Kenwood TS-990S - Manual (Page 103)

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ASSISTING YOUR SMOOTH QSO 5
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4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "Off", or "Channel 1"
to "Channel 8".
The default is "Off".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
SELECTING THE CONTEST NUMBER FORMAT (TEXT
ENTRY ONLY)
If a CW message containing "%N" is sent, it is possible
to replace numbers such as "1", "9", "0" with alphabetical
letters such as "A", "N", "O" (or "T") to send the contest
number in the Morse code format.
Be sure that the transceiver is in CW mode, and you can
follow the procedure below. The Bandscope screen must
be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen
opens.
[F1] [F7]
[SCP] [MENU]
1 Select Group No. 5, "CW Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 12, "Contest Number Format".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [–] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select "Off", "190 to ANO",
"190 to ANT, "90 to NO", or "90 to NT".
The default is "Off".
Example of Coding
Parameters
Text String to be sent as
a Contest Number
Output code
190 to ANO
190
ANO (• – – • –––)
190 to ANT ANT (• – –• –)
90 to NO
90
NO (–• –––)
90 to NT NT (–• –)
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
CONFIGURING THE FIRST CONTEST NUMBER (TEXT
ENTRY ONLY)
If the contest number format consists of a three-digit
sequential number (the 001 format), you can configure the
first contest number to start from.
Be sure that the transceiver is in CW mode, and you can
follow the procedure below. The Bandscope screen must
be closed with a press of [SCP] if the Bandscope screen
opens.
[F1] [F7]
[SCP] [MENU]
1 Select Group No. 5, "CW Configurations", from the
Menu screen.
2 Access Menu 11, "Contest Number".
3 Press [SELECT] (F4) to allow editing of the parameter
box.
4 Press [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) to select the contest number
from "001" to "9999".
• While you press down [-] (F4) or [+] (F5) for 2 seconds
or more, the contest number continuously increases or
decreases at high speed.
• You can rotate the MULTI/CH control to increase or
decrease the contest number.
• The default is "001".
5 Press [ ] (F1).
6 Press [MENU] to exit.
Note:
◆ 0s presenting in the first and second digits may not be deleted even
when the contest number from 001 to 099 is displayed, or during
the playback or transmission.