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Yaesu VX-8DE Operating Manual

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Manual is about: 50/144/430 MHz triple-band heavy duty sumersible transceiver

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    50/144/430 mhz triple-band heavy duty submersible transceiver o perating m anual vx-8dr/de yaesu musen co., ltd. Tennozu parkside building 2-5-8 higashi-shinagawa, shinagawa-ku, tokyo 140-0002 japan yaesu usa 6125 phyllis drive, cypress, ca 90630, u.S.A. Yaesu uk ltd. Unit 12, sun valley business pa...

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    Contents programmable (band limit) memory scan (pms) ............... 68 “priority channel” scanning (dual watch) ........................... 69 priority revert mode ....................................................... 70 automatic lamp illumination on scan stop .......................... 71 band ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 1 the ultra compact vx-8dr/de (2.4” w x 3.7” h x 0.9” d (60 w x 95 h x 24.2 d)) is thinner than the previous advanced model - it is packed with advanced technology and features, de- signed for outdoor operation. It is submersible and shockproof! The compact case combines...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 2 c ontrols & c onnections antenna jack connect the sup- plied rubber flex an- tenna (or another antenna presenting a 50-ohm imped- ance) here. Vol key rotate the dial knob while press- ing and holding this key to adjust the audio volume level. Dial knob the main tuning ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 3 d isplay i cons & i ndicators f requency c ontrol vfo : vfo mode mr : memory mode mt : memory tune mode hom : home channel memory pms : programmable memory scan mode vdw : dual watch active (vfo-memory channel) mdw : dual watch active (memory channel-memory channel) s ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 4 k eypad f unctions frequency entry digit “ 1 ” switches the “upper” frequency to be the “operating” (tx) band. Activates the dual receive feature. Switches the “lower” frequency to be the “operating” (tx) band. Activates the dual receive feature. Increases the vfo freq...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 5 k eypad f unctions enter the set mode. Decreases the vfo frequency by one step or moves the memory channel to the next-lowest channel. Activate the aprs (automatic position reporting system) function. No action tunes the vfo frequency downward in 1 mhz steps. Activates...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 6 a ccessories s upplied with the vx-8dr/de antenna 1 pc yha-65 (for usa version: aac88x001) or yha-64 (for exp/eu version: aac80x001) li-ion battery pack 1 pc fnb-101li (7.4v/1,100mah: aag10x001) battery charger 1 pc pa-44b (120 vac, type-a plug: aag85x002), pa-44c (230...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 7 a vailable o ptions for your vx-8dr/de fgps-2 gps antenna unit ct-136 gps antenna adapter mh-74 a7a waterproof speaker/microphone ct-131 microphone adapter ct-134 clone cable ct-m11 mic/sp connection cable cn-3 bnc-to-sma adapter csc-93 soft case bu-1 bluetooth ® unit ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 8 figure 1 figure 2 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. The ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 9 i nstallation of fnb-101li b attery p ack the fnb-101li is a high-performance lithium-ion battery providing high capacity in a very compact package. Under normal use, the fnb-101li may be used for approxi- mately 300 charge cycles, after which operating time may be exp...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 10 i nstallation of a ccessories while the battery is being charged, the display will indicate “ charging ” and the key will glow red. The s-meter will deflect according to the charging status. When charging is finished, the display will change to indicate “ complete ” a...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 11 i nstallation of fba-39 a lkaline b attery c ase ( o ption ) the optional fba-39 battery case allows receive monitoring using three “aa” size al- kaline batteries. Alkaline batteries can also be used for low power transmission in an emergency. The power output will on...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 12 i nterface of p acket tnc s the vx-8dr/de may be used for packet operation, using the optional ct-m11 mic/sp connection cable (available from your yaesu dealer) for easy interconnection to com- monly-available connectors wired to your tnc. The audio level from the rec...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 13 hi! I’m r. F. Radio, and i’ll be helping you along as you learn the many features of the vx-8dr/de . 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 th...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 14 o peration s quelch a djustment the vx-8dr/de ’s squelch system allows you to mute the background noise when no signal is being received. Not only does the squelch system make “standby” operation more pleasant, it also significantly reduces battery current consumption...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 15 s electing the o perating b and in the factory default configuration, the vx-8dr/de operates in the “dual receive” mode. During dual receive operation, the “a-band” frequency will be displayed on the upper part of the lcd, and the “b-band” frequency will be displayed ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 16 o peration s electing the f requency b and the vx-8dr/de covers an incredibly wide frequency range, over which a number of different operating modes are used. Therefore, the vx-8dr/de ’s frequency coverage has been divided into different operating bands. Each band has...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 17 f requency n avigation the vx-8dr/de will initially be operating in the “vfo” mode, as just described. This is a frequency step system which allows free tuning throughout the currently-selected operating band. Three basic frequency navigation methods are available on ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 18 3 ) s canning from the vfo mode, press and hold in the key for one second, and while still holding in the key, rotate the dial knob to select the bandwidth for the vfo scan- ner. Release the key to begin scanning toward a higher frequency. The scanner will stop when i...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 19 t ransmission once you have set up an appropriate frequency inside one of the three (or four) amateur bands on which the vx-8dr/de can transmit (50 mhz, 144 mhz, or 430 mhz, plus 222 mhz on the usa version), you’re ready to transmit. These are the most basic steps; mo...