Summary of VXA-100
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Vxa-100 operating manual.
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 1 i ntroduction the yaesu vxa-100 aviator pilot is compact, rugged hand-held transceiver providing communication capa- bility on the international aircraft communication band (118 ~ 136.975 mhz); offers transmit and receive capability on the aircraft “com” ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 2 c ontrols & c onnectors pwr switch this is the main on/off switch for the transceiver. Press and hold in this switch for ½ second to turn the radio on. When the radio is on, press and hold in this switch for 2 seconds to turn the radio off. Lamp switch pr...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 3 volume/channel selector this is a dual (concentric) control set. The (inner) volume knob allows you to set the volume level from the speaker or headphones. See page 10. The outer channel selector knob is used for selecting channels manually. See page 10. ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 4 k eypad primary function (press key) secondary function (press +) primary function (press key) secondary function (press +) primary function (press key) secondary function (press +) primary function (press key) secondary function (press +) frequency entry...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 5 lcd d isplay this field displays the course heading in degrees. See page 25. This is the course deviation indicator, used during vor navigation. See page 24. This icon indicates that the “book” memory bank is in use. See page 12. This icon is the “low bat...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 6 b efore y ou b egin precautions r this apparatus is capable of two-way communi- cation on channels used for critical aviation safety communications. Therefore, it is important that this radio be kept away from children or other unauthorized users at all t...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 7 ¦ guide the pack into the slots with a slight in- ward pressure, then slide the battery pack up- ward, until it locks in place with a “click.” ¦ to remove the battery, turn the radio off and re- move any protective cases. Press in the battery release butt...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 8 low battery indication ¦ as your battery discharges during use, the volt- age will gradually become lower. When the bat- tery voltage reaches 5.0 volts, the “ x ” icon will blink on the lcd display, indicating that the battery pack must be recharged befor...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 9 o peration preliminary steps ¦ install a charged battery pack onto the transceiver, as described previously. ¦ screw the supplied antenna onto the antenna jack. Never operate this transceiver without an antenna connected. ¦ if you have an optional speaker...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 10 to set 118.275 mhz, you do not need to press the final “5” in the frequency: [ 1 ] à [ 1 ] à [ 8 ] à [ 2 ] à [ 7 ]. R you may also turn the top panel’s (outer ring) channel se- lector knob to choose the desired operating frequency. The chan- nel frequenc...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 11 accessing the 121.5 mhz emergency frequency the vxa-100 can quickly access the 121.500 mhz emergency frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function is in use. R to access the emer- gency frequency, press the [ 121.5 ] key mo...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 12 tuning methods throughout this manual, you will see references to several different frequency setting methods. Each will be particularly useful in a particular operating situa- tion, and they are described below: ¦ vfo (variable frequency oscillator) the...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 13 transmission to transmit, press and hold the ptt switch. Speak into the microphone area of the front panel grille in a normal voice level. To return to the receive mode, release the ptt switch. Important note- the ptt switch should be pressed inward and ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 14 o peration the ptt switch re-initiates the scanning process. R i f t h e r e a r e n o weather channels in your area, the scan- ner will not stop. Press the monitor button to stop the scanner. R you can also select weather channels manually by rotating t...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 15 monitor key when listening to a very weak signal from an air- craft or ground station, you may observe the signal disappearing periodically as the incoming signal strength becomes too weak to override the squelch threshold setting. To disable the squelch...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 16 lock function the lock function prevents accidental changes to the frequency setting and the keypad controls. R to activate the lock feature, press [ f ] à [ ( )] key. R in the lock mode, the display will show “ " lock"” when y o u r o t a t e t h e chan...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 17 n ote.
