Butch, You are right, the 480 up / down buttons can't be remapped to pf 
keys as the 590 and 990 can.   However there is a procedure to turn them 
into cw dit and dah keys.   It isn't in a menu, but is done by holding 
down one of the buttons at power up.  I don't know what happens if you 
do this and go into ssb and hit a button.  Maybe just the beep that 
Howard is hearing, I really don't know.

This is documented on page 41 of the manual.

73, Steve KW3A




On 9/22/2013 9:27 PM, Butch Bussen wrote:
> I think it was Howard.  Anyhow, I did a quick read through on the menus
> and I was wrong about the up down keys being assignable as they are in
> other Kenwood radios.  I don't see any mention of them at all in the menu.
> There are 4 function keys (if you have the appropriate microphone), and
> function key on front pannel, but no mention of the up down keys.  I'm not
> sure why they wouldn't be working.  All these do is ground a pin on the
> connector, one for up and one for down.  I find it odd both would fail at
> the same time.  I'll keep digging.
> 73
> Butch
> WA0VJR
> Node 3148
> Wallace, ks.
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