Get on The Air Quickly with the AR-146!


I. To Program Memory Channels:

The AR-146 and AR-446 have 40 memory channels plus a CALL channel.
The memory channels are numbered 1-40.

To program a frequency in memory you must be in VFO mode 
(with no "M" in the display). 
If you are in memory mode you can enter VFO mode by pressing 
the "VFO" key. Use the frequency selector knob to select the 
frequency you want to store. You may make large frequency steps 
(for faster tuning) by pressing the "MHz" key and then 
rotating the frequency knob. To return to your 
normal frequency step hit the "MHz" key again.

NOTE: The radios ships with a factory default frequency step 
of 10 kHz. You may need to reprogram this if you are trying 
to access a channel that requires a 5 kHz step (such as 146.895 MHz). 
To do this you must be in VFO mode (no "M" on the display). 
Press "VFO" to select this mode. Press and hold the "F" key until 
you hear a beep and the "F" indicator in the display begins to beep. 
Press the "SHFT" key while the "F" indicator is blinking. 
The current frequency step (10.0 kHz) will show in the display. 
Rotate the tuning knob until the display says "05.0" kHz, then press 
the "F" key again to save the step. You are now in 5 kHz step mode.

Once you have the proper frequency selected you may turn the repeater 
offset on, if needed. To do this hit the "SHFT" key. A minus sign will 
be displayed, indicating that a negative offset has been selected. 
To toggle between a negative offset, positive offset, and no offset 
hit the "SHFT" key repeatedly. 

ODD SPLITS: To program an odd offset you must be in VFO mode (no "M" 
on the display). To enter VFO mode press the "VFO" key. Press and 
hold the "F" key. A beep will sound and the "F" indicator blink. Press 
the "VFO" key again while the "F" indicator is blinking. The current 
offset is shown in the display ("00.600" for the AR-146and "05.000" for 
the AR-446). Rotate the tuning knob until you get the offset you desire. 
You may program an offset of up 39.995 MHz. Press "F" to save the offset.

If you also want to program a CTCSS tone into the memory turn the tone on 
by pressing the "TONE" button. By pressing "TONE" repeatedly you can toggle 
between no CTCSS, tone encode, and tone encode plus tone decode. To change 
the tone frequency press and hold the "F" key. A beep will sound and the 
"F" indicator on the display will blink. While the "F" indicator is still 
flashing press the "TONE" key. The currently selected CTCSS tone frequency 
will show on the display. Use the tuning control to select the tone you want, 
then press "F" to save the tone.

Once you have the frequency, offset, and tone you want you may program this 
information into memory. Press the "F" key. An "M" will show in the display, 
as well as a memory channel number. Use the tuning control to select the memory 
number that you want to save to. Then press "MR" to save the memory.


II. Programming the CALL Channel

To program the CALL channel you must be in VFO mode (with no "M" in the display). 
If you are in memory mode you can enter VFO mode by pressing the "VFO" key. 
Use the frequency selector knob to select the frequency you want to store. 
You may make large frequency steps (for faster tuning) by pressing the "MHz" 
key and then rotating the frequency knob. To return to your normal frequency 
step hit the "MHz" key again.

Once you have the proper frequency selected you may turn the repeater offset 
on, if needed. To do this hit the "SHFT" key. A minus sign will be displayed, 
indicating that a negative offset has been selected. To toggle between a negative 
offset, positive offset, and no offset hit the "SHFT" key repeatedly. 

If you also want to program a CTCSS tone into the memory turn the tone on 
by pressing the "TONE" button. By pressing "TONE" repeatedly you can toggle 
between no CTCSS, tone encode, and tone encode plus tone decode. To change the 
tone frequency press and hold the "F" key. A beep will sound and the "F" indicator 
on the display will blink. While the "F" indicator is still flashing press the 
"TONE" key. The currently selected CTCSS tone frequency will show on the display. 
Use the tuning control to select the tone you want, then press "F" to save the tone.

To save the selected frequency, offset, and tone as the CALL channel press the 
"F" key. The "F" indicator on the display will light. Press the "CALL" button 
while the indicator is still on. The information is now saved.