i
N
OTICE
TO
THE
U
SER
M
ODELS
C
OVERED
BY
THIS
M
ANUAL
M
ARKET
C
ODES
P
RECAUTIONS
CONTENTS
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i
T
HANK
Y
OU
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vi
F
EATURES
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vi
S
UPPLIED
A
CCESSORIES
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vii
W
RITING
C
ONVENTIONS
F
OLLOWED
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x
PREPARATION
.............................................................
1
I
NSTALLING
THE
PB-43N N
I
-MH B
ATTERY
P
ACK
.........................
1
I
NSTALLING
A
LKALINE
B
ATTERIES
..........................................
2
I
NSTALLING
THE
A
NTENNA
.................................................
4
A
TTACHING
THE
H
AND
S
TRAP
(
OTHER
THAN
TH-K2AT K/ K2)
............
4
I
NSTALLING
THE
B
ELT
C
LIP
................................................
5
C
HARGING
THE
PB-43N N
I
-MH B
ATTERY
P
ACK
(
OTHER
THAN
TH-K2AT K2/ M2, TH-K4AT M2)
......................
6
C
ONNECTING
TO
A
C
IGARETTE
L
IGHTER
S
OCKET
............................
8
C
ONNECTING
TO
A
R
EGULATED
P
OWER
S
UPPLY
.............................
9
YOUR FIRST QSO
........................................................
10
F
IRST
QSO
.............................................................
10
GETTING ACQUAINTED
..................................................
12
K
EYS
AND
C
ONTROLS
....................................................
12
D
ISPLAY
.................................................................
14
B
ASIC
O
PERATION
........................................................
17
Switching the Power ON/OFF
................................
17
Adjusting the Volume
.........................................
17
Adjusting the Squelch
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18
Transmitting
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19
Selecting an Output Power
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19
Selecting a Frequency
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20
VFO Mode
..................................................
20
MHz Mode
..................................................
20
Direct Frequency Entry
(TH-K2AT/ET/K4AT only)
.................................
21
CONTENTS