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 20 o peration 1) the vx-8dr/de is smart! You can set up low power on one band (like uhf), while leaving vhf on high power, and the radio will remember the different settings on each band. And when you store memories, you can store high and low power settings separately i...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 21 adjust the vox “hang-time” (the transmit-receive delay after the cessation of speech) from the set mode item 109: vox delay . The default delay is 0.5 second. To set a different delay time: 1. Press and hold in the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 22 am and fm b roadcast r eception the vx-8dr/de includes provision for reception of am and fm broadcasts. Fm broad- cast reception, utilizes a wide-bandwidth filter and stereo decoder which provides excel- lent fidelity. The am and fm broadcast reception is only possibl...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 23 o peration a ntenna s election to select the antenna for the am broadcast reception: 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 1: antenna am . 3. Press the key briefly to enable the antenna selectio...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 24 o peration af-d ual o peration the af-dual operation allows you to monitor two desired amateur band frequencies while also receiving an am or fm broadcast station (triple watch functions!). When a signal is received in the amateur band, the amateur band audio is outpu...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 25 s etting the af-d ual r esume m ode the vx-8dr/de allows you to select the resume mode of the af-dual opera- tion when a signal is received in the amateur band. 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 26 a dvanced o peration now that you mastered the basics of vx-8dr/de 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 keys and switches may be lock...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 27 a djusting the k eypad b eeper v olume l evel a keypad beeper provides useful audible feed back whenever a key button is pressed. The keypad beeper level changes according to the receiver audio volume level setting. How- ever, you may adjust the volume balance between...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 28 a dvanced o peration a udio m uting the audio mute feature is useful in situations where it would be helpful to reduce the audio level of the “receive only” band ( small character display) whenever you receive a signal on the “main” band ( large character display) dur...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 29 c hanging the c hannel s teps the vx-8dr/de ’s frequency synthesizer provides the option of utilizing tuning steps of 5, 6.25, 8.33, 9, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100, and 200 khz per step. The vx-8dr/de is set up at the factory with different default steps for each op...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 30 a dvanced o peration sql s- meter a special sql (squelch) s-meter 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 feature for operation...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 31 r epeater o peration g eneral 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-8dr/de includes a number of features, which m...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 32 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 the key, then press the k...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 33 r epeater o peration t one c alling ( 1750 h z ) if your transceiver is vx-8de (european version), press and hold in the key (just below the ptt switch) to generates a 1750-hz burst tone to access the european repeater. The transmitter will automatically be activated,...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 34 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 ton...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 35 4. When you have made your selection of the ctcss tone mode, press the key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. 5. Press the key, then press the key. This provides a “short-cut” to set mode item 99: tone frequency . 6. Rotate the dial knob until the d...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 36 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-8dr/de , and operation ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 37 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 proprietary names, such as dpl ® (digital private line ® , a registered tradem...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 38 rx-invert, tx-invert : receive and transmit the inverted dcs tone. Rx-both, tx-invert : receive both normal and inverted dcs tones and transmit the inverted dcs tone. 5. When you have made your selection, press the ptt switch, to save the new settings and exit to norm...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 39 t one s earch s canning in operating situations where you don’t know the ctcss or dcs tone being used by another station, you can command the radio to listen to the incoming signal and scan in search of the tone being used. Two things must be remembered in this regard...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 40 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration epcs ( e nhanced p aging & c ode s quelch ) the vx-8dr/de includes an enhanced ctcss tone encoder/decoder and a dedicated microprocessor providing paging and selective calling features. This allows you to place a call to a specific station (p...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 41 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration a ctivating the e nhanced p aging & c ode s quelch s ystem 1. Press the key, then press the key. This provides a “short-cut” to set mode item 95: sql type . 2. Rotate the dial knob until “ pager ” appears on the dis- play; this activates the ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 42 ctcss/dcs/epcs b ell o peration during ctcss decode, dcs, or epcs operation, you may set up the vx-8dr/de so that a ringing “bell” sound alerts you that a call is coming in. Here is the procedure for activating the ctcss/dcs/epcs bell: 1. Set the operating frequency t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 43 ctcss/dcs/epcs o peration p rogramming the u ser m elody three user beep memories are provided, allowing you to create unique original beep tone melodies. Each user beep memory can store up to 64 steps with three octaves (“ c1 ” through “ b3 ”). 1. Press and hold the ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 44 12. When you wish to add a beep tone into the beep melody strings, move the cursor to the place where you wish to en- ter the beep tone using the / key, then press the key repeatedly until the “ select ” notation in the “op- eration mode” slot turns into “ insert ”. N...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 45 n ote.

