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Yaesu VX-3R Operating Manual

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Manual is about: ULTRA-COMPACT DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER WITH WIDE BAND COVERAGE

Summary of VX-3R

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    Vhf/uhf ultra-compact dual-band transceiver with wide band coverage o perating m anual vertex standard co., ltd. 4-8-8 nakameguro, meguro-ku, tokyo 153-8644, japan vertex standard us headquarters 10900 walker street, cypress, ca 90630, u.S.A. Yaesu europe b.V. P.O. Box 75525, 1118 zn schiphol, the n...

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    Contents scanning .................................................................................. 54 setting the scan-resume mode .......................................... 54 vfo scanning .................................................................... 56 how to skip (omit) a frequency durin...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 1 g eneral d escription the vx-3r is a micro-miniature multiband fm transceiver with extensive receive fre- quency coverage, providing local-area two-way amateur communications along with un- matched monitoring capability. The vx-3r’s incredibly small size allows you to take...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 2 c ontrol & c onnections antenna jack connect the supplied rub- ber flex antenna (or an- other antenna presenting a 50-ohm impedance) here. Mic/sp jack this four-conductor min- iature jack provides con- nection points for micro- phone audio, earphone audio, ptt, and ground....

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 3 c ontrol & c onnections p rimary f unction (p ress k ey ) switches the operating mode. Moves operation to the next-highest frequency band. A c t i v a t e s t h e “memory bank” feature while in the memory re- call mode. Switches the transmit power output between “hi” and “...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 4 c ontrol & c onnections lcd d isplay operating frequency operating band number or memory channel number skip memory channel or preferential memory channel repeater shift direction ctcss/dsc operation internet connection feature active priority channel memory bank active se...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 5 s upplied a ccessories fnb-82li 3.7 v, 1000 mah rechargeable lithium ion battery pack ............. 1 nc-85b, c, u Ú 2.5-hour charger ............................................................................ 1 yha-66 antenna ................................................

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 6 a ntenna i nstallation the supplied antenna provides good results over the entire frequency range of the trans- ceiver. However, for enhanced base station medium-wave and shortwave reception, you may wish to connect an external (outside) antenna, as the supplied antenna is...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 7 b attery c harging if the battery has never been used, or its charge is depleted, it may be charged by connecting the nc-85 battery charger, as shown in the il- lustration, to the ext dc jack. If only 12 ~ 16 volt dc power is available, the optional e-dc-21 dc adapter (wit...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 8 i nstallation of fba-37 a lkaline b attery c ase (option) the optional fba-37 battery case allows operation of the vx-3r using three “aa” size alkaline batteries. When installing batteries, insert the (–) end first, then press in the (+) end so the battery snaps into place...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 9 the vx-3r may be used for packet operation using the optional ct-91 microphone adapter (available from your yaesu dealer) for easy interconnection to commonly-available con- nectors wired to your tnc. You may also build your own cable, using a four-conductor miniature phon...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 10 hi! I’m r. F. Radio, and i’ll be helping you along as you learn the many fea- tures of the vx-3r. I know you’re anxious to get on the air, but i encourage you to read the “operation” section of this manual as thoroughly as possible, so you’ll get the most out of this fant...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 11 o peration s quelch a djustment the vx-3r’s squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is being received. The squelch system make “standby” operation more pleasant, and signifi- cantly reduces battery current consumption. The squelch system may ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 12 s electing the o perating b and the vx-3r covers an incred- ibly wide frequency range, over which a number of differ- ent operating modes are used. Therefore, the vx-3r’s fre- quency coverage has been di- vided into different operating bands, each of which has its own pre...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 13 o peration f requency n avigation the vx-3r will initially be operating in the “vfo” mode. This is a channelized system which allows free tuning throughout the currently-selected operating band. Two basic frequency navigation methods are available on the vx-3r: 1) t uning...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 14 t ransmission once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the 144 mhz or 430 mhz amateur bands on which the vx-3r can transmit, you’re ready to go on the air! These are the most basic steps; more advanced aspects of transmitter operation will be discussed ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 15 am and fm b roadcast r eception the vx-3r includes provision for reception of am and fm broadcasts. Fm broadcast reception, utilizes a wide-bandwidth filter and stereo decoder which provides excellent fidelity. 1. Press the [radio] key momentarily to enter the broadcast r...