Radio Cheat Sheets Resource Page
Introduction
Operating in the field occasionally requires us to make configuration changes to our radios. However, the complexity of our HTs and the infrequency with using them makes memorizing the keystrokes and commands needed to make changes nearly impossible.
Some operators carry their radio's manual with them. Even the manuals are not laid to quickly support what we want to do. Thus the need for Radio Cheat Sheets
Radio Cheat Sheets (my term) are summaries of the critical few command sequences we usually need to manage our radios in the field. The summaries should be small enough to be carried with our gear, and organized to allow us to complete a change quickly.
If you want to develop your own or modify this one, most MS-Word files are also included.
Cheat Sheets
Baofeng UV-5RA Operation Notes (Adobe PDF) January 2014, KE7RAP, AE7RJ, AD7FO
Kenwood TH-F6A Triband Transceiver (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) August 2005, KN6PE
RadioShack HTX-202 144 MHz Transceiver (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) August 2005, KN6PE
Yaesu FT-50R Operation Notes (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) June 2008, KN6PE
Yaesu FT-60R Operation Notes (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) July 2019, KN6PE
Yaesu FT-90R Operation Notes (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) August 2005, K6AMP
Yaesu VX-5R Operation Notes (Adobe PDF, MS-Word) August 2005, K6AMP
If you have developed a Cheat Sheet for your specific radio, please let me know and I'll post it here with the others.
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