DAH-4 operation
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ANTENNA TUNER OPERATION
Tuning is required for each frequency. Be sure to re-
tune the antenna before transmitting when you
change the frequency—even slightly.
qSet the desired frequency in an HF band.
•The AH-4 will not operate on frequencies outside of
ham bands.
wPush [TUNER/CALL] for 1 sec.
•“ ” indicator and “CW” appears while tuning.
e“”indicator stays ON when tuning is com-
plete.
•When the connected wire cannot be tuned, “”in-
dicator blinks, and the AH-4 is bypassed and the an-
tenna wire is connected to the antenna connector on
the transceiver directly.
rTo bypass the AH-4 manually, push [TUNER/
CALL].
•PTT tune function
The AH-4 is always tuned when the PTT is pushed
after the frequency is changed (more than 1%). This
function removes the “push and hold [TUNER/CALL]”
operation and activates first transmission on the new
frequency. This function is turned ON in the miscella-
neous (others) set mode (p. 133).
CONVENIENT
■ Optional AH-4
AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER
operation
The AH-4 matches the IC-7000 to a long wire antenna
more than 7 m/23 ft long (3.5 MHz and above).
•See p. 20 for connection.
•See the AH-4 instruction manual for AH-4 installation and
antenna connection details.
NEVER operate the AH-4 without an antenna wire.
The tuner and transceiver will be damaged.
NEVER operate the AH-4 when it is ungrounded.
Transmitting before tuning may damage the trans-
ceiver. Note that the AH-4 cannot tune when using a
1
⁄2 h long wire or multiple of the operating frequency.