User manual YAESU VX-2R

[. . . ] VHF/UHF ULTRA-COMPACT DUAL-BAND TRANSCEIVER WITH WIDE BAND COVERAGE 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. 52nd Terrace, Suite 201, Miami, FL 33166, 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 Controls & Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] On a frequency where stations using different CTCSS or DCS codes may be active, BCLO prevents you from disrupting their communications accidentally (because your radio may be muted by its own Tone Decoder). The default setting for the BCLO is OFF, and here is how to change that setting: 1. Press and hold in the [H/L] key for one second to enter the Set mode. Rotate the DIAL knob to select Set Mode Item 6: BCLO. Press the [H/L] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to "ON" (thus activating the BCLO feature). When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. 34 VX-2R OPERATING MANUAL ADVANCED OPERATION CHANGING THE TX DEVIATION LEVEL In many areas of the world, channel congestion has required that operating channels be closely spaced. In such operating environments, it often is required that operators use reduced deviation levels, so as to reduce the potential for interference to users on adjacent channels. The VX-2R includes a simple method of accomplishing this: Press and hold in the [H/L] key for one second to enter the Set mode. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the Set Mode Item 21: HLFDEV. Press the [H/L] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Set Mode Item. Rotate the DIAL knob to set this Set Mode Item to "ON. " In this configuration (HALF DEVIATION active), the transmitter's deviation will be approximately ±2. 5 kHz. When you have made your selection, press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation. The "normal" setting for the deviation (when this Menu Item is set to OFF) is ±5 kHz. VX-2R OPERATING MANUAL 35 MEMORY MODE The VX-2R provides a wide variety of memory system resources. These include: r "Regular" Memory Channels, which include: ¦ 900 "Standard" memory channels, numbered "1" through "900. " ¦ 100 "Frequency Skip Memories, " numbered "901" through "999" and "000. " ¦ 11 "Home" channels, providing storage and quick recall of one prime frequency on each operating band. ¦ 50 sets of band-edge memories, also known as "Programmable Memory Scan" channels, labeled "L01/U01" through "L50/U50. " ¦ 20 Memory Banks, labeled "b 1" through "b20. " Each Memory Bank can be assigned up to 100 channels from the "regular" and "special" memory channels. r Special Memory Channels, which include: ¦ 10 "Weather Broadcast" Channels. ¦ 280 VHF Marine Channels ¦ 89 popular Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels. Standard Memory Channels (900 channels) 900 889 Frequency Skip Memory Channels (100 channels) 999 000 PMS Memory Channels (50 Sets) L49/U49 L50/U50 1 2 3 4 HOME Channels (11 channels) Action Band-1 430 MHz Band UHF-TV Band Action Band-2 Weather Broadcast Channels (10 channels) VHF Marine Channels (280 channels) BC Band SW Band 50 MHz Band FM BC Band Air Band 144 MHz Band VHF-TV Band Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels (89 channels) 36 WX1 WX2 WX3 WX4 WX9 WX10 VX-2R OPERATING MANUAL L1/U1 L2/U2 L3/U3 L4/U4 900 901 902 903 MEMORY MODE REGULAR MEMORY CHANNEL OPERATION Memory Storage 1. Select the desired frequency, while operating in the VFO mode. Be sure to set up any desired CTCSS or DCS tones, as well as any desired repeater offset. The power level may also be set at this time, if you wish to store it. Press and hold in the [F/W] key for one second. [. . . ] OFF: All memory channels will be scanned (the "flag" will be ignored). Set Mode Item 40 [SPLIT] Function: Enables/Disables split CTCSS/DCS coding. Available Values: OFF/ON Default: OFF When this Set Mode Item is set to "ON, " you can see the following additional parameters after the "RV TN" parameter while selecting the Set Mode Item 42: SQL TYP. T DCS: Encodes a CTCSS tone and Decodes a DCS code. [. . . ]