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 18 m emory o peration the vxa-100 provides 50 user-programmable “main” memories, labeled “ ch"))!” through “ ch")%),” and up to 250 pre-programmed memo- ries, designated “book” memories. The “ ” icon appears when “book” memory mode is activated. The main me...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 19 when the desired first character appears, press the volume knob momentarily to move on to the next character. R select succeeding characters in the same man- ner, pressing the volume key momentarily after each selection. R after entering the entire name ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 20 s canning o peration the vxa-100 allows you to scan automatically in the vfo*, main memory, “book” memory, or weather channel modes. It pauses on signals encoun- tered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that fre- quency, if you like. * in the vfo mode...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 21 s canning o peration channel-skip scanning continuous-carrier stations like atis (automatic terminal information service) or weather broadcast stations inhibit scanner operation. Since these sta- tions are always active, the scanner will be halted repeat...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 22 d ual w atch o peration the dual watch feature automatically checks for activity on a “priority” channel* while you are oper- ating on another channel. During dual watch opera- tion, the current channel and the priority channel will each be polled for a ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 23 p riority d ual w atch o peration similar to dual watch operation (described above), priority dual watch is an enhanced version which includes the following additional features: l the receiving time interval (ratio) between the current channel and the pr...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 24 vor n avigation dvor mode cdi mode nav band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz) general vor equipment com band (118.000 - 136.975 mhz).
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 25 to select the dvor mode r when entering the nav band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz), the vxa-100 selects the dvor mode automatically. The “c ourse d eviation i ndica - tor ” field will appear at the upper left corner on the display, and the “ to ” or “ from ” i...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 26 flying to a vor station the vxa-100 can indicate the deviation from the direct course to a vor station. R select a vor station on your aeronautical chart and turn the channel selector knob (or enter the frequency directly with the keypad) to the frequenc...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 27 vor n avigation the aircraft is “on course” the aircraft is “off course”.
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 28 vor n avigation entering a desired course the vxa-100 can also be configured to indicate the deviation from the desired course, not only the de- viation from the path to the vor station. R set the frequency to the desired vor station. R to change the “ t...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 29 position cross-checking r select two vor stations on your aeronautical chart. R set the frequency of one of the vor stations in the dvor mode. The course indicator will show the course deviation from the vor radial. Note the radial you currently are on. ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 30 split operation the split operation feature allows you to transmit a call to a flight service station using the com band frequencies, while receiving a vor station (in the nav band). Vor stations equipped with this capa- bility typically are shown, on na...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 31 f ield p rogramming m ode memory storage into the book memory r press and hold the ptt and lamp switch while turning the radio on, to activate the field pro- gramming mode. R select the desired frequency to be stored in the book memory. R press and hold ...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 32 menu ( “set” ) mode the menu system allows certain aspects of your radio’s configuration to be customized for your per- sonal operating convenience. We do not recommend that any of the default settings be changed, however, until you are thoroughly famili...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 33 menu ( “set” ) mode menu listing a listing of the menu items available via the set mode may be found below. Sql function: squelch level setting available values: 0 ~ 8 default setting: 6 select a setting for this menu item which just silences the receive...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 34 scnl function: scan lamp on/off (while paused) available values: on/off default setting: on if you set this function to “on,” the lamp will be illuminated whenever the scanner stops. Beep function: keypad beeper on/off available values: on/off default se...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 35 dwmd function: select the dual watch/priority function available values: dw/pri default setting: dw in the dw mode, the vxa-100 will activate the dual watch feature when you press [ f ] à [ scan ( dw )]. In the pri mode, the vxa-100 will activate the pri...
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Vxa-100 a viator p ilot o perating m anual 36 s pecifications general frequency range: tx 118.000 - 136.975 mhz (com band) rx 108.000 - 117.975 mhz (nav band) 118.000 - 136.975 mhz (com band) weather channels (wx-01 - wx-10) channel spacing: 25 khz emission type: tx am rx am & fm supply voltage: 6.0...
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This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference..
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Copyright 1998 yaesu musen co., ltd. All rights reserved. No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of yaesu musen co., ltd. Printed in japan yaesu musen co., ltd. 1-20-2 shimomaruko, ota-ku, tokyo 146-8649, japan yaesu u.S.A. 17210 edwards rd., cerritos, ca 90703, u.S.A. Ya...