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9 COMMUNICATING AIDS
SPEECH PROCESSOR
The Speech Processor levels out large fluctuations in
your voice while you speak. When using SSB, FM, or
AM mode, this leveling action effectively raises the
average transmit output power, resulting in a more
understandable signal. The amount of voice
compression is fully adjustable. You will notice that
using the Speech Processor makes it easier to be
heard by distant stations.
1 Select USB, LSB, FM, or AM mode.
2 Press [PROC/ LEVEL] to switch the Speech
Processor ON.
• The PROC LED lights.
3 Press [FUNC], [PROC/ LEVEL] to enter the
Speech Processor input level adjustment mode.
4 As you speak into the microphone, turn the
MULTI/ CH control so that the compression
meter indicates that the compression level is
around 10 dB while you speak.
• Using higher compression will not improve your
signal clarity or apparent signal strength.
Excessively compressed signals are more
difficult to understand due to distortion and are
less pleasant to hear than signals with less
compression.
5 Press [FUNC], [PROC/ LEVEL] to exit the Speech
Processor input level adjustment.
6 Press [MIC/ CAR] to enter the Speech processor
output level Adjustment.
• As you speak into the microphone, turn the
MULTI/ CH control so that the ALC meter
reflects according to your voice level but does
not exceed the ALC limit. Press [MIC/ CAR] to
exit when you finish the adjustment.
XIT (TRANSMIT INCREMENTAL TUNING)
Similar to RIT, XIT provides the ability to change your
transmit frequency by ±20.00 kHz in steps of 10 Hz
without changing your receive frequency. If the Fine
Tuning function is ON, the step size is 1 Hz.
1 Press [XIT/ ALT].
• “XIT” and the XIT offset appear.
2 If required, press [CLEAR] to reset the XIT offset
to 0.
3 Turn the RIT/ SUB control to change your transmit
frequency.
4 To turn XIT OFF, press [XIT/ ALT].
• The transmit frequency is returned to the
frequency that was selected prior to step 1.
Note:
◆ XIT works only on the main transceiver.
◆ The frequency shift set by the RIT/ SUB control is also used by
the RIT function. Therefore, changing or clearing the XIT offset
also affects the RIT offset.
◆ When the XIT frequency exceeds the limit of available
transmission frequency, the transceiver automatically stops
transmitting.
Transmit power
Transmit power
Time
Time
Speech
Processor
OFF
Speech
Processor
ON