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 46 m emory m ode the vx-8dr/de provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: “regular” memory channels, which include: 900 “standard” memory channels, numbered “ 1 ” through “ 900 .” 99 “frequency skip memories,” numbered “ 901 ” through “ 999 .” 11 ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 47 m emory m ode ( r egular m emory c hannel o peration ) 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 ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 48 m emory m ode ( r egular m emory c hannel o peration ) m emory s torage 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 ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 49 a special one-touch “home” channel is available for each operating band, to allow quick recall of a favorite operating frequency on each band. H ome c hannel r ecall 1. Press the key, then press the key to recall the home channel on the band group where you are curren...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 50 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 t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 51 m emory o ffset t uning once you have recalled a particular memory channel, you may easily tune off that chan- nel, as though you were in the “vfo” mode. 1. With the vx-8dr/de in the memory recall (“mr”) mode, select the desired memory channel. 2. Now press the key, t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 52 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 ma...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 53 m emory b ank o peration the large number of memories available in the vx-8dr/de could be difficult to utilize without some means of organizing them. Fortunately, the vx-8dr/de includes provi- sion for dividing the memories into as many as 24 memory banks, so you can ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 54 m emory m ode ( r egular m emory c hannel o peration ) 5. To change to another memory bank, press the key, then press the key. Now rotate the dial knob to select the new memory bank, then press the key again. 6. To exit from memory bank operation, just press the key. ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 55 10. If you make a mistake, press the key to backspace the cursor, then re-enter the correct letter, number, or symbol. 11. When you have completed the changes of the label, press the ptt switch to save the label and exit. M oving m emory d ata to the vfo data stored o...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 56 m emory m ode ( s pecial m emory c hannel o peration ) the vx-8dr/de provides special memory channels, which are made up of: 10 weather broadcast channels. 57 vhf marine channels 89 popular short-wave broadcast station memory channels. 1) the special memory channels a...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 57 vhf m arine m emory c hannels the vhf marine channel bank has been pre-programmed at the factory, for quick selec- tion. 1. Press the key briefly to set the “a-band” to the “operating” band. 2. Press the key, then press the key, to recall the spe- cial memory menu. 3....

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 58 s hort - wave b roadcast s tation m emory c hannels the short-wave broadcast station memory channel bank has been pre-programmed at the factory, for quick selection of short-wave broadcast stations. 1. Press the key briefly to set the “a-band” to the “operating” band....

