Selecting Vfo A/ B; Selecting An Operating Band; Changing The Number Of Band Memories - Kenwood TS-890S Instruction Manual

Selecting VFO A/ B

This transceiver is equipped with two VFOs, A and B. The two
VFOs operate independently of each other, and thus can be
configured to different frequencies and modes. Additionally, one
VFO can be configured to the TX frequency and the other to the
RX frequency.
Press [A/B].
Pressing [A/B] each time switches between "VFO A" and "VFO
B". The currently selected VFO is indicated as <<
<< >>.
• Pressing and holding down [A/B] configures both "VFO A"
and "VFO B" to the same frequency and mode.

Selecting an Operating Band

Below are steps to select the frequency bandwidth to use. A
different frequency bandwidth can be selected for VFO A and VFO
B. By using the numeric keypad or [GENE] key, it is possible to call
up an amateur frequency between 1.8 MHz and 50 MHz or a
general band frequency such as 70 MHz (E type), 135 kHz, 475
kHz, MW broadcast band, and 5 MHz at one touch.
• This transceiver comes with a band memory feature that is able
to store up to 5 pairs of frequencies and modes (3 pairs in the
default setting) that were used most recently for each band.
Press [1 (1.8)] to [0 (50)] or [GENE].
• Pressing one of the above keys saves the current VFO
frequency and mode and calls up the next memory band at
the same time. Pressing the key each time switches to the
next band memory in sequence from band memory 1 to band
memory 5.
• Frequencies that are out of the range of the band memory
will not be stored.
• The default values for each of the band memories are as
follows.
K Type
Default Setting (MHz)/Mode
Band/
Frequency
Band Band
(MHz)/
Memory Memory
Mode
1 2
1.8 MHz/ 1.8/ 1.81/
1.62 to 2 CW CW
3.5 MHz/ 3.5/ 3.6/
3 to 4 LSB LSB
7 MHz/ 7.0/ 7.05/
6.5 to 7.5 LSB LSB
10 MHz/ 10.1/ 10.11/
10 to 10.5 CW CW
14 MHz/
14.0/ 14.1/
13.5 to
USB USB
14.5
18 MHz/ 18.068/ 18.1/
18 to 19 USB USB
21 MHz/
21.0/ 21.1/
20.5 to
USB USB
21.5
24 MHz/ 24.89/ 24.92/
24 to 25 USB USB
28 MHz/ 28/ 28.3/
27.5 to 30 USB USB
50 MHz/ 50/ 50.125/
50 to 54 USB USB
General/ 0.1357/ 0.472/
0.030 to 60 CW CW
>> or
Band Band Band
Memory Memory Memory
3 4 5
1.82/ 1.83/ 1.84/
CW CW CW
3.7/ 3.8/ 3.9/
LSB LSB LSB
7.1/ 7.15/ 7.2/
LSB LSB LSB
10.12/ 10.13/ 10.14/
CW CW CW
14.15/ 14.20/ 14.25/
USB USB USB
18.11/ 18.15/ 18.16/
USB USB USB
21.15/ 21.2/ 21.3/
USB USB USB
24.94/ 24.96/ 24.98/
USB USB USB
28.5/ 29/ 29.3/
USB FM FM
50.2/ 51/ 52/
USB FM FM
1/ 5.3305/ 5.4035/
AM USB USB
E Type
Default Setting (MHz)/Mode
Band/
Band Band
Frequency
Memory Memory
(MHz)
1 2
1.8 MHz/ 1.83/ 1.84/
1.62 to 2 CW CW
3.5 MHz/ 3.5/ 3.55/
3 to 4 LSB LSB
7 MHz/ 7.0/ 7.05/
6.5 to 7.5 LSB LSB
10 MHz/ 10.1/ 10.11/
10 to 10.5 CW CW
14 MHz/
14.0/ 14.1/
13.5 to
USB USB
14.5
18 MHz/ 18.068/ 18.1/
18 to 19 USB USB
21 MHz/
20.5 to 21.0/ USB 21.1/ USB
21.5
24 MHz/ 24 24.89/ 24.92/
to 25 USB USB
28 MHz/ 28/ 28.3/
27.5 to 30 USB USB
50 MHz/ 50/ 50.15/
50 to 54 USB USB
General/
70.1/ 0.1357/
0.030 to
USB CW
74.8
When the number of band memories is reduced, the
●
change will be applied when the band memory is
switched.

Changing the Number of Band Memories

The number of band memories can be changed.
Configure in Menu [3-11] "Number of Band
Memories"
Setting Value 1/ 3 (default)/ 5
BASIC OPERATIONS 4
Band Band
Memory Memory Memory
3 4
1.85/ 1.81/ 1.82/
CW CW CW
3.6/ 3.65/ 3.7/
LSB LSB LSB
7.1/ 7.15/ 7.2/
LSB LSB LSB
10.12/ 10.13/ 10.14/
CW CW CW
14.15/ 14.20/ 14.25/
USB USB USB
18.11/ 18.15/ 18.16/
USB USB USB
21.15/
21.2/ USB 21.3/ USB
USB
24.94/ 24.96/ 24.98/
USB USB USB
28.5/ 29/ 29.3/
USB FM FM
50.2/ 51/ 52/
USB FM FM
0.472/ 0.999/ 5.2585/
CW AM USB
Band
5
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