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VX-150 O

PERATING

ANUAL

Controls & Connectors

Keypad

Mic

Speaker

EXT DC

MIC/SP Jack

Battery Pack Latch

PTT Button

BUSY/TX Indicator Lamp

SQL Control

DIAL Rotary Selector

Monitor (Burst) Button

LAMP Button

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display)

VOL/OFF Control

ANTENNA Jack

S- and TX Power Meter

Auto Power OFF Active

LOCK Feature Active

LOW Power

Alt Key Active

Memory Number

VFO Selection

Tone Encoder/Squelch Enabled

Digital Coded Squelch

DTMF Memory Mode

Memory Skip

BELL

Priority Channel Scanning

Repeater Shift

Memory Mode

Frequency

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Page 1: ...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 YAESU GERMANY GmbH Am Kronberger Hang 2 D 65824 Schwalbach Germany YAESU HK LTD 11th Floor Tsim Sha Tsui Centre 66 Mody Rd Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon Hong Kong OPERATING MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ication 14 CTCSS Operation 15 DCS Operation 16 Tone Search Scanning 17 To scan for the tone in use 17 CTCSS DCS Bell Operation 17 Memory Operation 18 Contents Memory Storage 18 Storing Independent Trasmit Frequencies Odd Splits 18 Memory Recall 18 Memory Offset Tuning 19 HOME Channel Memory 19 Labeling Memories 19 Masking Memories 20 Memory Only Mode 20 Scanning 21 Setting the Scan Resume Techniqu...

Page 3: ...nel monitoring 1 MHz up down stepping ARS automatic re peater shift when tuned to repeater subbands plus a top panel rotary dial for memory and frequency selection The keypad serves as a DTMF encoder during transmission and up to 9 DTMF memories can store 16 digits each for quick playback of commonly used num bers The liquid crystal display shows seven frequency digits memory selection CTCSS tone ...

Page 4: ...elector Monitor Burst Button LAMP Button LCD Liquid Crystal Display VOL OFF Control ANTENNA Jack S and TX Power Meter Auto Power OFF Active LOCK Feature Active LOW Power Alt Key Active Memory Number or VFO Selection Tone Encoder Squelch Enabled Digital Coded Squelch DTMF Memory Mode Memory Skip BELL Priority Channel Scanning Repeater Shift Memory Mode Frequency ...

Page 5: ... NC 72C 230 240 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 72F 220 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 72U 230 VAC Compact Wall Charger for FNB 64 NC 73 Desktop Rapid Charger MH 34B4B External Hand Speaker Microphone MH 37A4B Earpiece Microphone VC 25 VOX Headset E DC 5B DC Cable w Noise Filter E DC 6 DC Cable plug and wire only CA 24 Charger Sleeve PA 23 AC Adapter CN 3 BNC to SMA Adapter CT 44 Mi...

Page 6: ...he Battery Pack Latch on the bottom of the radio then slide the battery downward and out from the radio while unfolding the Belt Clip Do not attempt to open any of the rechargeable Ni Cd packs as they could explode if accidentally short circuited If the battery has never been used or its charge is depleted it may be charged by connect ing the NC 72A B C F U Battery Charger as shown in the illustra...

Page 7: ...n by use of extreme force Notes m Never transmit without having an antenna connected m When installing the supplied antenna never hold the up per part of the antenna while screwing it onto the mating connector on the transceiver m Remember that a large base station antenna will have considerably more gain than the supplied rubber flex antenna and this added gain may degrade the ability of the VX 1...

Page 8: ...l is present rotate the DIAL selector on the top panel to a channel where only noise is heard Adjust the SQL control just to the point where the noise is silenced and the LED is extin guished If the SQL control is set further clockwise sensitivity to weak signals will be reduced Now whenever a signal reaches the receiver that is strong enough to open the squelch the indicator will glow green TRANS...

Page 9: ...five digits Otherwise just four digits will do Partial entries can be completed using the VFO PRI key Examples To enter 146 5200 MHz press à à à à To enter 146 5000 MHz press à à à CHANGING THE TRANSMITTER POWER LEVEL You can select between a total of three transmitter power levels on your VX 150 The exact power output will vary somewhat depending on the voltage supplied to the trans ceiver With t...

Page 10: ...f the current setting Now rotate the DIAL to select ON to enable Automatic Repeater Shift Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Tone Burst For repeaters using 1750 Hz burst tone access you can configure the switch below the PTT to send the access tone when this switch is pressed See page 14 for details Manual Repeater Shift Activation When a repeater shift is activ...

Page 11: ...ING In order to prevent accidental frequency change or inadvertent transmission various as pects of the VX 150 s keys and switches may be locked out The possible lockout combi nations are KEY Just the front panel keys are locked out DIAL Just the top panel DIAL is locked out K D KEY DIAL Both the DIAL and Keys are locked out PTT The PTT switch is locked TX not possible K P KEY PTT Both the keys an...