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 16 sub-rx o peration the sub-rx operation allows you to monitor your desired amateur band frequency while receiving am or fm broadcast stations. Furthermore, you may transmit on the amateur frequency by pressing the ptt switch. When a signal is received in the amateur band, ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 17 7. Rotate the dial knob to select the desired broadcast station. 8. When a signal is received in the amateur band, the amateur band audio is output to the speaker. The am or fm broadcast station will no longer be heard. When the amateur band signal drops, the am or fm bro...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 18 now that you’re mastered the basics of vx-3r operation, let’s learn more about some of the really neat features. K eyboard l ocking in order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission, various as- pects of the vx-3r’s keys and switches may be locke...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 19 a djusting the k eypad b eeper v olume l evel a keypad beeper provides useful audible feed back whenever a keypad is pressed. The keypad beeper level changes according to the receiver audio volume level setting. How- ever, you may adjust the volume balance between the rec...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 20 k eypad /lcd i llumination your vx-3r includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation. The red illumination yields clear viewing of the display in a dark environment, with minimal degradation of your night vision. Three options for activating the la...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 21 c hanging the c hannel s teps the vx-3r’s frequency synthesizer provides the option of utilizing channel steps of 5/8.33/9/ 10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100 khz per step (optional values differ depending on the band selected). A number of steps may be important to your operating r...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 22 s- meter s quelch a special s-meter squelch feature is provided on this radio. This feature allows you to set the squelch so only signals exceeding a certain s-meter level will open the squelch. To set up the s-meter squelch circuit for operation, use the following proced...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 23 c hecking the t emperature the vx-3r can display the radio’s inside case temperature, measured by an internal sensor. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 85: temp temp temp temp temp . N...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 24 repeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dra- matic extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile trans- ceivers. The vx-3r includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple and enjoy...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 25 r epeater o peration m anual r epeater s hift a ctivation if the ars feature has been disabled, or if you need to set a repeater shift direction other than that established by the ars, you may set the direction of the repeater shift manually. To do this: 1. Press and hold...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 26 c hecking the r epeater u plink (i nput ) f requency it often is helpful to be able to check the uplink (input) frequency of a repeater, to see if the calling station is within direct (“simplex”) range. To do this, just press the [hm/rv] key. You’ll notice that the displa...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 27 r epeater o peration n ote.

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 28 ctcss o peration many repeater systems require that a very-low-frequency audio tone be superimposed on your fm carrier in order to activate the repeater. This helps prevent false activation of the repeater by radar or spurious signals from other transmitters. This tone sy...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 29 4. When you have made your selection of the ctcss tone mode, press the ptt switch to save the new setting. 5. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 6. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 86: tn frq tn frq tn frq tn frq tn frq . No...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 30 dcs o peration another form of tone access control is digital code squelch, or dcs. It is a newer, more advanced tone system which generally provides more immunity from false paging than does ctcss. The dcs encoder/decoder is built into your vx-3r, and operation is very s...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 31 dcs c ode i nversion the dcs system was first introduced in the commercial lmr (land mobile radio) ser- vice, where it is now in widespread use. Dcs is sometime referred to by its different propri- etary names, such as dpl ® (digital private line ® , a registered trademar...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 32 this is different from the usual method of restoring normal operation, and it applies only to the configuration of the ctcss/dcs frequencies. Remember to restore the default setting “r-n.T-n r-n.T-n r-n.T-n r-n.T-n r-n.T-n ” (receive and transmit the normal dcs tone) when...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 33 if the tone scan feature does not detect a tone or code, it will continue to scan indefinitely. When this happens, it may be that the other station is not sending any tone. You can press the ptt switch to halt the scan at any time. You may listen to the (muted) signal fro...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 34 epcs (e nhanced p aging & c ode s quelch ) the vx-3r includes an enhanced ctcss tone encoder/decoder and a dedicated micro- processor providing paging and selective calling features. This allows you to place a call to a specific station (paging), and to receive calls of y...