Tom,

As Howard points out in a previous post, you can get the 480 to speak the 
frequency by pressing Enter twice.  This means that you can permanently 
assign the PF key on the front of the radio to another function and still 
have frequency readout.  However, if you like to use the PF key as it is 
now, here's another alternative.  If you go into the menus and press the A/B 
button, the radio will beep twice, at which point you will be in an 
alternate configuration.  You can now change menu 48 from its current value 
of 61 to 67, which will reassign the PF key on the radio to key the 
transceiver for tuning.  Having made this change to the menu, press the A/B 
button again to return to the first configuration, where the PF key speaks 
the frequency.  When you've selected whichever configuration you want, exit 
the menu.  I find this approach easier than trying to remember the different 
menu settings.

Incidentally, you can assign the PF key to read the S-meter by assigning a 
value of 62 to Menu 48.  On my 480, it has that function in Configuration 1, 
and the Tune function in Configuration 2.  I think you're beginning to see 
that this is a very flexible and versatile radio.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 11:52
Subject: TS480 PF key question


> Hi, all.
>
> Sorry for another TS480 question, but I just thought of a problem that I
> might encounter down the road as I put my TS480 in the motor home.
>
> It concerns the PF keys.
>
> Right now, as you probably know, the PF key on the TS480 right below the
> on/off button is programmed to read the frequency I'm on.
>
> However, when I use the TS480 in the motor home, I will be tuning my
> screw-driver-type antenna with an out-board device called the turbo-tuner.
> The turbo-tuner is made by N2VZ.
>
> If I'm reading the turbo-tuner instructions correctly, that device 
> requires
> a PF key to activate the tuner.  This means, of course, that I may have to
> use the PF key right below the on/off button for this purpose.  Then, I'll
> have no way to check my frequency voice read-out.
>
> Are there other PF keys on the TS480 that I'm unaware of here?
>
> Am I Going to have to consider purchasing a mic other than the stock mic,
> that'll have extra PF keys on it?
>
> If so, what alternative mic would you recommend?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me here.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
>
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