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PUBLIC SERVICE WORK WITH OTHER SYSTEM FUSION USERS WITH COMPATIBLE
DISPLAYS.  BAND SCOPE WHEN THE BAND SCOPE IS ACTIVE, IT SWEEPS ABOVE AND
BELOW THE MIDPOINT OF THE SIGNAL FREQUENCIES BEING RECEIVED BY THE RECEIVER
AND DISPLAYS THE RESULTS AS A SEA OF FLICKERING PIXEL BLOCKS.  I FOUND THE
BAND SCOPE TO BE MOST USEFUL WHEN THE RECEIVER WAS IN MEMORY MODE RATHER
THAN FREE TUNING VFO MODE.  IN VFO MODE, THERE WAS SIMPLY TOO MUCH TO SEE,
AND THE RESULT WAS SOMEWHAT INCOHERENT.  HOWEVER, IN MEMORY MODE, THE BAND
SCOPE SHOWS ACTIVITY ON PROGRAMMED CHANNELS RATHER THAN A RANGE OF
FREQUENCIES.  THIS GIVES YOU A CONVENIENT VISUAL SENSE OF THE ACTIVITY.
TWISTING THE UPPER VFO KNOB SLIDES THE PIXEL DISPLAY RIGHT OR LEFT UNTIL
YOU POSITION A SIGNAL SPIKE BENEATH THE DOWNWARD POINTING ARROW AT THE TOP
CENTER OF THE BAND SCOPE.  MICROSD STORAGE THE FTM 300DR OFFERS A SLOT ON
THE CONTROL HEAD FOR INSERTING A MICROSD MEMORY CARD NOT INCLUDED.  THE
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