Page 12: ... VFO selection indicator b will blinks while the transceiver is transmitting this means that the VFO Split feature is now activated If you need to modify the VFO B transmit frequency for Doppler Shift correction etc just press the VFO PRI key then make the necessary change then press VFO PRI key once more to restore VFO A to the receive VFO position When you have finished with Split operation re e...

Page 13: ... F key to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL so as to select ON thus activating the Transmit Battery Saver When you have completed your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation KEYPAD LCD ILLUMINATION Your VX 150 includes a reddish illumination lamp which aids in nighttime operation Three options for activating the lamp are provided KEY Pres...

Page 14: ... DIAL to select Menu Item 37 BATT Press the F key to check the battery voltage To return to normal operation press the F key then press the PTT DISABLING THE BUSY TX LED Further battery conservation may be accomplished by disabling the BUSY TX LED Use the following procedure Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 12 TRX LED Press the F ke...

Page 15: ... key for one second then press the 7 P1 or 8 P2 key to be assigned Press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to the set mode TRANSMITTER TIME OUT TIMER TOT The TOT feature provides a safety switch which limits transmission to a pre programmed maximum duration This will promote battery conservation by not allowing you to make excessively long transmissions and in the event of a stuck PTT s...

Page 16: ...cedure Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 36 ANI Press the F key to enable changing of this Menu item Press the F key then press the F W key again to begin entry of the letters and numbers in the ANI code Rotate the DIAL to select the first letter or number in the ANI code When the correct character has been selected press the s key to mov...

Page 17: ...Menu 25 SQL TYP Rotate the DIAL so that T appears on the display this activates the CTCSS Encoder which allows repeater access You may notice an additional DCS icon appearing while you rotate the DIAL in this step We ll discuss the Digital Code Squelch system shortly Rotation of the DIAL in step above will occasionally cause SQ to appear adjacent to the T icon When T SQ appears this means that the...

Page 18: ...ess the F key then immediately press the 2 CODE key This provides a Short cut to Menu 27 DCS SET Rotate the DIAL to select the desired DCS Code a three digit number Ask the re peater owner operator if you don t know DCS Code if you are working simplex just set up the DCS Code to be the same as that used by your friend s When you have made your selection press the F key to save the new settings and...

Page 19: ...e PTT key to save the new settings and exit to normal operation If the Tone Scan feature does not detect a tone or code it will continue to scan indefi nitely When this happens it may be that the other station is not sending any tone You can press the PTT switch to halt the scan at any time You also can press the MONI key during Tone Scanning to listen to the muted signal from the other station Wh...

Page 20: ... ODD SPLITS All memories can store an independent transmit frequency for operation on repeaters with non standard shift To do this Store the receive frequency using the method already described underMEMORY STOR AGE it doesn t matter if a repeater offset is active Turn to the desired transmit frequency then press and hold the F key for 1 2 second With in five seconds of releasing the F key rotate t...

Page 21: ...ng frequency Memory storage is simple to accomplish Change the setting of Menu Item 20 from REV to HOME if it is not already set to that option see page 35 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 Press and hold the F key for 1 2 second While the memory channel number is blinking just press ...

Page 22: ...d to enter the MR mode Press and hold in the F key for 1 2 second then rotate the DIAL to select the memory channel to be Masked from view Press the MR SKIP key The display will revert to memory channel 1 If you rotate the DIAL to the location you just Masked you will observe that it is now invisible To Unmask the hidden memory repeat the above procedure press and hold in the F key for 1 2 second ...

Page 23: ...s It will not restart automatically you must manually re initiate scanning if you wish to resume To set the Scan Resume mode Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu 7 RESUME Press the F key to enable changing of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the desired scan resume mode When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the ...

Page 24: ...e above three steps the Skipped channel will of course still be accessible via manual channel selection methods using the DIAL in the MR mode PROGRAMMABLE BAND LIMIT MEMORY SCAN 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 so as to prevent encroachment into...

Page 25: ...e the DIAL to set this Menu item to OFF When you have made your selection press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation SMART SEARCH OPERATION 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 a...

Page 26: ...AL to choose from among the Smart Search memories To return to normal operation press the VFO PRI key The default function of the 8 P2 key is Smart Search If you are changed the 8 P2 key assignment to another function described previously Storing Smart Search Memories procedure is following Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu Item 30 S SRCH...

Page 27: ...iodically checking for activity on channel 1 during Dual Watch operation Press the F key momentarily not for 1 2 second then press the VFO PRI key momentarily A small PRI notation will appear on the LCD VFO VFO mode Press the VFO PRI key to switch to the VFO mode if needed Press the F key then press and hold in the VFO PRI key The VX 150 will now periodically change from the VFO A frequency to the...

Page 28: ... F key to enable adjustment of this Menu item Rotate the DIAL to select the DTMF Memory register d1 through d9 into which you wish to store this DTMF string Press the F key then press the F key again to begin DTMF Memory entry into the selected register Rotate the DIAL to select the first digit of the desired label When you have made your selection press the s key momentarily to move to the next d...