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 35 a ctivating the e nhanced p aging & c ode s quelch s ystem 1. Press the [f/w] key, then press the [mode] key. This provides a “short-cut” to set mode item 79: sq typ sq typ sq typ sq typ sq typ . 2. Rotate the dial knob until “pager pager pager pager pager ” appears on th...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 36 p aging a nswer b ack when you press the ptt switch to respond to a page call, the vx-3r transmits the same ctcss tone pair. This tone pair will open the code squelch of the calling station. If you prefer, you can have the vx-3r respond to page calls automatically (“trans...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 37 ctcss/dcs/epcs b ell o peration during ctcss decode, dcs, or epcs operation, you may set up the vx-3r so a ringing “bell” sound (or user programmed beep) alerts you to an incoming call. Here is the proce- dure for activating the ctcss/dcs/epcs bell: 1. Set the operating f...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 38 p rogramming the u ser b eep three user beep memories are provided, allowing you to create a unique original beep tone. Each user beep memory can store up to 64 steps with three octaves (“c1 c1 c1 c1 c1 ” through “b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 ”). 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 39 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration 13. Press and hold the [hm/rv] key for one second to delete all data after the current position that may have previously been stored in the user beep. 14. When you have programmed user beep, press the [txpo] key momentarily to con- firm the user ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 40 t one c alling (1750 h z ) if the repeaters in your country require a 1750-hz burst tone for access (typically in eu- rope), you can set the moni switch to serve as a “tone call” switch instead. To change the configuration of this switch, we again use the set mode to help...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 41 the vx-3r provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: ˆ “regular” memory channels, which include: € 900 “standard” memory channels, numbered “1 1 1 1 1 ” through “900 900 900 900 900 .” € 99 “frequency skip memories,” numbered “901 901 901 901 901 ”...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 42 m emory s torage 1. Select the desired frequency while operating in the vfo mode. Be sure to set up any desired ctcss or dcs tones, as well as any desired repeater offset. The power level may also be set at this time, if you wish to store it. 2. Press and hold in the [f/w...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 43 s toring i ndependent t ransmit f requencies (“o dd s plits ”) all memories can store an independent transmit frequency, for operation on repeaters with non-standard shift. To do this: 1. Store the receive frequency using the method already described under memory storage ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 44 home c hannel m emory a special one-touch “home” channel is available for each of the operating bands, to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band. H ome c hannel r ecall 1. Press the [f/w] key then press the [hm/rv] key to recall the home channel...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 45 l abeling m emories you may wish to append an alpha-numeric “tag” (label) to a memory or memories, to aid in recollection of the channel’s use (such as a club name, etc.). This is easily accomplished using the set mode. 1. Recall the memory channel on which you wish to ap...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 46 m emory m ode (r egular m emory c hannel o peration ) to enable the alpha-numeric tag (label) display again, just repeat the above procedure, rotating the dial knob to select “alpha alpha alpha alpha alpha ” in step 5 above. You may set up some memory channels to have the...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 47 m emory m ode (r egular m emory c hannel o peration ) m asking m emories there may be situations where you want to “mask” memories so they are not visible during memory selection or scanning. For example, several memories used only in a city you visit infrequently may be ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 48 m emory b ank o peration the large number of memories available in the vx-3r could be difficult to utilize without some means of organizing them. Fortunately, the vx-3r includes provision for dividing the memories into as many as 24 memory groups, so you can categorize th...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 49 6. To change to another memory bank, press the [f/w] key, then press the [band] key. Now rotate the dial knob to select the new memory bank, then press the [band] key again. 7. To exit from memory bank operation, just press the [band] key. The “ ” icon will disappear from...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 50 m oving m emory d ata to the vfo data stored on memory channels can easily be moved to the vfo, if you like. 1. Select the memory channel containing the frequency data to be moved to vfo. 2. Press and hold in the [f/w] key for one second, then press the [v/m] key. The con...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 51 the vx-3r provides special memory channels, which made up of: ˆ 10 “weather broadcast” channels. ˆ 281 vhf marine channels ˆ 89 popular short-wave broadcast station memory channels. You may assign the special memory channels to a memory bank. See page 48 regard- ing memor...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 52 vhf m arine c hannels another special memory bank contains vhf marine channels, pre-programmed at the factory, for quick selection. 1. Press the [f/w] key, then press the [ ] key, to recall the special memory menu. 2. Press the [band] key, repeatedly if necessary, to sele...