User manual YAESU VX-120

[. . . ] VHF FM TRANSCEIVER VX-120 OPERATING MANUAL VERTEX STANDARD CO. , LTD. 4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan VERTEX STANDARD US Headquarters 10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U. S. A. YAESU EUROPE B. V. P. O. Box 75525, 1118 ZN Schiphol, The Netherlands YAESU UK LTD. Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U. K. VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD. Unit 5, 20/F. , Seaview Centre, 139-141 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Contents General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Accessories & Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Controls & Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits in multiple segments on the band, if you like. VX-120 OPERATING MANUAL 41 SCANNING "PRIORITY CHANNEL" SCANNING (DUAL WATCH) The VX-120's scanning features include a two-channel scanning capability which allows you to operate on a VFO or Memory channel, while periodically checking a user-defined Memory Channel for activity. If a station is received on the Memory Channel which is strong enough to open the Squelch, the scanner will pause on that station in accordance with the Scan-Resume mode set via Set Mode Item 32: RESUME. Here is the procedure for activating Priority Channel Dual Watch operation: VFO Priority 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the "Priority" frequency. Now, set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the [VFO(PRI)] key. Press the [F] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the VFO Priority mode. The display will remain on the VFO frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel) for activity. Press [F] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the VFO Priority mode. Memory Channel Priority 1. Store the frequency you wish to be the "Priority" Channel into memory channel "1. " 2. Now, set the radio for operation on another memory channel. Press the [F] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the Memory Priority mode. The display will remain on the current memory channel frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel "1") for activity. Press [F] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the Memory Priority mode. When the Memory Bank feature is activated, the VX-120 will check the lowest numbered memory channel in the current Memory Bank as the Priority Channel. HOME Channel Priority 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the "Priority" frequency. Now set the radio for operation on the HOME channel by pressing the [F] key followed by [REV(HOME)]. Press the [F] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the HOME Priority mode. The display will remain on the HOME channel frequency, but every five seconds the radio will check the Priority Channel (memory channel) for activity. Press [F] [VFO(PRI)] again to disable the HOME Priority mode. 42 VX-120 OPERATING MANUAL SCANNING "PRIORITY CHANNEL" SCANNING (DUAL WATCH) WX Channel Priority 1. Recall the memory channel you wish to use as the "Priority" frequency. Now, set the radio for operation on a WX channel by pressing the [WX(EMG) for one second. Press the [F] key, then press the [VFO(PRI)] key to activate the WX Priority mode. [. . . ] ON Default: SAV. OFF VX-120 OPERATING MANUAL 79 SET (MENU) MODE Set Mode Item 50 [VFO. SPL] Function: Enables or disables "VFO Split" operation. ON Default: VSP. OFF Set Mode Item 51 [WID. NAR] Function: Select Wide (±5 kHz) or Narrow (±2. 5 kHz) TX Deviation. Available Values: WIDE/NARROW Default: WIDE Note: If "Narrow" is selected, the receiver audio level is increased slightly to compensate for the reduced deviation. The receiver IF filter bandwidth is not changed via this setting. [. . . ]