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 60 g eneral the vx-8dr/de 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...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 61 s canning to set the scan-restart delay time: 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 82: scan re-start . 3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this set mode item. 4. Rotate the dial kn...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 62 vfo s canning this mode allows you to scan on the vfo mode. 1. Select the vfo mode by pressing the key, if necessary. 2. Press and hold in the key, then rotate the dial knob while holding in the key (the current bandwidth for the vfo scanner will appear on the display...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 63 s canning 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 spurious radiation from a television), such frequencies can be “skipped” during vfo scan- ning. A special “frequency ski...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 64 s canning m emory s canning memory scanning is also easy to initiate: 1. Set the radio to the memory recall (“mr”) mode by pressing the key, if neces- sary. 2. Press and hold in the key, then rotate the dial knob while holding in the key (the current memory scan mode ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 65 h ow to s kip ( o mit ) a c hannel d uring m emory s can 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 signal ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 66 p referential m emory s can the vx-8dr/de 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 “ ” icon when you have selected them, one by one, for the preferential...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 67 m emory b ank s can when the memory bank feature is engaged, the scanner sweeps only memory channels in the current memory bank. However, if the memory bank link scan feature is enabled, you may sweep the memory channels in several memory banks which you have selected...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 68 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 in...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 69 “p riority c hannel ” s canning ( d ual w atch ) the vx-8dr/de ’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 ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 70 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 priority channel. When this feature is enabled, and pri...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 71 a utomatic l amp i llumination on s can s top the vx-8dr/de 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 battery...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 72 installation of the optional bu-1 or bu-2 bluetooth ® adapter unit will enable, the vx- 8dr/de to send/receive voice messages with the optional bh-1a or bh-2a bluetooth ® headset via wireless links. P airing when using the bluetooth ® headset for the first time, the b...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 73 bluetooth ® o peration a ctivation 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 17: bluetooth set . 3. Press the key briefly to enable selection of this set mode item. 4. Rotate the dial knob to select...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 74 when you are not operating the bluetooth ® function, per- form the following procedures, otherwise, skip to next step. Press the key, then rotate the dial knob to select the “ powr ” parameter to “ off ”. 8. Press the ptt switch of the vx-8dr/de to save the new settin...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 76 the vx-8dr/de allows the display of your position (longitude/latitude) when using the optional fgps-2 gps antenna unit. 1. Make sure that the transceiver is off. 2. Connect the optional fgps-2 gps antenna unit to the mic/sp jack of the trans- ceiver via the optional m...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 77 gps o peration fgps-2 gps antenna unit installation using the mh-74 a7a waterproof speaker/microphone 1. Remove the small screw affixing the dummy cap, then remove the dummy cap from the mh-74 a7a . 2. Install the fgps-2 to the mh-74 a7a as shown in illustration, then...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 78 you may customize the time zone (time offset), display unit of the gps screen, and gps datum for your own operating requirements via the aprs/gps set mode. S etting the t ime z one ( t ime o ffset ) sets the time offset between your local time and utc (universal time ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 79 s electing the d isplay u nits of the gps s creen 1. Press the key until the gps screen appears. 2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the aprs/ gps set mode. 3. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 18: gps unit . 4. Press the key briefly to enable...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 80 the vx-8dr/de is equipped with a 1200/9600bps ax.25 data modem to enable aprs ® (automatic packet reporting system) operation. The automatic packet reporting sys- tem (aprs ® ) is a software program and registered trademark of bob bruninga, wb4apr. P reparations befor...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 81 preset icons. To choose another icon, press the key, then rotate the dial knob to select the desired symbol after having selected the preset icon. When you have completed selecting the icon, press the key again. You may choose 1 of 46 different sym- bols. 14. Press th...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 82 3) use the and keys to navigation to each column and then use the dial knob to select the desired numbers in each column. Repeat for each column to complete your latitude entry. 4) move the cursor to “ lat ” using the / key and then rotate the dial knob one click cloc...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 83 r eceiving an aprs b eacon 1. Set the “b-band” to the aprs frequency. 144.390 mhz is generally used in north america. If you don’t know the aprs frequency of your country, ask your dealer. The ax.25 modem cannot be activated in the “a-band”. 2. Disable the receiver ba...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 84 deleting a received beacon from the “station list” 1. Press the key several times until the station list screen appears on the display. 2. Rotate the dial knob (or press the / keys) to select the beacon station to be deleted. 3. Press the key. The confirmation message...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 85 t ransmit an aprs b eacon to transmit your aprs beacon, just press the key. The vx-8dr/de allows you to transmit your aprs beacon automatically and repeat- edly via the aprs/gps set mode. 1. Press the key several times until the station list screen appears on the disp...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 86 you may store five status text messages (up to the 60 characters for each memory), and you may transmit one of these status text messages with the aprs beacon. 1. Press the key several times until the station list screen appears on the display. 2. Press and hold the k...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 87 t ransmit an aprs b eacon d igipeater p ath s etting the vx-8dr/de allows you to set up to eight digipeaters for the aprs packet path. The vx-8dr/de is preset to “wide1-1” and “wide1-1, wide2-1” digi-path to insure that your transmitted aprs beacon is repeated by the ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 88 r eceiving an aprs m essage 1. Set the “b-band” to the aprs frequency. 144.390 mhz is generally used in north america. If you don’t know the aprs frequency for your country, ask your dealer. The ax.25 modem is not activated in the “a-band”. 2. Disable the receiver bat...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 89 m essage g roup s etting the message group option allows you to choose to receive only specific types of message information. 1. Press the key several times until the aprs message screen appears on the display. 2. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the apr...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 90 aprs ® o peration t ransmit an aprs m essage 1. Press the key several times until the aprs message screen appears on the display. 2. Press the key to enter the “edit” mode. 3. Any previously stored message may be cleared using the following procedures. 1) press the ke...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 91 aprs ® o peration t ransmit an aprs m essage the display, instead of the remain- ing number of transmissions. You may select the num- bers and letters for the callsign and message with the key buttons ( through , and ) in the same way as labeling memories. S tore the ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 92 the arts tm feature uses dcs signaling to inform both parties when you and another arts tm -equipped station are within communications range. This may be particularly useful during search-and rescue situations, where it is important to stay in contact with other membe...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 93 b asic arts tm s etup and o peration 1. Set your radio and the other radio(s) to the same dcs code number, per the discussion on page 36. 2. Press the key, then press the key. You will observe the “ out range ” display on the lcd below the operating frequency. Arts tm...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 94 arts tm a lert b eep o ptions the arts tm feature allows two kinds of alert beeps (with the additional option of turning them off), to alert you to the current status of arts tm operation. Depending on your location and the potential annoyance associated with frequent...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 95 cw i dentifier s etup the arts tm feature includes a cw identifier, as discussed previously. Every ten minutes during arts tm operation, the radio can be instructed to send “ de ( your callsign ) k ” if this feature is enabled. The callsign field may contain up to 16 ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 96 the spectrum analyzer allows viewing operating activity on channels above or below the current operating channel in the vfo mode. The display indicates the relative signal strength on channels immediately adjacent to the current operating frequency. The spectrum analy...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 97 n ote.