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 53 s hort -w ave b roadcast s tation m emory c hannels a large number of short-wave broadcast station memory channels have also been pre- programmed at the factory, for convenient selection of broadcast stations. 1. Press the [f/w] key, then press the [ ] key, to recall the ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 54 the vx-3r allows you to scan just the memory channels, the entire operating band, or a portion of that band. It will halt on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. Scanning operation is basically the same in each of the abov...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 55 s canning to set the scan-restart delay time: 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 76: scn.Str scn.Str scn.Str scn.Str scn.Str . Note: do not forget to pull the dial knob to rotate the di...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 56 vfo s canning this mode allows you to scan on the vfo mode. 1. Select the vfo mode by pressing the [v/m] key, if necessary. 2. Press and hold in the [band] key for one second, and rotate the dial knob while holding in the [band] key to select the band- width for the vfo s...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 57 h ow to s kip (o mit ) a f requency during vfo s can if the vfo scan stops on a frequency or frequencies that you do not need (such as a spuri- ous radiation from a television), such frequencies can be “skipped” during vfo scanning. A special “frequency skip memory” bank ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 58 m emory s canning memory scanning is also easy to initiate: 1. Set the radio to the memory mode by pressing the [v/m] key, if necessary. 2. Press and hold in the [band] key for one second, and rotate the dial knob while holding in the [band] key to select the de- sired me...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 59 h ow to s kip (o mit ) a c hannel during m emory s can o peration as mentioned previously, some continuous-carrier stations like a weather broadcast sta- tion will seriously impede scanner operation if you are using the “carrier drop” scan- resume mode, as the incoming si...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 60 p referential m emory s can the vx-3r also allows you to set up a “preferential scan list” of channels which you can “flag” within the memory system. These channels are designated by a blinking “ x ” icon when you have selected them, one by one, for the preferential scan ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 61 m emory s canning s canning quency pair. See next chapter for details. 5. Release the [band] key to initiate preferential memory scanning. Only the channels that have a blinking “ x ” icon appended to the channel number will be scanned. M emory b ank s can when the memory...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 62 p rogrammable (b and l imit ) m emory s can (pms) this feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual vfo opera- tion. For example, you might wish to set up a limit (in north america) of 144.300 mhz to 148.000 mhz, to prevent encroachment into the...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 63 s canning p riority c hannel s canning (d ual w atch ) the vx-3r’s scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability, which allows you to operate on a vfo or memory channel, while periodically checking a user-defined memory channel for activity. If a station is ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 64 s canning p riority c hannel s canning (d ual w atch ) p riority r evert m ode during priority channel operation (dual watch), a special feature is available which will allow you to move to the priority channel instantly, without waiting for activity to appear on the prio...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 65 a utomatic l amp i llumination on s can s top the vx-3r will automatically illuminate the lcd lamp whenever the scanner stops on a signal; this allows you to see the frequency of the incoming signal better at night. Note that this will, of course, increase the battery con...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 66 the smart search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically where activity is encountered by your radio. When smart search is engaged, the transceiver will search above and below your current frequency, storing active frequencies as it goes (without stopping on ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 67 s toring s mart s earch m emories 1. Set the radio to the vfo mode. Be sure that you have the squelch adjusted properly (so that band noise is quieted). 2. Rotate the dial, while pressing and holding in the [mode] key, to select the “s srch s srch s srch s srch s srch (sm...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 68 the channel counter allows measuring of the frequency of a nearby transmitter, without knowing that frequency in advance. The frequency can be measured by bringing the vx- 3r close to the transceiver which is transmitting. The vx-3r performs a high-speed search within a ±...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 69 s etting the c hannel c ounter s weep w idth you may change the bandwidth of the channel counter. Available selections are ±5, ±10, ±50, and ±100 mhz (default: ±5 mhz). Here is the procedure for setting the channel counter bandwidth: 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key fo...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 70 the vx-3r provides a message feature, which sends a message (up to 16 characters) instead of sending a voice. 20 different messages can be programmed, and one of them can be selected and transmitted with your id. Note ˆ the message feature requires that all members (1) us...