional Filter 1 slot on the Main Unit When an optional filter is not installed on the FIL 1 slot this key function is disabled and its label is N A C Key Press the C key to select the optional IF filter which is located on the FIL 2 Optional Filter 2 slot on the Main Unit When an optional filter
134. sts feel LF Alz pera SS E INN ok TF Memory Skip OFF Memory Skip ON 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as many times as necessary to skip all the channels you do not wish to scan 5 Initiate memory scanning you will observe that the chan nels you marked to be skipped are not included in the scanning loop 6 Press the PTT switch to stop the scan you may now use the MEM VFO CH knob to step through the channels manually one at a time and you will observe that the Skipped channels are nonetheless available for re call by manual means 7 You may restore a previously skipped channel to the scanning loop by selecting the channel manually then pressing the B SKIP key momentarily so that the dot changes to become a hyphen PRIORITY CHANNEL SCANNING The FT 897 s scanning features include a two channel scan ning capability which allows you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel while periodically checking a Memory Channel M 001 for activity Ifa station is received on the Memory Channel M 001 which is strong enough to open the Squelch the scanner will pause on that station in accor dance with the Scan Resume mode set via Menu Mode No 078 SCAN RESUME See page 59 Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation 1 Rotate the SQL control until the background noise is just silenced then store the frequency to be the Prior ity chann
135. sts the audio input level from the TNC dur ing 1200 bps Packet operation Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 07e2 PKT9600 Function Adjusts the audio input level from the TNC dur ing 9600 bps Packet operation Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 073 PKT RATE Function Sets the transceiver s circuitry for the Packet baud rate to be used Available Values 1200 9600 bps Default 1200 bps MENU MODE No 074 PROC LEVEL Function Sets the compression level for the AF speech pro cessor in the SSB AM modes Available Values 0 100 Default 50 MENU MODE No 075 RF POWER SET Function Setting of the maximum power level for the cur rent band Available Values 5 100 Default 100 MENU MODE No 076 RPT SHIFT Function Sets the magnitude of the repeater shift Available Values 0 00 99 99 MHz Default Depends on operating band and transceiver ver sion MENU MODE No 077 SCAN MODE Function Selects the desired Scan Resume mode Available Values TIME BUSY STOP Default TIME This Menu Item allows you to select your favorite method of scan restart after the scanner has stopped on an incoming signal when the squelch opens TIME The scanner will hold for a fixed length of time set via MENU MODE No 078 SCAN RESUME then resume whether or not the other station is still trans mitting BUSY The scanner will hold until the signal disappears then will resume
136. t of the antenna Such antennas frequently are responsible for the ground related difficulties described above Base Station Earth Grounding Typically the ground connection consists of one or more copper clad steel rods driven into the ground If multiple ground rods are used they should be configured in a V configuration and bonded together at the apex of the V which is nearest the station location Use a heavy braided cable such as the discarded shield from type RG 213 co axial cable and strong cable clamps to secure the braided cables to the ground rods Be sure to weatherproof the con nections to ensure many years of reliable service Use the same type of heavy braided cable for the connections to the station ground bus described below Do not use gas line pipes in an attempt to provide a ground connection To do so creates a serious risk of explosion Inside the station a common ground bus consisting of a cop per pipe of at least 25 mm 1 diameter should be used An alternative station ground bus may consist of a wide copper plate single sided circuit board material is ideal secured to the bottom of the operating desk Grounding connections from individual devices such as transceivers power sup plies and data communications devices should be made di rectly to the ground bus using a heavy braided cable Do not make ground connections from one electrical device to another and thence to the ground bus
137. tate the DIAL knob to adjust the display illumination for a comfortable brightness level As you make the ad justment you will be able to see the effects of you changes 4 When you have completed the adjustment press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode Display Color The LCD color may be changed using the Menu Mode for different operating status conditions For example the dis play may be configured to show a different color accord ing to ARTS status by Band by Memory Group by VFO Memory HOME QMB status or may be set to indicate dif ferent colors according to meter indication 1 e signal strength power output etc Two banks 1 and 2 of color combination patterns are available for all selections except FIX 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 041 DISP COLOR 3 Rotate the DIAL to select the desired operating status which you wish utilize The default selections are ARTS The color changes depending on the In Range or Out of Range status BAND The color changes according to the Band in use FIX This is a fixed color MEMGRP The color changes according to the selected Memory Group MODE The color changes according to the selected Mode MTR The color changes according to the S meter PWR meter MOD meter SWR meter or ALC meter reading VFO The col
