Icom COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVER IC-R3 - Manual (Page 11)

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FREQUENCY AND CHANNEL SETTING
■ VFO and memory channels
This receiver has 2 normal operating modes: VFO mode and
memory mode.
VFO mode is used for setting a de-
sired frequency within the fre-
quency coverage.
➥ Push [V/M] to select VFO mode.
Memory mode is used for opera-
tion of memory channels which
have programmed frequencies.
➥ Push [V/M] to select memory
mode.
• “ X ” or “M:” appears when a mem-
ory channel is selected.
• To program a memory, refer to p. 14.
• TV band and ATV (ATV type) have
separate memory channels (pgs.
35, 36)
What is VFO?
VFO is an abbreviation of Variable Frequency Oscillator. Fre-
quencies for receiving are generated and controlled by the
VFO.
■ Operating band selection
The receiver can receive the
broadcast band, HF band, 50
MHz band, FM broadcast
band, VHF avionics band, 144
MHz band, 300 MHz band,
400 MHz band, 800 MHz
band,* 1200 MHz, 2400 MHz
or TV band.
* Some frequencies cannot be re-
ceived with the U.S.A. version.
➥ Push [ ↔ ] several times to
select the desired band.
• When a memory channel is
selected, the first push of [ ↔ ]
selects VFO mode.
Amateur TV screen is also
selected for the ATV-type
IC-R3. (p. 36)
FM
P
FM
P
FM PSKIP
145.000.000
15.0 TS
M:A00
“ ” or “M:” appears.
0.495–1.620 MHz
1.625–29.995 MHz
30.0–75.995 MHz
76.0–107.995 MHz
136.0–255.095 MHz
108.0–135.995 MHz
255.1–382.095 MHz
382.1–769.795 MHz
769.8–960.095 MHz
960.1–1399.995 MHz
1400.0–2450.095 MHz
TV band (CH selection)