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Yaesu VXA-300 Pilot III Operating Manual
Summary of VXA-300 Pilot III
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Operating manual air band transceiver vxa-300
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C ontents important notice! ........................................................... 1 introduction .................................................................... 2 control & connectors ................................................... 3 top panel ............................................
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 1 i mportant n otice ! Fcc rf exposure compliance requirements for occupational use only: this radio has been tested and complies with the federal communications commission (fcc) rf exposure limits for occupational use/controlled exposure environment. In additio...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 2 i ntroduction the yaesu vxa-300 is a compact, stylish, solid hand-held transceiver providing communication (transmit and receive) capability on the international aircraft communication band (“com” band: 118 ~ 136.975 mhz), and it additionally pro- vides vor an...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 3 c ontrols & c onnectors ( t op p anel ) antenna jack this sma jack accepts the supplied flexible antenna, or another antenna designed to provide 50 Ω imped- ance on the aircraft communication band. Mic/ear jack you may connect the supplied ct-96 headset cable ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 4 c ontrols & c onnectors ( f ront p anel ) busy/tx indicator lamp this lamp glows green when a signal is being received, and red when transmitting. Loudspeaker the internal speaker is located in this position. Microphone speak across this opening in a normal vo...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 5 c ontrols & c onnectors ( s ide p anel ) ptt (push to talk) switch press this button to transmit when you are operating in the com band. Release this button to return to the “receive” mode. See page 14 for details. Monitor switch this button may be pressed to ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 6 c ontrols & c onnectors ( k eypad ) primary function ( press key ) secondary function ( press [ f ] + key ) third function ( press and hold key ) primary function ( press key ) secondary function ( press [ f ] + key ) third function ( press and hold key ) prim...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 7 c ontrols & c onnectors ( lcd d isplay ) this field displays the course heading in degrees. See page 35. This is the course deviation indicator, used during vor navigation. See page 36. This icon is used during v o r n a v i g a t i o n , t o indicate that the...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 8 b efore y ou b egin precautions this apparatus is capable of two-way communication on channels used for critical aviation safety commu- nications. Therefore, it is important that this radio be kept away from children or other unauthorized users at all times. W...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 9 battery installation and removal to install the battery, insert the battery pack into the battery compartment on the back of the radio, then close the battery pack latch until it locks in place with a “click.” b efore y ou b egin to remove the battery, turn th...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 10 battery charging it is necessary to charge the ni-mh battery fully before its first use. Follow these procedures: install the supplied fnb-83 ni-mh battery pack onto the transceiver. Ensure that the transceiver is switched off. Plug the pa-48 battery charger ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 11 low battery indication as your battery discharges during use, the voltage will gradually become lower. When the battery volt- age reaches 6.0 volts, the “ ” icon will blink on the lcd display, indicating that the battery pack must be re- charged before furthe...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 12 b asic 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 con- nected. If you have an optional speaker/...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 13 b asic o peration you may also turn the top panel’s (outer) dial selector knob to choose the desired operating frequency. The channel frequency will appear on the lcd. Rotate the volume knob to set the volume level. If no signal is present, press and hold the...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 14 accessing the 121.5 mhz emergency frequency the vxa-300 can quickly access the 121.500 mhz emer- gency frequency. This function can be activated even when the keypad lock function (described on page 19) is in use. To access the emer- gency frequency, press th...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 15 a dvanced o peration tuning methods throughout this manual, you will see references to sev- eral different frequency setting methods. Each will be par- ticularly useful in a particular operating situation, and they are described below: vfo (variable frequency...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 16 reception of weather channel broadcasts (usa version only) the vxa-300 can receive vhf weather channel broad- casts, which may assist your flight planning. The vxa- 300 includes a ten-channel auto-search feature, which sim- plifies access to weather channels ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 17 a dvanced o peration monitor switch when listening to a very weak signal from an aircraft 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 di...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 18 temperature/battery voltage display the vxa-300 can measure the current temperature inside the transceiver’s case and current battery voltage. To display these items, press the [ f ] key momen- tarily, then press the [ 6 ( sensr )] key. The display will now i...