138. the squelch closes scanning resumes automatically STOP In this mode the scanner will find a signal and lock on that frequency without resuming the scan To choose the Scan Resume mode 1 Press and hold in the F button for one second to acti vate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 077 SCAN MODE 3 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Scan Resume mode 4 Press and hold in the F button for one second to exit the Menu mode Page 46 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING OPERATION SCANNING FEATURES Scan Skip Programming Memory Mode Only Among the memories you have programmed there may be some stations which you do not wish to scan For example broadcast signals which are transmitted continuously will cause the scanner to stop and such channels may be skipped so as to avoid this inconvenience To remove a channel from the scanning loop 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW SKIP TAG appears on the display 2 Recall the memory channel to be skipped 3 Press the B SKIP key momentarily The hyphen in the memory channel number will change to become a dot this shows that this channel now is not included in the scanning loop 17 Ol bay Mone FM Sc pe En Afs ft n fa Af a tal ai Ae Fi L L a Mies H da C 8 S he He d tw 8 S he k 8 Aw k 5 PA 5 veg fe
139. tion and the TI icon will appear on the display 3 Press the B ATT key once more to switch the Attenu ator out of the receiver front end circuit Signals will again be received at a level 10 dB louder than was the case when the Attenuator was engaged DSP BanpPaAss FILTER In the SSB mode the receiver s selectivity may be enhanced via the DSP Bandpass Filter 1 Press the DSP key momentarily This instantly acti vates Multi Function Row p DNR DNF DBF 2 Press the C DBF key to activate the DSP Bandpass Filter Parentheses will appear on both sides of the DBF selection and the DSP will appear at the center top on the display You will notice a decrease in both back ground noise and interference if any is present 3 The bandwidth of the DSP filter may be modified to customize the bandwidth to your operating needs To adjust the Low Cut and High Cut characteristics of the DSP Bandpass Filter e Press and hold in the C DBF key for one second This instantly activates Menu Mode No 047 DSP LPF CUTOFF which allows adjustment of the High Cut Low Pass filter e Turn the DIAL as desired to adjust the high fre quency cutoff of the DSP Bandpass Filter e Now rotate the MEM VFO CH knob one click counter clockwise to select Menu Mode No 047 DSP HPF CUTOFF which allows adjustment of the Low Cut High Pass filter e Turn the DIAL as desired to adjust the low frequency cutoff of the D
140. transmission modes you may use the DSP system to change the frequency response of the audio stage This will allow you to roll off excessive high and or low frequency components of your voice s audio char acteristics To set up the DSP Microphone Equalizer feature 1 Press and hold in the DSP key for one second This instantly activates Menu Mode No 048 DSP MIC EQ 2 Rotate the DIAL to select one of the following equaliza tion choices OFF Microphone Equalization Off LPF High Cut lower frequencies are emphasized HPF Low Cut higher frequencies are emphasized BOTH High Low Cut mid range frequencies are em phasized 3 When you have made your selection Press and hold in the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 29 TRANSMITTER OPERATION CW TRANSMISSION Operation using Straight Key External Keying Device When using a straight key an external electronic keyer or a computer generated keying device please follow the instruc tions in this section 1 Insert your key s three conductor plug into the rear panel KEY jack KEY GND 2 Press the MODE lt or MODE P key as needed to select one of the CW modes CW CWR The CW mode utilizes USB side carrier injection while the CWR Reverse mode utilizes LSB side in jection 3 When you close the key or activate your computer gen erated keying interface