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 71 m essage f eature p rogramming a m ember l ist (requires all members set the same member list (includes own id) into the same member box in the same order.) it is possible to register a maximum of 20 persons, in order to identify the sender. When you receive a message tra...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 72 s et your p ersonal id you choose your personal id from the member list. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 56: msg.Reg msg.Reg msg.Reg msg.Reg msg.Reg . Note: do not forget to pull the...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 73 r eceiving a m essage 1. Set the radio to the coordination frequency. 2. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 3. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 79: sq typ sq typ sq typ sq typ sq typ . Note: do not forget to pull the dial kn...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 74 e mergency c hannel o peration the vx-3r includes an “emergency” feature, which may be useful if you have someone monitoring on the same frequency as your transceiver’s uhf “home” channel. See page 44 for details on setting the home channel. The “emergency” feature is act...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 75 e mergency a utomatic id (eai) f eature the emergency automatic id (eai) feature can be used to aid in searching for persons who are incapacitated in disasters like earthquakes, especially search-and-rescue person- nel who may have become injured in a debris field. When u...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 76 selecting the eai mode and its transmit time 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 31: eai.Tmr eai.Tmr eai.Tmr eai.Tmr eai.Tmr . Note: do not forget to pull the dial knob to rotate the dia...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 77 t o l ocate an u nresponsive o perator u sing the eai feature 1. Recall the memory channel “eai eai eai eai eai ” (must be the same as the searched person’s radio), which is found in the next to the last “regular” memory channel. 2. Set the ctcss tone pair to the same ctc...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 78 the arts™ feature uses dcs signaling to inform both parties when you and another arts™-equipped station are within communications range. This may be particularly use- ful during search-and rescue situations, where is important to stay in contact with other members of your...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 79 b asic arts™ s etup and o peration 1. Set both radios to the same dcs code number, per the discussion on page ??. 2. Press and hold in the [ ] key for one second. You will observe the “out rng out rng out rng out rng out rng ” display on the lcd below the operating fre- q...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 80 arts™ a lert b eep o ptions the arts™ feature allows two kinds of alert beeps (or off), to alert you to the status of arts™ operation. Depending on your location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent beeps, you may choose the beep mode which best suits your...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 81 cw i dentifier s etup the arts™ feature includes a cw identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutes during arts™ operation, the radio can be enabled to send “de (your callsign) k”. The callsign field may contain up to 16 characters. Here’s how to program the cw i...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 82 the vx-3r can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied into the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement system) net- work, operating in the “srg” (sister radio group) mode. Details may be found at the wires-ii web sit...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 83 frg (“f riendly r adio g roup ”) mode you may access other internet link systems (including wires ™ in the frg mode) that use a dtmf string for access. P rogramming the frg code load the dtmf tones which you wish to use for internet-link access into an internet memory reg...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 84 17. When you have programmed a label that is less than 6 charac- ters, press the [txpo] key to confirm the label. 18. Repeat steps 3 through 17 to store other access codes, if so de- sired. 19. Press the ptt switch to save the settings and exit to normal operation. O pera...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 85 despite the lack of a dtmf keypad, you can still transmit dtmf tones with the vx-3r for repeater control or autopatch use. M anual dtmf t one g eneration 1. Press and hold the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 86 vious stored telephone number. 7. Rotate the dial knob to select the first digit of the dtmf string. Selectable entries are 1 1 1 1 1 - 9 9 9 9 9 , and a a a a a - fffff, with e and f representing dtmf “¼” and “#” tones respectively. 8. Press the [v/m] key momentarily to ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 87 the speed at which the dtmf digits are sent can be changed. Two speed levels are avail- able: low (10 digits per second) and high (20 digits per second: default). To toggle be- tween low and high speed, use the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the [txpo] key for one...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 88 the vx-3r provides a cw learning function, which sends the designated morse code via the sidetone (heard in the speaker) to help your cw learning. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 20:...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 89 1) the “cpm” selection is based on the international “paris” standard, which stipulates five characters per word. 2) you may adjust the cw sidetone pitch via set mode item 21: cwptch. Available selections are 400 - 1000 hz (50 hz/step). Cw l earning f eature.