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 98 c hannel c ounter o peration 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- 8dr/de close to the transceiver which is transmitting. The vx-8dr/d...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 99 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 the key for one ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 100 the smart search feature allows you to load frequencies automatically according to 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 (wi...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 101 vert to smart search memory channel “ c .” 6. To recall the smart search memories, rotate the dial to choose from among the smart search memories. 7. To return to normal operation, press the key. Smart search is a great tool when visiting a city for the first time. Y...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 102 g eneral the vx-8dr/de provides a message feature, which sends a message (up to 16 charac- ters) instead of sending a voice. 20 different messages can be programmed, any one of them can be selected and transmitted with your id. Note the message feature requires that ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 103 9. Repeat steps 7 and 8 above to complete the message (up to 16 characters). If you make a mistake, press the key to move back to the incorrect character, then re-enter the cor- rect character. 10. Press and hold in the key for one second to delete all data after the...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 104 character of the message you wish to store. Example 1 : rotate the dial knob to select any of the 61 available characters. Example 2 : press the key repeatedly to toggle among the nine available characters associated with that key: p q r s p q r s 7 p ..... 8. Press ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 105 s ending a m essage the registered message can be sent to the members who are receiving on the coordination frequency. When a message is sent, the transmitter’s id will be sent also, and the receiver can identify who sent the message. The “personal id” setting (descr...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 106 m essage f eature r eceiving a m essage 1. Set the radio to the coordination frequency. 2. Press the key, then press the key. This provides a “short-cut” to set mode item 95: sql type . 3. Rotate the dial knob until “ message ” appears on the display; this activates ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 107 e mergency c hannel o peration the vx-8dr/de 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 49 for details on setting the home channel. The “emergency” featu...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 108 e mergency f eature 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 injure...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 109 s electing the eai mode and its t ransmit t ime 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 33: eai time . 3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this set mode item. 4. Rotate the dial knob...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 110 t o l ocate an u nresponsive o perator u sing the eai feature 1. Recall the memory channel “ eai ” (must be the same as the searched person’s radio), which is found at the end of the “regular” memory channels. 2. Set the transmitting pager code memory tone pair to th...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 111 g eneral the vx-8dr/de can be used to access a “node” (repeater or base station) which is tied into the vertex standard wires™ (wide-coverage internet repeater enhancement sys- tem) network, operating in the “srg” (sister radio group) mode. Details may be found at th...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 112 frg ( “f riendly r adio g roup ” ) m ode 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 me...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 113 16. When you have stored an access code that is less than 8 digits, press the key twice to confirm the code and enable storing the access code; otherwise, just enter the 8 digits and press the key one time . 17. Repeat steps 4 through 16 to store other access codes, ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 114 the vx-8dr/de ’s keypad allows easy dtmf dialing for autopatch, repeater control, or internet-link access purposes. Besides numerical digits [ 0 ] through [ 9 ], the keypad in- cludes the [ ] and [ # ] digits, plus the [ a ], [ b ], [ c ], and [ d ] tones often used ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 115 you may check your work by monitoring the entered dtmf string. To do this, repeat steps 1 - 4 above, then press the key. To send a telephone number : 1. Press the key, then press the key. This provides a “short-cut” to set mode item 29: dtmf manual / auto . 2. Rotate...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 116 the vx-8dr/de provides a cw learning feature, which sends the designated morse code via the sidetone (heard in the speaker) to help your cw learning. 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 22: c...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 117 the “cpm” selection is based on the international “paris” standard, which stipulates five characters per word. Cw l earning f eature.

