VX-2R O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
18
R
EPEATER
O
PERATION
Repeater stations, usually located on mountaintops or other high locations, provide a dra-
matic extension of the communication range for low-powered hand-held or mobile trans-
ceivers. The
VX-2R
includes a number of features which make repeater operation simple
and enjoyable.
Repeater Shifts
Your
VX-2R
has been configured, at the factory, for the repeater shifts customary in your
country. For the 144 MHz band shift will be 600 kHz; on the 430 MHz band, the shift may
be 1.6 MHz, 7.6 MHz, or 5 MHz (USA version).
Depending on the part of the band in which you are operating, the repeater shift may be
either downward (
) or upward (
), and one of these icons will appear at the top of the
LCD when repeater shifts have been enabled.
Automatic Repeater Shift (ARS)
The
VX-2R
provides a convenient Automatic Repeater Shift feature, which causes the
appropriate repeater shift to be applied automatically whenever you tune into the desig-
nated repeater sub-bands in your country. These sub-bands are shown below.
If the ARS feature does not appear to be working, you may have accidentally disabled it.
To re-enable ARS:
1.
Press and hold in the [
H/L
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 4:
ARS
.
3.
Press the [
H/L
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
ON
” (to enable Automatic Repeater Shift).
5.
When you have made your selection, press the
PTT
key to save the new setting and
return to normal operation.
A
DVANCED
O
PERATION
European Version
Version A
2-m
145.1
145.5
145.6 145.8
146.0
146.4
147.0
147.6
148.0
146.6
147.4
Euro Version 1
Euro Version 2
Version A
70-cm
440.0
445.0
450.0
439.45
438.20
433.00
433.40
ARS-Repeater Subbands
