‰ NOW 35 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JUNE 2017 QST PAGE 54‰ SERVES AS RECEIVE INCREMENTAL TUNING RIT BY DEFAULT, BUT IT CAN BE CHANGED BY A MENU ITEM TO OFFSET THE TRANSMIT OR TRANSCEIVE FREQUENCIES, IF DESIRED. THE THREE MIDDLE BUTTONS ARE LABELED A, B, AND C. THESE COME CONFIGURED BY DEFAULT AS IF SHIFT SFT, SPECTRUM DISPLAY INITIATE SCP, AND NOISE BLANKER NB. BY A PRESS OF ONE OF THE BUTTONS WHILE IN FUNCTION MODE, THE SELECTED FUNCTION WILL BE SET INTO PLACE WITH WHATEVER KEY IS PRESSED. FORTUNATELY, THE FUNCTION LABELS AS IN THE DEFAULT ITEMS IN PARENTHESES ABOVE APPEAR ABOVE THE KEY ON THE LCD DIS PLAY AFTER ASSIGNMENT. THIS IS A VERY USEFUL CAPABILITY. I GAVE UP THE SCP FUNCTION IN FAVOR OF THE NAR FUNCTION THAT SELECTS THE NARROWER RECEIVE BAND WIDTH FOR EACH MODE. BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL IS A SPEAKER/ PHONES SWITCH. THIS SETS THE LEVEL OF THE COMBINED REAR PANEL SPEAKER/ PHONES JACK LABELED SPKR TO AVOID INJURY DUE TO HIGH AUDIO LEVELS WHILE PLUGGING IN HEADPHONES. WHILE WERE HERE, THE MIC CONNECTOR IS ALSO BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL ON THE MAIN UNIT. THE OPTIONAL YSK 891 SEPARATION KIT PROVIDES THE CABLES AND HARDWARE TO ALLOW THE FRONT PANEL TO BE MOUNTED SEPARATELY FROM THE MAIN EQUIPMENT CHASSIS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY HANDY FOR MOBILE INSTALLATIONS TO ALLOW THE FRONT PANEL TO BE DASH MOUNTED WITH THE MAIN RADIO BODY INSTALLED UNDER THE SEAT OR IN THE TRUNK. THERE ARE 99 REGULAR MEMORIES, AS WELL AS NINE PAIRS OF ‰ END OF 35 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