VX-3R/E O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
26
T
ONE
C
ALLING
(
1750 H
Z
)
If your transceiver is
VX-3E
(European version), press and hold in the
T.CALL
switch
(just below the
PTT
switch) to generates a 1750-Hz burst tone to access the European
repeater. The transmitter will automatically be activated, and a 1750-Hz audio tone will be
superimposed on the carrier. Once access to the repeater has been gained, you may release
the
T.CALL
switch, and use the
PTT
switch for activating the transmitter thereafter.
If you need to access the repeaters which requires a 1750-Hz burst tone for access by the
VX-3R
(USA/EXP versions), you can set the
MONI
switch to serve as a “Tone Call”
switch instead. To change the configuration of this switch, we again use the Set Mode to
help us.
1.
Press and hold in the [
TXPO
] key for one second to enter the Set mode.
2.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select Set Mode Item 47:
M
/
T-CL
.
Note
: Do not forget to pull the
DIAL
knob to rotate the
DIAL
knob.
3.
Press the [
TXPO
] key momentarily to enable adjustment of this
Set Mode Item.
4.
Rotate the
DIAL
knob to select “
T-CALL
” on the display.
5.
Press the
PTT
switch to save the new setting and exit to normal
operation.
C
HECKING
THE
R
EPEATER
U
PLINK
(
I
NPUT
)
F
REQUENCY
It often is helpful to be able to check the uplink (input) frequency of a repeater, to see if the
calling station is within direct (“Simplex”) range.
To do this, just press the [
HM/RV
] key. You’ll notice that the display
has shifted to the repeater uplink frequency. Press the [
HM/RV
] key
again to cause operation to revert to normal monitoring of the re-
peater downlink (output) frequency.
The configuration of this key may be set either to “RV” (for checking the
input frequency of a repeater), or “HM” (for instant switching to the “Home”
channel for the band you are operating on). To change the configuration of
this key, use Set Mode Item 36: HM/RV. See page 111.
R
EPEATER
O
PERATION