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 118 the vx-8dr/de provides another cw learning feature; 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 the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 119 s ensor m ode the vx-8dr/de always displays the “battery voltage” and “current time” while the vx-8dr/de is operating in the “mono” band mode with the large characters, the vx- 8dr/de can display various information provided by internal sensors. Available selections ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 120 s ensor m ode s ensor m ode o ptions c lock s et the vx-8dr/de has a 24-hour clock with a calendar which covers all dates from janu- ary 1, 2000 through december 31, 2099 (accuracy: ±30 sec/month). To set the clock: 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 121 s ensor m ode s electing the m easurement u nits of the s ensor u nit 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 104: unit select . 3. Press the key briefly to enable adjustment of this set mode ite...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 122 m iscellaneous s etting p assword the vx-8dr/de provides a password feature which can minimize the chance that your transceiver could be used by an unauthorized party. When the password feature is activated, the radio will ask for the four digit password to be entere...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 123 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 menu mode. 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 124 att ( f ront e nd a ttenuator ) the attenuator will reduce all signals (and noise) by 10 db, and it may be used to make reception more pleasant under extremely noisy conditions. 1. Set a band (“a-band” or “b-band”) on which you wish to activate the “attenuator” to th...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 125 r eceive b attery s aver s etup an important feature of the vx-8dr/de is its receive battery saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time interval, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If somebody is talking on the channel, the vx-8dr/de will remai...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 126 d isabling the busy i ndicator further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the busy indicator (the green led inside the and key) while receiving a signal. Use the following procedure: 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 127 t ransmitter t ime -o ut t imer ( tot ) the tot feature provides a safety switch which limits transmission to a pre-programmed value. This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long transmissions, and in the event of a stuck ptt sw...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 128 on/off p reset t imer the vx-8dr/de includes the capability to turn itself on/off at preset time. If you use these features, you must first set the vx-8dr/de ’s clock, as described previously (page 120). On t imer 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 129 b usy c hannel l ock -o ut ( bclo ) the bclo feature prevents the radio’s transmitter from being activated if a signal strong enough to break through the “noise” squelch is present. On a frequency where stations using different ctcss or dcs codes may be active, bclo ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 130 c hanging the m icrophone g ain at the factory, a microphone gain has been programmed that should be satisfactory for the internal microphone. If you use the radio under the noisy environment, you may wish to set a different microphone gain level. 1. Press and hold t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 131 d isplay c ontrast the lcd’s contrast may be adjusted for best viewing in sunlight or darkness allowing for best readability using the set mode item. 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate the dial knob to select set mode item 48: l...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 132 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 key. For example, if you do not need the reception of the sw and air bands, you may skip (omit) these bands from the b...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 133 c hanging the s tatus of the k ey by factory default, the key keeps the status while pressing and holding the key down. You may change the status of the key to keep the status for approximately three seconds after pressing the key, after which time it reverts back to...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 134 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 memor...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 135 the vx-8dr/de includes a convenient “clone” feature, which allows the memory and configuration data from one transceiver to be transferred to another vx-8dr/de . This can be particularly useful when configuring a number of transceivers for a public service operation....

