Kenwood TH78E User Manual

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Whenever you are selecting frequencies, your first
step should be to set the squelch control. The
squelch helps eliminate “white noise” or static until
you receive active communications on a frequency.

There are two squelch controls, one for the UHF
band and one for the VHF band. To set the squelch
controls:

3 Selecting a Frequency

You have several ways to select frequencies:

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By entering a specific frequency via the keyboard

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By using the tuning control

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By selecting a memory channel (see page 22)

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By pressing the CALL key

VHF BAND

UHF BAND

1

Rotate the VOL control clockwise until a signal or
noise is heard coming from the speaker.

2 Rotate the tuning control to selected an open

channel.

3 Rotate the SQL control clockwise until the noise just

disappears and the BUSY indicator turns off. This
point is known as the Squelch Threshold point.

4 Press the BAND key.

5 Repeat steps 1 to 3, and adjust the squelch of the

other band.

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Direct Keyboard Frequency Entry

You can enter specific frequencies directly into the
transceiver. If you don’t have a particular freqency
to enter, we suggest you try 145.050MHz.

1

Press the BAND key to change the primary band
from UHF band to VHF band.

2 If the transceiver is in the Memory mode or CALL

mode, press the VFO key to select the VFO mode.

3 Press the numeric 4 key. A 4 is entered as the

10MHz digit, and the 1MHz and below digits change
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4 Press numeric keys 5,0,5,and 0.

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