141. u are operating it may be set easily 1 Press and hold the A TON key for one second This instantly recall Menu Mode No 088 TONE FREQ 4 When the radio detects the cor 2 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired CTCSS a rect tone it will halt on that tone frequency and audio will be allowed to pass Kg ee a CTCSS Tone Frequency HZ 5 The CTCSS tone detected will be VJ Hes stored as the current tone so it may be used for memory storage purposes and you may now exit to normal op eration 3 When done press and hold the F key for one second to save the new setting and exit to normal operation 5 With repeater shift activated you can temporarily re verse the transmit and receive frequencies by pressing the B REV key in the Multi Function Row d RPT REV VOX The icon will blink while Reverse shift is activated Press the B REV key again to revert to the Normal shift direction 6 On many transceiver versions the Automatic Repeater Shift ARS feature is enabled at the factory This fea ture automatically activates the appropriate repeater shift when you are operating inside the designated 144 MHz or 430 MHz FM repeater sub bands in your country If you wish to change the On Off settings for the ARS use Menu Mode No 002 144MHz ARS or Menu Mode No 003 43830MHz ARS see page 54 E af Lf your local repeaters need a 1750 Hz burst OA tone for access
142. ure 1 3 Remove the four rubber lugs and their four screws Fig ure 2 then position mounting plates B and C so that their holes align with those on the FT 897 and se cure using the supplied screws Figure 3 4 To install the FC 30 position the FC 30 so that the mounting plate A on the side fits into the mounting plate B on the FT 897 Figure 3 then screw the mounting plate C on the FT 897 to the FC 30 using the supplied screws Figure 1 See page 41 for connection of the FC 30 FT 897 and oper ating procedure Do not install the supplied FC 30 Mounting Screws AP if you are not installing the FC 30 Also do not use an improper screw for mounting the FC 30 An im proper screw may cause a short circuit to the internal circuitry causing serious damage Figure 2 Plate C Figure 3 Page 66 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL APPENDIX Setup oF MEMORIES rop Low EartH Oper LEO FM SATELLITE OPERATION Although the FT 897 is not capable of full duplex opera tion simultaneous transmission and reception its flexible memory system is ideal for configuring a set of memories for LEO satellite work The example below is designed around the popular satellite UO 14 but the same principles apply to operation using AO 27 SO 35 and other such satellites First set up a table of th
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144. urrent is only about 1 mA For CW automated keying using a personal computer with an external memory keyer providing for manual sending it usually is possible to connect the keyed lines together via a Y connector Check with the documentation accompany ing your keyer and your contest DX software for any cau tions which need to be observed RECEIVER ACCESSORIES Tape RECORDER ETC Connection of a tape recorder or other such receiver acces sory is easily accomplished by using the DATA jack s Data Out 1200 bps terminal Pin 5 and Ground Pin 2 The audio output is fixed at 100 mV with an impedance of 600 Q DATA OUT ig ile 1200bps GND Wey DATA ADJUSTING THE FRONT BAIL The front bail of the transceiver allows the transceiver to be tilted upward for better viewing Simply fold bail forward to raise the front of the transceiver and fold bail back against the bottom case to lower the front of the FT 897 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 11 FRONT PANEL CONTROL amp SWITCHES EN LL MODE TRZ YAESU HF VHF UHF Q Liquid Crystal Display The Liquid Crystal Display LCD provides indication of the operating frequency and other aspects of trans ceiver status 2 FUNC Keys These three keys select many of the most important op erating features of the transceiver When you press the F key then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob the cur rent function of th
145. w e TON TDCH to ap pear on the display Now select the appropriate tone ac cess system e Press the A TON key to activate the CTCSS tone encoder which provides a subaudible repeater ac cess tone One press of the A TON key will acti vate the CTCSS tone encoder In this situation you will observe the TEN indicator on the display If Page 32 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION RN FM TRANSMISSION you press the A TON key repeatedly you will ob Tone Search Scanni ng serve TSQ CTCSS Encode Decode DEN Digi In operating situations where you don t know the CTCSS tal Coded Squelch Encode followed by DCS tone being used by another station you can command the Digital Coded Squelch Encode Decode One ad radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of ditional press will disable all repeater access tone the tone being used To scan for the CTCSS tone in use systems See the next section for a discussion of DCS l 1 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row e TON TDCH appears on the display 2 Press the A TON key to activate CTCSS Encoder De coder the TSQ icon will appear on the display 3 Press the C TDCH key to start scanning for the in coming CTCSS tone operation e Ifthe default repeater access tone is not appropriate for the repeater on which yo