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 19 a dvanced o peration lock function the lock function prevents accidental changes to the fre- quency setting and the keypad controls. To activate the lock fea- ture, press the [ f ] key momentarily, then press the [ ( )] key. In the lock mode, the d i s p l a ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 20 receive battery saver setup an important feature of the vxa-300 is its receive bat- tery saver, which “puts the radio to sleep” for a time inter- val, periodically “waking it up” to check for activity. If somebody is talking on the channel, the vxa-300 will r...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 21 a dvanced o peration changing the channel steps the vxa-300 ’s synthesizer provides the option of utiliz- ing channel steps of 8.33/25 khz per step. The vxa-300 is set up with default channel steps of “25 khz” (nav and com bands). If you need to change the ch...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 22 pitch control the vxa-300 includes a feature that lets you choose four special receiver audio responses to allow the most com- fortable and/or effective reception in noisy environments. The effect is similar to that provided by an “equalizer” in a stereo. Pre...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 23 a dvanced o peration vox operation if you want to have both hands free, use the (user-sup- plied) headset and activate the vox (voice-actuated trans- mit/receive switching) system. Note : the vox system does not function when using just the internal microphon...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 24 the vxa-300 also provides for adjustment of the “hang- time” of the vox system (the transmit-receive delay af- ter the cessation of speech) via the menu. The default de- lay is 1.0 second. To set a different delay time: press the [ f ] key, then press the vol...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 25 a dvanced o peration rotate the dial selector knob t o s e l e c t m e n u i t e m 2 5 “ pamo .” press the volume knob to enable adjustment of this menu item. Rotate the dial selector knob to select the desired monitor mode. Off : disables the monitor functio...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 26 if you select the “count down” timer, rotate the dial knob to set the values for the timer (1 minutes - 60 minutes). The timer is designed to start/stop/reset repeatedly whenever you press the volume knob. In the “count down” timer mode, an alert will sound a...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 27 a dvanced o peration note.
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 28 m emory o peration the vxa-300 provides 150 user-programmable “main” memories, labeled “ ch-001 ” through “ ch-150 ,” and up to 100 pre-programmed memories, designated “book” memories. The “ ” icon appears when the “book” memory mode is activated. The main me...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 29 to label a memory with an alpha/numeric name, the next step is to use the dial selector knob to select any of the 48 available characters (including letters, numbers, and special symbols). When the desired first character appears, press the volume knob momen-...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 30 s canning o peration the vxa-300 allows you to scan automatically in the vfo 1 , main memory, “book” memory, or weather channel 2 modes. It pauses on signals encountered, so you can talk to the station(s) on that frequency, if you like. 1: in the vfo mode, th...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 31 note : when scanning upward in frequency, when the fre- quency reaches the com band (118.000 ~ 136.975 mhz) via manual scanning, the vxa-300 will switch to the au- tomatic scanner mode. Channel-skip scanning continuous-carrier stations like atis (automatic te...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 32 d ual w atch o peration the dual watch feature automatically checks for activity on a “priority” channel while you are operating on an- other channel. During dual watch operation, the current channel and the priority channel will each be polled for a 500 ms i...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 33 p riority d ual w atch o peration similar to dual watch operation (described on previous page), priority dual watch is an enhanced version which includes the following additional features: the receiving time interval (ratio) between the cur- rent channel and ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 34 vor n avigation obs from 0 30 0 330 60 30 180 24 0 210 12 0 150 “to”-“from” flag indicator two-degree deviation marks course indicator course deviation needle course indicator “to”-“from” flag indicator “to”-“from” flag indicator course indicator overflow ind...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 35 vor n avigation to select the dvor mode when entering the nav band (108.000 - 117.975 mhz), the vxa-300 selects the dvor mode auto- matically. The “ c ourse i ndicator ” field will appear at the upper left corner on the display, and the “ ” or “ ” indicator w...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 36 flying to a vor station the vxa-300 can indicate the deviation from the direct course to a vor station. Select a vor station on your aeronautical chart and turn the dial selector knob (or enter the frequency directly with the keypad) to the frequency of the v...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 37 vor n avigation the aircraft is “on course” 10° 0° 20° 30° 40° 50° 60° 70° 80° 90° 100° 110° 120° 130° 140° 150° 160° 170° 180° 190° 200° 210° 220° 230° 240° 250° 260° 270° 280° 290° 310° 320° 330° 340° 350° 300° vor station magnetic north n de sire d c ou rs...