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 90 the vx-3r provides another cw learning function; call it a cw training feature, which sends random morse code via the sidetone (heard in the speaker), so you can improve your cw proficiency. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rota...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 91 m iscellaneous s etting p assword the vx-3r provides a password feature which can minimize the chance that your trans- ceiver could be used by an unauthorized party. When the password feature is activated, the radio will ask for the four digit password to be entered when ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 92 p rogramming the [ ] k ey the internet key is the factory default (“primary” press key) function of the [ ] key. However, you may change the “primary” (press key) function of the [ ] key to another function via the set mode. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one sec...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 93 att (f ront e nd a ttenuator ) the attenuator will reduce all signals (and noise) by 20 db, and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely crowded conditions. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 94 w akeup f eature the wakeup feature is similar to the receive battery saver. However, it is a newer, more advanced feature which conserves battery life by providing a longer “sleep” time than the regular receive battery saver. The wakeup feature, once engaged, operates wh...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 95 tx b attery s aver the vx-3r also includes a useful transmit battery saver, which will automatically lower the power output level when the last signal received was very strong. For example, when you are in the immediate vicinity of a repeater station, there generally is n...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 96 a utomatic p ower -o ff (apo) f eature the apo feature helps conserve battery life by automatically turning the radio off when there has been no dial or key activity for a user-defined period. The available selections for the time before power-off are 0.5 - 12 hours (0.5 ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 97 t ransmitter t ime -o ut t imer (tot) the tot feature provides a safety switch, which limits transmission time to a pre-pro- grammed value. This will conserve battery power by limiting the length of transmissions. In the event of a stuck ptt switch (perhaps if the radio o...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 98 a utomatic p ower -o n f eature the vx-3r also includes the capability to turn itself on after a programmed time interval. 1. Press and hold in the [txpo] key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 58: on tmr on tmr on tmr on...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 99 c hanging the tx d eviation l evel in many areas of the world, channel congestion has required that operating channels be closely spaced. In such operating environments, it often is required that operators use reduced deviation levels, so as to reduce the potential for in...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 100 m y b ands o peration the “my bands” feature allows you to select several operating bands, and make only those bands available for selection via the [band] button. For example, if you do not need the reception of the sw and air bands, you may skip (omit) these bands from...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 101 m iscellaneous s etting c hanging the s tatus of the [vol] k ey by factory default, the [vol] key keeps the status while pressing and holding the [vol] key down. You may change the status of the [vol] key to keep the status for approxi- mately three seconds after pressin...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 102 the vx-3r includes a convenient “clone” feature, which allows the memory and configu- ration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another vx-3r. This can be particu- larly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service operation. Here is ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 103 s et (m enu ) m ode the vx-3r set mode, already partially discussed in many previous chapters, is easy to activate and set. The set mode is used to configure a wide variety of transceiver param- eters, some of which have not been detailed previously. Use the following pr...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 104 s et (m enu ) m ode f unction select the antenna to be used in the am broadcast listening. Select the antenna to be used in the fm broadcast listening. Enables/disables the receiver front-end attenuator. Setting of the automatic power-off feature. Enables/disables the au...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 105 s et (m enu ) m ode f unction selects the channel step for the fast channel selection mode while in the memory recall mode. Stores “alpha-numeric” tags for the memory channels. Enables/disables the memory write protector. Selects the memory scan, channel-selection mode. ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 106 s et (m enu ) m ode r epeater s etting enables / disables the automatic repeater shift function. Sets the repeater shift direction. Sets the magnitude of the repeater shift. Ctcss/dcs/epcs s etting selects the number of bell ringer repetitions. Enables / disables the bel...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 107 s et (m enu ) m ode s et m ode i tem 30 [eai] 31 [eai.Tmr] 32 [emg.Sel] s et m ode i tem 26 [dt a/m] 27 [dt dly] 28 [dt sel] 29 [dt spd] s et m ode i tem 34 [fw key] 36 [hm/rv] 37 [hm>vfo] 92 [vol md] s et m ode i tem 44 [lamp] 46 [lock] 47 [m/t-cl] 67 [ptt.Dly] s et m o...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 108 set mode item 1 [ant am] function: select the antenna to be used in the am broadcast listening. Available values: barext/barant default: barext barext: uses both the internal bar antenna and the rubber flex antenna. Barant: uses the internal bar antenna only. The bar ant...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 109 set mode item 7 [artsit] function: selects the polling interval during arts™ operation. Available values: 15sec/25sec default: 25sec set mode item 8 [bclo] function: enables/disables the busy channel lock-out feature. Available values: on/off default: off set mode item 9...