146. wer supply Operation Before turning the radio on select the battery CA or B to be used by setting the top panel s A B switch as appropri ate AC Power Supply N 5 S S S i N S S S S y S S Y S N N N S i S i S S S N N N D A N S S S s S 5 S S S ZA N N S N N N S N S i N JN S l CHG jack on the rear of the radio Sv Page 6 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION GROUNDING The provision of an effective ground system is important in any successful communications station A good ground sys tem can contribute to station efficiency in a number of ways J It can minimize the possibility of electrical shock to the operator J It can minimize RF currents flowing on the shield of the coaxial cable and the chassis of the transceiver which may cause interference to nearby home entertainment devices or laboratory test equipment J It can minimize the possibility of erratic transceiver op eration caused by RF feedback or improper current flow through logic devices An effective earth ground system may take several forms for a more complete discussion see an appropriate RF engi neering text The information presented below is intended only as a guideline Inspect the ground system inside the station as well as outside on a
147. xing filter which is installed in the FIL 2 slot he aD Cover EES Note If you wish to use the optional filter for the TX IF filter while operating in the SSB mode change the setting of Menu Mode No 086 TX IF FILTER to FIL1 or FIL2 the slot into which you installed the optional YF 122S fil ter speaker s connector from the MAIN Unit 3 Fold the top cover centering around the carrying hand side from the main chassis 4 Refer to Figure 2 for the mounting locations for the op tional filters Position the filter so that its connectors are aligned with the mounting pins on the board and push it into place these slots does not distinction for the in stalled filter 5 Replace the top cover and its eight screws remember to replace the internal speaker s plug then connect the DC cable to the INPUT jack when operating the FT 897 with a DC power supply or optional FP 30 AC power supply 8 Filter installation is now complete Figure 1 Figure 2 Optional Filter JULIAS EE MAIN unit Page 64 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES OPTIONAL HIGH STABILITY REFERENCE OSCILLATOR TCXO 9 The TCXO 9 provides high stability over a wide range of ambient temperatures so as to enhance digital mode operating 1 Turn the transceiver s power off by pressing and hold 4 Referring to Figure 2 locate the factory installed REF ing in the POWER switch for one
148. xt then press the MEM VFO CH knob If the Beacon Text is more than 40 characters long but less than 79 set the last 40th character to be e press the MEM VFO CH knob then rotate the DIAL to select BEACON TEXT 2 Now repeat step 4 If the Beacon Text is more than 79 characters long up to 118 characters may be stored In this case set the final character slot in BEACON TEXT 2 to be e press the MEM VFO CH knob then rotate the DIAL to select BEACON TEXT 3 Now repeat step 4 J Do not forget to install the z i mark after the last character to terminate the text Press and hold in the F key for one second until you hear a double beep the second beep confirms that the Beacon text was successfully stored Beacon Transmission On the Air 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to enter the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to select Menu Mode No 012 BEACON TIME 3 Rotate the DIAL to select the interval time between mes sage and message 1 255 seconds 4 Press and hold in the F key for one second to exit to normal operation 5 Press the F key momentarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row o PLY1 PLY2 PLY3 appears on the display 6 Press the A PLY1 key to activate the Beacon Feature NOTE When using the beacon feature please disable the VOX feature da 4 Ifyou press B PLY2 or C PLYJ the mes sa
149. y for one second to enter the Menu mode 3 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode No 056 MEM TAG 4 Press the MEM VFO CH knob to enable the program ming of the label 5 Rotate the DIAL knob to select the first character num ber letter or symbol in the name you with to store then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob clockwise to move to the next character 6 Again rotate the DIAL knob to select the next number letter or symbol then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob clockwise to move to the next character s slot 7 Repeat step 6 as many times as necessary to complete the name tag for the memory then press and hold in the F key for one second to save the A N Alpha Numeric name entry and exit to normal operation 8 During Memory operation press the F key momen tarily then rotate the MEM VFO CH knob as needed until Multi Function Row b MW MCLR TAG ap pears on the display Press the C TAG key momen tarily to activate the alpha numeric Tag Repeatedly pressing this key will toggle operation between Fre quency display and Tag display a lazy You can recall Menu Mode No 056 MEM N TAG instantly by pressing and holding in the C LTAG key for one second MENU MODE No 057 MEM VFO DIAL MODE Function Selects the function which is engaged when you press the MEM VFO CH knob Available Values CW SIDETONE CW SPEED MHz MEM GRP MIC GAIN NB LEVEL RF POWER STEP Default MHz MEM GRP