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 38 vor n avigation entering a desired course the vxa-300 can also be configured to indicate the de- viation from the desired course, not only the deviation from the path to the vor station. Set the frequency to the desired vor station. Change the “ ” or “ ” flag...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 39 vor n avigation position cross-checking select two vor stations on your aeronautical chart. 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 a...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 40 vor n avigation 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 capability typically are sho...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 41 p rogramming the user k ey a ssignments default vxa-300 functions have been assigned to “pri- mary” (press) and “third” (press and hold in) function of the front panel’s [ user ] key at the factory. These may be changed by the user, if you wish to utilize ano...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 42 f ield p rogramming m ode the vxa-300 ’s book memories also allow the user to store, label, and recall channel frequencies which you may want to use frequently while the vxa-300 is in the field programming mode. Memory storage into the book memory press and h...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 43 cpu r esetting 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 m...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 44 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode the menu system allows certain aspects of your radio’s configuration to be customized for your personal operat- ing convenience. We do not recommend that any of the default settings be changed, however, until you are thor- oughly famil...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 45 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode function squelch level setting. Memory channel clear (“mr” memory only). Scan-resume mode setting. Scan lamp on/off (while paused). Keypad beeper on/off. Selects the receive-mode battery saver “sleep” ratio. Display and keypad illumina...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 46 01 [ sql ] function : squelch level setting. Available values : 0 ~ 8 default setting : 6 select a setting for this menu item which just silences the receiver when no signal is present. Use the lowest setting which will keep the receiver quiet between incomin...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 47 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 05 [ beep ] function : keypad beeper on/off. Available values : on/dtm/off default setting : on on: sounds a beep corresponding to a musical note. Dtm: sounds a beep corresponding to a dtmf tone. Off: disables the key beeper. If you do...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 48 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 10 [ dwmd ] function : selects the dual watch/priority function. Available values : dw/pri default setting : dw “dw” mode: the vxa-300 will activate the dual watch feature when you press [ f ] [ scan ( dw )]. “pri” mode: the vxa-300 wi...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 49 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 14 [ temp ] function : correcting the thermometer setting. Available values : –127 ~ +127 (x0.1 °c) default setting : 000 (ºc) this allows you to calibrate the internal thermometer with a known-to be-accurate source. 15 [ unit ] functi...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 50 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 20 [ wxaf ] function : selects the alert functions when receiving the weather alert signal on the wx channel. Available values : bp/led/b+l/off default setting : off bp: sounds a loud beep when receiving the weather alert signal. Led: ...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 51 m enu ( “s et ” ) m ode 26 [ up_l ] function : sets the low-frequency audio response for the user-customized receiver audio tone pitch control. Available values : +/–/off default setting : + 27 [ up_m ] function : sets the mid-range audio response for the use...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 52 a ccessories & o ptions supplied accessories ni-mh battery pack (7.2v, 1400mah) fnb-83 overnight charger pa-48b/c charger cradle cd-28 helical antenna atv-10 quick draw belt clip clip-14 headset cable ct-96 operating manual warranty card “ b ” suffix is for u...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 53 a ccessories & o ptions external antenna cn-3 antenna adapter (option) ptt switch (not supplied) an external ptt switch is required for use with an avia- tion headset. Headset (not supplied) e-dc-5b dc cable w/noise filter (option) ct-96 headset cable.
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 54 s pecifications general frequency range : tx: 118.000 - 136.975 mhz rx: 108.000 - 136.975 mhz, weather channels (wx-01 - wx-10: usa version only) channel spacing : 25 khz/8.33 khz (8.33 khz: rx only) emission type : tx: am rx: am & fm (fm: for receiving the w...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 55 s pecifications transmitter power output (@ 7.2 v): 5.0 w (pep), 1.5 w (carrier power) frequency stability : better than ±10 ppm (+14 ºf to + 140 ºf [–10 ºc to +60 ºc]) modulation system : low level amplitude modulation spurious emission : >60 db below carrie...
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Vxa-300 p ilot iii o perating m anual 56 n ote.
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Part 15.21: changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by yaesu musen could void the user’s authorization to operate this device..
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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. Printed in japan 1205e-ay e c 0 5 7 n 1 0 3 yaesu musen co., ltd. Tennozu parkside building 2-5-8 higashi-shinagawa, shinagawa-ku, tokyo 140-0002 japa...