Page 29: ... loss of contact due to channel change etc Here is how to activate ARTS BASIC ARTS SETUP AND OPERATION Set your radio and the other radio s to the same DCS code number per the discussion on page 16 Press F then press the 7 P1 key to activate the ARTS operation Press the F key You will observe the OUT RNG display on the LCD ARTS opera tion has now commenced Every 15 seconds your radio will transmit...

Page 30: ...e issued only when the radio first confirms that you are within range but does not re confirm with beeps thereafter ALWAYS Every time a polling transmission is received from the other station the alert beeps will be heard ARB OFF No alert beeps will be heard you must look at the display to confirm current ARTS status To set the ARTS Beep mode use the following procedure Press the F key then press ...

Page 31: ...ave entered your entire callsign press the F W key Press the PTT key to save the settings and exit to normal operation Note that the DE preceding your callsign is already programmed you only need to program your callsign and the DE will be appended at the time of transmission To activate the CW identifier Press the F key then press the 0 SET key to enter the Set mode Rotate the DIAL to select Menu...

Page 32: ...d see page 10 MICROPROCESSOR RESETTING In the event that erratic unpredictable transceiver operation is encountered it is possible that the microprocessor has sustained a static burst or other condition that has caused corruption of some of its data If this should happen resetting of the microprocessor should clear up the problem Here is the procedure for resetting the microprocessor this will res...

Page 33: ...he DIAL to select CLONE Press the F key to enter the CLONE mode CLONE will appear on the displays of both radios when the Clone mode is successfully activated in this step On the Destination radio press the MONI key SAVING will appear on the LCD Press the PTT key on the Source radio SENDING will appear on the Source radio and the data is transferred If there is a problem during the cloning process...

Page 34: ...e the Transmit Battery Saver Set the Automatic Power Off time Enable disable the BUSY TX LED Activate ARTS operation Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Select the Polling Interval during ARTS opera tion Enable disable the Keypad beeper Enable disable the Band edge beeper Select the CTCSS Bell ringer repetitions Select the MON key function Select the function of REV HC key Select the LCD ...

Page 35: ...well as the setting of Menu 2 ARS Set Item 5 V SPLIT Function Enable disable VFO Split Operation Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Set Item 6 STEP Function Setting of the synthesizer steps Available Values 5 10 12 5 15 20 25 50 kHz Default Depends on the transceiver version Set Item 7 RESUME Function Select the Scan Resume mode Available Values 5 SEC BUSY HOLD Default 5 SEC Set Mode Item 35 36 3...

Page 36: ...ic Power Off time Available Values OFF 30 min 1 hour 3 hour 5 hour 8 hour Default OFF Set Item 12 TRX LED Function Enable disable the BUSY TX LED while the Squelch is open or during trans mission Available Values ON OFF Default ON Lamp active Set Item 13 ARTS Function Activate the ARTS feature See page 27 for details Set Item 14 ARTS BP Function Select the Beep option during ARTS operation Availab...

Page 37: ...ONI key causes the noise tone Squelch to be over ridden allow ing you to listen for weak or non encoded signals T CALL Pressing the MONI key activates a 1750 Hz burst tone used for repeater access in many countries Set Item 20 REV HM Function Select the function of the REV HM key Available Values REV HOME Default REV Set Item 21 LMP MOD Function Select the LCD Keypad Lamp mode Available Values KEY...

Page 38: ... CTCSS Tone Frequency Available Values 39 standard CTCSS tones Default 100 Hz In this mode press the F key then press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Set Item 27 DCS SET Function Setting of the DCS code Available Values 104 standard DCS codes Default 023 In this mode press the F key then press the PTT key to save the new setting and exit to normal operation Set Ite...

Page 39: ...eep the radio continues sweeping until they are all filled Set Item 32 LK MODE Function Select the Control Locking lockout combination Available Values KEY DIAL K D KEY DIAL PTT K P KEY PTT D P DIAL PTT ALL Default KEY Set Item 33 NAR WID Function Select the Operating band width Available Values NARROW WIDE Default WIDE Set Item 34 DTMF SP Function Select the DTMF Autodialer sending speed Availabl...

Page 40: ...VX 150 OPERATING MANUAL 38 Set Mode Set Item 38 SKIP Function Enable disable skipping of a memory during scanning Available Values ON OFF Default OFF Scanner stops when the channel is busy ...

Page 41: ...VX 150 OPERATING MANUAL 39 Notes ...

Page 42: ...VX 150 OPERATING MANUAL 40 Notes ...

Page 43: ... carrier Audio distortion 1 kHz less than 5 w 3 kHz deviation Microphone type 2 kilohm condenser Burst tone 1750 Hz except version A Specifications may be subject to change without notice or obligation 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 Operat...

Page 44: ...Printed in Japan 0001C AS Copyright 1999 Yaesu Musen Co Ltd All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of Yaesu Musen Co Ltd E 1 4 0 1 1 5 0 0 ...

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