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 110 set mode item 15 [bp usr] function: create the beep melody for bell ringer function. See page 38 for details. Set mode item 16 [bsy.Led] function: enables/disables the busy led while the squelch is open. Available values: on/off default: on set mode item 17 [ch cnt] func...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 111 set mode item 24 [dcs cd] function: setting of the dcs code. Available values: 104 standard dcs codes default: dcs.023 note: this set mode item can select and set the function to each memory channel individu- ally. Set mode item 25 [dcs rv] function: enables/disables the...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 112 set mode item 30 [eai] function: enables/disables the emergency automatic id (eai) feature.. Available values: on/off default: off set mode item 31 [eai.Tmr] function: sets the emergency automatic id (eai) operating mode and its transmit time. Available values: int. 1m t...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 113 5. Repeat the previous step as necessary to complete the message (up to 16 characters). 6. If you make a mistake, press the [band] key to backspace the cursor; now re-enter the correct letter/number. 7. Press the [hm/rv] key to delete all data after the cursor that may h...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 114 set mode item 38 [int cd] function: selects the access number (dtmf digit) for the srg operation of the internet connection feature (wires™). Available values: dtmf 0 - dtmf f default: dtmf 1 set mode item 39 [int md] function: selects the operating mode of the internet ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 115 set mode item 44 [lamp] function: selects the lcd/keypad lamp mode. Available values: key 2s - key10s/cont/off default: key 5s (5 seconds) key 2s - key10s: illuminates the lcd/keypad for the selected time, when any key is pressed. Cont: illuminates the lcd/keypad continu...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 116 set mode item 50 [mr wmd] function: determines the method of selecting channels for memory storage. Available values: next/lower default: next next: stores the data into the memory channel, which is next highest from the last- stored memory channel. Lower: stores the dat...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 117 set mode item 57 [msg.Sel] function: programming a message for the message feature. See page 70 for details. Set mode item 58 [on tmr] function: set the on timer time. Available values: off/00h.10m(00:10) 24h.00m(24:00) (10 minutes/step) default: off the on timer turns o...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 118 set mode item 62 [pag.Cdt] function: sets the transmitting pager code for the enhanced ctcss paging & code squelch. See page 34 for details. Set mode item 63 [pr frq] function: program the ctcss tone frequency for the user programmed reverse ctcss decoder. Available valu...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 119 set mode item 69 [rpt.Sft] function: sets the magnitude of the repeater shift. Available values: 0.00 - 150.00 mhz (50 khz/step) default: depends on the operating band and transceiver version. If you press the [f/w] key momentarily, then rotate the dial knob, frequency s...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 120 set mode item 75 [scn.Rsm] function: selects the scan resume mode. Available values: 2sec - 10sec/busy/hold default: 5 sec 2 sec - 10 sec: the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters, and will hold there for the selected resume time. If you do not take action to disa...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 121 set mode item 79 [sq typ] function: selects the sub audible squelch type. Available values: off/tone/tsql/dcs/rv tn/pr frq/pager/message default: off tone: activates the ctcss encoder tsq: activates the ctcss encoder/decoder dcs: activates the digital coded encoder/decod...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 122 set mode item 82 [step] function: setting the dial frequency steps. Available values: auto/5/8.33/9/10/12.5/15/20/25/50/100 khz default: auto (step automatically changes according to operating frequency.) note: 1) this set mode item can select and set the dial frequency ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 123 set mode item 86 [tn frq] function: setting of the ctcss tone fre- quency. Available values: 50 standard ctcss tones default: 100.0 hz set mode item 87 [tot] function: setting of the tot time available values: off/0.5m - 10.0m (0.5m/ step) default: 3.0m (3 minutes) the t...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 124 set mode item 92 [vol md] function: select the dial knob function. Available values: normal/aut.Bck default: normal normal: the [vol] key keeps the status while pressing the [vol] key. Aut.Bck: the [vol] key to keep the status approximately three seconds after pressing t...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 125 n ote.

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 126 general frequency ranges: rx 0.5-1.8 mhz (am broadcast) (usa version) 1.8-30 mhz (sw band) 30-76 mhz (50 mhz ham) 76-108 mhz (fm broadcast) 108-137 mhz (air band) 137-174 mhz (144 mhz ham) 174-222 mhz (vhf tv) 222-420 mhz (act1) 420-470 mhz (430 mhz ham) 470-800(729) mhz...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 127 transmitter rf power output: 1.5 w (@ 4.5 v aa x 3 or 3.7 v fnb-82li 144 mhz) 3 w (@ 6 v or ext dc 144 mhz) 1 w (@4.5 v aa x 3 or 3.7 v fnb-82li 430 mhz) 2 w (@ 6 v or ext dc 430 mhz) low 0.1 w (@ 4.5 v aa x 3 or 3.7 v fnb-82li) low 0.3 w (@ 6 v or ext dc) modulation typ...

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    Vx-3r o perating m anual 128 r eset p rocedures in some instances of erratic or unpredictable operation, the cause may be corruption of data in the microprocessor (due to static electricity, etc.). If this happens, resetting of the microprocessor may restore normal operation. Note that all memories ...

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    1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by vertex standard could void the user’s authorization to operate this device. 2. This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interfer...

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