Vertex Standard FT-1000MP User Manual

The [#] key allows storage of a message of up to

20 characters in length. Within this message, a con-
test sequential serial number may be imbedded dur-
ing the programming process by sending “???” (three
Question Marks) in the place where the contest num-
ber is desired. The Question Marks should be sepa-
rated only by a letter space, not by a word space. Thus,
to send “5NN 001, 5NN 002,” and so forth, you send
“5NN ???” (not “5NN ? ? ?”) during memory storage.

A contest number may only be imbedded in the

memory location activated by [#] key.

You can manually increment or decrement the num-

ber (in case you need to repeat or “catch up” to the
correct contest number) by pushing the [#UP] key to
increment, or the [#DWN] key to decrement.

To reset an arbitrary contest number (in the middle

of the contest, when you may have been using a differ-
ent transceiver on a different band, for example), se-
lect menu selection 7-3. Now rotate the Main Dial to se-
lect the next-to-be-used contest number, and press
[ENT] to save your new number and exit.

To abbreviate certain numbers in the contest ex-

change, select menu selection 7-6. In this Menu area,
substitutions of Morse letters for (longer) numbers can
be accomplished. For example, the keyer may be com-
manded to send “T” for “Zero,” “A” for “One,” “U” for
“Two,” and “N” for “Nine” while leaving all other num-
bers in their normal (longer) formats.

See the chart below for details of the selections

available.

To select between three-digit contest numbers (e.g.

“599001”) and four digit contest numbers (e.g.
“5991234”), select menu selection 7-6, then rotate the
Sub Dial to the final selection, which is the number of
playback digits. Select the desired number of digits,
then press [ENT] to save the setting and exit. Note
that, if you begin with a three-digit contest number, the
MARK-V FT-1000MP will automatically switch over to
four-digit numbering after QSO #999, so it generally is
best to select three-digit numbering.

The [ID] key allows storage and recall of any mes-

sage of up to 20 characters in length. Because of the
convenient location of [ID] key on the FH-1 Remote
Control Keypad option, this memory location is most
ideally suitable for your main “CQ TEST” message or
for your callsign (for one-touch use in a pile-up, for
example).

Keys [CH 1] ~ [CH 4] allow storage and recall of

messages of up to 50 characters in length. These
memory locations are more suitable for longer mes-
sages which cannot be programmed into the “Contest
Number” or “ID” memory locations.

The [STO] key is used in the message memoriza-

tion process. Push [STO] followed by one of the mes-
sage playback keys ([#], [ID], or [CH 1] ~ [CH 4]), then
send (on your keyer paddle) the message to be stored,
then press the [STO] key to terminate the memory stor-
age process.

The [MONI] key may be used to review the con-

tents of a memory location, or to determine the next-
to-be-used contest number, without transmitting the
message over the air.

To use this feature, the [MONI] key on the front panel

of the transceiver must be turned off. The reason for
this is that the [MONI] key activates the RF keying moni-
tor, which requires a transmitted signal in order to func-
tion.

To check the contents of the “ID” memory slot, for

example, press [MONI] then  [ID]. You will hear the
message which currently is stored in the “ID” slot in
the speaker or headphones. To check to see what the
next-to-be-sent contest number is (in case you’ve for-
gotten, etc.), press [MONI] then [#]. The contents of
the “#” memory slot will be played (e.g. “599388 BK”),
and the contest number will not increment after play-

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“U”

“V”

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“D”

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ø The standard Morse zero (0) can alternately be

sent as “O” ( – – – ).

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