150. y in large base station transceivers These include Dual VFOs Split Frequency operation Digital Sig nal Processing Bandpass Filtering Noise Reduction Notch and Microphone Equalizer IF Shift Clarifier R I T IF Noise Blanker AGC Fast Slow Auto Off selection RF Gain and Squelch control IPO Intercept Point Optimiza tion and a receiver front end Attenuator AM Aircraft re ception AM and FM Broadcast reception U S Weather Band reception VOX Built in Electronic Keyer Adjust able CW Pitch Automatic FM Repeater Shift ARS Built in CTCSS Encoder Decoders ARTS Auto Range Tran sponder System Smart Search Automatic Memory Load ing System Spectrum Scope 200 Memories plus Home Channels and Band limiting Memories Alpha Numeric Labeling of Memories Automatic Power Off APO and Time Out Timer TOT functions Computer Interface ca pability and Cloning capability We urge you to read this manual in its entirety so as to gain a full understanding of the amazing capability of the exciting new FT 897 Transceiver FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL Page 1 SPECIFICATIONS REESEN General Frequency Range Emission Modes Synthesizer Steps Min Antenna Impedance Operating Temp Range Frequency Stability Supply Voltage Current Consumption Case Size W x H x D Weight Approx Transmitter RF Power Output 13 8 V DC Modulation Types FM Maximum Deviation Spurious Radiation Ca
151. y repeatedly allows selection of the display function of the meter in the transmit mode PWR we MOD m SVR ug ALC ug DW C Key DISP Press the C DISP key to switch the display between the Large Character and Small Character modes Multi Function Row j MFj SPOT BK KYR A Key SPOT Press the A SPOT key to activate the CW spotting heterodyne oscillator B Key BK Press the B BK key to disable the CW Semi break in operation Press and hold in the B BK key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 029 CW SIDE TONE for setting the CW side tone volume level C Key KYR Press the C KYR key to activate the built in Electronic Keyer Press and hold in the C KYR key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 030 CW SPEED for setting the Keyer speed A Key TUNE Press the A TUNE key to activate the optional FC 30 Automatic Antenna Tuner or ATAS 100 120 Active Tuning Antenna System Press and hold in the A TUNE key for one second to initiate tuner or antenna retuning B Key DOWN Press and hold in the B DOWN key to lower the ATAS 100 120 antenna manually C Key UP Press and hold in the C UP key to raise the ATAS 100 120 antenna manually A A Key NB Press the A NB key to activate the receiver s IF Noise Blanker Press and hold in the A NB key for one second to recall Menu Mode No 63 NB LEVEL for setting of the NB level B Key AGC Pre
152. y to be moved up or down by one frequency band The selections available are 1 8 MHz lt gt 3 5 MHz lt gt 7 0 MHz gt 10 MHz lt gt 14 MHz lt gt 15 MHz lt gt 18 MHz lt gt 24 MHz lt gt 28 MHz lt gt 50 MHz lt gt 88 MHz lt gt 108 MHz lt gt 144 MHz lt gt 430 MHz 4 gt 1 8 MHz MEM VFO CH Knob This detented rotary switch is used for VFO frequency tuning memory selection and function selection for the A B C keys of the transceiver 45 DSP Button Pressing this button momentarily provides instant access to Multi Function Row p MEFp which contains the command key for the receiver s Digital Signal Process ing system The available functions will appear as the functions displayed above the A B and C keys as described previously HOME Key Pressing this key momentarily recalls a favorite Home frequency memory 4 VIM Key Pressing this key switches frequency control between the VFO and Memory Systems MODE lt MODE P Key Pressing either of these keys momentarily will change the operating mode The selections available are USB lt gt LSB 4 gt CW lt gt CWR 4 gt lt gt AM lt gt DIG lt gt PKT lt gt USB DSP Indicator This indicator glows green when the DSP feature is acti vated TRANSMIT BUSY Indicator This indicator glows green when the squelch opens and turns red during transmit 2 CW T Indicator This indicator is
153. z and you can zero in on the DX station s listening frequency by tuning in on the station in QSO with the DX Press the A A B key again to return to reception on the DX station s frequency 7 Press the C SPL key once more to cancel split opera tion the Parentheses and SPL icon will disappear from the display Page 38 FT 897 OPERATING MANUAL TRANSMITTER OPERATION AcTIVE TUNING ANTENNA System ATAS 100 120 OPERATION The optional ATAS 100 120 Active Tuning Antenna Sys tem provides operation on a number of HF bands 7 14 21 28 MHz plus 50 MHz 144 MHz and 430 MHz The FT 897 provides microprocessor control of the tuning mecha nism in the ATAS 100 120 for convenient automatic tuning Before operation can begin you must instruct the FT 897 s microprocessor that the ATAS 100 120 is being used This is done using the Menu Mode 1 Press and hold in the F key for one second to activate the Menu mode 2 Rotate the MEM VFO CH knob to recall Menu Mode NO 085 TUNER ATAS The default setting for this Menu is OFF Rotate the DIAL to change the setting to ATAS ALL if you are using the ATAS 100 120 for all bands you must connect an external diplexer to com bine the two antenna ports so as to use the ATAS 100 120 on all bands Or make the setting ATAS HF amp 50 if you are using the ATAS 100 120 on 7 50 MHz with a dual band VHF UHF antenna connected sepa rately to

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