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 136 g eneral the vx-8dr/de set mode, already described in parts of many previous chapters, is easy to activate and set. It may be used for configuration of a wide variety of transceiver pa- rameters, some of which have not been detailed previously. Use the following proc...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 137 s et m ode c hanging the s et m ode c ursor the vx-8dr/de has nine types of cursor symbol formats for the set mode operation. You may change the default setting to any of the available symbols. 1. Press and hold the key for one second to enter the set mode. 2. Rotate...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 138 1: antenna am 2: antenna fm 3: antenna att 4: apo 5: arts beep 6: arts interval 7: bank link 8: bank name 9: bclo 10: beep edge 11: beep level 12: beep melody 13: beep select 14: bell ringer 15: bell select 16: bluetooth p-code 17: bluetooth set 18: busy led 19: ch c...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 139 s et m ode 55: memory skip 56: memory write 57: message list 58: message register 59: message select 60: mic gain 61: moni/t-call 62: mute 63: off timer 64: on timer 65: opening message 66: pager ans-back 67: pager code-rx 68: pager code-tx 69: password 70: pr freque...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 140 s et 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 bell ringer ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 141 s et m ode dtmf s etting selects the dtmf autodialer delay time. Enables/disables the dtmf autodial feature. Programming the dtmf autodialer. Selects the dtmf autodialer sending speed. S witch /k nob s etting set the duration that a secondary function of the [ f/w ] ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 142 s et m ode i tem 1: antenna am function : select the antenna to be used for the am broadcast listening. Available values : bar & ext / bar antenna default : bar & ext bar & ext: use both the internal bar antenna and the rubber flex antenna. Bar antenna: use the inter...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 143 s et m ode i tem 6: arts interval function : select the polling interval during arts operation. Available values : 15sec / 25sec default : 25sec this setting determines how often the other station will be polled during arts operation. S et m ode i tem 7: bank link fu...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 144 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 14: bell ringer function : selects the number of bell ringer repetitions. Available values : 1time ~ 20times / continuous default : 1time s et m ode i tem 15: bell select function : enables/disables the bell ringer function and its sound s...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 145 s et m ode save: off: disable the battery save function of the bh-1a/bh-2a bluetooth ® headset. Powr: on: enable the bu-1 or bu-2 bluetooth ® unit. Powr: off: disable the bu-1 or bu-2 bluetooth ® unit. S et m ode i tem 18: busy led function : enables/disables the bus...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 146 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 26: dcs code function : setting of the dcs code. Available values : 104 standard dcs codes. Default : dcs 023 s et m ode i tem 27: dcs inversion function : enables/disables the “inverted” dcs tone. Available values : rx-normal, tx-nor- mal...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 147 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 32: eai function : enables/disables the emergency automatic id (eai) feature. Available values : on / off default : off s et m ode i tem 33: eai time function : sets the emergency automatic id (eai) operating mode and its transmit time. Av...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 148 s et m ode 3. Rotate the dial knob, or press one of the keyboard keys, to select the first letter/ number of the message. Example 1 : rotate the dial knob to select any of the 39 available characters. Example 2 : press the key repeatedly to toggle among the four avai...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 149 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 39: home/reverse function : selects the function of the key. Available values : home / rev default : rev home: pressing the key instantly recalls a favorite “home” channel. Rev: pressing the key reverses transmit and receive frequencies du...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 150 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 44: internet mode function : selects the operating mode of the internet connection feature (wires tm ). Available values : frg / srg default : srg s et m ode i tem 45: internet select function : programming of the access number (dtmf code)...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 151 s et m ode s et m ode i tem 51: lock function : selects the combination of key buttons that are locked out by the lock func- tion. Available values : key / dial / key&dial / ptt / key&ptt / dial&ptt / all default : key&dial s et m ode i tem 52: memory fast step funct...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 152 s et m ode i tem 58: message register function : selects your personal id for the message feature. See page 104 for details. S et m ode i tem 59: message select function : programming a message for the message feature. See page 102 for details. S et m ode i tem 60: m...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 153 s et m ode i tem 65: opening message function : selects the opening message that appears when the radio is powered on. Available values : normal / off / dc / message default : normal normal: appears the vertex standard logo. Off: no opening message. Dc: appears the v...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 154 s et m ode i tem 69: password function : programming and activating the password feature. See page 122 for details. S et m ode i tem 70: pr frequency function : program the ctcss tone frequency for the user programmed reverse ctcss decoder. Available values : 300 hz ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 155 s et m ode i tem 77: rx af dual function : select the resume mode of the af-dual operation. Available values : trx 1sec ~ trx 10sec / hold / tx 1sec ~ tx 10sec default : trx 2sec s et m ode i tem 78: rx mode function : sets the receiving mode. Available values : auto...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 156 s et m ode i tem 83: scan resume function : selects the scan resume mode. Available values : 2.0sec ~ 10.0sec (0.5sec/step) /busy / hold default : 5.0sec 2.0sec - 10.0sec: the scanner will halt on a signal it encounters, and will hold there for the selected resume ti...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 157 s et m ode i tem 88: smart search function : selects the smart search sweep mode. Available values : single / continuous default : single single: the transceiver sweeps the current band once in each direction starting on the current frequency. All channels where acti...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 158 s et m ode i tem 92: sql level function : sets the squelch threshold level. Available values : level 0 ~ level 15 (am and narrow fm), level 0 ~ level 15 (wide fm and am broadcast) default : level 1 (am and narrow fm), level 2 (wide fm and am broadcast) s et m ode i t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 159 s et m ode i tem 95: sql type function : selects the tone encoder and/or decoder mode. Available values : off / tone / tone sql / dcs / rev tone / pr freq / pager / message default : off tone: activates the ctcss encoder tone sql: activates the ctcss encoder/decoder ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 160 s et m ode i tem 99: tone frequency function : setting of the ctcss tone frequency available values : 50 standard ctcss tones default : 100.0 hz s et m ode i tem 100: tone-srch mute function : enables/disables the receiver audio output while the tone search scanner i...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 161 s et m ode i tem 106: vfo skip function : set the my band. Available values : on/off default : off the “my band” feature allows you to select several operating bands, and make only those bands available for selection via the key. On: only the bands that are turned on...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 162 aprs/gps s et m ode s et m ode i tem f unction a vailable v alues ( d efalt : b old i talic ) 1: aprs af dual 2: aprs destination 3: aprs filter 4: aprs modem 5: aprs msg flash 6: aprs msg txt 7: aprs mute 8: aprs ringer msg 9: aprs ringer bcon 10: aprs unit 11: aprs...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 163 aprs/gps s et m ode d etails aprs/gps set mode item 1: aprs af dual function : enables/disables the af dual function when the aprs signal is received. Available values : on/off default : off aprs/gps set mode item 2: aprs destination function : indicates the model co...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 164 aprs/gps set mode item 5: aprs msg flash function : enables/disables the white led light when the aprs message is received. Available values : msg: off / 2sec - 10sec (2sec/step) / 20sec / 30sec / 60sec / continuous / every 2s - every 10s (1sec/step) / every 20s - ev...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 165 aprs/gps set mode item 10: aprs unit function : selects the unit for the aprs beacon information. Available values : position: mm.Mm’/mm’ss”, distance: km/mile, speed: km/h/knot/mph, altitude: m/ft, temp: °c/°f, rain: mm/inch, wind: m/s/mph default : depends on the t...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 166 aprs/gps set mode item 15: digi path function : sets the aprs packet path you wish to path through. Available values : p1: off p2: wide1-1 (fixed value) p3: wide1-1, wide2 -1 (fixed value) p4 ~ p7: non (up to 2 digipeater address) p8: non (up to 8 digipeater address)...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 167 aprs/gps set mode item 19: msg group function : selects the filter type option allowing you to receive only the specified types of aprs message information. Available values : g1: all g2: cq g3: qst g4: yaesu g5: b1: bln b2: bln b3: bln default : g1: all g2: cq g3: q...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 168 aprs/gps set mode item 21: my position function : determine and memorize your location (lat/lon). Available values : gps/lat/lon/p1 ~ p10 default : gps gps: your location is determined by the optional fgps-2 gps unit. When the fgps-2 is connected to the transceiver, ...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 169 aprs/gps set mode item 23: position comment function : selects position comment depending on your situation. Available values : off duty, en route, in service, returning, committed, special, prior- ity, custom 0 ~ custom 6, emergency! Default : off duty note : the cu...

  • Page 172

    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 170 the selected speed. The transmission interval time of the aprs beacon is set in “slow rate” item. The speed unit is determined from the aprs/ gps set mode item 10: aprs unit . High spd: this item designates the higher speed threshold. The vx-8dr/de trans- mits an apr...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 171 aprs/gps s et m ode n ote.

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 172 g eneral frequency ranges : a (main) band rx: 0.5-1.8 mhz (am radio) 1.8-30 mhz (sw band) 30-76 mhz (50 mhz ham: usa/exp version) 30-88 mhz (50 mhz ham: eu version) 76-108 mhz (fm radio) 108-137 mhz (air band) 137-174 mhz (144 mhz ham) 174-222 mhz (vhf-tv) 222-420 mh...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 173 t ransmitter rf power output : 50/144/430 mhz 1.0 w (@4.5 v: aa x 3) 5.0 w (@7.4 v or ext dc) 50 mhz am 1.0 w (fixed) 222 mhz (usa only) 0.5 w (@4.5 v: aa x 3) 1.5 w (@7.4 v or ext dc) l3: 2.5 w, l2: 1 w, l1: 0.05 w (@7.4 v, 50/144/430 mhz) l3: 1 w, l2: 0.5 w, l1: 0....

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 174 i nstallation of the bu-2 ( o ption ) figure 2 connector unit bu-2 figure 1 1. Make sure that the transceiver is off. Remove the hard or soft case, if used. 2. Remove the battery pack. 3. Locate the connector for the bu-2 under the caution seal in the battery compart...

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 175 n ote.

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    Vx-8dr/de o perating m anual 176 fcc n otice 1. Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen 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) t...

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    Attention in case of use this transceiver works on frequencies which are not gen- erally permitted. As for the actual usage, the user has to possess an ama- teur radio licence. Usage is allowed only in the frequency bands which are allocated for amateur radios. Disposal of your electronic and electr...

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    Printed in japan copyright 2012 yaesu musen co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of yaesu musen co., ltd. 1210r-fy e h 0 2 9 m 2 5 7.